Passion (Pendragon album)

Passion is the ninth studio album by English neo-progressive rock group Pendragon. It was released as a special edition on April 11, 2011 on Madfish, a division label of Snapper Music and in regular form through Toff Records, the band's own imprint. Two packaging formats of the Madfish album exist, digi-book and super jewel case both accompanied by a DVD featuring a behind-the-scenes footage titled 'Progumentary', filmed by the band themselves during the recording of the album. There is also a two-disc, three sided orange coloured vinyl edition with gatefold sleeve.

Passion
Studio album by
Pendragon
ReleasedApril 19, 2011
RecordedSeptember 2010 through January 2011
GenreNeo-progressive rock, progressive metal
LengthCD: 54:45
DVD: 121:00
LabelMadfish
Toff Records
ProducerKarl Groom and Nick Barrett
Pendragon chronology
Pure
(2008)		 Passion
(2011)		 Men Who Climb Mountains
(2014)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The global impression of the album was generally positive, with a 4.04 out of 5 stars score in Prog Archives, across 123 given ratings as for May 22, 2011.[2] Dangerdog website gave it a 4 out of 5 score, describing it as "intriguing, complicated, and entertaining" and remarking "those who were persuaded by Pendragon's talent and creativity on Pure will likely be pleased with Passion; it's more of the same, but not".[3] Sea of Tranquility advises "in comparison to the light-hearted, feel-good symphonic prog of their albums from the early 1990s, this may feel like a radical departure for some", giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars.[4] A more enthusiastic Rock Report states that "because of the diversity and continuous change of atmospheres, it’s hard to point out the highlights" and "maybe it means that the whole album is a highlight".[5] John O'Boyle at DPRP (Dutch Progressive Rock Page) gives it a 9 out of 10 score and thinks "smartly the band haven’t alienated anyone, they have appealed to the old vanguard as well as exploring a more contemporary approach" and concludes "this is an album that the band have created where they haven’t pandered to things in the past, they have taken large steps forward in developing as a band and Passion may as I said just be the album of their career so far?", while Edwin Roosjen points out "Passion is the next logical step after Pure" and gives it 9.5 out of 10.[6]

Track listing

CD+DVD edition

CD

All tracks are written by Nick Barrett.

No.TitleLength
1."Passion"5:27
2."Empathy"11:20
3."Feeding Frenzy"5:47
4."This Green And Pleasant Land"13:13
5."It's Just A Matter Of Not Getting Caught"4:41
6."Skara Brae"7:31
7."Your Black Heart"6:46
Total length:54:45

DVD

  • "Progumentary"

Vinyl edition

Side 1

  1. "Passion"
  2. "Empathy"

Side 2

  1. "Feeding Frenzy"
  2. "This Green And Pleasant Land"

Side 3

  1. "It's Just A Matter Of Not Getting Caught"
  2. "Skara Brae"
  3. "Your Black Heart "

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[7] 47

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Passion - Pendragon | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. Prog Archives
  3. Dangerdog Music Reviews
  4. Sea of Tranquility
  5. Rock Report
  6. DPRP
  7. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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