Mostly Autumn: Pass The Clock 1998 - 2008 (2009)

 

Mostly Autumn had its origins in the mind of Bryan Josh in the early 1990s but didn't come to fruition until 1998. That was the year that he recruited Heidi Widdop, Iain Jennings, Liam Davison, Alun Hughes,

and Chris Walton to form the group. They quickly began playing gigs and released For All We Shared as a tribute to Josh's late father Rob. The group's live show and blend of progressive and atmospheric rock with Celtic sounds began to draw a lot of attention, earning them a contract with Cyclops, which issued For All We Shared and its follow-up, The Spirit of Autumn Past. 
                     

Mostly Autumn are an English rock band. The group formed in 1995 and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. They produce music heavily

influenced by 1970s progressive rock. According to the BBC, Mostly Autumn "fuse the music of Genesis and Pink Floyd with Celtic themes, hard rock and strong, emotional melodies". Mostly Autumn has been one of the most productive progressive rock bands over the last ten years. They also quickly became one of the best even though flying slightly under the radar initially did not position them ideally or fairly. Most deservingly that changed and now its over ten years later and we have Pass The Clock-1998-2008, a collection of 35 remastered tracks spanning that timeframe.
                                 

Bryan Josh (lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar,

keyboards, piano), Heather Findlay (lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, recorders, percussion), Iain Jennings (keyboards, piano), Anne-Marie Helder (flutes, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitars, backing vocals), Liam Davison (rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, slide guitars, backing vocals), Andy Smith (bass guitars), Gavin Griffiths (drums) and Olivia Sparnenn (backing vocals, percussion) make up the current Mostly Autumn lineup.
                           

Pass The Clock-1998-2008 seems like it could be overkill with 3 CDs and 35 tracks, however that is far from the case. If you are a solid band like Mostly Autumn it's not hard to come up with select tracks

over a ten year period, the difficulty lies in choosing which tracks to include in such a comprehensive set. It seemed like an insurmountable task for the band to choose the tracks, but it did come together and the final piece was remastering everything. The final results are jaw dropping sounds that even the most astute prog-rock enthusiast would find difficulty in criticizing. This is an outstanding collection of tracks, not one dinger in the lot folks and a quintessential snapshot of one of the most excellent perhaps underrated prog-rock bands in the world.
                                 

Mostly Autumn – Pass The Clock
Label: Mostly Autumn Records – AUT 0033
Format: 3 x CD, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Folk Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock
                            

CD1.  SOMETHING FOR THE SPIRIT    

                       

    
01. Fading Colours    8:28
Written-By – Josh    
02. Ghost In Dreamland   3:04
Written-By – Josh, Jennings    
03. Pure White Light   4:29
Written-By – Josh    
04. Distant Train   4:50
Written-By – Jennings    
05. Answer The Question   5:00
Written-By – Josh, Jennings    
06. Evergreen   7:59
Written-By – Josh, Findlay    
07. The Second Hand   4:26
Written-By – Josh    
08. Storms Over Still Water   7:40
Written-By – Josh    
09. Paper Angels   4:18
Written-By – Josh, Findlay    
10. Tearing At The Faerytale   6:49
Written-By – Josh    
11. Pass The Clock   12:10
Written-By – Josh
    

Flac Size: 447 MB 

CD2.  SOMETHING FOR THE CAMPFIRE        

                       

   
01. Yellow Time   5:13
Written-By – Findlay    
02. Prints In The Stone   3:47
Written-By – Josh, Davison    
03. The Eyes Of The Forest   2:47
Written-By – Findlay    
04. Boundless Ocean   5:45
Written-By – Josh    
05. Shindig   3:01
Written-By – Faulds, Josh, Jennings    
06. Blakey Ridge / When Waters Meet   2:12
Written-By – Faulds, Josh    
07. Winter Is King   5:16
Written-By – Findlay    
08. Which Wood?   2:41
Written-By – Goldthorpe    
09. At Last To Rivendell   2:06
Written-By – Jennings    
10. Simple Ways   6:12
Written-By – Josh    
11. On The Wings Of Gwaihir   4:49
Written-By – Josh    
12. Steal Away   4:42
Written-By – Josh    
13. Bitterness Burnt   4:59
Written-By – Findlay    
14. Shrinking Violet   8:32
Written-By – Findlay    
15. Goodbye Alone   6:52
Written-By – Josh

Flac Size: 456 MB    

CD3.  SOMETHING FOR THE CANDLELIGHT        

                      

01.The Night Sky   9:28
Written-By – Josh    
02.Silver Glass   7:05
Written-By – Johnson    
03.Half The Mountain   5:19
Written-By – Josh    
04.Carpe Diem   8:08
Written-By – Findlay, Jennings    
05.Hollow   6:12
Written-By – Jennings    
06.Passengers   6:06
Written-By – Josh    
07.The Gap Is Too Wide   11:11
Written-By – Jennings    
08.Glass Shadows   11:16
Written-By – Josh    
09.Heroes Never Die   10:06
Written-By – Josh, Rayson

Flac Size: 449 MB

LINE - UP

                                       

Bryan Josh - Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, E-Bow, Producer, Executive Producer, Liner Notes
Heather Findlay - Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [12 String], Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Tambourine, Bodhrán, Bells  
Janine Atkinson Benn - Backing Vocals  
Olivia Sparnenn -  Backing Vocals, Percussion  

Andy Smith, Stuart Carver - Bass  
Marissa Claughan - Cello     
Allan Scott, Andrew Jennings, Henry Bourne, Jonathan Blackmore -  Drums
Heidi Widdop - Vocals
Anne-Marie Helder - Flute, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [12 String] 
Angela Goldthorpe - Flute, Recorder, Backing Vocals  
Liam Davison - Guitar, Backing Vocals, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar  
Iain Jennings - Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Organ, Synthesizer – 
Bob Faulds - Violin 
Chris Johnson - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Glockenspiel  
Kev Gibbons - Whistle [high and low whistle] 

NOTES

                              

2-4, 2-12, 3-9 taken from the album "For All We Shared" - 1998.
1-6, 2-5, 2-6, 3-7 taken from the album "The Spirit Of Autumn Past" - 1999.
2-3, 2-8, 2-14, 3-3, 3-5 taken from the album " The Last Bright Light" - 2001.
2-9, 2-11, 2-15 music inspired by "The Lord Of The Rings" - 2001.
2-2 (originally appeared on "The Last Bright Light"), 3-1 (originally appeared on "For All We Shared") are re-recordings made for "Catch The Spirit - The Complete Anthology" - 2002.
1-3 to 1-5, 1-11, 2-10, 2-13, 3-6 taken from the album "Passengers" - 2003.
1-2, 1-8, 3-4 taken from the album "Storms Over Still Water" - 2005.
2-7 taken from the album "The Spirit Of Christmas Past" - 2005
1-1, 3-2 taken from the album "Heart Full Of Sky" - 2006.
2-1 taken from the limited double CD edition of the album "Heart Full Of Sky" - 2006.
1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 3-8 taken from the album "Glass Shadows" - 2008.