Grand Designs by Martin Orford

Martin Orford contributes his usual bombastic keyboards but also plays a nifty lead guitar, flute and sings very effectively. Grand Designs opens with a celebration of English eccentricity. "Grand Designs" kicks off with a nimble, melodic instrumental that powers through a full two and a half minutes before the vocals kick in, full of ringing guitar and synthesizer figures that fairly shout '80s British prog. The opening Grand design is for sure a winner, the pieces is clocking around 10 min and is a pure joy to listen and I think the best from here. All in all for me a great one, sadly his last musical document. Martin Orford remaining one of the most inteligent keybordist from prog zone in last 30 years.