An armful of modern protest ballads
In the materialistic, hypocritical apathy of our century, Ralph Buckley is one of those stubborn voices of protest - a modern troubadour of freedom (which in itself has ended up being a fairly relative concept, especially considering the way this world has turned out and what it threatens to become in the future).
"Heretic" poetry accompanied by tender melodies (Neptune, Mary Magdalene & The Song of Solomon) assuages the "angry", contagious dynamism of tracks like Freedom, The Secret Sun or Sick & Tired; but the most poignant song of this album is The Sacred Oath, a hymn to what remains obstinately pure and beautiful in the human soul - the one and only true antidote to the atrocities being committed all around us, in the name of these exact same values people have fought and sacrificed themselves for over the centuries.
High up there, the soul of Phil Ochs will definitely be rejoicing...
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