Album Notes

This was the first cd offering from Jadis for the new millenium, recorded in nomansland in the heart of the new forest at the beginning of 2000,this was the 1st album to reunite the classic lineup of , gary chandler, steve christey, martin orford and john jowitt,JADIS fourth studio album "Understand" is somewhat more straightforward than some of their earlier discs and it works very very well and could be labelled as a symphonic, neo-progressive pop album. The music is a mix between CAMEL, PENDRAGON, RUSH, CROWDED HOUSE and YES. I have heard a few tracks from their previous "Somersault" album and I very much liked the musical direction on that album . The songs have strong choruses, sweeping keyboards and great guitar playing. The vocals are very good and so are the backing vocals. The highlights are the opening "Where In The World", "Alive Inside", the instrumental "Between Here & There", "Giraffe Chariot" and the closing "Counting All The Seconds". The cover artwork is magnificent and it's really appealing to me. Overall it's a great album, with plenty of originality, and I believe that it will be a much-appreciated album