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Jump - Living In A Promised Land (1998)

Posted By: v3122
Jump - Living In A Promised Land (1998)

Jump - Living In A Promised Land (1998)
Progressive Rock/Neo-Prog | EAC Rip | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log | MP3 CBR 320Kbps | 10 Tracks
Scans(600dpi) Included | Cyclops Records, CYCL 062 | ~443 + 211 Mb | FSonic, FServe, Uploaded

The songs we came to know so well live are re-produced here wonderfully, the historical feel of The Pressed Man, the marvellous No Time To Kill, stunning My Magic Touch and Used To The Taste, and storytelling of Dreaming Of Angels, all prove that Jump continue to write amazing tunes.

By Watson, Amazon Customer Review

Given that the definition of progressive rock is getting more and more elastic each day, to say Jump are progressive is as valid as saying that Marillion (for example) are still progressive, or even that the entire roster of Cyclops artists are progressive. Debates aside, lets include Jump in that wider scope, because though they hew closer to pop than progressive, there's nary a chance that commercial radio will embrace them at all. Though there are clear marketing angles that could work.

I like Jump, though I'm not bowled over by them. In some ways, they are typical nineties neo-prog, showing many similarities to such stable mates as Tristan Park, without the brass section. If there is any strong influence it is Fish, where vocalist John Dexter Jones doesn't sound like Fish, but rather delivers his vocals with a similar emphasis. Which means nothing, of course, if you've never heard Fish.

The themes here are strongly "blue collar," where Living In A Promised Land opens with "The Man Who Worked" - which is, despite its bright and peppy arrangment, a pointed and cynical missive on the realities of a changing economy. The album contrasts between rockier tracks, like the opener, and mellow, acoustic based pieces, like "Dreaming Of Angels" which follows.

And there are gems like "April Day" which has a beautiful, gentle piano passages, acoustic guitars, and a well thought out vocal, a driving chorus - okay, sounds like pop, but it really is a great song.

There is a refreshing honesty in "True To You" - one of those songs where you hear it and find you've been there; when you feel trapped in a role by those around you because that's what they expect (it can get so tiring that you often want to do a 180 just to break free). This is another acoustic based piece - guitars, drums, and vocals. Maybe not exactly progressive stylistically - this could easily have been any modern rock band (say Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, and the like - and there's the marketing ploy).

If your particular brand of progressive is the harder edged stuff, then you will find Jump a bit sedate. There are no guitar pyrotechnics here, just solid, competent playing, clean arrangements, and heartfelt lyrics.

And if you are a traditionalist, then you will find this far too much like pop. Though it comes recommened to fans of neo-prog.

~ Stephanie Sollow, Progressiveworld
Jump - Living In A Promised Land (1998)

Jump:

JUMP is a band from England that started out in 1990, at that point in time consisting of Andy Barker (drums), Mo (keyboards), Hugh Gascoyne (bass), Steve hayes (guitars), Pete Davies (guitars) and John Dexter Jones (vocals).

The band started doing the live circuit, and released three studio albums in quick succession on independent label Salad Records- "The Winds of Change" (1991), "World of Wonder" (1993), "…and All the King's Men" (1994).

At this point in time the band had established themselves as a decent live and studio act, and gained lots of attention by playing with many different acts. This led to the band being offered a record deal by progressive rock specialist label Cyclops Records, and that Mark Kelly of MARILLION offered to produce their fourth studio album, "The Myth of Independence", released in 1995.

1998 saw the release of "Living in a Promised Land", and one year later the live album "The Freedom Train" was issued. At this point in time a rare occurence in this band's history took place, as Hugh Gascoyne left the band, replaced by Andy Faulkner (bass).

With this line-up change in order JUMP continued were they left off, releasing three more studio efforts in quick succession. "Matthew" (2000), "On Impulse" (2001) and "Home Songs" (2003) were created in between live gigs and tours; and then it was time for some further changes to happen.

Pete Davies left, replaced by Steve 'Ronnie' Rundle (guitar), and at the same time the band left Cyclops Records, all future productions by this outfit now being issued by Den-Tel Records.

With these alterations over and done with, JUMP has continued pretty much as they did in previous years, albeit toning down the touring and recording activity somewhat. The studio productions "A Man Was Made" saw the light in 2004, "Faithful Faithless" saw the lgiht in 2005, and in 2006 it was time for the band's second live album; "Something of the Night".

2008 saw the release of an EP with 3 new compositions, named "The New EP", and several live shows as a full band or acoustic trio were scheduled throughout the year.

In the 18 years this outfit have existed, they have done more than 1000 live shows, have opened for a plethora of acts in the British prog and rock scene, and have also introduced their own audience to up and coming acts which later have achieved critical or commercial succcess; such as Karnataka, Mostly Autumn, Dead Like Harry, White Buffalo, Lorien, S.A.D.

~ Progarchives
Jump - Living In A Promised Land (1998):

Jump - Living In A Promised Land (1998)

Tracklist:

1. The Man Who Worked (4:43)
2. Dreaming of Angels (3:44)
3. The Pressed Man (4:48)
4. December's Moon (3:24)
5. Promised Land Blues (5:59)
6. April Day (3:59)
7. No Time to Kill (6:08)
8. True to You (5:51)
9. My Magic Touch (4:57)
10. Used to the Taste (4:32)

Personnel:

- Andy Barker / drums
- Mo / keyboards
- Hugh Gascoyne / bass
- Steve Hayes / guitars
- Pete Davies / guitars
- John Dexter Jones / vocals

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