Gargoyles by Paul Roland
It sounds as Paul had known that he wouldn't touch a guitar for the next 7 years. All is here, catchy tunes, wonderful strange and occult lyrics. This is one of the best albums ever. Can't get enough of this CD! [Ratcatcher on Rate Your Music.com]
"I was back in Roland Towers and working with my old band when I recorded the ‘Gargoyles’ album. I had also found a superb 24 track professional studio in the Kent countryside and so we had a great sound and the pleasure of creating new music together in a beautiful environment. I also had my old arranger to transcribe the parts I had worked out just before leaving Cheltenham which was the first time that I had written specific parts for the other musicians including guitar riffs, violin lines and keyboard parts. For the first time I felt like a musician and not a songwriter who had hired others to play his music."
Tracklist
| 1. | The Worlds of Johnathan Waverley | 3:51 |
| 2. | The Gathering Man | 4:06 |
| 3. | Aleister Crowley | 3:06 |
| 4. | Culloden | 4:05 |
| 5. | Gargoyles | 3:59 |
| 6. | Atlantis | 3:26 |
| 7. | Luther | 4:08 |
| 8. | The Grey Cock (Trad) | 3:42 |
| 9. | Last Coach To The Borgo Pass | 3:57 |
| 10. | White Lightning | 3:49 |
| 11. | Bonus Track: Dr Rocque (Outtake) | 3:05 |
| 12. | Bonus Track: Down To The Bone (Outtake) | 4:43 |
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Formerly managed by June Bolan, Paul has been spinning supernatural and historical-themed tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop and baroque strings, earning him the sobriquet, ‘The Male Kate Bush' (attributed to former label mate Robyn Hitchcock)