Jack of Shadows
Yep. often feel we have no chance and our children are going to pay the price of inadequate action. Burn the World encapsulates this neatly. I truly like the song. waiting patiently for the new album.
Favorite track: Burn The World.
Bob Prigmore
The excellence and care expected of the members of HOGIA, music to enjoy and know it is worthwhile...thanks Malcom and Mark
Favorite track: Burn The World.
We are at a turning point. If action is taken to substantially reduce the damage we are doing to our environment, then millions of lives are likely to be saved. If we don't, as usual, the most vulnerable will be the least protected. Past actions mean that anthropogenic climate change is now inevitable, but the extent and the speed of the change depend on what we do now.
The song is sung from the point of view of someone in the future regretting the changes that we didn't make.
All proceeds from sales of this single via Bandcamp until at least the end of 2024 will be donated to our Prog The Forest fundraising (which donates to the World Land Trust, to support their work buying threatened habitat to put into protective trusts in collaboration with local communities).
"With such serious subject matter, this song was always going to be a sober and solemn piece of music but the duo’s fantastic songwriting skills have made it something of a melancholic beauty.
The superbly written lyrics bring the impending climate disaster into sharp focus and the music adds that laid back, sorrowful feel to the song. Malcolm’s vocals are passionate and pensive and give the required gravitas that situation deserves. His guitar solo is hauntingly beautiful but with a sense of loss and and heartbreaking devastation. It is an amazing song that treats a difficult subject with dignity.
I feel immensely moved by this piece of music and I am sure it will herald another superb album from Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate and I cant’t wait to hear it." - ProgRadar
“Great music for a great cause” - Prog Critique
“The lamenting lyrics are splendidly captured by the music which is ambient, mournful and atmospheric. I hope the guys don’t mind the analogy, but in some respects I found the overall sound and delivery reminiscent of Tim Bowness. Taking the track out, Malcolm Galloway delivers a fine melodic guitar solo.” The Progressive Aspect
“The days of proper musicianship are not over with Burn The World providing the proof in their near six minute epic “Burn The World”. There’s an environmental message in the lyrics yet it is the fluency and precision of the assembled musicians that sticks in the mind.” Bluesbunny
In the realm of eclectic music, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate stands as a truly remarkable band. Blending progressive/alt-rock, classical, experimental, electronic, and metal influences, their sound defies categorization and embraces a captivating fusion of genres. Their versatility and unique sound have established them as a band unafraid to experiment and push boundaries.... Remarkable talent and unwavering dedication to creating meaningful music
Track Of The Day - BabyStep Magazine
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lyrics
There’s unbroken sea
Where an island used to be
The coral bleached
The sandbags breached, long ago
The desert is winning
The forest is thinning
The rain that used to fall
Now floods or not at all
And not much in between
We could have made
But it’s easier to break
We could have tried
But it’s easier to fake
We could have taken care
We could have cared
Just enough to give ourselves a chance
But it’s easier to fail
We never learned to change
All the things we could have done, and we chose to burn the world
So many chances slip
And so many of us wait
For someone else to blink
For someone else to make the change
While we drift
So much life to live
And so much life to save
From ourselves, but we threw it all away
What have we left for you?
credits
released May 13, 2023
Music by Malcolm Galloway, Mark Gatland
Lyrics by Malcolm Galloway
Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate are Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland on their own or with Kathryn
Thomas.
They combine prog/alt-rock, funk, metal, ambient, contemporary classical, minimalist, and electronic elements, and often explore scientific scientific themes.
Hard Rock Hell magazine -'unlikely stars who stole the show’
supported by 21 fans who also own “Burn The World”
Somehow these tracks hit the sweet spot of having emotional drive and payoffs without feeling like they're just 'highlights reels' stolen from earlier minimalist composers, or like academic exercises. The instrumentation/production is fantastic too and never sounds tinny or fake. In both the long tracks and the slow tracks themes and timbres evolve at just the right rate to be engaging but also to let you enjoy each stage of the overlapping lines. Excellent! Giles
supported by 15 fans who also own “Burn The World”
For those that remember the Look and Read series in the early eighties (which had such programmes as 'Dark Towers'), in my opinion this music evokes those feelings of mystery and wonder. Very, very impressed. Trebör
supported by 14 fans who also own “Burn The World”
got recc'd this on youtube and loved it- reminds me a lot of late 60's and early 70's records i used to hear playing out of my parents' stereo on sweltering summer days. OPAL
supported by 14 fans who also own “Burn The World”
Soothfully a phenomenal prog rock album—an instant classic. What motivates me to say so, is the music’s incredible expressiveness & its wonderfully cinematic song structures. Jargon is a very good fit with this band. It is quite evident that the band’s current lineup have great chemistry together & that they share a common affinity to this vein of music. I look forward to their next creation. Drifting Sun are definitely one of prog rock’s brightest lights. Thank you, DS!
9+/10. Alrihkh