Epic is the word I use to describe what happens two minutes and fifty-two seconds into this builder from Montreal’s Black Diamond Bay.  Starting quiet with piano, soft harmonies and ethereal guitars nuances, the song (lead by the acoustic guitar) takes a turn for the intense, adding strings, heavier drums, and a choir as lead singer Pat Krief trades his mic for a guitar solo, travelling higher and higher up the guitar neck.  Inspiring.

Mercury

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