OK, first off that's not a typo. The title really is "The Pnakotic Demos". I can only give 4 stars for this one. It's rather a patchy release and as its title suggests is mainly demos. In fact, the first 4 tracks are really strong. You can listen to track 2 "Marching Homewards" here. The other three takes I really rate are "From Shores Forsaken", "The White Ship" and "The Hidden Folk". Tracks 5-8 are less successful with a couple featuring original vocalist Phil Swanson and different takes of "The Hidden Folk" and "Marching Homeward".
I started this blog back in April with a review of the band's first real album, The Golden Bough , a real 5-star release. Buy that one first - the demo album is nice to have, but hardly essential.
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