Blue Crystal

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AL ROSS & THE PLANETS' brilliant second album BLUE CRYSTAL (recorded at Abbey Road Studios) is finally available to buy on CD!



"I've been listening to this album loads, and I think its a really, really good album…beautifully made. The result is amazing, and musically it is a fantastic album. The musicianship on it is phenomenal, I think they are a really good band." Chris Baxter, BBC RADIO SOUTH WEST, UK



"British rock veterans win the day with a fantastic set of tunes, a triumph! Five stars." LET IT ROCK, CANADA



"An emotional, thoughtful album…an accomplished recording…a triumph of artistry over adversity." BRIAN MCGOWAN, GET READY TO ROCK, UK



"That Blue Crystal sounds so silky smooth shouldn't come as a surprise as it was recorded at London's famed Abbey Road Studios and producer Marc Rapson has done a great job in creating a warm and textured sound. This could be the album that propels Al Ross & The Planets into uncharted stratospheric heights." PETER DENNIS, THE MIDLAND ROCKS, UK



"Eight tracks, all quality pieces. BLUE CRYSTAL is an unqualified triumph that deserves to be heard in every household." AMPLIFIED, UK



"BLUE CRYSTAL really is superb, proper music. It is beautifully orchestrated and the songs take you on a journey, just as they should." SIMON BIRDS, AMERICANA, ROOTS & COUNTRY RADIO, UK



"Blue Crystal is a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience." RED GUITAR MUSIC, UK



"A musical masterclass harkening back to the 60s and 70s, with vocals pushed front and centre and melody and harmony the driving force behind the songs." RETROPOP MAGAZINE, UK



"There's not a weak moment on this exhilarating, lushly produced sophomore CD…tuneful, anthemic tracks. The Planets have an original sound and an exciting one." Jeff Burger, AMERICANA HIGHWAYS, USA



"BLUE CRYSTAL is an album that demands your attention and to me is the kind of release that really captures you the more you listen to it. 8.5 out of 10." DAMIAN SULLIVAN, MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC, UK



"BLUE CRYSTAL has huge soul sensibilities…powerful arrangements and clashes and confluences of counterpoint gospel melody and instrumentation build emotive, goose-bump inducing crescendos. Four stars." RNR MAGAZINE, UK



"The wide array of talent involved in the collaboration of Blue Crystal has yielded spectacular results. The piano-led 'Something Changed My Mind' is gorgeous, laidback pop rock." EXCLUSIVEMAGAZINE.COM, USA



"CHECKIN' OUT THE VIBE is a magnificent track, I loved it!" ISAAC BANKS, BANKS RADIO, AUSTRALIA



"BLUE CRYSTAL will find lots of new fans for Ross and company, especially among those who like their rock a little on the prog side." KEVIN WIERZBICKI, ANTIMUSIC, USA