The Turn of a Friendly Card

This is one of GOAT's and IT GOT MUST HEAR ON AOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's just so amazing, i'm speechless, this is an amazing album i love it so much. Every, single, song, is, AMAZING!

Imagine making an album so good it opens with May Be A Price To Pay, and it's not even close to the best on the album, MAY BE A PRICE TO PAY. Games People Play is perfection. It's actually immaculate.

But what's better (somehow) is TIME. This song is insane. That note when Eric goes
"TILL IT'S GONE
FOREEEEEEEEEEVEEEEER
TILL IT'S GONE
FOREEEEEEEEEEVEEEEER
FOREVER MOOOOOOOOOOORE"
it's amazing

Then we get a very slight drop off with I Don't Wanna Go Home, i still love it, but considering it came right after two of the greatest prog songs of all time, it's not close.

The Gold Bug has always been, and still is, my least favorite, it's much more groovy than i remember, but i still think it pales in comparison to what comes next...

The Turn Of A Friendly Card always has been an amazing album, but what pushes it into GOAT territory is the title track prog epic.

It is absolutely perfect, every part. Pt. 1 of the title track is great, but part 2 is better, Snake Eye is very groovy, The Ace Of Swords is perfect for the medieval gambling vibe of the album, Nothing Left To Lose is so beautiful then builds into an amazing instrumental section and quiets down for Pt. 2 of the title track.

It's. Near. Perfect.

NEED TO HEAR RATING: NEED TO HEAR

Best song: Time
Worst song: The Gold Bug
Underrated: May Be A Price To Pay