Pendragon bass player Pete Gee has announced that he will release his new solo album “Pilgrim” through White Knight Records on February 02, 2023. Stream the official teaser through the Youtube player below:
“Pilgrim” is a concept album, over a total of 69 minutes, which is based upon John Bunyan’s famous book of 1678, “The Pilgrim’s Progress.”
“This was one of the books that most influenced my father in his ministry as a vicar in the Church of England,” Gee explains. “After my father died, we installed a stained-glass window in his memory of the scene from Bunyan’s book where Pilgrim brings his burden to the cross’.
So, this album was very much for me a personal journey and mission which I needed to complete. Although it was first published in 1678, the book is still the story of every human being on our planet today. We are all travellers who are just passing though this world, and we are all on a spiritual journey throughout this lifetime. The album documents the Pilgrim’s journey and the ups and downs of his life as he seeks to follow God. This story also reminds us of the ongoing struggle between good and evil that we continue to see being played out in the world today.“
The “Pilgrim” album showcases the amazing vocal talents of Steve Thorne, Jimmy Flanders, Becky Brannigan and Hayley Oliver, as well as regular collaborator Steve Christey (Jadis) on drums.
“Pilgrim” contains a stunning array of musical styles from the Progressive “The Wicket Gate,” “The Delectable Mountains” and “The Celestial City,” to Classic Rock song “The City of Destruction” to the soaring guitar solo on “The River Of Death,” from the beautiful female vocal solo introduction to “Pilgrim’s Burden” to the early Genesis style acoustic pieces “Faithful” and “Enchanted Ground,” from the captivating powerful piano pieces “Pilgrim Lays Down His Burden At The Cross” and ”Doubting Castle,” to the groove based “Low Country of Pride” and the more commercial “Vanity Fair,” and on to the darker pieces of “The Destroyer” and “Valley of The Shadow Of Death.” And yet this whole album has a wonderful power and unity to it and the story draws you in to see whether or not the “Pilgrim,” named “Christian,” will succeed in his lifelong spiritual journey from The City of Destruction to The Celestial City.
Pre-order the album here: https://www.whiteknightshop2.co.uk/home/Peter-Gee-Pilgrim-pre-order-p524042824
Tracklist:
- Pilgrim’s Burden
- The City Of Destruction
- Slough Of Despond
- The Wicket Gate
- The Interpreter’s House
- Pilgrim Lays Down His Burden At The Cross
- False Believers
- A Restful Arbour
- The House Beautiful
- The Destroyer
- Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
- Faithful
- Vanity Fair
- The Plain Of Ease
- Doubting Castle
- The Delectable Mountains
- Low Country Of Pride
- Enchanted Ground
- The River Of Death
- The Celestial City
Lineup:
Peter Gee / Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass Guitars, Percussion
Steve Thorne / Lead Vocals
Jimmy Flanders / Lead Vocals
Becky Brannigan / Lead Vocals
Hayley Oliver / Backing Vocals
Steve Christey / Drums