Abaddon's Bolero Lyrics

Abaddon's Bolero (Originally on "Trilogy" album - 1972) "Abaddon's Bolero" sounds like a martialized Bolero (in 4/4 rhythm rather than the usual 3/4). A single melody containing multiple modulations within itself is repeated over and over in ever more thickly layered arrangements, starting from a quiet Hammond organ making a flute-like sound over a snare drum, and building up to an ear-shattering wall of sound. This aspect may well be a nod to the similar effect in Maurice Ravel's famous Bolero. "Abaddon's Bolero" is very replete with overdubs. Almost every time another instrument comes in, it's another overdub. genre: progressive rock, bolero