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This is the first album I have reviewed in a while where I knew the band before reviewing. This is one of the three bands that I have not seen live that I really need to see live. I like most of their catalog maybe I do like the older stuff better than the last few albums but this album is really great.

I think it begins and ends wonderfully the middle maybe it lost its way but maybe I just need a few more listens to like the middle as much as the beginning and end.

This is a buy but just don’t take my word request a song below. I picked two of my favs.

PREVIOUS BAND RATING:4 out of 5 stars (4.0 / 5)
ACCESSIBILITY:4 out of 5 stars (4.0 / 5)
HEAVINESS:2 out of 5 stars (2.0 / 5)
MELODIC:3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5)
ARTWORK & PACKAGING:4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5)
DRAMA:4 out of 5 stars (4.0 / 5)
OVERALL RATING:4 out of 5 stars (4.0 / 5)

 

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Key:
These ratings are just attributes and may not have correlation to the most important: OVERALL RATING

PREVIOUS BAND RATING
0: Never heard of them or debut album.
1: Someone recommended. I give them another shot.
2: Some good moments in the past but never put together an album I really liked.
3: Some 4 or 5 star songs but albums can be hit or miss for me.
4: I like 80% of their songs and probably went to see them live.
5: I would, and probably have gone on a plane to see them live.

ACCESSIBILITY EXAMPLES
1: Weather Report
2: Zappa
3: Genesis – Selling England by the Pound,
4: Marillion – F.E.A.R
5: Kino – Picture

HEAVINESS EXAMPLES
1: IQ – Seventh House
2: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase
3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny
4: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory
5: Opeth – Black Water Park

MELODIC EXAMPLES:
1: Opeth – Black Water Park
2: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory
3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny
4: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase
5: IQ – Seventh House

OVERALL RATING:
1: Will Never listen to again and deleted under no circumstances should you buy this
2: Not my thing maybe one redeeming song.
3: I like parts of this and I would check them out if they were near me.
4: I would get in the car and road trip to see this album live
5: I would get on a plane to see this performed live

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https://www.last.fm/user/mon40/library/artists

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