So I had never heard of this band before but I was encourages that it was on the Bad Elephant Label. I was not disappointing. I needed a couple of listens but it started to pop on the second listen.
It dawned on me that this might be a good album for fans of Bent Knee. There are some vocal gymnastics here that fans of Bent Knee would like and maybe more importantly if you do not like Courtney’s vocal style you may not like this either.
The concept album speaks to a four class dystopian society and their lives after a large earthquake.
Syncage is the formula through which music, theater and visual arts mix and merge, a show where the violin meets the electric guitar. Quote from — hamelinprog
ALBUM HIGLIGHTS: Still Unaware, Redirect, Edelweiss
| PREVIOUS BAND RATING: |  (0.0 / 5) |
| ACCESSIBILITY: |  (2.0 / 5) |
| HEAVINESS: |  (3.0 / 5) |
| MELODIC: | (3.0 / 5) |
| ARTWORK & PACKAGING: | (3.0 / 5) |
| DRAMA: |  (4.0 / 5) |
| OVERALL RATING: | (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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