roadtonowhere08
Headphoneus Supremus
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I agree. It seems like they are trying to force it. I never thought they had the best lyrics, but this album is REALLY lacking. Sometimes I feel like I am listening to cheezy power metal meets Metallica with a tiny bit of DT wankery thrown in. With the exception of "Octavarium" (the song) and "Repentance", there is not realy much to write home about on either album.
In my opinion, they have the ability to be excellent at pretty much any rockish genre, but they never really nail it (or sometimes not even close). They are a TERRIBLE metal band when they try, but when I listen to the "Awake" album and other songs from different albums, they are mind-blowing. What I like best is when they drop the virtuoso nonsense and write straight up great songs. It's not about speed, it's about passion, and I really think they have been missing that for a long time.
| Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer /img/forum/go_quote.gif The more I've listened to this album, the less I've liked it. I think at first I was getting by on the fun instrumental sections alone. But now, I've come to see that there are only two tracks I really like on the whole, "Repentance" and "The Ministry of Lost Souls." The rest of the album is far too hit-and-miss. There will be a great section followed by a rather boring or repetitive one, or a somewhat stupid one. The refrain of "Constant Motion" got pretty old after just a couple of listens. "Foresaken" and "Prophets of War" are just flat and mediocre. The verses of "Dark Eternal Night" are starting to irritate, though I do really likes parts of the song. Overall, it seems like an album that was rushed, or at least not given the proper nurturing. There are good ideas about, but they just aren't put together in a cohesive manner with strong songwriting. By contrast, I think 8varium was a much better put together album, even if some of the songs are a bit on the dull or less creative side. Perhaps between the two, there is one good album worth of material. From my perspective, the last two studio albums have been their weakest with LaBrie, by a pretty good margin. I hope that they will get a new producer, change their approach, take a break, whatever it takes to get back to their old form, because their recent output is anything but the excellent of their previous efforts. |
I agree. It seems like they are trying to force it. I never thought they had the best lyrics, but this album is REALLY lacking. Sometimes I feel like I am listening to cheezy power metal meets Metallica with a tiny bit of DT wankery thrown in. With the exception of "Octavarium" (the song) and "Repentance", there is not realy much to write home about on either album.
In my opinion, they have the ability to be excellent at pretty much any rockish genre, but they never really nail it (or sometimes not even close). They are a TERRIBLE metal band when they try, but when I listen to the "Awake" album and other songs from different albums, they are mind-blowing. What I like best is when they drop the virtuoso nonsense and write straight up great songs. It's not about speed, it's about passion, and I really think they have been missing that for a long time.
