Now after 7 listens, i feel confident enough to rate the songs on this album.
TBOS is a great album, but not perfect in any way.
1. The Book of Souls (One of the best songs of the reunion era!)
2. If Eternity Should Fail (Same as the title track.)
3. When The River Runs Deep (This should have been the single!)
4. The Great Unknown (This was my favorite from the album at first, still like it very much.)
5. Speed of Light (Love the Wicker Man/ Rainmaker like vibe of the song.)
6. Empire of the Clouds (Interesting experiment. I think it's just a little too long.)
7. The Man of Sorrows (Took a couple of listens to sink in, but its a cool song for sure!)
8. Tears of a Clown (Cool song with great lyrics!)
9. Death Or Glory (Ok song, not one of my favorites.)
10. Shadows of the Valley (Mediocre.)
11. The Red and the Black (I have no idea, why this song is even on this album. The Bass intro and the primary riff are pretty cool. Rest sounds like a VXI B-side.)
I would have liked if TRatB was dropped from the album. Instead there would be one more song from Murray, and one more from Gers...