Speaking of Innocence and Danger, as some of you may or may not remember, a friend and I have been doing listening parties for a while now, where we run through the discography of an artist and discuss each album. I had the idea a few weeks ago of ending the year/starting the new year with reviewing five albums by favorites. Like me, he is a big fan of Steven Wilson, DT and Neal Morse, so we did, in order, The Future Bites (SW), A View from the Top of the World (DT), LTE3 (LTE), Innocence and Danger (NMB) and The Absolute Universe (TA).
Having just done the last two, it was shocking how much better Innocence and Danger is than The Absolute Universe. My buddy had nearly the exact same thought. Even when taking the ultimate edition of TAU into account, it just feels light years behind I&D. Part of that is because TAU is just lacking in spots, but a big part as well is because of how damn good I&D is. It just sounds fresher and more vibrant. I really want to find a way to see them on the upcoming tour, but I am just not sure it is possible.