Haven't noticed that but Flame to The Moth is a bit faster.
(The song which needed the most time to grow on me from Scarsick and now one of my favourites.)
It is? I didn't notice, but you could be right. Was Ending Themes played to a click track? I couldn't tell based off the behind the scenes stuff since he was talking about the BE dvd so often.
And FTTM is one of my favs too, but it didn't take any time to grow. In fact the only 'grower' on that album for me was Enter Rain. I still don't worship it the way everyone else does, but I like it a lot.
Yep, I noticed it immediately. The tempo is slightly faster. As for Flame to The Moth, I didn't like it at first, especially the nu-metallish vocals. Over time, I've grown to like it, and now I love it. Especially the lyrics.
Okay. I'll give my reasons as to why Scarsick is nowhere near what POS is capable of. First off, vocals. Daniel has a pretty awesome voice. We can all agree on that. Why someone with a voice like his would choose to rap is completely beyond me. Second, lyrics. Daniel is an amazing lyricist, yet much of the lyrics on Scarsick are nothing short of deplorable. Third, music. POS has made some of the most emotionally touching progressive metal I've ever heard, and they chose to make Disco Queen.
All of DT's albums have a different sound too. Systematic Chaos is EASILY their least awesome effort. Now, POS is a very diverse band. I agree there. But, Remedy Lane and The Perfect Element sound very similar. They follow the same styles, for the most part. It's what they do best, and that's why I believe those two are their strongest efforts. I'm all about being progressive, but when the music takes such a serious turn for the worse like Scarsick does, I should be allowed to dislike it. I shouldn't have to alter my opinion on it because "Oh, they're trying something new. I have to like it out of respect for the band." Objectively, Scarsick is pretty bad.
You're missing the point entirely. It's like wondering why should they create songs like Undertow when they can do 10-minute technical songs. He's chosen to use rapping because he wanted to, it fits the concept, it fits the idea, it fits the lyrics. And the effect is great (and I'm a person who usually despises rapping). Same thing for Disco Queen.
Saying your opinion as objective is retarded, no offence.