I started off listening to OTBOA and was really dissapointed in the song and didnt like it at all. Wasn't memorable, didnt stand out, the riffs etc seemed a little like their newer stuff and didnt seem worked through enough.
After the first day or so, i had the same feeling and rated this song about a 6 or 7 and though it seemed like a good opener to what would be a decent album on par with BC&SL.
Wow, what a difference 30 odd listens to makes on great speakers and and a few extra days to let it age. This is a brilliant song... the vibe, the subtle drum parts, the seamless writing which seems to flow and fit perfectly, the fact that after each riff i was waiting for them to throw in something that doesnt fit only to play something even better. It gave me feeling of Awake meets Ovtavarium, Pull me under meets 6DOIT.
I agree with another poster that this song certainly seems like what they should have released from SFAM/6Degrees or even Falling Into Infinity. Not that Id ever give back TOT->BC&SL anyday!
I dont see this as a stand a alone song, but a great song that definitly sets the mood for an album that i think will be regarded as the next I&W and SFAM.
Great work from the guys and am glad the 'balls to the wall mentalitly' has gone which i think wrecked parts of a number of newer fantastic songs.
Tonight i sit here and think, how come i like this song so much? Its because i can no longer say 'its not as good as I&W ->A Change of seasons, it has too many riffs that dont gel, there is rapping, there are growls, there is a solo section that is too long and has too many notes' and the list goes on...
If the rest of the album is as good as this, then i'd like to welcome my favourite band back to the top of the pile! Not that they honestly left