I was really looking forward to Bridges In The Sky and Outcry, some of the descriptions of them made me think they might be my favourite songs rather than Breaking All Illusions. But after Breaking All Illusions... sorry, no
Nothing completely hit me as much as that did in just a single listen, I was literally grinning as soon as the intro started, and then hearing the part that is reprised later in the sample and the chorus melody (I only listened once to the sample as I didn't want to spoil the song, but it still managed to stick somewhere in my head obviously...). Maybe Build Me Up, Break Me Down struck me on first listen as much but that's a little different since it's nowhere near as good and it's not one of the 10 minute, prog epics.
Although I loved everything about Outcry straight away, apart from the instrumental section. Listened again and appreciated the instrumental more (I think that's really what it takes with DT's instrumentals, to listen with an open mind rather than just thinking - "Oh, here comes an instrumental = wankery that I hate"). Still though, even with the instrumental I feel like they could have had more of the rest of the song. The chorus is awesome, but it's hard for it to be the "anthem" of the album if we only hear it twice seven minuts apart.
Bridges In The Sky didn't quite jump out as much as BAI or most of Outcry when I listened first but I played those three songs again and it sounds just overall awesome.
Breaking All Illusions
Outcry
Bridges In The Sky
On The Backs Of Angels
This Is The Life
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Beneath The Surface
Lost Not Forgotten
Far From Heaven
I expect a lot of change. Lost Not Forgotten was cool (listening I honestly think Under A Glass Moon meets The Dark Eternal Night meets The Dance Of Eternity) and even though I found the melodies really weird when listening they are stuck with me more than anything else from the album. This Is The Life, BMU,BMD, and Beneath The Surface are all great, BMU,BMD is pretty unique (didn't expect the Linkin Park comments to ring so true - after all, for all I know they could have came from the same people who would have you believe Honor Thy Father sounds like Linkin Park) but hey, Linkin Park were one of the first bands I got into when I was younger so it doesn't bother me. Still, I expect I'll come to appreciate Lost Not Forgotten and Beneath The Surface more than it, since it's already pretty close. Also, On The Backs Of Angels could be passed by just about everything eventually. I have listened to it several times and every other song maybe once or twice.
On the whole, a great album - a DT album. Apart from BAI and parts of Outcry (and maybe BMUBMD for being so different) it didn't blow me away on first listen, but things rarely do for me. It will take time to see how it compares to the other DT albums but just based on the songs that are on there and how much I'm guessing I'll like them on repeated listens, I'm thinking 4th or 5th overall, either ahead or behind SFAM.
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