Too early to rank the songs?
1 Era
2 Sorceress 2
3 Will O Wisp
4 Sorceress
5 The Ward
6 Wilde Flowers/Chrysalis
7 Spring
8 Fleeting Glance
9 Seventh Sojourn
10 Strange Brew
It was so hard to decided where to place my choices for 5-8, theyre all basically almost tied.
Love the vocal style Mikael using on songs like Sorceress 2 and Seventh Sojourn. I absolutely love the song "Ljudet Innan" on the Storm Corrosion album, so hearing Mikael sing like that again is such a treat for me. Perfection.
If you took the vocals out of "A Fleeting Glance", it totally sounds like it could be part of the soundtrack to a PS1 era Final Fantasy game. Like, walking into a new town, the place is kinda sketchy, and youre trying to track somebody down while meeting all the strange characters along the way. Its a very specific kind of atmosphere but somebody has to know what I'm talking about lol. Great composing.
LOVE The Ward. Fantasic bass line and guitar work, vocals very very strong.
Spring sounds like it could have just as easily been called "Burden II", awesome organ solo in the jam section.
What's not to love about Era? Lots of energy, catchy melodies in both the verse and chorus, cool, fun guitar riff. Axe is KILLING those drums, fucking awesome player. Reminds me of "Legend" from the newest Symphony X album. Very rockin' Dio vibe
Great way to close an album.