As much as I appreciate James being able to go to town on the material, I still think a female singer would have enriched the album immensely. Especially for the weeping intro of Losing Faythe, where clearly a guy is trying to sound like a woman.
I was thinking exactly this last night, but in terms of the live show. It’s going to be a bear for James to do all of this night after night, so I wonder if they would hire someone for the female parts? Like maybe that Teresa girl from the SFAM concert, she was great. I really hope they do this even though I won’t get to see it as they are not coming to Vancouver
Also, I finally sat down last night and listened to it all while reading the story and the lyrics. The story is pretty decent until the end when it falls flat. And what the heck is the point of the NOMACS anyways? It just kinda feels forced. I wish they got some professional help to smooth things out a bit. Nowhere near as good as the ending of SFAM which is epic.
But whatever, its really about the music. And I think I am now prepared to put TA neck and neck with SFAM as their best album ever, ahead of 6DOIT. I think the music may be a little better on TA, but the story is better on SFAM.