Author Topic: Evergrey thread. (Read 102881 times)

Pettor · « **Reply #630 on:** November 25, 2018, 03:02:05 PM »

Wooow! New song is fantastic! Best I heard from then in a long time 🙂

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #631 on:** November 25, 2018, 03:47:52 PM »

I like the song alot too but after a few listen I feel though that the energy in the intro and verse gets lost when it goes to halftime in a way. Nothing wrong with the halftime part or the chorus by themselfs. I feel they could have saved the halftime for later in the song and maybe had the first chorus follow the same 4/4 as the verse, I don't know maybe i'm rambling because it's late on Sunday and i'm tired.

wolfking · « **Reply #632 on:** November 25, 2018, 04:58:26 PM »

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 25, 2018, 03:47:52 PM

I like the song alot too but after a few listen I feel though that the energy in the intro and verse gets lost when it goes to halftime in a way. Nothing wrong with the halftime part or the chorus by themselfs. I feel they could have saved the halftime for later in the song and maybe had the first chorus follow the same 4/4 as the verse, I don't know maybe i'm rambling because it's late on Sunday and i'm tired.

I could probably see what you are saying, but I've only listened to it once and probably won't listen to it much more. Sounds to me like it will be a song that would be much more appreciated and would work better in the context of the album.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #633 on:** November 25, 2018, 05:43:47 PM »

Quote from: wolfking on November 25, 2018, 04:58:26 PM

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 25, 2018, 03:47:52 PM
I like the song alot too but after a few listen I feel though that the energy in the intro and verse gets lost when it goes to halftime in a way. Nothing wrong with the halftime part or the chorus by themselfs. I feel they could have saved the halftime for later in the song and maybe had the first chorus follow the same 4/4 as the verse, I don't know maybe i'm rambling because it's late on Sunday and i'm tired.

I could probably see what you are saying, but I've only listened to it once and probably won't listen to it much more. Sounds to me like it will be a song that would be much more appreciated and would work better in the context of the album.

Yea that's true but since it's the album opener I just felt it dragged the song down a bit. Hearing the intro I kind of wanted a song more in the vein of The Masterplan. Still a great song though.

wolfking · « **Reply #634 on:** November 25, 2018, 05:50:50 PM »

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 25, 2018, 05:43:47 PM

Quote from: wolfking on November 25, 2018, 04:58:26 PM
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 25, 2018, 03:47:52 PM
I like the song alot too but after a few listen I feel though that the energy in the intro and verse gets lost when it goes to halftime in a way. Nothing wrong with the halftime part or the chorus by themselfs. I feel they could have saved the halftime for later in the song and maybe had the first chorus follow the same 4/4 as the verse, I don't know maybe i'm rambling because it's late on Sunday and i'm tired.

I could probably see what you are saying, but I've only listened to it once and probably won't listen to it much more. Sounds to me like it will be a song that would be much more appreciated and would work better in the context of the album.
Yea that's true but since it's the album opener I just felt it dragged the song down a bit. Hearing the intro I kind of wanted a song more in the vein of The Masterplan. Still a great song though.

Fuck, it's the opener? I didn't even check where it was placed in the album. Yeah, that is a little weird then. I thought it must have been near the end. Strange song choice for the opener then.

Pettor · « **Reply #635 on:** November 26, 2018, 03:30:15 AM »

Yeah didn't get opener vibe from it but actually gets me even more excited! If it start this dramatic it can only be a positive thing

Pettor · « **Reply #636 on:** November 26, 2018, 04:08:21 AM »

BTW what is the opinion on Monday Morning Apocalypse album here? It always seems to take a heavy hit from fans but I personally really liked it. Seems to be the TOT for Evergrey where some like the heavy sound and some thinks it derived from the traditional style. The songs themselves are very strong imo! Specially the songs from In Remembrance till the end is strong. But in general there is a lot of emotional moments from Tom through the album that I really like.

wolfking · « **Reply #637 on:** November 26, 2018, 02:32:15 PM »

Quote from: Pettor on November 26, 2018, 04:08:21 AM

BTW what is the opinion on Monday Morning Apocalypse album here? It always seems to take a heavy hit from fans but I personally really liked it. Seems to be the TOT for Evergrey where some like the heavy sound and some thinks it derived from the traditional style. The songs themselves are very strong imo! Specially the songs from In Remembrance till the end is strong. But in general there is a lot of emotional moments from Tom through the album that I really like.

Always loved it and was one of their most played albums for me. I think it was the change in direction after the brilliant three albums before hand that fans couldn't grasp, but I love the direct, heavy more modern sound to it. Plus the songs are still there IMO. It's not ISOT or RD level by any means, but I agree it gets a bad wrap.

cramx3 · « **Reply #638 on:** November 26, 2018, 05:51:22 PM »

The new single is pretty good. Only one listen but I enjoyed it. I finally started listening to them a bit more. I got Recreation Day and have spun it a handful of times. Solid album but cant say anything specifically really stood out though. I had watched their live concert on YouTube a bunch so had recognized some of these songs but I think I liked them better live with those background vocals. Definitely not bad or anything negative to say but I dont think the album blew me away either. I will continue to listen though and I expect I'll get another album at some point.

Snow Dog · « **Reply #639 on:** November 26, 2018, 09:37:03 PM »

Quote from: Pettor on November 26, 2018, 04:08:21 AM

BTW what is the opinion on Monday Morning Apocalypse album here? It always seems to take a heavy hit from fans but I personally really liked it. Seems to be the TOT for Evergrey where some like the heavy sound and some thinks it derived from the traditional style. The songs themselves are very strong imo! Specially the songs from In Remembrance till the end is strong. But in general there is a lot of emotional moments from Tom through the album that I really like.

To be fair, I haven’t listened to MMA for years, pretty much since it came out. I couldn’t stand it when it released, though, probably because it was such a drastic change in style. The progressive elements were gone, Rikard’s keyboards were nowhere to be found, and their typical symphonic backgrounds were also completely absent. Having the vocals so far forward in the mix also seemed way too overpowering to my ears. It just wasn’t Evergrey to me, what I had come to love about them the previous five albums. Torn was even worse, and I was done with them to the point that I didn’t even check out a single note of Glorious Collision.

Thankfully, with the positive reviews of Hymns, I gave the band another chance and regained interest in them. But for 2-3 albums, I had written them off, a lost cause. MMA was the start of that.

wolfking · « **Reply #640 on:** November 27, 2018, 12:12:13 AM »

GC is pretty good, but the production just ruins it.

Mladen · « **Reply #641 on:** November 27, 2018, 03:10:10 AM »

The more I listen to that album, the more I think it might be my favorite release of theirs.

And the more I think that, the more I figure out I can't be too big of an Evergrey fan if that album is the one I usually go with.

wolfking · « **Reply #642 on:** November 27, 2018, 03:59:50 AM »

Quote from: Mladen on November 27, 2018, 03:10:10 AM

The more I listen to that album, the more I think it might be my favorite release of theirs.

And the more I think that, the more I figure out I can't be too big of an Evergrey fan if that album is the one I usually go with.

Wait, GC is your fav?

Mladen · « **Reply #643 on:** November 27, 2018, 06:47:00 AM »

It quite possibly might be.

wolfking · « **Reply #644 on:** November 27, 2018, 02:06:00 PM »

Quote from: Mladen on November 27, 2018, 06:47:00 AM

It quite possibly might be.

Yeah wow. Backs up my argument then of it being a good album haha. I just wished it was mixed and produced better.

Scorpion · « **Reply #645 on:** November 27, 2018, 02:19:56 PM »

The Phantom Letters is one of my favourite Evergrey songs. I just wish the rest of the album were of similar quality.

NunoTenniscourt · « **Reply #646 on:** December 21, 2018, 04:42:06 PM »

I wasn't blown away by the first single from "The Storm Within" and I'm feeling the same way about "The Silent Arc". It's just okay for me. It *sounds* good, but the song just kind of plods along. The guitar solos are nice, though. I guess I'm always in hopes of something to knock me on my ass like "King of Errors" did when it was released as the first single, but that's an extremely tough act to follow.

I have no doubt the rest of the album will deliver, though, just as "The Storm Within" did.

T-ski · « **Reply #647 on:** January 11, 2019, 10:09:57 AM »

"Weightless"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBne5lE66u0

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #648 on:** January 11, 2019, 10:44:50 AM »

Pretty good song. Nothing spectacular.

Grappler · « **Reply #649 on:** January 11, 2019, 11:17:12 AM »

Official music video for Weightless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBne5lE66u0&fbclid=IwAR2E9O_uHMi5zpnhp1R26JESOCcsUH7Hrb9hiE64MAoFYvpvAhlkq5wDYZI

I like it better than A Silent Arc. The riffs are more like the Monday Morning Apocalypse style (which I love). The song actually really reminds me of that album.

cramx3 · « **Reply #650 on:** January 11, 2019, 12:39:19 PM »

Solid, I like it

abydos · « **Reply #651 on:** January 11, 2019, 12:59:12 PM »

Really digging the two songs they've released so far.

Mebert78 · « **Reply #652 on:** January 11, 2019, 01:19:03 PM »

Wow, new songs by Evergrey, Dream Theater and Queensryche all in the same day. This is like Christmas!

wolfking · « **Reply #653 on:** January 11, 2019, 03:08:29 PM »

Awesome heavy song. I can hear some MMA in there too. Not liking Tom not soloing much anymore though.

Mebert78 · « **Reply #654 on:** January 15, 2019, 11:32:46 AM »

Really loving this song so far! The video and lyrics and awesome. So pumped for this album now!

cramx3 · « **Reply #655 on:** January 15, 2019, 11:34:55 AM »

Quote from: Mebert78 on January 15, 2019, 11:32:46 AM

Really loving this song so far! The video and lyrics and awesome. So pumped for this album now!

Yup, I keep coming back because I really enjoy not just the song but the video too, rockin

T-ski · « **Reply #656 on:** January 18, 2019, 08:31:00 AM »

another new track "Currents"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyWYSkoa1V0

ronnibran · « **Reply #657 on:** January 25, 2019, 06:38:49 PM »

Wait... new album out today and nobody has said anything yet?

I bought the MP3 first thing today and listened to the whole album through a few times today. It rocks. Definitely better than The Storm Within. Can't tell if it will top Hymns, but it's damn good. No weak tracks, full of heavy great stuff. I know A Silent Arc was a prerelease single, but that might by my favorite. I didn't listen to it much prior to release but within a complete album listen it is so awesome.

cramx3 · « **Reply #658 on:** January 25, 2019, 08:08:52 PM »

I need to get this

jingle.boy · « **Reply #659 on:** January 26, 2019, 05:41:07 AM »

Some of us were discussing it in other threads. Good album, pretty much everything I come to expect from Evergrey. I put it on par with The Storm Within, which is a mid-tier album in the grand scheme of their discography. Not saying either is bad, but there are at least 4 or 5 I'd rank ahead of it. That's after only one listen, so my opinion could change (either way).

It is purchase-worthy though.

Mladen · « **Reply #660 on:** January 26, 2019, 07:37:41 AM »

It's a solid one, maybe even better than The Storm within.

Grappler · « **Reply #661 on:** January 26, 2019, 07:53:05 AM »

I'm digging it, but haven't spent too much time with the album. I did read an interview with Tom recently and in so many words he confirmed that the album was influenced by his divorce from Carina. I had no idea that they had split up - this is the first album in the Evergrey discography that does not feature her vocals.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #662 on:** January 26, 2019, 08:03:20 AM »

Quote from: Grappler on January 26, 2019, 07:53:05 AM

I'm digging it, but haven't spent too much time with the album. I did read an interview with Tom recently and in so many words he confirmed that the album was influenced by his divorce from Carina. I had no idea that they had split up - this is the first album in the Evergrey discography that does not feature her vocals.

Oh damn, they got divorced?

Man, that sucks. They were together for so long.

Zook · « **Reply #663 on:** January 26, 2019, 08:06:47 AM »

I thought The Storm Within was basically describing their split. Her being so prominent was her way of saying goodbye.

Grappler · « **Reply #664 on:** January 26, 2019, 08:10:20 AM »

Quote from: Zook on January 26, 2019, 08:06:47 AM

I thought The Storm Within was basically describing their split. Her being so prominent was her way of saying goodbye.

This is Tom's quote from that interview. The interviewer then goes to explain a breakup of his own that occurred just before he interviewed Tom and Jonas.

https://manofmuchmetal.com/2019/01/14/evergrey-interview-2019-i-feel-like-we-could-do-this-forever/?fbclid=IwAR3q_Y7R12KX0Au3BzAX2LVEg4eFh5Ozz8s-kJCdGg1RbZ3hbiZrYMxl46I

Quote

“This is the final in a trilogy. ‘Hymns…’ was an album where I felt I had to do something – my subconscious was telling me I had to do something. Uproar, frustration. ‘The Storm Within’ was really about realising you’ve mentally left, you know. ‘The Atlantic’ is the manifestation of the actual leaving. It is also the first album that Carina (Englund) is not on. That is symbolic enough.”

Right there. That’s the moment that everything clicked into place and explained why I felt such an emotional connection with ‘The Atlantic’. It is about the break-up of Tom’s marriage and the feelings surrounding this ending of a chapter as well as the beginning of a new one.

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