Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Anybody else heard the new album?
It may be a low point. Not bad; simply unspectacular.
i read somewhere that it's more like The Tain than their other LPs ... does that sound right? [/b]
After a couple more spins, I may have to modify my opinion. There are no instant winners on the album, as there are on the others, but it's a pretty solid album. Definite '70s vibe going on with some of the tunes -- echoes of Jethro Tull on The Island..., disco-punk on Perfect Crime, a hint of Sabbath/Zeppelin on When the War Came. There's also the patented Meloy storytelling on other tunes. They definitely spread their wings much more on this album. A little bit of the Tain, perhaps, but not quite so bloated.
All in all, I think it's a strong effort. But I think some people might get a little put-off by the departure from their usual sound.
