This is pretty disappointing.
I found myself getting lost in the beautiful orchestral arrangements, then my ears are assaulted by the awful guitar tone and/or distracting vocals that do not fit at all. This blend of 70s rock and twangy licks with the orchestra is unique and interesting in theory, but executed pretty poorly here in my opinion. I'd love to see this concept revisited one day without the Flight b741 elements holding it back as the end result is cheesy more often than it is ... read more
Since we're all gonna die, there's one more secret I have to share with you. I did not care for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. It insists upon itself.
In all seriousness, this album COULD have been a 10. I love prog, but these instrumental sections did NOT need to be as long as they were. The leitmotif from The Eve of The War is present in pretty much every track as if to say "remember how good the first track was?" because the musical ideas ... read more