The amazing power of a french accent.

Incredible. All you need for people to praise some subpar poetry is to make it french. It's this easy.

The only french people who think this is some kind of genius piece of music are the ones that have never read a line of poetry in their lives. And all the non-french speakers just think it must be profound and moving because it "sounds pretty". So many reviews and comments down there praise it for that reason, when most don't even speak ... read more

The best album I have ever heard.

Something has always bothered me in the way people discuss Ars Nova. It’s always about how they’re an ELP clone, that they’re far too overblown, that their music is soulless and emotionless. I have always found that those comments were made in bad faith. They have ELP influences, that’s for sure, but they are unique; a somewhat deep listen to their music, and it becomes apparent that they are very different from ELP. They are overblown, ... read more

Hard on the outside, soft on the inside

I have to say, the album cover is what caught my attention. Look at it, beautiful and brutal. In other words, it goes hard as heck. The presence of Jean-Jacques Goldman is surprising to say the least. He's known for his Rock balladry and Pop hits. The pieces were here to make something special, but unfortunately the music does not exactly follow suit.

Looking at the album cover, one would expect a martial sound, maybe some epic Symphonic Prog too. ... read more