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The first time I head Pluvius Aestivus, I cried. It's an instrumental. Folks, this is an incredible CD. And it's not even a CD, really, although that's its medium. It's not a bunch of songs on a disc. It's more of a movie without the picture. It's an experience. Don't put this CD in for a 15 minute trip to the grocery store. It deserves to be listened to all the way through every time. And for crying out loud, please give it 5, 10, 15 spins before you make up your mind about it. It WILL grow on you, and like me, you won't be able to live without it.

Frontman/genius Daniel Gildenlow has come up with another masterpiece. I don't think he is capable of putting out anything else. If some of you out there don't get it, then it's not the lyrics, it's not the music, it's not Gildenow, it's you. Look, if the next Pain of Salvation album is full of farts and birdcalls, then I wouldn't think "hey, Gildenlow's really gone off the deep end." I would wonder about myself because I wasn't getting it. Genius is genius. It doesn't go away. Open your mind and let it in. Embrace it. Accept it. EXPERIENCE IT!