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THE GREAT SILENT

Enine

 

Crossover Prog

4.00 | 29 ratings

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felonafan
5 stars The title of this release - "The Great Silent" - is due to the fact that the music on the disc is a kind of soundtrack to the cult silent movie films - "Nosferatu", "Frankenstein" and "Metropolis". Despite the fact that these films are considered "horror films," Enine's compositions can hardly be called gloomy or depressing. I feel the creativity of Camel of the classical period, the influence of Pink Floyd, Genesis and neoprog bands like Marillion. As a result, stylistically, this release is a mixture of symphoprog and neoprog. The album impresses with its detailed elaboration of almost every musical phrase, beautiful melodies, thoughtful arrangements, breathtaking compositional development, and a dreamy mood. It's hard to single out the best track, thanks to the exceptional integrity of this opus, but I would still risk it, calling "Workers" as the "highlight". This composition "captivates" to a large extent due to the extremely beautiful solo on the church organ a la Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman in its middle, followed by an equally beautiful guitar part in the spirit of David Gilmour or Steve Rothery. However, everything else in this thing is also fine, for example, "conversations" of a flute with a guitar and keys. Well, and lovers of epics are unlikely to miss 16-minute work "Nosferatu (The Great Vampire)". 9/10
felonafan | 5/5 |

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