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ONES & ZEROS - VOLUME 0

3RDegree

 

Crossover Prog

4.07 | 268 ratings

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Schoeylove1
5 stars 3 years ago, ONES & ZEROS: VOLUME ONE totally blew me away with it's dry humor aimed at a bunch of futuristic subjects and I coudn't wait to hear more. I wasn't looking at any of the news on this 2nd volume and went into it cold and was at first a bit taken aback as right at the top I got an instrumental with some melodies that I knew so I guess it sort of acclimatized me back into 3rdegree's world but I have to admit I was surprised and maybe even a little bit sad to not hear any voices talking to me robotically like they did on VOLUME 1 and while the songs connect a little bit, there is no overarching non-feeling company at the helm driving the story. Instead, it's sort of a bunch of songs that relate to VOLUME 1 and eventually I figured out that this album is sort of a set up piece or prequel for its predecessor which makes sense since it's VOLUME 0 and not 2. Once I got over this I saw an even more accomplished band featured here on an album that steps up the writing and hits it out of the park lyrically on a few songs.

I think my favorite song is the multipart "Click Away" which really gives you a crash course of what 3rdegree are all about-currently and even historically-in a quarter of an hour. You get the moody, epic side of the band to start which then builds and then hits you with the harmonies they're known for along with some vocoder for good robotic tie in with what's to come in the time line. In the middle you get a good tune, hooky and upbeat. It all ends with the heavier side of the band. The commentary this song makes of our social media culture is just spot on.

The whole album is as dynamic as the epic song just described and you're never bored. I'd say VOLUME 1 probably holds better as a classic concept album but VOLUME 0 excels in a few places like the recording and the new drummer's performance so, it's an even swap and both are modern examples of how to take classic Prog to inform music released in 2018 without it sounding derived or in massive debt to the big and best known albums of this sort.

Schoeylove1 | 5/5 |

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