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ACT III: LIFE AND DEATH

The Dear Hunter

 

Crossover Prog

4.06 | 336 ratings

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Marty McFly
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5 stars 3/6, not everyone on the board. Yet, but I'm sure they'll come soon. So, erm, ahoy. Or aye aye captain, or something.

"Writing On a Wall" (Oh, oh, oh, what a start), hummed first part of the song is soon changed for one of the best intros I've ever heard. And no, I don't write this to every album. So perfectly mood-setting. Rushes instantly into "In Cauda Verenum" which is completely opossite track. Musically of course. And again, I have feeling of emotional influences. Like tentacles from darkness, it's binding his (Casey) work. But 2:48-2:57 are sign of peace in mind. But no, we'll not be set free so soon. Only 4:00 till the end of the song, there is something very weird. Like Hawaian melodies combined with previous century's melodic work. Very hallucinating. Better not take these drugs anymore. And shrooms

///////////OLD REVIEW/////////// Oh, this is very fine piece of music. I still wonder what makes it so "tasty". I think it's the melodic side (weird ones sometimes, hard ones sometimes, but still melodic, no discord voices, not much psychedelic things). They start "like" any other new rock band with fast pace and screaming to microphone. But this music is different, we all (who listen to it) know it. When somebody likes emo music because of melody, but at the same time is ashamed by this "emo" thing and things connected with it, he has an alternative in this. I don't want to say this E-thing about The Dear Hunter, but it's like good and bad side of the melody, OK ? And it has nice retro parts. Not 70s retro, it's even older. Very catchy album, but not good to listen to it as ambient music, it's too demanding your attention. Which it will fulfil by the way. And why I rate it with five stars ? It's easy, I cannot find any flaw.//////////////////////////////

Marty McFly | 5/5 |

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