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RAPID EYE MOVEMENT

Riverside

 

Progressive Metal

3.81 | 982 ratings

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alainPP
4 stars - Part One - Fearless: 1. Beyond The Eyelids the sound is more relaxed, the group has gained its stripes; intro launching the song darker and heavier than before; a little synth to calm the heat and the instantly recognizable bass, the keyboard follows suit; 3'40 before hearing Mariusz; ah this title which denotes the previous ones, which stands out, darker but so danceable, hypnotizing; the more Michal who sows his notes, it's soft on nag and it's well done; Piotr launches his solo, finesse and bewitchment, my ears drink in his reverberating notes, delicious; 2. Rainbow Box basic but fluid, simple but dynamite; of the incomparable RIVERSIDE, which only resembles them, the rhythm, the piano, the very fat organ that you would call one of the 70s, I think of DEEP PURPLE and the catchphrase to make you headbang; the prog... just in the air 3. 02 Panic Room and the bass which takes over; it vibrates, it scratches hard, Piotr goes with his vibrations; it looks like a dark PORCUPINE TREE with a TOOL sound, a DEVIN TOWNSEND in a trance; in short, always strong, always faster, always captivating 4. Schizophrenic Prayer follows, it looks like the continuation without the sudden stop, it looks like the melodic and melancholic break; we dive into an almost oriental air, with the snake coming to hypnotize you, yes that's what this album has this power; the clear percussion and the panting voices, it doesn't take much to be alert 5. Parasomnia a cappella before the rise of heavy dark, to use his terms of dark metal... not from the original music Mariusz no need to invent your sound is unique; the title that flows by itself; nothing transcendent in it, just a suite with progressive drawers giving pride of place to the different musicians;

- Part Two - Fearland: an 'in memoriam' souvenir interlude for Piotr who will leave later... on this 6. Through The Other Side monolithic air, it's dark, it's intimate and delicate; a hymn is written on it; the voices come into chorus and are intoxicating; we are much closer here to LUNATIC SOUL but I still take 7. Embryonic continues to decline in intensity, yes you were warned there were indeed two distinct sides; the acoustic guitar on a cold wind and Mariusz who begins the dark nursery rhyme; it rises gently in a duo-echo fashion until Piotr's crystalline solo, full of sensitivity; we move into melancholy at the same level as on the cover! 8. Cybernetic Pillow ah just to annoy me this piece could be in A; thunderous bass and aggressive drums, yes anyway the 2nd Piotr delicately taps on his drums, it would be known if it was the other way around! Well, a title that goes down well but lacks that prog blood of which I look for traces in my listenings! 9. Ultimate Trip what can I say? It's good but it's missing that little extra that made me give them only 4, yes the thing that makes you melt for a long time, there are a few holes, like in this long title; It's at 6 minutes and Piotr's solo that I'm off to a good start; I'm going like the first track which was captivating and rhythmic from A to Z, in short it's like this, ah sin Mariusz which almost screams death that's what I loved on the first two albums; the long and repetitive finale and lacking that little something... which arrives during the last two minutes with a deluge, a wall of music; the radio outro sequence memory hooks me to this better.

alainPP | 4/5 |

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