CONUNDRUM

Verbal Delirium

Crossover Prog

4.12 | 65 ratings

From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

The Jester

Review # 118.

I "discovered" Verbal Delirium back in 2013 with the release of the album From the Small Hours of Weakness, and I am following their career ever since.

I must say that I'm really impressed with their improvement, both in studio and on stage as well. Every new album is better and more mature than the previous one, and Conundrum is not an exception. Although they maintain their usual dark and melancholic style, their compositions have improved a lot and I dare say that right now they are one of the best "new" bands around.

Also, I'm not sure how many bands I know that have been influenced by Marillion, but Verbal Delirium is definitely not one of them! They have a darker sound, which, in combination with Jargons excellent vocal skills, they bend towards Peter Hammill and/or Van Der Graaf Generator in my opinion. But despite that, they are more "easy going", and listener friendly, but without becoming mainstream.

Another important thing is that they do not afraid to try new things, and include in their music elements of other music styles, such as Progressive Metal and Jazz for example.

I won't get into details for each song, because if I do that, I will only tell you my personal opinion, and I believe that It is better to listen to the album and form your own one instead; but in a few words, I believe that Conundrum is a fantastic album, and definitely one of the best albums of 2022.

So, do yourselves a favour and find a way to - at least - listen to it! Give it a couple of listens and then probably you will understand what I'm talking about.

For me this is a 4.5 stars album, but since I cannot do that, I will give 5 stars and I know I won't regret it!

My Rating: 5 Stars.

The Jester | 5/5 | 2022-12-13

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).

Share this VERBAL DELIRIUM review

Social review comments () BETA

Review related links

Send comments to The Jester
Report this review (#2857813)
Buy VERBAL DELIRIUM music online with PA partners
Show all VERBAL DELIRIUM MP3/Stream
Go to VERBAL DELIRIUM page for videos, full discography with ratings, reviews and much more
Go to Conundrum page for more details, where to buy and ratings/reviews
Search the Forum for VERBAL DELIRIUM related discussions