IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

Well first off, I loved 21st century shizoid man and I talk to the wind. (Of course I already knew that.) The harsh chaos of shizoid man makes the transition to the more calm I talk to the wind very welcome. And the progression of a lyrical story is evidant here. Perhaps the protagonist of the first song is a pessimistic insane man, (possibly because he can predict the near future). I talk to the wind appears to be about his lonelyness. This man has probably been shunned for his insanity, rejected the world due to his views, or both.

Epitah was good, but the vocals lacked volume. I found the lyrics hard to hear. But from what I was able to hear, it seems to have the same views of the previous two songs.

Moonchild it don't think I'm ever going to like. Noodling is okay with me as long as it's done in moderation and in good taste, but this song is ridiculous. A lot of it sounded like a monkey playing percussion instruments while computers turned on and off.

The title track does well enough to make you forget this though. If the vocals on the verses were a bit louder, it would be the perfect ending.

I found to most impressive part of this album to be the drumming. Other than moonchild, it sounded like every tap, hammer, and roll was done with utmost precsion and thought. It had both texture and melody, not as much of the latter as Neil Peart's drumming, but it didn't really need that much melody. It went perfectly with the music.

I really can't say whether I'd pin this down as a concept album or not. If I could hear more of the lyrics, I'd probably be able to make a better judgement.

Overall, 3/5 stars. It shows a lot of promise and talent, but you need to make sure that your audience can hear your lyrics, especilly when they're this thoughtful, and having a blotch on your album as big as moonchild is a big mistake.

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