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Joined: April 13 2010
Location: Dorset, England
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Points: 1433
Posted: August 06 2011 at 16:10
I can't believe how much I love love love this album. Seven 5-star songs! Immaculate, clean and warm production. Tight rhythm section, great keyboards, flurries of sax, and the odd bit of playful guitar. Both vocalists perfect. A masterful composition in Rudy, brilliant melodies in Dreamer and Hide in your Shell, great key solos in School, Bloody Well Right and the title track. Asylum is one of the most heart-wrenchingly emotional pieces of music set to tape, yet not a cliche in sight. The concept; it's not quite clear, but we know there is one, I love the mystery, the way the meaning can change for different people. The band actually get on as well. It shows. Masterpiece.
Joined: August 20 2010
Location: Germany
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Points: 1768
Posted: August 06 2011 at 17:18
thehallway wrote:
I can't believe how much I love love love this album. Seven 5-star songs! Immaculate, clean and warm production. Tight rhythm section, great keyboards, flurries of sax, and the odd bit of playful guitar. Both vocalists perfect. A masterful composition in Rudy, brilliant melodies in Dreamer and Hide in your Shell, great key solos in School, Bloody Well Right and the title track. Asylum is one of the most heart-wrenchingly emotional pieces of music set to tape, yet not a cliche in sight. The concept; it's not quite clear, but we know there is one, I love the mystery, the way the meaning can change for different people. The band actually get on as well. It shows. Masterpiece.
Joined: April 13 2010
Location: Dorset, England
Status: Offline
Points: 1433
Posted: August 07 2011 at 10:44
Formentera Lady wrote:
thehallway wrote:
I can't believe how much I love love love this album. Seven 5-star songs! Immaculate, clean and warm production. Tight rhythm section, great keyboards, flurries of sax, and the odd bit of playful guitar. Both vocalists perfect. A masterful composition in Rudy, brilliant melodies in Dreamer and Hide in your Shell, great key solos in School, Bloody Well Right and the title track. Asylum is one of the most heart-wrenchingly emotional pieces of music set to tape, yet not a cliche in sight. The concept; it's not quite clear, but we know there is one, I love the mystery, the way the meaning can change for different people. The band actually get on as well. It shows. Masterpiece.
You don't like If Everyone Was Listening?
It's the worst on the album, but still a 4-star song, and better than most AOR bands' entire careers!
And it's essential to the album's concept, so I'm perfectly happy with it being in there.
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