THE FINAL BREATH BEFORE NOVEMBER

A stronger album than I anticipated, which is always a nice surprise. The album starts very strong with Final Breath and Light Years. The listener is immediately drawn to the fantastic use of vocals, creativity and strong songwriting skills. In truth, the only real complaint I have with the album comes with the 60+ minute Sillhouette. It's not that it's bad, parts are fantastic in fact. The Longing and The Morphlux for example. And there is certainly enough diversity in the song to keep the listener engaged throughout.

Despite the strong and diverse music however, this epic feels loosely put together. The parts in and of themselves can be wonderful (though I was never nuts about the far too long Where Were You (which would be fine if it were half the length) but it never really feels like one cohesive song. A strong example of this is What Did You Want? (which I love), which feels just a smidge out of place. This is only proven when the song harshly cuts out at the end before changing styles completely with The Seventh Sign.

I'm picking the album apart for what may seem like minor details but continuity and flow are extremely important in long epics such as this.

Nevertheless, the music is very well played and interesting, though this is not a perfect album by any means.