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People above have done justice to the music here, so I'll speak mostly about songs that I disagree with the consensus about, particularly love, or dislike for no real reason.

Disagreements: I think Mechanical Bride is fairly overrated by many of the reviewers above. I still love it, but it's too derivative (from Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man), and doesn't strike me as exceptional in the context of the album. It could have been a highlight on Darktown, however. The line 'wedded to remaining dumb' is fairly out of place with the rest of the lyrics and for no good reason annoys me.

Personal favourites: The Devil Is An Englishman - I didn't actually like this on the first listen, but the music and the sense of humour have grown on me. Quirky and a good frivolous moment to counter-balance the melancholy of much of the album.

Rebecca - Tragic, beautiful, and with a good, if a little out of place, instrumental section.

The Silk Road - I can't describe either how much or why I love this particular, mostly instrumental track. It develops from a couple of spoken lines to a vaguely world, yet prog, sounding instrumental.

Dislike: Come Away is simply in an Eastern European folk style that I personally don't like.

Anyway,

Overall Rating: 10/10 Favourite Track: The Silk Road

Edit: provisional drop to 4. A real review should follow.

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