THE EDGE

1. The Edge... (Introduction) for the dreamy, solemn prog intro, for the stereo duet vocals, for the drums and this catchy riff and this fluid and energetic guitar solo, all with IRON MAIDEN's bass, a continuous flow of sound, ah that keyboard, everything is there to get into this dreamlike prog metal concept! 2. Fly Away with the intro, the vocals, yes, it looks like SAVATAGE I think; beauty and purity and grandiloquence with the piano pads supported by the raging guitar, this in moving instrumental drifts 3. The Confession for the slap of the intro on ORFF's Carmina, on this cinematic sound effect, this pregnant bass and Keith's painful voice; the articulated rise, a riff, the screamed vocals, the raging heavy guitar, and the piano that sets the song, easy, intuitive, perfect arpeggio. Ah, the electro-synth break before its time, eloquent synth hard rock! And it starts again with the fruity guitar; a final artifice and organ of time on a Gregorian choir, the slap again. 4. The Edge, Part 2... (The Looking Glass) synth intro and drum pad full of musical colors; a magnificent, solemn, epic, Olympian aerial instrumental, the keyboard rivaling the fluid guitar, an airy synth note, and Keith finally using his falsetto voice to follow the tune; look, a choir of hysterical electric witches brought back to reason by the Gregorian choir; Marshmallow solo finale and the witches, the sirens start up again, the hairs remain wet. 5. A Day in Verse with the superb crystalline piano arpeggio; echoing vocals on this moving ballad with sublime stereo voiceovers; the rock calms down for a while before moving on to the neo-classical variation with a burning piano solo, incredible; a reprise of the delicate tune to breathe; it flows more easily than my phrases. 6. Imaginarium, a sensitive acoustic intro like a soundtrack, gloomy video games; the latent bass, the same synth, and Jimmy's martial drum pad which sets the chorus in motion with a metronomic synth, the grandiloquence returns in force; the tune makes you nod, the vocal addict forces the prog-like in a nursing home to move from his seat. This riff on the chorus, guaranteed pleasure. The rest, alternating emotion, musical sovereignty with the Gregorian choir, yes, the one from '7th Son of a 7th Son'... which rises, explodes, in short, Nirvana is definitely here!

7. The Edge, Part 3... (Existence Chapter 1,000,009) for the synth and keyboard flights, for the rhythm that gets going; the big riff that wanders, prog latency until the all-too-familiar classical tune, the slap, the trick is done, the classic takes over here; alternating softness and heavy screams; a medial-melancholic-dreamy fade with the stereo duo again making our ears groggy. 8. The Edge of Madness for the forced piano opening, raw, dark a cappella; too sharp a break, metallic speed reminiscent of their previous albums, raw, lacking that sensitivity. The second part is reassuring, but I'm beginning to feel a bit weary, it's true, and it's not this compulsive riff that will cure me. Maybe Jamie's synth solo, and certainly this sung finale. 9. Rejection as an intergalactic interlude, with the warning siren, the dark, rich choir, and the deafening riff; a deafening sound that hits and finally rests. 10. Baptized by Fire: crystalline piano arpeggio, whispered vocals, and the sumptuous ballad at the beginning; a well-suited title given the energy deployed, a title paying homage to Keith's magnificent voice, which carries the symphonic side of this album high. Come on, Jeff delivers one of his magical solos, somewhere between baroque and guitar hero. A solemn finale with a shivering piano fade. 11. The Edge... Legacy/Reprise for the 5th beat with the acoustic acoustic guitar, nostalgia for times gone by, the Middle Ages with this divine harpsichord; One last test match to test the wild vocals and guitar together; it's over, back with the cover, the one that first caught your attention, the slap will be on both sides.

The perfect album exists, come on, I'll play it again, a musical slap, an OMNI. One of the most astonishing albums I have, with a grandiose style that I had to immortalize. Emotion, melody, compulsive power, nothing to throw away, everything to savor!!

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