THE GREAT ESCAPE

Seventh Wonder

Progressive Metal

4.05 | 268 ratings

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sccaldwell

This CD has it all. Out of over 1300 CDs I own, I think this one is the single best overall.

The musicianship is absolutely top-notch (particularly bass and guitar), the vocalist is arguably the best in prog-metal today, the songwriting is nicely complex, yet has gorgeous melodies that crawl into your head and will have you humming or singing them days later ("King of Whitewater" in particular).

Probably the one thing that sets Seventh Wonder above most other excellent progmetal bands is singer Tommy Karavek. He has a wonderful, warm, melodic voice, fantastic range, and writes some of the best vocal melodies I've heard. His control over his voice is nothing short of amazing, particularly live (I've seen them twice).

All of the musicians are excellent, but I'll give the nod to Andreas (bass) and Johan (guitar) as the standouts. Andreas is without doubt one of the best in progmetal, going back and forth between "bass as a rhythm instrument" and "bass as a lead instrument" with perfect taste and incredible chops.

The lyrics are overall very good, the highlight being the title track, "The Great Escape" (based on the epic poem "Ariana" by a Swedish author who won the Nobel Prize for literature for it in the 1950s).

Their previous two CDs ("Waiting in the Wings" and "Mercy Falls") are also phenomenal, but since each CD is getting better than the previous one, I can't wait for the next one!!

By way of comparison, other bands I love include: Yes, Redemption, Rush, Haken, Porcupine Tree, Enchant, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Marillion, Conception, Ark, Jethro Tull, Pain of Salvation, Alter Bridge, and Queen, among many, many others.

sccaldwell | 5/5 | 2012-4-23

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