Review Summary: A good album with a very neat and clean feel to it. It has a soothing tone to it. Even in the most intense parts, it still have a nice smooth, almost reassuring feel to it. A job well done.
First let me just say this, I'm relatively new to Under The Flood, (A Different Light being the first album I've heard,) so this review will be more about "A Different Light" than Under The Floods transformation as a band or the differences in their albums. That being said, with what I've heard of the albums "A Different Light" seems to be a little less edgy and rough, (in terms of music, not lyrical content,) Than "The Witness" and "Alive In The Fire".
The albums opener and first single "Fly" sets what is more or less the template for the whole album, a nice opening riff than a simple one or two chord verse, where it lets the singing to the talking, or singing I should say. The guitar comes back strong during the chorus accompanied by just as strong vocals. However they change enough throughout that it never leaves you bored, but at the same time they don't change to much so you never feel lost.
Dave Nadolski Lyrics fit the music brilliantly, for an example in the song "Different Light", "And tell me a story, And tell me where it all went wrong, Millions of perfect little pieces, But you're barely holding on". Or "I’m getting tired of all these days / Were the sun just slips away and fades, / Please take me away, I wonder why the clouds are made", from "When It's Over".
"A Different Light" was not just a good album, but well timed, as it won back some of the fans who had lost faith after "Alive In The Fire".
