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| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | December 4th 17 |
Monochrome makes it pretty obvious who the main songwriter is on Anathema?s last few albums, because it?s basically the modern day Anathema sound. Granted, it?s not as proggy, there isn?t really any electronics, and it?s definitely less energetic, but otherwise it?s very similar. This isn?t necessarily a bad thing, considering how bogged down The Optimist was in electronics. To me, Monochrome is basically the album the band should have released and The Optimist sounds more like the experimental side project. Also, instead of the sister providing female vocals, on Monochrome they?re handled by Anneke Van Giersbiergen? which is never a bad thing. Having said all that? what does it actually sound like? Monochrome is driven by mellow piano melodies, acoustic guitars, occasional subtle synth/electronic elements, and the soothing vocals of Daniel Cavanagh with occasional input from Anneke.
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| 2.5 average | Panzerchrist | October 19th 17 |
Reminds me of the soft, contemporary Christian rock that the "cool" churches all play, and that's not a good thing
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| 4.0 excellent | marcsit | October 14th 17 |
Complements this years Anathema's release The Optimist perfectly, melodies are beautiful and Daniel's vocals are outstanding in the album.
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| 3.0 good | Rik VII (sound-off ratings out of 10) | July 18th 19 |
The Exorcist remains one of the songs of the year and is up on par with Anathema's Endless Ways. The rest of the album is mostly very different in style, focusing on post rock aesthetics of simple, repetitive melodies that are always eager to sound pretty, but seldom interesting enough to keep my attention for a long time. Monochrome seems to set out for an impact comparable to the calm, somber stillness of Sigur Ros ( ), but, in contrast to that one, seldomly succeeds in being enchanting instead of just nice. - 6.0
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| 3.5 great | doofy | January 14th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | jybt | November 18th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | thx06 | January 27th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | September 27th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Macck | July 17th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Krpa | May 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Nero | May 25th 18 |
| 3.5 great | rouges | January 2nd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Greem | December 12th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | December 6th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | November 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | UFO | October 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | October 30th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | October 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | MelbCro | October 18th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rowan5215 EMERITUS | October 14th 17 |
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