| I personally think the album is really great and well worth the wait. It turned out to be quite what I expected: not very riff-centric, melodies on top of another, really epic and beautiful and of course heavily orchestrated. What suprised me though, is the lack of solos. There is practically one solo on the whole album. What is more, the songs (except SoWaS) are quite slow, and the blast beat from the first album is only apparent in a couple of sections. I don't mind though, especially considering the fact that Time II will confirmedly have more fast-paced songs and long solos.rSons of Winter and Stars is the ultimate winner here, one of the best songs I've ever heard. My second favourite must be the intro. So beautiful and magical. The other songs are a bit different than what we have used to hear from Jari, but after a couple of spins they reveal their magic too. The last track is the weakest one here imo, but it's still amazing. With this album Jari M?enp?? remains my favourite musician and I'm already looking forward to part II! |
