SNOW

For me "Snow" is the tale of two separate albums. Disc 1 is kind of slow-moving and uninteresting, with the exception of "Devil's Got My Throat". As I listen to Disc 1 I keep trying to find reasons to convince myself to listen to the next song or simply shut it off.

Disc 2 is an entirely different story. And outsanding disc from beginning to end. So much so that it makes me wonder why they bothered including the songs from Disc 1 at all. I realize shortening the album affects the "story" but the story itself is not all that original or riveting anyway.

I give it 3 stars. If the whole album consisted only of Disc 2, this would be a 4.5 rating. Disc 1 is what brings it down.