DOUBLE VISION

Arena is a very famous new avant-garde band and can be considered as a leader in this school. They were established in Surrey, England in 1995. It is a super combo, played by Marillion's former drummer Mick Pointer and Pendragon's keyboard. Kevin More, the guitarist of Clive Nolan and Asia, was replaced by Keith's John Mitchell. From so many members of the new avant-garde band, it's no wonder that the band that was established in the mid- to late-1990s will be called the New Guard. Counting this year's new album, they have released nine albums so far, the most famous of which is Contagion in 2003. The new brick is called "Double Vision," as the cover shows. In terms of music, there are some assembly lines for stealing four songs. Without exception, it is a combination of three elements: heavy riff+ pop vocals and keyboard symphony. Although riff sounds very cool, but life is not quite my appetite, Paul Manzi's voice range is a bit narrow, and surprised, Clive Nolan (he himself also made many albums) keyboard occasional flash , but not much. It wasn't until the fifth Red Eyes reached a peak time, the psychedelic opening and the end, where the keyboard was shining, and it was a small number of highlights. Afterwards, Poisoned was a cappella accompanied by acoustic guitar. This sing was quite good, but it did not touch me. Finally, a 23-minute epic, The Legend of Elijah Shade, was somewhat dramatized. It was a weird vocal chorus accompanied by a witty keyboard. When I thought it would be a little different, the song immediately restored the stereotypes of the three elements. Until the time of entry, some synthesizer sounds and solo are still good, but in the end they still get into the assembly line. The long length and too many singing and instrumental performances without real highlights seem to be telling the self-indulgence of the avant-garde rock. . Overall, this is a mediocre album, stylized, with great highlights, and I was disappointed with their album last year, a Samsung and a half evaluation.