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Usually, concept albums start with a short intro which is not always representative of the work and most of the time it is not great track. Don't worry: "Animae Partus" is such a track.

I do share more Zitro's feeling about this "work" than the majority of my fellow reviewers. But when I listen to "Deus Nova", the word that best describes my view is: crap. Some spoken words on a noisy background. That's basically it.

It takes an awful lot for this album to (moderately) start. One has to endure a heavy-tribal-folk tune ("Imago"), an atmospheric instrumental ("Pluvius"). At this time, you have to get up and look if this is really a POS album. Yes, it is! But it sounds as a "Gandalf" track. Spoken words are again available ("Lilium Cruentus"). This time, the music is almost getting to prog metal for a while. POS reverts to some Indian chant with "Nauticus". When this track is over, some twenty-six minutes have already passed since this pain started.

As far as I am concerned, this album startS with the long "Dea Pecuniae". It starts on a bluesy mood with strange vocals (with some Bowie accent at times). Orchestrations are a bit too much in here and the female vocal is somewhat gospel-oriented. It is just an average track. But bearing in mind what I had to suffer so far, I welcome it.

Spoken words again to start "Vocari Dei". This time out of telephone set. What a fantastic idea! Press next (it is the first time I recommend this, but there were already lots of opportunities to do it before).

The first good piece of music is IMHHO the metal "Diffidentia". There is finally a POS-related song. It is just a pity that the same spoken sickness stroke again. Fortunately there will be a fine and melodic vocal part as well; just to remind us that Daniel is a very good vocalist. The same is valid for "Iter Impus" later on. I consider it as the best song from "Be". One can listen to one of the very few great guitar break (maybe the only one).

It is also a great idea to get titles in Latin. Next time, they can ask "Deus Ex-Machina" to write the lyrics as well. It could be a nice come-back for this Italian band.

When "Nihil Morari" starts, I thought it was a joke: "See Me, Hear Me, Need Me".."Touch Me Heal Me". Sounds familiar right? Maybe a tribute to one of the greatest concept album in the rock history. POS should have learned better in this case.

If you doubt that POS could once play some church organ song, I can only confirm that this is possible: "Omni" is such a track. Some might call this genius. I don't.

The closing number is brilliant: noises for about forty seconds and a long silence break for 3'20". What a great creativity!

Almost the whole of this album is boring (and it last for over seventy-five minutes): it sounds like sub- sub par "Ayreon". This might well be the progiest of their efforts but I don't like it at all. This is pure mental masturbation. Like Zitro, I wonder why I go as high as two stars with my rating. I must be in a good mood this evening.

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