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Yes, in my ears, this album didn't punches enough. Only a few parts of this album knocked my head off. "Jerusalem" don't do much. This track not strong enough for me. The strongest part of this song was its lyrics. Moreover "Toccata", most of its structure formed by the ripeless stuff by Keith and Carl. The third track, Greg's ballad, "Still You Turn Me On" was good. This track feels strong in my ears. I think this is the best ballad effort done by Greg, who agree? "Benny the Bouncer" was a joke! But, it's rated far above the first two tracks. And the so-called centerpiece of the album, "Karn Evil 9" comes. Who forget the opening riffs that played by Keith? This 30 minute song straightly breaks my brain. By the way, thanks to Peter Sinfield who adopts the title name. It would be horrible if the opus named "Ganton 9", remember?

Well, this was a good album. But still contain too much weak sections. They are: "Jerusalem" (though not as weak as the other ones), "Toccata" and the second impression of "Karn Evil 9". And I think this album is overrated. 5 stars is too much for this album. I would give 3 stars. But remember, this album mostly helped by the last epic track.

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