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FOR THE LOVE OF ART AND THE MAKINGBeyond TwilightProgressive Metal3.98 | 163 ratings |
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After two incredible albums of high-quality progressive metal, Danish band Beyond Twilight shoot themselves in the
foot by getting a bit too artsy and fancy with 2006's 'For the Love of Art and the Making'. The clue is clearly there in the
title. At 38 minutes in length, and featuring 43 tracks, each barely a minute long, the idea behind this release is that
the tracks can be played in any order and, depending on how you listen to it, it supposedly can bear different
meanings each time. Yeah, alright. Can anyone truly say they listened to this more than a couple of times without losing interest? Just as you start to enjoy one segment it skips straight to the next. And everything is so disjointed, no matter what order you play it in. In fact, I tried it a couple of times in random orders, and nothing flows smoothly at all. Additionally, it's near-impossible to really understand any of what's going on without actually knowing the lyrics. Bugger that! It's a huge shame, as Beyond Twilight's previous two releases, 2001's 'The Devil's Hall of Fame' and 2005's 'Section X' are genuinely fantastic albums. These guys are amazing musicians and have an instantly distinctive sound of their own. And while the idea behind 'For the Love...' is interesting and massively ambitious, they just weren't able to make anything substantial come out of it. I give the album two stars simply because there is some great musicianship and performances, and there are a couple of moments that are pretty neat (if, by pretty neat, you don't mind songs that last barely a minute). But overall, this album is a huge disappointment, and at the time of writing this review the band haven't done anything since. Coincidence? I doubt it. Art for art's sake? Art over substance? Whatever. This album sucks.
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