SEASONS END

Seasons End, the first record with Hogarth. This might be a very dividing album for the fans, maybe it was. I prefer H vocals over Fish so, that was a good starting point. And yes, what a surprise, this is not annoying as previous albums (the first two sometimes are a bit tedious).

Musically, this sounds very cohesive, fresh and emotional; although it is not a concept album, sounds very balanced, the song list and order is well-chosen. Ups and downs of tension, big chorus, then back to calm songs.

For the first part of the album I was expecting something more, I don't know, I liked it, but it did not blow my mind like the second part...

"Berlin", "After Me", "Hooks in You" and "The Space". As I said, it's not conceptual, but this is how you have to write and construct an album, separated songs that sounds great combined. That sax in "Berlin" and the middle section of the song, the sweetness of "After Me" that later grows more and more, all the 80s rock vibes (sounds like Van Halen haha YEAH!) in "Hooks in You" and the great ending with "The Space", for me the best song and performance of Hogarth in this album, the string arrangements, the emotion of the song, what an ending. H rules!