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THE ? TRUTH

Seven Steps To The Green Door

 

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alainPP
5 stars SEVEN STEPS TO THE GREEN DOOR and its closing triptych.

"Revelations symphonic start, progressive art opera, solemn piano and majestic instrumentation, air passing from adventurous prog metal to screamed prog metal fury with its flight of violins, Dantesque. "Africa" ​​for the musical fresco, majestic intro, we keep the rhythm, the tribal pads, shivering soul female vocal, emphatic prog metal variation, jazzy, djent break voice almost screamed, rise in chorus, grated passage, orchestral passage and the ethereal ambient finale. Perfect to rest from this major rock opera journey. "Hearing Voices" changes register, nervous keyboard and guitar in synth-pop, cut with suave clarinet and disconcerting pop rock soul drift; closer to a musical, the tone is alert on a new prog of the new decade; speed of the tempo smelling of Anglican rock, the Germans doing beautiful things. "Alpha & Omega III" cinematic spatial intro with the jazzy clarinet that creates the atmosphere; bass and bright percussions that follow, suave voice in variation; simplicity of the piece until the progressive ambient break pleasantly denoting. The return is made by a cottony bluesy solo and the ambient finale. "The Arrest" follows, on SAGA, the guitar of the SIX BY SIX nervous, rushy, energetic; 320 volts current rock.

"Hallucinations" appears, easy; a different tune but already heard; Eric of the NINE SKIES explained to me that with 3 chords it was obvious to think of another group on a new composition, peace to you. The impeccable tune, the guitar solo, it spurts everywhere, all good. The dark, medieval finale, we can guess the cohort of warriors advancing in the cave, yes I hear their footsteps, or maybe it's my typewriter. "Hearts on Strings" arrived during this time, delicate piano arpeggio setting the mood; a light sound on 'Phantom of the Paradise'; the twirling clarinet guides on bucolic landscapes; heavy riff and the tone rises; violins in the ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA style come to do the jig. The third gear is passed with the djent suddenly, convoluted and enjoyable. "When You Get to See Me" continues offering the boosted intro on a dripping, consensual synth metal prog; the female vocal amplifies the Teutonic folk side with the arrival of the fiery djent finale. "Hear My Voice" flamenco starts to dream differently; the heavy riff brings back the punchy sound, new Olympian break, of the cathedral organ for this expressive and innovative title. Note the solo keyboard of Marek in duet with that of Martin as an introduction to "A Dream That Stayed" and its sagaesque intro, of the fabulous 'Generation 13'; the final piece which boasts a Floydian choir, to the captivating gospel where the grandiloquence holds the pavement; The drums hammer the speakers; the rustic finale with this muffled noise as if to discreetly withdraw and let the musicians in front of you replay the album.

SEVEN STEPS TO THE GREEN DOOR offers pop, hard rock, djent, verbal jousting to ambient prog spaces with fusional ideas on opera, Hollywood metal and modern progressive atmospheres. Originally on ProfilProg. (4.75).

alainPP | 5/5 |

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