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THE OVERVIEWSteven WilsonCrossover Prog3.91 | 183 ratings |
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It's a fantastic musical journey that evolves the ideas of his previous album The Harmony Codex with added
ambitious and space rock elements. (which were already prominent in that album). Both tracks are a musical
journey as expected from the length but have a very distinct feel.Objects Outlive Us is more ambitious and we get to SW trying some more weirder chord progression and unique vocal patterns (for him, ofc). I was scared about the comments of overuse of falsetto and the track not flowing well structurally, but I was pleasant surprised that both didn't happen. The ending solo is really beautiful and something I would expect from Randy, he has a unique way of playing guitar and he did a great job (also in other solos from both tracks too) The Overview takes a more electronic approach with spoken voices, which reminds me of early PT which works beautifully to me, although all the synth is definitely new gig and reminiscent of his later works. it still has a lot acoustic moments, and later on a mix of both approaches. The outro of the track is sublime and definitely pays off the whole journey, very Cowboy Bebop-ish! Definitely an album that will take a lot of listens to appreciate all the small elements, but also one that I already enjoy a lot especially with headphones. It feels great to see SW going back on his space rock roots with a new arsenal of synths and musical ideas. One of his best works, IMO, 5/5
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