THE ODYSSEY

I just bought this album, and it was somewhat of a dissapointment. It is certainly better than their previous album, The New Mythology Suite (which I despise), but this is not their best work. The opening track begins promisingly enough (I love the guitar riff) but the vocals and guitar evolve into something too metal and not at all progressive.

That being said, there are two tracks that really catch my eye. Obviously, anything over 10 minutes (and certainly 20) is an instant 5-star classic in my mind, so the epic 24 minute title track is amazing. I was very impressed by that. Other than that, only Acolade II is in my mind a truly good song. Overall, I'm dissapointed, but this is by no means a bad album.