WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE

First of all - I'd like to note that I never thought I would like this album. I listened to it for the sake of it, since I'm an avid DT fan, and I was impressed like all hell. In a way some of it is premature, although you can really see their creativity and their musical genius trying to struggle their way out of the hard shell of awful production and an arguably bad singer.

Now, I think I'll structure this review going song by song:

1-A Fortune In Lies: Very good start to the album, even just the first few notes make you want to listen more. Sounds like music out of a Megaman game: awesome. Not a masterpiece on the whole, but captivating to an extent and still worth the listen.

2-Status Seeker: Somewhat enjoyable, but irritating at the same time. The chorus is catchy and the music is nice, but it has a pop-ish feel to it.

3-Ytse Jam: I can see why this is the fan favourite from this album. One of the best songs on there to me (this one's an instrumental by the way). A five star song definitely. Even gets stuck in your head..

4-The Killing Hand: This song doesn't really do it for me, although it's not bad. I'm just not all that captivated by it... I'm speculating that it needs a trim.

5-Light Fuse and Get Away: Really clever lyrics (homage to Moore) and a catchy (and inconsistent) chorus. Makes for a really enjoyable song.. I'm just not too into the composition of the music. Too bad though, it really does have potential.

6-Afterlife: Again the chorus is good... however the vocals for the rest of the song are only tolerable. And distracting. Not bad on the whole.

7-The Ones who Helped to Set the Sun: Wow.. this song is really dark. The lyrics could be a bit more creative and inspired, but overall it's decent. The intro is the best part probably, amazing musicianship there. Reminds me a little of Octavarium (the song).

8-Only a Matter of Time: I really like the vocals on this song, and the lyrics too are extremely well-written (more credit to Moore). The music could be a bit more exciting, but nothing's perfect.

All in all, each song has a small flaw it seems, or that potential for that extra something, but it's worth it to listen to, and miles removed from the typical DT sound. Probably the album that non-DT fans will like most. Probably.

Four stars, and I hope my review was helpful.

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