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 —  If you take just the "Weep in Silence" and do analyse a bit not even the music, (which is fantastic by evidence), but also the studio work, panoramic, sound-art, -will you tell me then - is there are much of artists like Uriah Heep now? So it rests very-very progressive for ever!

Buy the "High & Mighty"-with "Wizards" there are 2 historical chef's-'oeuvres of the XXth century.

Igor Panov composer Paris

 

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Was looking at the reviews for this album and came across this one...it doesn't really justify why it's got the 5 star rating and is quite poorly written; maybe a bad translation?

 

I don't think this review should stay here personally...

 

 

Just not a review.

 

 

Progressive Metal
(Studio Album, 2002)

   The Odyssey is the 6th Studio Release by Symphony X and was released in 2002!

Inferno : Nice starting riff (reminds of "sea of lies"), heavy vocal performance during the 1st verse, but a nice chorus and fantastic solos.

Wicked : A typical Iced Earth song, maybe a bit more progressive. Simple Metal Riff, Chorus and Solo, but afterwards an arpeggio that introduces a new verse, that sound very beautiful. Very groovy song BTW.

Incantations... : A stunning beginning, a powerful verse and chorus, very dark and hard as well. Uses the story of the Apprentrice by Paul Duka.

Accolade II : Fantastic harmonic song with powerful, atmospheric refrain, more keyboard/piano and a fantastic solo and wonderful melodies. Sequel of "The Accolade".

King of Terrors : Based on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum. Through the darkness of the story the song is quite dark as well and the heaviest song ever by Symphony X (including vocals). Very atmospehric and a perfect conversion of Poe's story.

The Turning : Very fast, something like a speed metal track with a long solo! Very strange vocals sometimes!

Awakenings : What a track! Starts of with a theme played with keyboard bass and guitar, but always varied. Then a wondeful paino theme, inspired by vivaldi, with incredible vocals. After that it gets a bit heavier, not too heavy! Very fluent it proceeds with other verses 1 chorus (at the end), some solos and a jazzy piano intermission!

The Odyssey: This track is the best Symphony X ever made. It's amazing that Michael Romeo wrote it alone. It begins with an overture, I guess inspired by Dream Theater's Overture! Then a fantastic arpeggio with the accoustic guitar, with a very nice verse. It's played a while and then powerchords are added. After that it gets heavier (like in Awakenings), a solo follows and then the second verse, this is awesome. After that the vocals become heavier as well. In the further time there are further guitar driven verses, a piano & vocals sequence, an incredible solo by Michael Romeo and a classical part inspired by Wagner. For the End (Up to 20 minutes) there is first a solo, including the notes for the soon folowing refrain, then another verse (the accompanist reminds of the on in "Candlelight Fantasia"), the refrain I just mentioned, a solo and at the end the arpeggio from the beginning played with the e-guitar!

So Symphony X stepped on another path, a more heavier path, developed further and tested lots of new things but also remained lots of old signatures.

negative :

-very heavy -guitar driven (less keyboard) -sound (it's hard hear bass and parts of the drums)=> need special bass modus -too much metal

RATING! :



Inferno Wicked Incantations... Accolade II King of Terrors

Variety 5/10 4/10 5/10 7/10 5/10

Fluence 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10

Sound 8/10 8/10 8/10 8/10 8/10

Lyrics 6/10 6/10 6/10 6/10 8/10

Lyrics- 5/10 5/10 6/10 6/10 8/10 Music- Vocals! (togetherness/affiliation)

Prog? 6/10 4/10 5/10 8/10 6/10

Longevity 8/10 7/10 7/10 8/10 7/10

Virtuosity 8/10 6/10 8/10 8/10 7/10

Originality 7/10 6/10 7/10 7/10 6/10

Atmosphere 7/10 5/10 7/10 7/10 8/10

TOTAL 69/100 60/100 69/100 74/100 72/100



The Turning Awakenings The Odyssey

Variety 5/10 7/10 10/10

Fluence 8/10 8/10 9/10

Sound 8/10 8/10 8/10

Lyrics 7/10 7/10 8/10

Lyrics- 6/10 6/10 8/10 Music- Vocals! (togetherness/affiliation)

Prog? 5/10 8/10 9/10

Longevity 6/10 9/10 10/10

Virtuosity 7/10 9/10 9/10

Originality 7/10 8/10 7/10

Atmosphere 7/10 8/10 7/10

TOTAL 66/100 78/100 85/100



OVERALL/TOTAL 576/800 . : : 72/100 : : .

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This is not an abuse, obviously!! The review is good!

It's only to say...I wish I could be so able in algebra and mathematics too!!!!