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Which for me, without a doubt, is perhaps his weakest effort work since the infamous Kowtow. Above all, because of a worrying inability to create exciting melodies and evocative instrumental passages, which were the hallmark of the group.

It is obvious that the Barret and company tried to evolve their style, trying to sound more modern and contemporary (talking about 2005), bringing back the acoustic guitars, and taking down the dominance of Nolan's keyboard, who is sort of absent on this record. Sadly, part the charm of the group was lost in the process.

In addition, the failed attempt to create a long and epic song with The Wishing Well did not go well, mainly because the song lacks strength and inspiration, which ends up almost ruining an album that on a personal level was a considerable disappointment despite the fact that it cannot be considered bad under any circumstances.

Best Tracks: The Wisdom of Salomon (good guitar melodies, reminiscent of the best moments of Not of this World) and The Edge of the World (beautiful work on acoustics, and a very Pink Floyd influenced instrumental development)

My Rating: ***

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