Their weakest Release

Review Score: (2/10)
Most bands, if they are around for long enough will release a suspect album. This is easily Fates Warning's weakest. Musically it only redeems itself sporadically. Apart from some isolated moments, it sounds very uninspired and very commercial.

The problems with the album are two fold, firstly, the overt commercial rock pretence did not work, secondly, the chosen style of commercial rock on this release, which sort of reminds me of 80s AOR was well and truly out of fashion by the time this album was released.

The album was the second 'pop-metal' oriented release the band attempted (the first was Parallels). While trying to retain an essence of their progressive rock/metal past, most of the sounds, patterns and inflections are firmly rooted in commercial rock. Some of the material on this album sounds suspiciously like Queensryche. Writing in this style simply did not work. If your thing is 'pop-metal' look elsewhere, there are much better examples of that style elsewhere (not this band). Also, if your thing is progressive rock/metal, look at other albums by this band e.g. 'No Exit', 'Disconnected', 'A Pleasant Shade of Gray' AND ESPECIALLY 'Perfect Symmetry'.

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