I thought I was early morning when I was writing this review but I realized that there were already several opinions on the album, so suddenly it will be a review "abbreviated" because others have been more in details, so avoid repetition :)!
Anyway, at first listen of the album, I immediately said "Ouch, that one, it will split ..." and I do not think I was mistaken when you see the change notes the abum yet!
Personally, I loved the album. It is of course not free of defects, and it is feeling some pumped back to the left and right, but that does not bother me more than that. What I appreciated was back in front of the guitar, and has much more audible than previously. The keyboards also have the spotlight. Then orchestration level, it is simply be-tone. Concrete. I stress this because I had started listening to the album on my PC, with the speakers. Then I put on my player with FLAC my helmet, and there it was immediately taken another dimension! It is full of auditory detail is amazing, more than on other albums. Regarding Floor, I find it very well on the album. You hear the aggressive on certain securities (Yours Is An Empty Hope), soft on other (Our Decades In The Sun - I almost shed a tear, it is to say), playful (My Walden) lyric (The Greatest Show On Earth), etc, etc .. Basically, I appreciate the "palette" Voice found on the wafer. For THE negative point, it is probably the lack of overall strength of the album ... the songs are beautiful, still in the lead, but we must recognize that fishing by their strength.
My favorite songs?
- Endless Forms Most Beautifull (my big favorite, the "Asian" move to the middle gets every listen!)
- Alpenglow
- Shudder Before The Beautifull
- Yours Is An Empty Hope (the bar potato!)
- Our Decades In The Sun (it is so gentle and soothing ...)
Small bracket. I read a lot that many people regretted that Floor is "clamped", she does not sing lyrically like Tarja did. I think it will take a while to get a result, it is the past Tarja Nightwish. Already by replacing Annette, I think that the direction taken was obvious. After, Floor can afford more things vocally Annette, but I also think that the group wants it not "risk" (since you could see a wave surge of hate (her) "Tarja was better!" "If it was to redo the lyrics, Tarja had not fired!", in short, stuff in that tone). But it remains only my opinion of course! End of digression :).
Thank you for reading and good listening to all :)
