the difficult third album

the difficult third album

Free (Ltd.Edt.) (Audio CD)

Customer Review

So that's it, the third album of the former Saxon chart toppers. After a stunning debut and a very worthy successor follows an album that no longer gets even after continuous listening as well-meant three points from me.
Three things struck me here. Felix robber pushes vocally already reached its limits, the very high notes are apparently not its pitch (at Veljanow of your lackeys had it so). On the other sounds' free 'without mercy' 80s, but not always of the sort that you then wanted to hear. Maybe this is also meant ironically from the guys and I just did not understand it. But I can only tell my opinion and not the other, or of the press here. And last but not least: In 'Alone Alone', the mix between the two languages ​​German / English was formative. But on 'free' will be dealt inflationary and it starts sometime a bit nervous. This trick has been overused.
I admit that I have quarreled long, if I give my opinion so openly known, but in my opinion, are intended this reviews. Only three points are just thin, but this partly Bubblegumpop (see Your love), are currently no longer ago. It may be that at some point I change my opinion.
'Colour of snow' was a turn signal. But here I would not have expected. The first two songs shred so not in my ears, even the single 'Endless Symphony' will not stick. 'Your love' to me is something like the song that this album would not needed. That sounds like quite angry after Bohlen aid. I grew up in the 80s, but they sounded so angry now not always. 'Evergreen' reveals clear echoes of the previous album and 'Letting go' there is quasi the first highlight. In it combines all the best of the first two albums, this seemingly unbridled power of 'Dream Dancer' and the wonderful dance of 'Colour of snow'. Then there is a pause to konzertane with 'Sleep rocket' at last to say, hey, we sinds yet. Since force is behind it and when a song as the 80 sounds, then this one. It flows seamlessly into 'Dark and gray', and then ultimately to the 'Elegy' auszuplätschern. And for good 36 minutes you wonder, what now?
'Alone alone' was and is the curse of the band. Because they will measure the most. For me it was not the scale and I hope the sympathetic axes are rediscovering their creativity again. All great bands have released albums weak. It's not like that this album is not worth listening to, but in the heavy rotation as its predecessor, it is not definitive. For this, the bite to it sounds too much like the shallow 80 lacks. It should also not anything like the ingenious for me 'Dream Dancer' sound.
The master stroke, it is not, but after that they can show it all, and how one day rise phoenix from the ashes again. But until then they have to have to listen less well-meaning word. Nevertheless, they are not 'alone alone' be. But they are still too good.

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