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[jem88]

Picked it up on vinyl the other day. Great, great, great album!

 

[AbeBeta]

That's the best of his "early" not so freaky period

The 5 Easy Pieces box set is pretty cool for an overview of much the early stuff

 

[jem88]

That's the best of his "early" not so freaky period

The 5 Easy Pieces box set is pretty cool for an overview of much the early stuff

It just flows beautifully. Angels of Ashes and Rhymes of Goodbye are hypnotic; The Old Man's Back Again has a great groove; The Seventh Seal is over the top and all the better for it. Best $25 I've spent recently.

Even though it's not as freaky as Drift, there's definite darkness in the lyrics. A small sample:

The Angels of Ashes
will give back your passions
Again and again

Their light shafts
will reach through the darkness
and touch you my friend

They'll fly in a mind dance
and blind you with wings
wrapped in flame

If you're down to an echo
they just might remember
your name

In the unbroken darkness
where emptiness empties
alone