I absolutely love the direction they're going with this album! Didn't get the goosebumps I had when I first listened to Fortress but songs like Godspeed, Indoctrination, Forever Falling or Clear Horizon definitely blew my mind!!! Also I'm really enjoying the synth parts on this record!
I don't really get the hate towards Elvis... I mean he produced not only the "bad sounding" records but also Blackbird! So, if you have anyone to blame, blame the band. They chose Elvis in the first place and they decided to let him produce their other records as well... so...
Okay... I just need to share my thoughts with you. I read so many comments about the new songs and especially about In The Deep and this and that. A couple of minutes ago I listened to all 4 tracks on my big 5.1 surround system. WYR, PNM, TTC and ITD. And I must say, although I had some weird feelin...
To me it's their best looking music video to date. SMAL was cool and so was COA. But camera angles, effects and so on on this particular masterpiece, are off the hook!
I listened to to that song on the phone first... was okay but the chorus was meehh Then I played it in my car, loud but not too loud so that the sound doesn't get too blurry... and honestly this IS a catchy song in it's own right. Maybe not as catchy as Rise Today or Isolation but it's alright! AND ...