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So maybe I'm listening to a different album to everyone else, but this is a total dead-loss IMO. Seriously not one single killer song on here, unlike the last disc which had a few. And the production is terrible, whoever mixed this is a (deaf) clown. Where the hell are the hooks? Mark Baker may have been brought back on the strength of his writing on "Demons Down", but this is a million miles from that album and is actually right down there with "The Power & The Myth" as being the worst things this band has put out. This may be heavier than the last couple of discs, but it sure as hell isn't as good.

 

Bloody rubbish IMHO, and the single biggest disappointment of 2009.

Gasp.....BLASPHEMY!!!!!! :hammer:

Again? Every thread I've opened today I've seen Tim going insane. What the hell happened to you mate? Should I stop reading your posts? :lol: Again, completely disagree. This album sounds great to me.

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I finally was trying to give this a full spin today and have to say 6 tracks in it's very good and much better than I thought it would be.

 

After a full spin I'd say that 80% of this disc is great and pure HOL but it levels off on the back end of the cd with to much filler IMO.

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I finally was trying to give this a full spin today and have to say 6 tracks in it's very good and much better than I thought it would be.

 

After a full spin I'd say that 80% of this disc is great and pure HOL but it levels off on the back end of the cd with to much filler IMO.

 

backed......dont think it be a top tenner for me . Good album tho.

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I finally was trying to give this a full spin today and have to say 6 tracks in it's very good and much better than I thought it would be.

 

After a full spin I'd say that 80% of this disc is great and pure HOL but it levels off on the back end of the cd with to much filler IMO.

 

backed......dont think it be a top tenner for me . Good album tho.

 

It will probably fit somewhere on the back end of my top 20 for the year I'd say.

 

Is it me or are there not as many high quality releases this year?

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Is it me or are there not as many high quality releases this year?

 

It's more like the last 10 years IMO :unsure:

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Is it me or are there not as many high quality releases this year?

 

It's more like the last 10 years IMO :unsure:

 

 

Loads of really good releases for me this year so far and I can proudly say, the older boys are kicking some serious ass.

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Wow, am I really about to agree with Geoff? Yep, I love this album.

Much better than Come to My Kingdom.

 

Now that I have the cd and am spinning it instead of just playing samples I have to agree that this kills 'Come to My Kingdom'. Don't get wrong that was a great slice of AOR but this one has some balls and although it's taken some repeated listens this one isn't growing into a fine hard rock disc. However the first 3/4 of the disc is the best IMO and it does fade a little late in the disc with a couple of fillers. As of right now I'd rank it as their 5th best release ahead of CTMK and PATM.

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Is it me or are there not as many high quality releases this year?

 

It's more like the last 10 years IMO :unsure:

 

Yeah this year's been poor for AOR/MHR. A few quality discs aside there are just so many bands who are making inferior albums to the one's they released 20 years ago. Hopefully GIANT will reverse that trend....

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Is it me or are there not as many high quality releases this year?

 

It's more like the last 10 years IMO :unsure:

 

Yeah this year's been poor for AOR/MHR. A few quality discs aside there are just so many bands who are making inferior albums to the one's they released 20 years ago. Hopefully GIANT will reverse that trend....

 

Without Dan Huff I don't expect that to happen.

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