Review - Blackfield IV

New album with Aviv Geffen on the command once More, this time with some fellow singers invited (Jonathan Donahue, Steven Wilson, vinnie Cavanagh and Brett Anderson).
Album is mixed with guitars By Wilson.

And it shows. Same as the last album, this one is full of poppish songs  with great melodies, songs that stucks in teh head and are pretty much as good as anything out there.
It starts as typical Blackfield but get quickly lost on the way.
Highlights are X ray, Firefly and Faking (where Aviv nasal voice really shines for this one)

Nice album , nice songs but nothing really , truly great, easy pop songs nice to hear.

And that is all.. This review iw way too long for an album that clocks at 33 minutes max.... could have done a full album with the previous one.... Wait and see the next one.

Enchant - LIve at last and round up

Enchant published a great double cd/dvd of live performance with a set list close to perfection which is a perfect buy if you wanna try to discover the US band.

After that , the first album is so good nobody can really make a passe at it, even if it is a bit different from those who would follow.

So first Live at last; great best of and performance.

Then a blueprint of the world , masterpiece and chef d’œuvre.(all of them great songs...I'd skip enchanted and open eyes in a set list)

Then Goes blink of an eye with almost all great songs too (under fire , prognosis)

then tug of war with sinking sands, tug of war, queen of the informed, progtology and comatose

next album is juggling 9, with juggling knives, what to say and leading songs.

Then  abit of a tie in the rear is break (with break and My ennemy leading the poll) and wounded time lost (with below zero, pure, blindsided, interact and mettle man)

Give the rock band a chance, it is great stuff.... and eagerly awaiting the new album.

Review :Tug of War - Enchant

Last studio album so far by Enchant that gains a new keyboard player Bill Jenkins.
Following the footsteps of Blink, ToW is a strong record with the traditionnal Enchanted strength, Ed Platt thumping bass, Ted emotional voice and occasionnal deep implicated lyrics, Doug Ott great sense for melodies.
Even if the opener sinking sands is a great song, strangely I would have put the more rock on title track on first position.
After such a beginning, the middle of the album suffers a bit (despite of the great Queen of the informed with its instrumental bridge that gives me a chill down the spine) between small balade (beautiful) and strange song (Lost in a movie)but goes out with a bang with another full instrumental track very melodic before the final song that is very Marillion-esque (and that is a compliment) Comatose , written on piano with a great mood and slow power building riff  making easily one of my ever favorite Enchant track.

You can judge by yourselves

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