Suspyre - A Great Divide
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Artist: SuspyreEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-08-28
Music Label: Nightmare Records
Soundtracks:
- Forever the Voices
- The Singer
- The Spirit
- Galactic backward movements
- Manipulation in time
- Resolution
- April in the Fall
- Subliminal Delusions
- Bending the Violet
- The Piano Plays at last
- Alterations of the Ivory
- Blood and Passion
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Free Music Review: An Astounding Musical Achievement! I Was Captivating From The First Track...
Hit: 5 Stars
Suspyre's first album, The Silvery Mist, although good, didn't adequately prepare me for the sonic onslaught that awaited me in their new release, A Great Divide.
How many times can I type "Wow" before someone slaps me?
Everything about A Great Divide smacks of excellence -- from the pristine production to the packaging (Nightmare Records devotes as much TLC to its packaging as their artists do to their music) to the instrumentation to the vocals to the lyrics. This is as close to a perfect album as anyone is likely to get, folks.
This isn't just prog metal. Not by a long shot. This is well-crafted music that spans, perhaps even defies, genres. Sure, A Great Divide features fat riffs, speedy time signatures, and screaming solos. But where some prog metal bands lose me is in their inability to craft actual *songs*.
Not Suspyre. A Great Divide sounds like a cross between the best jazz-rock fusion of the Seventies (the short instrumental break around 6:00 into of the 9-minute "The Singer" is fusion all the way) with the technical virtuosity of Dream Theater and the sheer chutzpa of King Crimson. Oh, and the lush orchestration. Can't forget that. If there's one thing that gets me every time it's combining acoustic instruments (especially piano and acoustic guitar) with the roar of electric ones. Such balance showcases talent, whereas a constant barrage of sound merely bores me, no matter how well-played it may be.
A Great Divide features truly insane noodling, but the enchanting melodies of such songs as "Galactic Backward Movements" are glorious in their own right. They give my mind a rest, and a vehicle in which to travel along with the musicians. It's a journey I enjoy taking. (In fact, the day I received it, I left it on repeat, listening to it all day long in my office while I wrote. I felt energized, creative, and completely transported.)
Once every so often an album is released that blows me away. This is one of those times. A Great Divide is heavy without being annoying, lush without being sappy, and compelling in all the right ways. I predict this is going to be one of those albums that is talked about in reverential tones a decade from now.
If you have friends who think that the only good prog metal comes from European countries (or if you're one of those music snobs yourself), I suggest popping A Great Divide into your CD player, sitting back, and experiencing it first hand. Oh, and try to keep your mouth from dropping open. I dare ya.
I can't recommend A Great Divide highly enough. I urge everyone who loves exceptionally well-made music to buy a copy. And tell your friends to buy one, too. Let's see if we can turn Suspyre into a household name. These guys deserve it. A Great Divide is a remarkable achievement.
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