Monday 18 August 2014

Crown The Empire 2014 album review

I have listened too crown the empire's new album and their first song starts of with setting the scene like any good story however the ending of their first song "Call To Arms" doesn't fit with what they are trying to achieve. The ending at least to me sounds like it should be in a different song. Their second song 'initiation' however is better then their first and the song goes together nicely with a blend of guirar, vocals and storytelling. This is a nice follow on from their last album. Millennia sounds more pop than their usual blend of electronic ambience and metal catharis. It seems that Crown the Empire are experimenting with their sound, good for them but I and I'm sure others hope that they will pick a genre and stick to it well at least for a while. I am not one to discourage experimenting with music in fact I am all for it but not every song should be a different in an album. The album should fit together nicelyalthough the songs fit together through the story they tell. It however doesn't fit together in terms of genre. Some genres go well together like classical and rock for example. Their song MNSTR however confused me. Are there two stories in this album or one? Or is it different points of view? Their song second thoughts seems to parallel with their song Millennia but fits better then the first song. Overall I'd say their recent album has fallen short of their album The Fallout although some songs like Mechanical Me and Johnny's Rebellion in their album are good and are worth a listen. So although their new album has fallen short all is not lost or is it?

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