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Title: Top-heavy
Review: When I first bought this album I was pretty excited. Judging by the last album V, the new one should be great. It wasn't.What I get from the album is that Neil Morse had this big idea for the double disc concept album, and didn't let anyone else in the band do any song writing. I have no problem with Neil Morse's song writing, he does a great job as the main writer/singer for the transatlantic albums, and most of the older SB albums (especially V). The thing in these examples is that the whole band balances itself out, and Snow is totally top heavy. What happens is the album ends up being 75% ballads, and in between the rest of the band comes up with straight out prog jams that are a little out of place. The idea is actaully pretty cool; a remake of the old rock opera/concept album for the modern times with a balls to the wall spirituality theme, its the execution that is lacking.
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