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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Abandoning the past - again!, April 17, 2002
I guess Theatre of Tragedy decided that they had nothing more to say in the world of gothic hard rock after "Aegis" and did a complete 180 with the last album "Musique", much to the dismay of most of their hard-core fans. Gone were the dark, gothic epics mixing elements of Type O Negative with operatic female vocals, replaced with a sort of Euro-electro-industro sound, completely abandoning the deep, growly male vocals of the earlier albums, and relying more on Liv Kristine's singing (a wise choice there!) - all over a more programmed, keyboard-heavy sound. That continues pretty much unabated on this latest offering, although adding a few Garbage-like textures throughout this time. Unfortunately, what TOT seems to forget is that changing sounds means nothing if the songs are forgettable, and while much of this album and "Musique" is enjoyable, it's also quickly forgotten. Bands like Flowing Tears, Paradise Lost and Tiamat are proving that you can experiment within the "gothic" genre and still remain pretty much true to form. Those bands are constantly shifting their sound, but keep putting out great albums. It's too bad that a leader like TOT couldn't see fit to do the same.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
not like their old stuff, but..., January 25, 2004
Has anyone here heard of Rammstein? That's what comes to mind when I listen to this CD. There really is a lot of fun music here. Clearly, Theatre of Tragedy isn't the doom metal band that they once were. The key is that this was recorded at the famed Finnvox Studios (Stratovarius, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Warmen). No matter what the music is, the production must be amazing, right? Well, it is. These are fun songs. For those of you picking this up because you're a doom metal fan or a Theatre of Tragedy fan, either put it back on the shelf or delete it from your shopping cart - this is more industrial than doom! The female vocalist is still here and sings every line of every song, unless there's one or 2 1 verse exceptions. Each song is very melodic. If you're into this kind of music or accept the band's change, then you should love this. Did I say how short the songs are yet? Some don't even hit the 3 minute mark and none get over 5. The last song is a slow, soft balladish song that I fell in love with last night. Expect something with sounds like that of Project Pitchfork when you put this CD in. Quite frankily, I don't think there's any one way to describe this so that you'll be prepared when you put this in your CD player. I'm doing the best I can here. All there really is to say is "buy it!" Just make sure that this is really a CD that you don't mind experimenting with before you do so. When you get the chance, go read some of my other reviews and say if they helped you or not. Till next time!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get over it!, February 6, 2005
There is nothing worse than a band that keeps playing the same old style of music without every changing or trying something new. Worse than that are the fans who complain because they can't handle the change. As a musician let me tell that never trying something different is soooo boring. Kudos to TOT for this album and Musique before it. The music still rocks just in a different style (ala Curve, Garbage) Sorry miopic metal fans. As much as I love earlier TOT, and I do, these albums are still superior to most music out there.
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