Dark Angel [Import]

The Reasoning | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Comet Music UK
• ASIN: B001FBIFX2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,785 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2008 sophomore release. The Reasoning are a Cardiff-based six-piece Rock band, formed in 2005. Their debut album Awakening was released in 2006 and has garnered international critical acclaim, selling in excess of 7,000 copies within the first year. The band have toured extensively - including performances throughout the UK and Europe - and continue to generate an increasingly substantial fan-base, both in the live arena and on the internet: via MySpace and the band's official website. With widespread musical influences drawn from the Rock, Metal, Folk and Pop genres, The Reasoning's music is a dynamic confluence of the classic and the contemporary. Combining dual guitars and three outstanding lead vocalists, the band's unique and exquisite sound embraces breathtakingly powerful rhythm, spine-tingling harmony and irresistibly captivating melody, transgressing many conventional musical boundaries to appeal to a diverse audience. Comet.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars What I was hoping for..., August 30, 2010

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Richard W Franck (Drexel Hill, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dark Angel (MP3 Download)

This is a great follow-up to their first album. I enjoyed "Awakening" but it had two major issues for me - one glaring, one artistic. The glaring issue was an atrocious production. I haven't heard compression so over-used in a long time, and over-processing made the vocals sound harsh and shrill. The other issue was I felt Rachel Cohen was not nearly as prominant as a lead vocalist as she should have been. I adore her voice, and after such prominance in Karnataka I thought her diminished role in The Reasoning was a let-down. Both these issues are addressed on "Dark Angel" and it has become my favorite album of their's thus far. (Although "Adverse Camber" is a very close second.) If you liked Rachel in Karnataka, then you will not be disapointed here.

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3.0 out of 5 stars slightly disappointed, March 11, 2009

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Jonas Mayer (Mpls.) - See all my reviews
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If you own and liked "Awakening" you probably already own "Dark Angel".
If not, pick up "Awakening" first, it's a much stronger release. Overall, I found the song writing on "Dark Angel" to be less memorable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars NOW I know why, June 5, 2009

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Frank D. Byrd - See all my reviews
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this band is so DAMN good! They support MARILLION & FISH on tour later this year. This disc pick's up where tracks 5 thru 8 left off. And it's even better! The guitars and vocals cook throughout the album, flowing like a spring from the mountains, clean and clear. You need to buy this and their first one!