Customer Reviews

Eternity

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Yikes! What happened to the Mythos I heard on the self-titled album and "Reality of a Dreamer"? Now it seems that Bob D'Eith (piano) and Paul Schmidt (guitar) have shifted in a smooth jazz direction, much to my annoyance. The only track on "Eternity" I liked was "Unity", the rest I quickly dismissed after a few minutes into the abyss of forgetfulness. Let's hope that Mythos goes back to the dark vibes of their earlier works, and not try to sound like 3rd Force again.

Is it possible to find heaven on earth? Maybe not but this album definitely takes me to a place that's much dreamier than normal life existence. The opening song "Ascent" is gorgeous beyond reason with a lush, aural soundscape. And albeit there are no tracks here as rememberable or as breathtaking as "November" or "Planinata", "Unity" and "Paradise" come awfully close. I also really enjoy the more somberness of "Turn To Grey" (vocals: Tanya Hancheroff) and "Dreams Of Jade" (vocals: Jennifer Scott), which both feature actual lyrics instead of just ethereal voices wandering with the wordless melodies. I admit to liking their self-titled album more than ETERNITY but this has more diversity, I think. It's only flaw is its lack of staying power. After about 4 or 5 songs I'm ready to move on to something else... Bob D'Eith and Paul Schmidt are still fusing their initial guitar and piano in with the beautiful electronic/new age rhythms that are present on their last two albums, but on ETERNITY the sound, as mentioned before, is much more eclectic. In songs like "Del Mar" they use instruments such as the saxaphone and the trumpet to incorprate a more jazzy atmosphere. On tunes like "Exodus", however, they use the spanish guitar with ethnic sounds ranging from Brazil to the Middle East, which, to me, is the perfect concoction for an exceptional album.

MYTHOS is better (don't yet have REALITY OF A DREAMER) but I still recommend ETERNITY to long-time or first-time Mythos fans. I do recommend starting off with MYTHOS first though.

As a long time fan of Era, Delerium, Enya, Lesiem and Magna Canta, I saw Mythos as my next step in the new age genre. As I have reviewed other Mythos' albums here on Amazon.com I am again struck with the feeling that the duo artists behind Mythos the entity have again augmented inconsistancy. This album release has some of the older songs from previously released albums mixed with new song samples. In this album, Bob D'Eith and Paul Schmidt include ethnic instruments and sounds into the songs, trying to coalesce a sleeping giant awake. Personally this album is another disappointment with every song being inconsistant. It seemed to me that they were searching for a sound that could make Mythos distinctive and unique.
Just like their counterparts Lesiem and Enya who have found their niche in the new age music scene, Mythos is a wandering giant still looking for a home in the land of new age music.

Mythos has done it again. Some of the tracks in this CD will stir your soul. An ethereal mix of sublime vocals and piano. I have given 4 stars, because they could not live up to the stellar expectations after their previous album. Nevertheless, this is an excellent buy ...

WOW!-MY FRIEND GAVE ME THIS CD FOR A BIRTHDAY GIFT AND I'M THRILLED TO SAY--THIS IS REAL THING FOLKS!!!AS A SENIOR FAN OF
ELECTRONIC MUSIC(THE REAL SYNTH STUFF-NOT THIS SAMPLED,TURNTABLE
DJ [stuff] THEY PASS OFF IN CIRCLES TODAY),I THINK THIS GROUP"MYTHOS" IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF ACCOUSTIC GUITAR,JAZZ RIFFS,GREAT VOICE TEXTURIZING AND MOST ALL-GREAT KEYBOARD COMPOS.
THE SYNTHS ARE USED VERY TASTILY,NOT OVERBEARING,BUT NOT ANY WIMPY DIGTAL SEQUENCES OR TOO MANY FILTER SWEEPS.THIS IS THE MUSIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY-IF LIKE GOOD FUSION,ETHEREAL VOCALS,
GOOD GUITAR AND GREAT SYNTH REALIZATIONS--BUY THIS CD-A MUST!!

... I can honestly say I love each of the three albums released in USA. I love the fact I can listen to all three of the albums and be pleased from beginning to end. I think it is very, very difficult to be as consistent as Mythos is! There are not many musical pieces that one can find that you can sit through from being to end without skipping one or two tracks. With Mythos I find no reason to skip any tracks. This new album is GREAT and just when I wondered where Mythos could go with their music Bob and Paul pull it off! They take the appropriate twists and turns and make me smile and shake my head in disbelief!

Great job guys!

I admit the first time I listened to Mythos' newest release Eternity I was a bit disappointed. I wanted more of the same of their previous two albums Mythos-Mythos and Mythos-Reality of a Dreamer. I would have given this album four stars or maybe even three stars when I first got it. But I must say after further reflection I began to see how good it was, just different. Sometimes you need to change things up lest things get boring. It definitely has a new fresh feel to it. After a few listens I really began to like it, hence my five star rating. Eternity truly does grow on you. I also heartily recommend their previous two releases. Touch bliss in this lifetime. Pick up a Mythos album. You will not regret it.

Eternity is one of the most incredible new age albums ever to be released to date. It contains astonishing music which still displays mythos' style, however adds to it a traditional blend of both Brazilian and Celtic sounds. It's amazingly relaxing and inspiring from one song to another. Every song is a surprise! Victorian styles and structures are expanded into fantastically different directions. Quite "musical" realms of near-abstraction sport patterns unlike garden-variety song structures. Radical post-processing of aquatic field recordings from all over North America yields decidedly unnatural results. Send sweet sonic gaseous into the space between your ear, as shapeless, lovely and tangible as a cloud.
The only fault I found is that it's too short for such heavenly tunes, and it ends with the listener begging for more!
If you liked the previous Mythos albums, buy this one without thought.

This album is a mix between "Reality of a Dreamer" and "Mythos". However, it leans more towards the darker side of "Mythos". Since i bought it this cd has not left my play deck and is on constant repeat mode. Kind of fitting for an album titled "Eternity".

My favorite songs are # 1,2,6,8,9, and 10. They remind me more of the 2 earlier Mythos releases. Sometimes (some) of the songs I didn't mention, sounded a little too jazzy for me or just a little repetitive. To me, Mythos is smooth,melodic,ethereal and some of these songs were just that and the others were well, just not what I expected from Mythos. I wish I could've given this album 5 stars. It is not a bad album, it just seems like he took a slightly different turn on some of the songs here. I hope the next album is more like the two previous albums.