More Than Meets the Eye (Spec) [Special Edition]

Jadis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Special Edition
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B0007M8I3C
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,680 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Sleepwalk 7:48

2. Hiding In The Corner 4:17

3. G.13 5:44

4. Wonderful World 8:41

5. More Than Meets The Eye 4:53

6. Beginning And The End 6:11

7. Holding Your Breath 9:45

Disc: 2

1. This Changing Face (1987 Rothery demo) 4:09

2. Follow Me To Salzburg (1987 Rothery demo) 4:23

3. Scratching The Surface (1987 Rothery demo) 3:14

4. Taking Your Time (1987 Rothery demo) 4:39

5. G.13 (1987 Rothery demo) 5:40

6. Out Of Reach (1987 Rothery demo) 4:03

7. Don't Keep Me Waiting (1987 Rothery demo) 3:15

8. In The Dark (1987 Rothery demo) 3:58

9. Lost For Words 3:55

10. This Changing Face (early version ‘86) 4:15

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Jadis effort to date, June 25, 2005

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thefumigator "Fumi" (Montevideo, Uruguay) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Than Meets the Eye (Spec) (Audio CD)

This is, in my opinion, the best Jadis album. All I can say is that the songs are very well structured; the melodic guitar solos are my favorites, as are the pads sounds. Vocals are very melodic-oriented as in the other albums, and maybe tends to be somewhat like AOR commercial rock as usual, something that can turn people out of Jadis in first listening.
But I would at least listen to this album , there are tons of melodies, the songs are much better than in the other albums, so much that none of the songs makes me skip it. It took me some listening to get used to it, since I'm more used to IQ vocals, which are also more like Jon Anderson. Jadis vocalist reminds me more to Steve Vai's Firegarden album, which is a masterpiece of progressive rock (yeah, I said progressive, get that one too!).
My personal favorites are the 4 first tracks, then the title track which is really good with the flute being a main instrument, a really beautiful piece of music. The last 2 tracks aren't bad, they fit perfectly in the album. Overall conclusion: if you liked Jadis before with the other albums, then get this one, it won't disappoint you. If you liked this album, another addition would be "Dark Matter" by IQ and maybe previous Jadis works. I personally liked the first Jadis album too. Much longer and half instrumental is Steve Vai - Firegarden, remember that one!

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars hope it gets better, September 13, 2007

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TK "My name is Sam" (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Than Meets the Eye (Spec) (Audio CD)

This cd is my first from this band. From the soundbites they sounded interesting but this is my biggest disappointment from newer prog bands. They fit in better with Spandau Ballet than any where else. The vocals are too sappy and melodramatic and the guitar work is just ok until he starts trying to go beyond his talent level. The rest of the band is adequate but seem to be limited to their frontman.