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Sympathetic Resonance

Arch/Matheos Audio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 13, 2011)
  • Original Release Date: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • ASIN: B0051DSANA
  • In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,308 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Neurotically Wired
2. Midnight Serenade
3. Stained Glass Sky
4. On the Fence
5. Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)
6. Incense and Myrrh

Editorial Reviews

2011 album from this Progressive Rock band featuring Fates Warning/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former Fates Warning vocalist John Arch. Cover art for Sympathetic Resonance was fashioned using an image created by light painting photographer Dennis Calvert, who has described light painting as "The ability to see in four dimensions, time traveling, and creating fantasy using only what we base all reality on, light."

Customer Reviews

If you love old Fates Warning just buy it!!!!!!!!!!! zyngmal  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
The vocal patterns Arch uses are very catchy .. Paul W. Duet  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Progressive Metal September 13, 2011
Format:Audio CD
This album sees past and present Fates Warning members coming together to write some of the finest examples of progressive metal with top-notch performance and production.

Spinning on an axis of unique vocals and dark guitar passages, Sympathetic Resonance is the first album to feature John Arch behind the mic since his 2003 EP, A Twist of Fate. Again written by guitarist Jim Matheos and vocalist John Arch, the album contains six tracks, three of which break the ten-minute mark. Though this was originally supposed to be a Fates Warning album, the duo ultimately decided against it, and rightly so. The compositions are dark, complex, and *very* heavy. None of the Alder-era albums is as heavy as this disc (though they are all fantastic in their own right). By heavy, I am strictly referring to the overall atmosphere captured on the album rather than Meshuggah-like guitar riffs or blindingly fast solos. As a matter of fact, solos are kept to a minimum, and only inserted to deepen the already complex pieces. The extended instrumental parts are often embedded as a break in the songs for added tension. That is one reason why the relatively midtempo "Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)" achieves its full potential. After a mesmerizing opening riff, the band moves into an improvised jazz passage with beautifully accented drum and bass work followed by clean acoustic guitars over which Arch lays down his hypnotizing vocals. By the time the solo kicks in, you already have goose bumps and the lead work only prolongs the experience.

Despite not being musically active for over two decades, it is amazing to see John Arch still being the best singer in this style of singing.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Occasionally, a little time away makes things better. In this case it makes things unforgettable. John has lost nothing in time away from FW. His ability to hit those same amazing notes we all fell in love with is as strong as ever. From his flowing vocals on Incense and Myrrh to his time and pace changes on Neurotically Wired, he is still at the top of his game.

Jim's arrangements continue to astound. His mind for systematic chord progressions is without a challenger in today's music. As progressive metal writing goes, Jim is (and always has been) the real deal and continues to impress. The arrangements throughout the record (I know...old school) brings me back to the 1st time I heard Night on Bröcken. Overwhelmed to say the least. Great stuff....

Don't forget the support of Joey Vera, Bobby Jarzombek and Frank Aresti. Each has used their amazing talents to not only support the record, but to take it to a high level. Frank's guitar work is nothing short of brilliant.

Bottom line.....
Sit in a dark room with the BEST headphones you can find and crack up Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me). If it doesn't change your life in what you should come to expect from your music, then pack it in, you're already dead.
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Incredible September 13, 2011
Format:Audio CD
It really is a crime how little attention this album is getting. I've been anticipating it for over a year and I must say it does not disappoint. Its fantastic from beginning to end, yet still leaves you craving more when you are done.

If you are either a fan of Old school Arch-era Fates Warning or Contemporary Fates Warning this album is for you. Each track blends a heavy intensity with melodically beautiful sections. John Arch's voice is in excellent shape and he sounds just as good as he did in his prime. Its heavy in places, but then slows down and lets things build up again. All 6 tracks are excellent, blending together heavy parts, progressive parts and slower, more mellow sections. The best way to describe this album is that is sounds like a top-level Fates Warning album, and if you are reading this (you probably are familiar with Fates) so I must say this is a must have for FW fans. There's nothing really more to say then this is really quite an amazing piece of Prog Metal, and describing it in words doesn't really doesn't do it justice. You must hear it for yourself.

All eyes may be on Dream Theater at the moment, but don't overlook this album.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I can say that the twenty-five years I've waited for this album are worth it. Arch-Matheos is a return of the principal architects of Fates Warning's Awaken the Guardian, what I consider to be the greatest metal album ever. Because of the emotional power of this work, and the fact that I believe art is ultimately judged on its puissance in relaying human emotion, I therefore also consider it to be the greatest art ever, but I'm sure that will amuse many!)

Sympathetic Resonance is a unique masterpiece that is an achingly glorious melding of diverse, intricate ambition (Jim Matheos) and penultimate human emotion and passion (John Arch). The results are a truly unique sound, and yet, unlike Fates Warning's past six CD's, it is still a heavy metal CD at its core, with all the power that implies but none of its limitations. The virtuosity and complexity add to, not diminish, its essential heart and spirit.

The name for the act is curious, because along with Arch and Matheos, guitarist Frank Aresti returns, meaning 60% of the original Fates Warning Awaken the guardian lineup is on this CD. That would be more than enough for most bands to keep the original name of the band (by my math Dream Theater is now 40% of the lineup for their first recording), but when you add to the fact that SR bassist Joey Vera and drummer Bobby Jarzombek are current members of Fates Warning, you have everyone playing on this album a current or former member of FW, and yet with a different name. Perhaps it's for the best; while Fates Warning once created the greatest music ever, their more recent albums left me completely uninterested.

With the title, just like with `Parallels', they've used a scientific or math concept as a powerful metaphor for the human condition.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A chance to revisit the past
I can't add much to what has already been said: John Arch is in fine form with a voice that has not only preserved over time but has improved. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Ryan T. Good
4.0 out of 5 stars Holy Crap!!
All I can say is OM-friggin-G! I was reading about Fates Warning on Wikipedia and saw mention of Arch/Matheos so I thought I'd check them out. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Malcolm E. Guidry
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this album
In fact i purchase this album accidentally one year ago but it became of the most played in my extensive collection. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Victor L.
5.0 out of 5 stars MELODIC METAL !
Great album by these members of FATES WARNING . Excellent melodic metal . If you like this genre , this is a must buy . Read more
Published 3 months ago by MelodicMetalWarrior
5.0 out of 5 stars better than i thought
i like everything about it sounds alot like old Fates Warning and John at his best imo.one band i have never got to see live. Read more
Published 3 months ago by firechild
5.0 out of 5 stars Best $5.49 I have ever spent
My only qualm with Sympathetic Resonance is that it took me 16 months to discover it. All musicians perform at full throttle. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mike Goos
4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Back John Again!
Insite to how Fates Warning might of sounded had John Arch not left after Awaken The Guardian. I really enjoy this album more than I thought I would after the first listen. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. D. Marine
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably good!
This is some of the freshest music I've heard since John Arch's EP came out. And for only $5, it's a steal. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Del
5.0 out of 5 stars Sympathetic Resonance - Arch/Matheos
Incredible musicianship, vocals took a few listens for me to tolerate but overall, an absolutely incredible prog release. Musically, it reminds me ALOT of Dream Theater.
Published 5 months ago by networker
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't care for the vocals...
I'm a big Fates Warning fan but had not heard any releases with John Arch on vocals. I gave this a try based on the reviews and am quite frankly disappointed. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Doug
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Did anyone actually find this in a store?
this album is to good to be on any physical store shelf
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i think all have purchased this album on-line
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