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░ ██ ██ Artist: Saris ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Until We Have Faces █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2014 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2015-05-03 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Progressive Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Duck Dive Music ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ It's been a bit of wait for the third studio album █
█ from SARIS. Behind the sudden demise of █
█ keyboardist/drummer Achim Schmidt and replacement █
█ for the vocalist, I had reason to wonder how the █
█ group would cope with comeback after their CD █
█ 'Curse Of Time' (2009). Eventually, German █
█ veterans bring 'Until We Have Faces', the new █
█ offering at over 61 minutes in length. It features █
█ 10 tracks spanning a variety of different styles. █
█ There are elements of classic rock and progressive █
█ wizardry, a small portion of reggae, AOR- esque █
█ segments plus gentle pop flavor. Evaluating this █
█ cleverly-constructed brand like a rock-musical can █
█ be an exaggeration, albeit you get the allusion. █
█ Conversely, there was no special casting for █
█ particular 'spectacle'. The frontman Henrik Wager █
█ does a powerful job. Female singer Anja Gⁿnther █
█ adds a beautiful extra dimension in each line █
█ she's presenting. The voice of Thomas Hackmann █
█ sounds more at the background. The permanent █
█ supervisor, Derk Akkermann, provides some █
█ thrilling guitar work combined with the hypnotic █
█ keyboard forays. To heighten the attraction, Lutz █
█ Gⁿnther plays pulsating bass, whilst Jens Beckmann █
█ is heard on strong percussion. Overall, 'Until We █
█ Have Faces' portrays Saris in the impressive form. █
█ If you are a band's staunch fan, you won't be █
█ disappointed. But if not - give it a try. █
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█ --- █
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█ This album reminds me the work of their █
█ conationals - EVERON (but sorry these last guys █
█ are better) Is heavy prog but more AOR in the line █
█ of some classic rock bands as MAGNUM, STYX , URIAH █
█ HEEP, ASIA. but with more prog touches of █
█ course... Also it took to my memory FISH ON FRIDAY █
█ but this work is heavier. TOUCHSTONE is also on my █
█ mind Well done music, good songs, solid work...... █
█ but nothing special. The women vocals are quite █
█ bad... I feel like is a little amateur. From their █
█ first album I feel is a step below. Best songs █
█ are: Rain and Endless Dream (in my opinion) So I █
█ hope for a better work next time █
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░ 1. Until We Have Faces 6:08 ░
░ 2. Come Undone 4:54 ░
░ 3. Time to Catch the Train 4:46 ░
░ 4. Run Away Now 3:27 ░
░ 5. It's Up to You 7:26 ░
░ 6. From Nowhere 4:39 ░
░ 7. Another Dead End Street 5:10 ░
░ 8. Rain 7:02 ░
░ 9. Hold On 3:37 ░
░ 10. Endless Dream 14:41 ░
░ 61:50 ░
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