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░ ██ ██ Artist: A.C.T. ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Rebirth █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2019 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2020-01-02 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Progressive Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Avalon ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ One of the first ônewö progressive rock acts I got █
█ into back in the day. Feels weird to say that. But █
█ at a time when I only really knew of Yes, Dream █
█ Theater, and Rush, a good friend of mine █
█ introduced me to a few bands that helped enlarge █
█ my world of music appreciation. A.C.T was one of █
█ those bands and I will forever be grateful for his █
█ help in expanding my horizons (ya hear that, █
█ Frank!?). █
█ The album that he introduced me to at the time was █
█ The Last Epic, and it did nothing short of blow my █
█ mind. Encapsulating the best parts of ELO, Styx, █
█ Elton John, and even a little Yes, along with a █
█ masterful hand at story telling; they were EXACTLY █
█ what I had been looking for in a band. Digging █
█ further, they lost me a little on their other █
█ albums (the earlier ones and Silence). While good █
█ albums, they didnÆt resonate with me like The Last █
█ Epic. But then Circus Pandemonium came along and I █
█ was all ôA.C.T are back!!!ö And now with this EP, █
█ they are still here! █
█ Waking up to the first track, The Ruler of the █
█ World, the sounds of an early morning greet us and █
█ that of a crowd at a cocktail party? But we █
█ quickly kick into pure A.C.T Everything you would █
█ expect from one of their songs. Feels a bit of a █
█ throwback during the verses where I can hear parts █
█ of past songs throughout and even a nicely soaring █
█ chorus to boot and some samples along the way. █
█ Check out their video for it below! This track and █
█ the next one, Running Out of Luck, sound very much █
█ like they could have been on the Last Epic. Which █
█ works for me! █
█ A Digital Affair takes a turn down a path I █
█ havenÆt heard them go before. A very sort of █
█ electronica styleà a digital affair, off you will. █
█ ;-P The verses are from the perspective of a █
█ humanoid in love and the chorus the humanÆs █
█ response. Once again, everything you expect from █
█ A.C.T with a nice unexpected twist in style. Love █
█ it! █
█ And then Meet the Past is back to the Act we know █
█ and love, while A Broken Trust, the last track, █
█ hits another style that feels a bit different for █
█ them, and even gets heavy in one part. Really █
█ loving this track. █
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░ 1. The Ruler of the World 5:26 ░
░ 2. Running out of Luck 3:28 ░
░ 3. Digital Affair 4:11 ░
░ 4. Meet the Past 3:55 ░
░ 5. A Broken Trust 5:13 ░
░ 6. Mr. Landlord (Live) (Bonus Track) 4:54 ░
░ 7. Everything's Falling (Live) (Bonus 4:19 ░
░ Track) ░
░ 8. Abandoned World (Live) (Bonus Track) 4:00 ░
░ 9. The Wandering (Live) (Bonus Track) 6:51 ░
░ 10. Waltz with Mother Nature (Live) (Bonus 7:03 ░
░ Track) ░
░ 11. Take it Easy (Live) (Bonus Track) 3:10 ░
░ 12. A Supposed Tour (Live) (Bonus Track) 4:38 ░
░ 57:08 ░
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