REVIEW: BRUCE DICKINSON, The Chemical Wedding (1998)

 

BRUCE DICKINSON, The Chemical Wedding (1998)

Sanctuary

Οίστρος δημιουργικά αλλά με απωθημένα.

Μετά το προηγούμενο Accident of Birth ένα χρόνο πριν οι κ.κ. Bruce Dickinson και Adrian Smith, Roy Z, Eddie Cassilas, David Ingraham σε άνοδο και δημιουργικό οίστρο μας έδωσαν αυτό το αψεγάδιαστο άλμπουμ. King In Crimson, Chemical Wedding, The Tower, Book of Thel, The Killing Floor, Gates of Urizen, Jerusalem, Trumpets of Jericho, The Alchemist , δηλαδή το 80% του cd είναι από πολύ καλά  κομμάτια. Το μέλλον έλαμπε, καθώς οι δύο μοναχικοί συνεργάτες από το 1982 στους Iron Maiden, ήθελαν το πολύ ένα χρόνο μέχρι την επιστροφή τους στο σχήμα που τους ανέδειξε, κάνοντάς μας να πιστέψουμε σε θαύματα. Αλλά δυστυχώς, κι εκεί πλέον τα χρόνια θα έχουν περάσει.

English Text:

Oestrus, brimming with creativity yet haunted by unfulfilled desires.

Following their previous masterpiece, "Accident of Birth," just a year earlier, Mr. Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, joined by Roy Z, Eddie Cassilas, and David Ingraham, unleashed upon us this flawless album fueled by a surge of creative passion. Tracks like "King In Crimson," "Chemical Wedding," "The Tower," "Book of Thel," "The Killing Floor," "Gates of Urizen," "Jerusalem," "Trumpets of Jericho," and "The Alchemist" comprise an astonishing 80% of the CD, each a testament to their musical prowess. The future seemed radiant as these two longstanding collaborators from their Iron Maiden days, yearned to recapture the magic of their past, instilling in us a belief in the extraordinary. Yet, alas, even in that pursuit, time will have inevitably marched on.

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