tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554354247621798408.post3834959305774203168..comments2022-05-28T19:51:49.600-07:00Comments on Lunar Caverns : Adacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13150350315740165514noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554354247621798408.post-21566749901422246552014-09-24T19:40:10.779-07:002014-09-24T19:40:10.779-07:00Thanks for listening and taking things into consid...Thanks for listening and taking things into consideration; it's vital that everyone understands that "SAA" is an album-length song, intended to be taken as a whole. There's quite a bit that transpires, and while it's not crushingly heavy compared to say "The Drowning Years" or something, it wasn't meant to be; it's an entity unto itself, and has nothing to do with anything prior. We have no interest in repeating ourselves, despite being aware of the fact there are those who really want "VOL 2" or even those who prefer when I was singing. Pallbearer, Procession, Atlantean Kodex, Isole, etc. all have that territory covered. Try to think of this more along the lines of "Misplaced Childhood" or "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway". Also, there isn't much in the way of "traditional structure"; progressions and motifs from the intro resurface in different places, as do other passages (for example the chorus of "Icarus"/"Ardor" replicated by the cellos and mellotron in "Retrospectus"). And personally, I'd recommend listening closely to "Souls In Permafrost" as there's total madness transpiring in there! And by the way, the album we "skipped" to do "SAA" - while also different, is 95% METAL, whereas the newest material in progress is more out there than "SAA", heavier too! Thanks again for listening and I hope it does "click" with further listens...but again, main thing here is, there's no "singles" or separate songs really, just one bigass epic! - TomTom Phillipshttp://www.whileheavenwept.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554354247621798408.post-20477478040937548962014-09-24T11:49:04.850-07:002014-09-24T11:49:04.850-07:00Thanks so much Tom for commenting on my review. It...Thanks so much Tom for commenting on my review. It's truly an honor! I'll definitely take your advice and give the album some more listens. Hopefully it'll click with me more. Cheers!Adacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150350315740165514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554354247621798408.post-7609602758464897322014-09-24T11:39:05.137-07:002014-09-24T11:39:05.137-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on "SAA"...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on "SAA"...we appreciate it truly. That said, we strongly encourage you to go back and listen multiple times, as there's a lot more going on than is obvious in the upper layers. Further, this isn't a collection of 11 songs, rather it is a single, 39:12 minute song; the subtitles only reflect markers during the channeling of this music and/or a change of mood. Cheers, and don't give up on this one...the general consensus is it takes 5-10 listens to fully digest...in some cases more! And we suggest using an array of speakers/headphones as well, there are sonic details that different mediums highlight. Tom Phillipshttp://www.whileheavenwept.comnoreply@blogger.com