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Truthfully I was cautiously optimistic about this CD when I heard about it's inception... a cover album? I mean at this point in their career, BtBAM had grown progressively stronger with each of their 3 previous releases. Then I read their set list and became incredibly excited. Titles like, The Day I Tried to Live, Cemetary Gates, Blackened? Then some even truer classics like Three of a Perfect Pair and Us and Them... these are great and by no means generic covers. Then Again... Between the Buried and Me isn't your generic band either! After one full listen to this CD I can safely say it is nothing short of brilliance! After multiple listens I can safely say the bands ability to capture another bands true essence, yet still give it their own sound is executed amazingly. The musicianship is spot on, essentially perfect... and anyone who is familiar with the bands previous work realizes the vast majority of the songs covered are simplistic in nature to what BtBAM usually play. The real winner here is Vocalist (And Keyboardist) Tommy Rogers, whose vocal range is beyond belief. I swear I heard Freddie Mercury, Adrian Belew, and even Max Cavelera coming out of my speakers. Despite his great range shown on albums like 'Alaska', I still think many may have underestimated Tommy's vocal range, after hearing this CD all worries are washed away. My one complaint is the order... The album opens with Blackened, which although well executed cover, it is an odd representation of what the album has in store. This track has more of a BtBAM Signature Sound then the rest of the tracks... Which is not a bad thing. Just in comparison to such perfectly executed tracks as Bicycle Race, Three of a Perfect Pair or Us and Them it sounds unlike the majority of the other tracks. Truth is Blackened is still a fantastic cover... I just would have preferred a different order either way it is a very minor complaint.Read full review
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