Enchant
Blink Of An Eye

My little brain man is telling me: "How can you give a five to an album that until yesterday you said you didn't like?"

Indeed. The aforementioned individual doesn't know that the only reason why I wasn't convinced on the first listen of this album (months ago, when I bought it) was that my need for metal was quite strong at that time. In fact, this group is defined by most as a progressive metal band, but it doesn't seem right to me, at least as far as this album is concerned, which is the only one I know so far. The sounds and the feeling remind much more of progressive rock that often winks at metal, as in the magnificent "Under Fire," but proves to be very akin to similarities with groups like Spock's Beard and The Flower Kings.
But in these days I saw it there, all dusty, and my heart had a spark of compassion and wanted to give it a second chance. I must have been crazy. Maybe my musical tastes have changed during this period, but as the stereo began to spread the melodies of this work through my room, my "auditory taste buds" (allow me this silliness) filled with the fantastic delicate taste of this album and catapulted me into a world made of lights and colors, with the ideal soundtrack to allow my mind to wander on a fantastic journey.

In the dim light of my room, I let myself be carried away by the sweetness and harmonious melodies of the album, veiled with that touch of progressive that makes them wonderful, made unique by the voice of Ted Leonard, warm and engaging, which often brings to mind two singers of the caliber of Ray Alder and Neal Morse.

The idea that springs from thinking about the composition of the album is that the band members have truly translated a part of themselves into music, because the songwriting is warm and emotional, always in motion and never trivial. Excellent stylistic choices: the sounds are all in their place, there is great harmony in the sound of each instrument, and none prevails too much over the others. The choirs are very well done and increase the emotional charge of the tracks.
Just as there is no lack of more rocking songs (Seeds Of Hate, Flatline, Invisible), sweeter and deeper songs enrich the production: this is the case of the wonderfully melancholic "Follow The Sun," a song with a very simple structure but that hits straight to the heart (recommended for your romantic evening compilations).

In short, an album fresh, sweet but direct, in my opinion a masterpiece of contemporary music. Its sounds will accompany you for a long time; do not underestimate this work even if you are "True metallers" as I thought I was before listening to this and other albums.
Wonderful.