Nevermore
Dreaming Neon Black

THE REVIEW

The irresolution in the face of the inexorable, the power that can never again become action: this is what makes us fragile in the face of death. Listening to Dreaming Neon Black means plunging into the most intimate pain: that of the suicide of a loved one. Anger, disbelief, and frustration—this is what you find in this concept album, considered by many one of the most important in recent years. The intro makes your heart leap into your throat, takes your breath away, and "Beyond Within" with its load of rage is a liberation... "welcome to the end my friend, The world is black, no turning..." "The Death of Passion" follows: loneliness makes its way into the soul and the sense of emptiness and helplessness of those faced with the death of a loved one "paralyzes" them... then arises the desire to end it all "I sit here waiting for the world to end but it never ends".

These are direct and painful words, like a stab to the heart, alternating with beautifully hermetic verses found in the stunning title track... a magnificent guitar riff accompanies the most intimate and desperate thoughts "Sometimes when I'm alone I still feel you... Your breath on my neck, you're still with me... And I'm still dreaming neon black... I wait for you, to taste your unknown world... The clock spins to time that must mean nothing" questions crowd the mind and heart, impressions increasingly lean towards desires and a female voice materializes " I am a child of light living in your mind... The pain, the unknowing washes away in time... Until then will you meet me whenever I call to you?" A truly poignant text and a passionate performance make this song the most successful of the entire album.

"Deconstruction" represents the fall of ideals, a deep accusation that spares no one, not even "God." Technically complex, it alternates rhythms and sounds, with notable splendid guitar solos. In "The Lotus Eater," Nevermore questions life, death, but above all the incurability of human suffering, awareness from which the title derives. A uniquely beautiful arpeggio opens "No More Will," incurably aching, Warrel Dane's voice once again interprets with great passion a song that, strong also of the emotional transport suggested by the music, sounds like a last cry of despair. "Forever" closes, and it is impossible not to be moved by such awareness "I know you’re dreaming, I know you’re at peace"