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Rating: Beautiful Riverside music, full and enveloping, that, like water in the riverbed evoked by the name, flows slowly and velvety in some parts, fast and dark in others; water never cold, but instead always warm and in some cases even hot.
This "Out Of Myself" by Riverside, a group originating from Poland, has impressed me from the very first listen for its style and the sophistication of its atmospheres.
It's impossible not to pick up on some clear Floydian inspirations in pieces like "Loose Heart" or "In Two Minds", especially in some guitar phrases that are always precise, never over-the-top, careful to fill the gaps and enrich the songs with warm-toned colors; it's impossible not to recognize the sad and melancholic atmospheres typical of Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" or Opeth's "Damnation". In this way, Riverside has managed to exploit (note, not copy!) these influences to create their own personal style, which is the result of the evolution of the styles of the aforementioned sacred monsters.
Thus is born a progressive album of rare beauty and elegance, an exciting and evocative album imbued with melancholy and emotion, but at times also powerful and edgy, with a voice (almost always sweet and enveloping) that becomes harsher, hoarse, as in the track "Loose Heart" which begins like a sunny day and ends like a thunderstorm.
The album comes to life with the concept formula, whose story begins with "Out Of Myself" and concludes with the following album "Second Life Syndrome". It talks about a man who searches for himself within the society surrounding him; in this album, he is alone and weak, seeking refuge in love but, failing, finds himself even more isolated, disillusioned, and fragile. The next album will tell the story of his spiritual rebirth.
In this way, the experiences of the protagonist act as the common thread of the entire story, accompanying the listener through his whirlwind of emotions, from sadness to hope, from illusion to despair. Thus the album concludes with the very sweet "Ok" that caresses the brain and heart, where the man analyzes his desperate situation, asking himself a thousand whys, but with the clear awareness that sooner or later the calm will return.
I believe Riverside has managed to bring out something brilliant, this album (as well as the next) has the power to enchant and gift emotions. Listen to it carefully, and you will fall in love with it.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 The Same River (12:01)
I'd like to tell you what I dream about
I'd like to say how much I miss you but
I say sorry, so come my darling, come to me
I'm sorry, I'm dying on the tree
I'd like to tell you that it's not too late
I'd like to say that I won with myself
But I say sorry, so come my darling, come to me
Sorry, I'm dying on the tree
Sorry, come my darling, come to me
I'm sorry, I'm dying on the tree
With the world beneath my feet
So you found me after all
Pile of rocks and two nailed boards
Linger beside me, you're all I have left
Tell me the story of your life
There's so much that I have got to find out
Until the next darkness arrives
I do not have too many requirements
Only one wish before you go
And before I crumble back into the dust
Take me to the river down below
Take me to the river down below
Stay, sit down and get some rest
Since you came across my place
Linger beside me, you're all I have left
Tell me the story of your life
There's so much that I have got to find out
Until the next darkness arrives
I do not have too many requirements
Only one wish before you go
And before I crumble back into the dust
Take me to the river down below
Take me to the river down below
And before I crumble back into the dust...
And before I crumble back into the dust...
02 Out of Myself (03:43)
''/he/''
I don't feel quite myself
I think I'm losing heart
I'm sick and tired of all those words
Voices in my head
I think I have become
Another suffering of my soul
You ask me how I'm feeling
Looking in my eyes
Hearing only what you want to hear
I'm holding my breath
Holding my time
I wish you knew how I was hurt
I'm really scared of getting lost in real life
So please stop asking me for more
Let me get this straight
Let me get this right
I need a place to be alone
I need a place to be
I need a breath to take
Don't wanna scream with my mouth shut
It leads us nowhere
Stop looking at me like that
This is not what I had in mind
I'm really scared of getting lost in real life
So please stop asking me for more
Let me get this straight
Let me get this right
I need a place to be alone
Let me get this straight
Let me get this right
Let me go
You've just helped to get me out of myself
05 Loose Heart (04:50)
Raise me up
Don't let me fall
Cause I don't get myself
I feel like I felt before
But can't find my way
All those feelings went away
I may not be what you think I am
Think we ought to find ourselves
Think we ought to find ourselves
Again...
Raise me up
Don't let me fall
Cause it's getting so hard
I feel like I felt before
Maybe I only try?
All those feelings went away
I may not be what you think I am
Think we ought to find ourselves
Think we ought to find ourselves again
All those questions never asked
All those days are coming back to me now
Dreams that can't be realised
All those nights are coming back to me now
And I know there're coming back to you
Raise me up
Raise me up, don't let me fall
08 The Curtain Falls (07:59)
I know what I'm really like...
I'm bleeding...
I don't mind...
That was very foolish of me
I can do nothing now
Light shines in the darkness
I don't wanna go
Wish I could turn back time
Oh my Guardian Angel
Take me away from here
I think I'm ready now
But still can't make up my mind
Memories of yesterday
Hopes left behind
I have to fade away now
There's no other way out
The curtain falls...
09 OK (04:46)
Need to stay right here
I don't care if there is a better place
I must try it myself
Again
My broken sleep will never be the same
I'm only hanging on
And waiting for another night
There's sadness in my mind - ok
There's darkness in my mind - ok
What has come over me?
Can't believe, but your tears leave me cold
I'm walking through the dark
Again
And I am not afraid to be alone
Anymore
There's sadness in my mind - ok
There's darkness in my mind - ok
Thoughts echoing in my mind - ok
Everything is gonna be...
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