In This Moment - The Dream
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Artist: In This MomentEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-30
Music Label: Century Media
Soundtracks:
- Into The Dream: The Rabbit Hole
- Imagine: Violet Skys
- Endless Days and Nights: Forever
- Standing In The Rain: Mechanical Love
- The Underworld: Her Kiss
- Unconditional: You Always Believed
- Forever Infinity: All For You
- The Promise: Into The Light
- Star Crossed:Sailing Away
- Everlasting Flame: Dying Star
- Empires Fall & Rise Again: The Great Divide
Music reviews of The Dream
Music Review: A Very Puzzling "Dream".
Rating: 4 Stars
Given its drastic departure from ITM's metalcore roots, this is one of the most stylistically puzzling records I have ever listened to. It is therefore a difficult record for me to wrap my head around, but I'll try to keep this short.
ITM's first record, Beautiful Tragedy, was a dead-ringer for Killswitch Engage for the most part - which is just fine, because it wasn't a complete rip-off, and the songs were largely excellent, not to mention the fact that it was really cool to hear a girl belting and screaming like Howard Jones, (a hot one, too... just throwing that out there...). This time around, however, it would be an understatement to say that they have lightened up, both in mood and sound. First of all, the most notable thing about the record is that vocalist Maria Brink, who has always been the centerpiece of the band (musically and commercially), is now even farther out in front of the mix, carries most of the melodies and hooks, and structures the whole record (in the music, lyrics and artwork) around her apparent fantasy of being Alice in Wonderland. Secondly - and this is why I'm so puzzled - the music itself bears a much stronger resemblance to Alter Bridge than Killswitch Engage; "The Great Divide" is the only song where the band delves into the brutal metalcore of their debut record, and also pretty much the only place where Maria actually employs her satisfyingly scathing scream. Elsewhere, the energy and major-key melodicism of the record, especially on "You Always Believed", actually suggest punk-pop, believe it or not. Lead single "Forever" is a thoroughly catchy, deeply melodic radio tune (albeit peppered with a nice classicist metal guitar solo, like many of the tracks here, courtesy of lead shredder Chris Howorth), and the creepy 60 second intro, appropriately dreamy outro track, and generally pink-floydian sense of atmosphere of the record are all nice touches.
So, what of all this? Well, fortunately, if the record is viewed outside of the context of metalcore, it is actually very good as a pop-rock (gasp!) album with a hard rock/alternative metal foundation. The songcraft, as expected, is largely superb, and the the album is very cohesive overall, thanks to the band's sharp focus on their "dream" concept. Ms. Brink's effective helming of the music is, as mentioned, the most interesting aspect of this album, for several reasons. For one, she really stretces out and explores her vocal range, experimenting with lower, softer tones (especially on the hearbreaking piano ballad "Into the Light"), and really belting on those big, epic choruses, while also rounding off a few notes with some sexy vocal cracks. She sounded very good on the debut, but here she sounds like a polished, seasoned pro. What's more, Ms. Brink's starring role in ITM's "dream" raises the interesting question of how many people that were fans of Beautiful Tragedy will embrace this record simply because it offers up such a generous helping of her style, sound, and aesthetic. In fact, the band's new creative direction may have been decided on partially by their calculation that they could bank on their fans' love for their anomalous female centerpiece, regardless of their heaviness (or her utilization of screams).
This pretty much goes without saying, but whether or not you will like this album depends largely on the degree to which you expect it to sound like their debut. Many fans of Beautiful Tragedy are bound to be disappointed, but it is not hard to imagine many of them digging this new musical direction, and this record should widen ITM's fanbase overall.
Description of The Dream
In This Moment member, Howorth, describes the concept behind their 2008 album: 'The basic idea behind calling our new album The Dream is that inside dreams anything can happen, all the things that seem impossible or unreachable in the `real world' become a reality in your dreams. We've always been a band that believes in the power of dreams and that believing is creating. We wanted to make a record that you can lay down with, shut off the lights and have a total outerbody experience. We also wanted the record to be like a rollercoaster ride with explosive highs, beautiful lows and everything in between. Maria took her vocals to the next level and explored all the possibilities. Everyone will be surprised by all the melody, passion and strength she brings to the record.'Hard Rock & Metal CDs
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