This one runs into a 70 minutes lasting revelation, when it comes to my standards. Still in 2023. The Australian Prog giants are returning back to a concept album format here, dealing with the downfall of media mogul James Osbourne-Fox concretely, who is imprisoned in his own body after a severe brain injury. This obviously is spiked with references to current conflicts worldwide. The album shows the band on its emotive peak at that time (even so far). Features diversity, a bunch of catchy moments, weird samples. Alongside with the technical and instrumental skills respectively implementation, this marks something spectacular. A really stunning result. Lead vocals are from the finest ever. Hard to beat.
1. | The Second Hand 6:14 |
2. | Fool's Gold 6:33 |
3. | |
4. | The Making of Me 6:16 |
5. | While Rome Burns 9:39 |
6. | Blackout 7:44 |
7. | |
8. | Pages of Stone 16:44 please take your time for this gem ... |
9. |