What's also a reason for me lies in the fact that it is a concept album and that has produced the best albums so far and I think this album is as good as Contagionand The unquiet Skyand those also are classy albums. The songs fit together very well and there is a lot of dynamics in songs like Time Capsuleand The Equation and they slowdown in the right places. Especially in these pieces Wilson shows how easily he switches from full power to wonderful melancholy. Too bad the songs don't really flow into eachother. However, the breaks between the songs are minimal so you still get the feeling of a flowing whole. Under the Microscope" (6:51) perfectly matched music and vocal performance for the first two minutes before a to the neo-prog Olympus, where they should never have left. Just typical Arena in their finest fort. Nothing more, this is, to my ears, nothing more than splicing and dicing of recapitulated sounds and riffs from past masters with a Integration" (4:48) Damian singing some very powerful lyrics about the topic of nature v. nurture over piano and

thing I can actually nag about is the fact that Mitchell's solos could be more present and more plentiful, but we are treated to Life Goes On, what a catchy chorus indeed, and surely an Arena masterpiece! The only before a more metal bass musical soundscape establishes itself as the foundation for the rest of the song. Like an later synth. At the end of the third minute, Damian finishes, releasing the hounds to express themselves in a kind of Part of You" (5:54) Damian sings "the world has done" over pulsing keyboard "strings" for the first minute

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slow down the album's pace. However, this is offset by Wilson's superb performance and the excellent It is a solid assumption that the UK Top Five chart singles (Sam Smith & Kim Petras, David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, Lewis Capaldi, One Republic, and Beyonce since you ask) at the time of writing this review in October 2022 will lyrically be variations on the themes of boy meets girl and shags said girl, is mean to our heroine, and how ruff it be in Da Hood. I say this with total confidence and safe in the knowledge that I do not need to expose my mind to said music to prove it. There are some elements of research for a music review which are asking a tad too much.

A buy or die album for melodic prog lovers and yes, Damien rules, what a throat indeed! Listening tip: UnderB-/3.5 stars; a very good addition to any prog lover's music collection--especially for the masterful performances of After three disappointing albums with singer Paul Manzi, Arena, in my opinion, had reached a somewhat stagnant instrumental work, with Nolan and Mitchell shining as always, perfect on their respective instruments.