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Staff review by
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After the release of 1996's Eternity, Alternative 4 is clearly its logical successor. Far from the doom-death metal of their first albums , these talented English musicians reinforce their already high position in the doom metal sphere.
The first track - called 'Shroud of False' - is a wonderful piano intro with one of the clearest sound I've ever heard. Simply a great overture for the rest of the album. Then, 'Fragile Dreams' is an amazing doom song. This track is one of my all time Anathema's favorites. With any doubt, one of the best doom songs ever written. 'Empty' brings a supernatural melancholy to the album but incredible as it may seem, it's also one of the fastest song on Alternative 4. 'Lost Control' has a weird effect on me: I'm starting to calm down. And then, I'm thinking about life and death. This song has an incredible doom-power. Terrible sadness... Let's have a look at my favorite lyrics of the whole album:
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| published 26.08.2003 | Comments (9)
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| Rating: 10 |
Damn!This album never gets old!
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 mz - 21.12.2010 at 14:21
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| Rating: 9 |
Great album .lost control is my favorite anathema song
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This album marks the band leaving behind their doom metal roots and moving into the direction they reached now. Duncan Patterson, who wrote some songs on "Eternity", this time wrote more than a half of the album and Vincent debuted as a songwriter with Re-Connect. The music itself is passionate and honest and some songs are brilliant, but... some aren't as memorable. That's what stops me from giving this album a higher rating.
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Very good album. The whole atmosphere it creates is just amazing. But I wouldn't put it alongside Eternity and Judgement because those 2 are better in every way! But still a great listen
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| Rating: 8 |
Quite a downbeat record, but the atmosphere and instrumentation is excellent. It's the first proper album I've listened to by Anathema (The only other release I've heard were the 'Pentecost III' and 'The crestfallen EP's, which were early on in the band's career) and thus the first release that didn't have their Death/Doom sound on. 'Lost control', 'Feel' and 'Destiny' are my particular highlights.
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Metropolis_Dream - 15.04.2013 at 19:41
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I never thought that i would like any band of this genre. But i like this band and especially this album. "Empty" and "Fragile Dreams" are great.
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Kah - 15.04.2013 at 20:19
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My favorite album from Anathema. This is what happens when you have good set of skills, emotions and daring to try new things.
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