01. Spirit 02. From The Pinnacle To The Pit 03. Cirice 04. Spöksonat 05. He Is 06. Mummy Dust 07. Majesty 08. Devil Church 09. Absolution 10. Deus In Absentia
Ghost sprang almost immediately from obscurity to a much more lucrative obscurity, now playfully shirking attention while glorying in the praises of the metal media. Well, by now we're onto them; we know their influences, we know their imagery, we know what they're all about, and maybe we aren't so hornswoggled by the spectacle anymore. How have they managed to build on their success?
Good stuff overall but again, not enough to impress me. It's a solid 7.5 on my book, above average, enjoyable but nothing really fantastic here. Liked the single "Cirice" over everything else.
This is just amazing! I've finally been able to fully immerse in Ghost, and this has lead me to reevaluate their earlier works. The drums are simple but super-effective. The riffs just rock. Been listening to this everyday for a while now. What a nice surprise.
Best tracks: From the Pinnacle to the Pit, Absolution, He Is
A part of me - the part of me that thinks my elitist tendencies to be struck down with the unexpected appreciation of something popular - wanted to like this. The singles made it seem so promising, and had me anticipating something sounding like Merciful Fate, Blue Oyster Cult, and Black Sabbath, with some added proggy bits and sprinkled with modern pop sensibilities to give it wider appeal. My first impression is that this album mostly sounds like an evil version of ABBA.
I will give it another listen, and hope it grows on me, but so far, this is a massive disappointment.
Really like this album. The drums are so much better than the last album. Sounds like Grohl, wouldn't be a surprise since he was on the Abba cover.
Yeah, agree about the drumming being a step up from the previous album. I feel like it is a different person behind the kit. Could be Grohl but I doubt it.
Yeah, agree about the drumming being a step up from the previous album. I feel like it is a different person behind the kit. Could be Grohl but I doubt it.
I don't know that Grohl's ego would allow him to actually perform in such an anonymous manner.
So I said I loved this album 2 months ago... Now I confirm it, bloody fuckin' masterpiece, I still spin it at least once a day. Good job Ghost, can't wait for the next one.
And that show in Montreal... seriously, amazing.
So am I the only person on the planet who really likes this album, but doesn't care at all for their first two albums?
Probably not.
Yeah, I don't know, I read so much about how great their first album is and how "catchy" their second album is - but I find the first album to be incredibly boring and repetitive, and most of the second album to be annoying. Meliora completely stands on its own IMO.
The instrumentals are great, but I'm just not a fan of that style of vocals. Ghost are excellent technicians, and what they do, they do well. However, this style is just not for me. The vocals are just too clean for my taste.
So am I the only person on the planet who really likes this album, but doesn't care at all for their first two albums?
I am in the same boat as you, actually. Meliora feels more "serious", for lack of a better term, than either of its predecessors and the melodies on this album specifically are quite engaging. Hopefully it's a sign of the band growing and evolving together, with many a great release ahead of them.
This is by far the best Ghost album. Better, heavier sound than Infestissumam, better overall songwriting than either album that came before, and far less filler as well. Seems like the band is getting progressively better; hopefully they don't stop here.
The songwriting for me is an improvement on this one over the last two albums, and it's a wee bit heavier in parts too, with more notable, and groovier riffs. I'm also liking the creepy atmospheric parts this has too, it has a comic horror vibe to it, so oddly I'm getting Alice Cooper and Arthur Brown vibes from this.
Again this is another fairly consistent album, with no real bad tracks, the difference I found with this album though is that there are a few extra tracks that stand out more than the last two albums. "Cirice", "Mummy Dust", and "Majesty" are probably my favourite tracks on this album.