This is melodic, dreamy guitar rock. It features mellow male vocals and
(sometimes) a strummy acoustic guitar. There is no way on Earth you could
describe it as Goth.
All Living Fear
seem to be another example of Goths
making non Goth music. That's OK. They're allowed to do it of course.
It's very well done I suppose. But it's a bit middle of the road for me. It
reminds me of Wishbone Ash (who for me almost define the sound of 70s guitar
rock) or even The Eagles. Why is anyone making music like this in 1999?
Aren't we all supposed to be dressing in tight silver costumes, living in
space colonies and listening to Jean Michelle Jarre?
That said, it gets more interesting towards the end. I quite like "Flaming
Heart"... punchy guitars, grungier vocals and a few surprising shifts of
direction.
All in all though, a bit uninspiring.
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