The first
two Twinspirits albums "The Music that Will Heal the World" (2007) and
"The Forbidden City" (2009) have been fine progressive albums with a bit too
much emphasize on the technically aspect, which has certainly changed with
"Legacy".
The songs
are much more song orientated and tends towards hard rock more than metal
without sacrificing the high technical level. This time they have balanced it
out much better. Each song has its own identity and I must repeat myself: this
is without a doubt the best album Daniele Liverani has ever written. Each of the
eleven songs brings something special to the plate and makes this a more
coherent and complete album.
The album
can be seen as an album divided into two; the first six song stands on their
own, while the last five are a close to 30 minutes long conceptual suite called
"The Endless Sleep", where the album also reaches it's zenith with the brilliant
"I'm Leaving this World", which has a strange Falconer feel to it and the
closing semi-ballad "Tell Me the Truth". And even though those two marks the
highlights it's not like there are huge drop of for the rest of the material.
Twinspirits
is moving towards the major league with this album and "Legacy" is a clear move
in the right direction both soundwise as well as musically.
Good one!
