"Grin" further explores the colder and more clinical sounding thrash metal style of the predecessor, but adds a repetitive industrial element and generally features less focus on technical thrash metal playing and a little more focus on groove (although Coroner are of course as well playing as ever, and there are still quite a few technical details to be found on the album). The signs were already there on "Mental Vortex (1991)" though, as that album introduced a more cold and clinical sound, as opposed to the more organic sounding first three albums. "Grin" is generally an album which divide the waters, because Coroner changed their musical direction quite a bit on this album. It´s the successor to "Mental Vortex" from 1991. The album was released through Noise Records in September 1993. "Grin" is the 5th full-length studio album by Swiss thrash metal act Coroner. More twists and turns within the individual songs.) (I'mĪctually not sure what they could have done to make it better-perhaps a little more flair from multiple instruments or His native French) allow me to hear and comprehend the words to the songs-something that is usually difficult for me.ī+/4.5 stars an outstanding album with a great flow of very theatric themes with many surprising elements (includingĬontinuity and flow) making for a wonderful listening experience for any prog lover. I've liked several of Lazuli's previous releases with 2006's En avant doute ? being my favorite, one thing I really likeĪbout this album is that the clarity of the track renderings (along with Dominique Leonetti's distinct pronunciation of Something feels to me as if the story-the "play"-is only just getting off the ground-as if it is unfinished-should keep Theme (from the last song) with some synths and fiery background lead guitar play. The full band finally begins to kick into the song, delivering support for the recapitulation of the dominant melody Spacious piano chords support Dominique's plaintive voice before backing off for weird psychedelia section. It's not until 1:10 that anything "solid" enters: Dominique's voice. Then organ and Theremin-like sound enter. "Epilogue: Dans les mains de Dieter" (5:38) opens with some distant radio playing the previous song's melodious When Dominique enters his voice gives the song a SIMPLE MINDS or even SYLVANĩ. "Acte IV: L'homme volant" (5:36) more modern synth use in the drum programming and treatments of the principle "Acte IV: L'envol" (2:25) a little modern synth work in this poppy little instrumental interlude ditty. More electric slide guitar in theĮnd passage's instrumental section-not quite as good as those first two solos. Pepper's/Magical Mystery Tour period of the The Beatles music production. "Acte III: Un visage lunaire" (4:15) yet another somewhat anthemic song that sounds very much as if it came from More Peter Gabriel-like pseudo-orchestral instruments gently support. "Acte II: Baume" (3:32) a very different change in direction: delicate upper register vocal with only spacey pianoĪccompaniment-at least until the breakout chorus: there Dominique lets loose with some screaming "Ahh"s while Much like the jam at the end of Peter Gabriel's iconic concert ending song, "In Your Eyes." (9/10)ĥ. Great work from the rhythm section on this one. "Acte II: Dieter Böhm" (5:32) more anthemic music (this kind of bombast reminds me of peak TEARS FOR FEARS as Shorter, electric slide guitar solo at the beginning of the instrumental passage at the song's end. "Acte I: Mers lacrymales" (5:04) another bombastic, almost anthemic song that peaks with another extraordinary, if Sections, but that guitar solo! (Perhaps it's probably Claude Leonetti on the Léode.) Wow! (9/10)ģ. Style slide electric guitar solo starts-and plays out ? until the end! I like the melodies and love the choral vocal Performances all focused on the whole-on supporting Dominque Leonetti's lead vocal-until 3:50 when a wild 1970s. "Acte I: Les chansons sont des bouteilles à la mer" (6:12) quite solid, if simple, song construction with instrumental "Prologue: Sol" (4:29) sounds like an anthemic cross between COLDPLAY and THE BEATLES. French eclectic prog masters are back with their ninth studio album release since 1998-and this one's a conceptĪlbum with a very theatric presentation than some of their previous stuff.ġ.
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