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Title |
Time |
Comment |
My Rating |
Ivo |
3.54 |
An excellent introduction to the album. I can really crave for this song. The beginning is magnificent with Fraser's voice in a short intro of the most striking little melody, and then immediately bursting into this powerful fast song, that just leaves me asking for more. Those aggressive guitars and the vocals both strong and subtle in layers. |
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| Lorelei | 3.42 | Fast and excellent, with a clever melody. | * * * * |
| Beatrix | 3.11 | Pretty elegant beginning, with a melody and sound that could well have lasted the entire song, but changes towards the end into something more aggressive, but still very subtle. A nice break between the songs surrounding. Like a place to breathe on the album. | * * * * |
| Persephone | 4.24 | Starts right away with a forceful melody and sound. I love the layering in this song, with the howling kind of vocals next to more conventional singing with actual words. | * * * * |
| Pandora (for Cindy) | 5.31 | More laid back than any of the previous tracks, towards the sound of Victorialand. Caressing vocals and dreamy guitars. Even the length of Pandora is more towards the Moon and the Melodies and Victorialand. A bit too long but yet so beautiful, it is impossible to resist. I think the lyrics consist of all flowers beginning with the letter F, but I could be wrong. | * * * * |
| Amelia | 3.29 | The kind of genius melody I get so impressed with. It just drags me into its pace, and I feel like dancing, although it is probably one of the least danceable tracks on Treasure. | * * * * * |
| Aloysius | 3.26 | This track is another soft Victorialand sounding song. It has a lovely twist to it, but is more predictable and tame than Pandora. | * * * |
| Cicely | 3.27 | Sounds a lot like the duo Tiny Dynamine and Echoes in a Shallow Bay which is a wonderful thing in my opinion. One of the best tracks on Treasure. | * * * * |
| Otterley | 3.59 | Very quiet and dreamy with whispers instead of singing and not much happening at all. More of a mood than song. | * * * |
| Donimo | 6.11 | Donimo has been compared to Pur, and it has some similarities to it. A long gentle beginning and later exploding into an orgasmic chorus, and quite lengthy on top of that. I feel a bit tired of the concept by now, but Donimo is one of the better of those songs, with a chorus worth waiting for. | * * * * |
| The best of two worlds in my opinion, the aggressive power of the previous work and the subtleties and variation of the albums that came after. I love the titles too, even though Fraser seems a bit embarrassed about them. I think they are like opening up a wonderful storybook, with mysteries and myth on every page. A classic and a good starting point for new listeners. |  |
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