Tom G Wrote:
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> Agree on all points. Immortal SOUNDED great but
> the lyrics were awful.
>
> Forced rhymes, nonsensical rubbish, bad flow... it
> ruined what could've been a great CD because the
> melodies and production are top notch.

Exactly. All this buildup to what should have been a great cd, and it turned out so underwhelming. Put the Immortal production on Spirit of Man, and that one would have been received much better. Help us all if you put the Spirit of Man production on the Immortal tracks. Unreleaseable would be a good word.



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> Spirit Of Man had good songs but sounded awful,
> sadly. I am a big Legends fan myself but Middle
> Earth is also a strong contender for the top spot
> along with The Tower and When Empires Burn.

Don't get me wrong. I like most of Legends, but instead of writing the "lost Magnum album" again, he just wrote song he would like to hear Bob Catley sing....or songs that could have been used for Ten. It sound pretty good, but you are losing the identity of a "Bob Catley" album.


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> Agree about The Tower, lyrically it was a very
> nice throwback to the more fantasy-esque side that
> Tony Clarkin straight up abandoned after Eleventh
> Hour. The title track of On A Storyteller's Night
> is probably the final example, along with Dragons
> Are Real from Princess Alice.

Dragons are Real always seemed a bit heavy-handed lyrically, like Clarkin was trying too hard. See How They Fall, on the new album, is VERY much All England's Eyes style.
Kevin