12-02-2017, 21:20
I posted a review of their third album "Welcome To My DNA" a little while ago.
Since then we have had Blackfield IV, which was mostly not well received by the fans, not least because of its short length, but also because Steven Wilson's involvement was minimal, and most people regard him as a better songwriter than Aviv Geffen.
Now comes album no. 5, and it seems that Wilson has returned to active involvement, making Blackfield once again more of an equal partnership.
This album is getting high praise from many of the fans, and a bit of criticism from others... my first impression is that it's patchy, like all their albums, but one thing in its favour is that there is more of a mix of styles here than on any of their earlier albums.
It's all up on Spotify if you care to listen; I think this is one of the better tracks, and this song also appeared on Aviv's first English-language album from a couple of years back:
[video=youtube;rDxZ6mQOcVE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxZ6mQOcVE[/video]
Almost forgot to mention: Alan Parsons does production on three of the tracks.
Since then we have had Blackfield IV, which was mostly not well received by the fans, not least because of its short length, but also because Steven Wilson's involvement was minimal, and most people regard him as a better songwriter than Aviv Geffen.
Now comes album no. 5, and it seems that Wilson has returned to active involvement, making Blackfield once again more of an equal partnership.
This album is getting high praise from many of the fans, and a bit of criticism from others... my first impression is that it's patchy, like all their albums, but one thing in its favour is that there is more of a mix of styles here than on any of their earlier albums.
It's all up on Spotify if you care to listen; I think this is one of the better tracks, and this song also appeared on Aviv's first English-language album from a couple of years back:
[video=youtube;rDxZ6mQOcVE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxZ6mQOcVE[/video]
Almost forgot to mention: Alan Parsons does production on three of the tracks.
