Musicianship: 9
Vocal: 9
Atmosphere: 8
Melody: 8
Originality: 8
Production: 10
CD Covers: 10

Best Songs:
01. The Point of No Return
07. Celestial Elixir

This album sure has a lot of personality... Can't attach a rating yet, but I really like it!

This album deserves a from heaven

You need to listen to this album at least 3-4 times before you realise how great it really is.

Written by BaneConall on 03.05.2011 at 19:23

You need to listen to this album at least 3-4 times before you realise how great it really is.

That is true for most album IMO, and it might take even more times very often.

Written by K✞ulu on 05.05.2011 at 13:26


That is true for most album IMO, and it might take even more times very often.

Thats true. Most albums that I like on the first listen get boring too fast.

Great album full of great moments...Seventh Wonder's release beats it, but 2010 was great year for prog

What a great band and what a great "concept" debut album .

Celestial Elixir is just the bomb

Three listens changed my score from 6 to 8, planning to listen again, hoping to find something awesome I overlooked.

A lot better than I remember it being. Lots of fun and payoffs, despite lacking the simple charm of Visions. I'll give it another listen, but I can see this going up to a high 8-9.

Written by 24emd on 02.01.2024 at 04:27

A lot better than I remember it being. Lots of fun and payoffs, despite lacking the simple charm of Visions. I'll give it another listen, but I can see this going up to a high 8-9.

My hot take: this album is terrible. The songs are overlong, boring and badly put together. They contain some ridiculously jarring fragments, just check the very beginning of the first song. The singing is totally, utterly, overwhelmingly abysmal. All the vocalist does is naaaaaa naaaaaaa naaaaaa, with varying numers of a's. There is not a single memorable melody on this painfully overlong record. The singing is so annoying, that I find it hard to sit through some songs.

Written by Daniell on 06.03.2024 at 10:07

Daniell hates this album

Fair enough on every front, similar to how I feel about *ahem* Mercyful Fate. I won't deny anything you said, some of that jarring and silliness actually appeals to me. 5 seems very generous based on everything you've said.

Written by 24emd on 06.03.2024 at 11:40

Fair enough on every front, similar to how I feel about *ahem* Mercyful Fate. I won't deny anything you said, some of that jarring and silliness actually appeals to me. 5 seems very generous based on everything you've said.

"Terrible" starts with a 5 and goes downward. So 5 is the highest rating I could possibly give. Let's say that this 5 is for ambition, decent musicianship and an occasional good idea.

And no, I don't hate the album. If I did, the rating would be a 4, at best.