Sun Caged - Artemisia - review
Sun Caged - Artemisia - review
Tracklist
01. Lyre's Harmony02. A Fair Trade
03. Unborn
04. Blood Lines
05. Painted Eyes
06. Engelbert The Inchworm
07. Afraid To Fly
08. Dialogue
09. Departing Words
10. Doldrums
A review by
Susan July 31, 2007
The opening track Lyre's Harmony is energetically lovely and melancholy but didn't "grab" me right off the bat. The absence of an in-your-face opening track is one thing that prevents this from being as memorable of a release as it could have been. The album could really start anywhere and the songs could be in any order; it all lacks a feeling of cohesion.
What Sun Caged has going for them, though, is their amazing ability to pair two elements: power and energy with calm and dark. This balance is what helps make Artemisia so listenable and appropriate for many different moods. Whether you're in the mood to rock out with the crunchy breakdowns, dream with the spacey keyboards, or wallow in the haunting melodies and tender solos, nearly every song has something to satisfy you. The fourth track, Bloodlines, especially shows off the aforementioned diversity and the band's ability to wrap it all up into one gift of a song. Another gift is the ballad Afraid To Fly which found it's way quickly into my heart (I'm having difficulty explaining why but I'm sure it'll find its way into your heart as well).
The songs are all good, yet for some reason Artemisia isn't as memorable as it could be and I can't quite put my finger on why. The songs are all good? perhaps the album itself just never reached its full potential.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
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Never liked Sun Caged too much, but I love Marcel Coenen's guitar work, he is certainly one of the best, if not the best guitarist from The Netherlands.
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