ALBUM #1: Starset Transmissions So here we are, the best of rock 2014. Starset set out to push rock further then most, and for a brand new group this is no easy task. Their record flows seamlessly, and takes the listener on a journey orchestrated through supernovas to far off galaxies. This space themed group put together so many solid tracks, and placed them together ever so carefully. First Light introduces us to our space faring voyage, and we take off with Down with the Fallen. Down with the fallen is an excellent opener, showing us what to expect from this new group and all its emotion. Then we reach Halo, a slow moving, but powerful song that was one of my favorites from the start. Send out the signal and Ill fly home. Carnivore brings us back to reality with grisly metaphors. Carnivore certainly deserves the spot as the second single. Telescope really slows down the voyage, and steps us back to a time of love and loss. It has Begun is anything but, as it swirls us back into the depths of the album at a faster pace. Perhaps a new beginning? We then reach the climax, and lead single. My Demons catches you and wont let go. Dragging us into Nowhere. Antigravity takes us swirling out of control, in a mix of heavy and light sounds. A perfect counter-piece to My Demons. Dark On Me slows you back down into solace, a place of darkness and ill will. From the dark we learn to next Let It Die. Let It Die takes us towards our final destination, speeding our decent into Starset space. The Future is Now and Point Of No Return are Starsets more experimental sets, and fall so perfectly into place as the lead in to the grand finale of this trip. Rise and Fall has all the power and rage you could hope for a finale. After the trip through it all we come out at the end of the album with a sense of accomplishment, and a willingness to take the trip again and again. Everything between songs is well placed to continue the flow and orchestrate the journey. The orchestration of this album truly sets it apart from all others before it. Starset are proving rock can survive the 2010s, and maybe someday reclaim power over the popular music scene. Im not afraid to name this the record of the DECADE (so far). It takes skill to make something this amazing and this perfect. Starset set a high bar for themselves and others, and I think they deserve a Grammy for best rock album at the least. My favorites: My Demons, Halo, Down With The Fallen, Carnivore, Point of No Return, It Has Begun, Let It Die, and Telescope. 10/10s. Congratulations Starset, and thanks for the awesome journey. https://docs.google/spreadsheets/d/19QF3vwEPtdgznKnn4aY0DeS6Ypicxhgi09Q_dQDLxfI/edit#gid=0
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:59 +0000
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