ESCAPE, THE - Anthem
Songs: 5  Time: 18:19
Well I suppose it was inevitable that the time would come when I’d be disappointed with a Celtic Circle release.  Anthem by The Escape is that release.  I normally don’t have a problem with gothic music, but when a band attempts to combine waltz and goth together (such as on Over the Mountains), I have to draw the line.  Not only is the music irritating, but the lead singer’s voice is horrible.  His delivery comes across as though he’s struggling to get his voice as low as he can so the songs come off sounding as gothic as possible.  The piano driven music behind God? isn’t that bad, but the intrusive vocals ruin what could be a good piece of music.  The same goes for Waiting.  This track could be a nice relaxing composition if the vocals were omitted.  A cover of Sound of Silence is beaten to death by horrible vocals and lackluster programming.  Anthem is limited to 1000 copies and I’d be extremely suprised if all of them were sold.
      
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