En mi opinión...: The Best Of 2007: "Colors"

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The Best Of 2007: "Colors"

Published domingo, enero 13, 2008 by AllPowerToThePeople | E-mail this post

"It's a must these days, for the colors are fading."

Colors by Between The Buried And Me

"Foam Born: (a) The Backtrack" – 2:13
"Foam Born: (b) The Decade of Statues" – 5:20
"Informal Gluttony" – 6:47
"Sun Of Nothing" – 10:59
"Ants Of the Sky" – 13:10
"Prequel to the Sequel" – 8:36
"Viridian" – 2:51
"White Walls" – 14:13

"Colors" is definitely the best album of the year, is split into 7 songs and 8 tracks interconnected as a one flowing musical composition to make a feeling of a one 64 minute epic song.
Described by the band as "adult contemporary progressive death metal" and you can add to that: Jazz, Psychedelic, Metalcore, New Wave, Polka, Grunge & others.
But "Colors" is much more than a bunch of music genders on the same song; it's excellent produced, mixed and of course: performed masterpiece.
This albums goes beyond their previous work, definitely their best work by concept, technical playing, and the most ambitious, making a clear evolution in the band and setting a highlight in their career. Indeed is "1 hour 4 minutes 9 seconds of jaw dropping musicianship".

About the album:
Ultimate-Guitar.com has named it 2007 Album of the Year in their annual This year in Metal

Hands down, there is no doubt whatsoever that this is the best this year, and one of the best albums released in the past decade. Taking death metal, grind, hardcore, progressive rock, technical stuff along the lines of Dream Theater, ambience, jazz and a good chunk of Pink Floyd and various other rock bands, putting them all in a big blender and then create a coherent and enjoyable entity... it should be impossible.

But, BTBAM have managed to do just that. Transcending more genres than should be allowed, the outcome is one that deserves platinum sales, Grammy nominations, #1 spots on Best-lists and the influential status of many of the artists whom the band has been inspired by.

Ants Of The Sky