Paul Adrian Reviews...

Welcome to my reviews page.  There are a great many of my favorite works of art (movies, books, etc, but especially music) that I should some day like to write about.  For now I will just add to this page when something new strikes me as noteworthy, and someday, I’ll go back and fill in the gaps with some of my all time favorites. (these would include albums from bands like Spock’s Beard, Pain of Salvation, Tommy Shaw, and many others; and works of cinematic genius from the likes of Terry Gilliam, David Lynch and The Coen Bros.) –Hope you enjoy.

(coming soon: Amelie, King’s X, Black Like Sunday, Paul Rodgers concert, )

 

Pain of Salvation - 12:5 (part I)

March, 2004

 

A record of my thoughts as I listen to 12:5 by Pain of Salvation for the first time:

 

At this moment in time, I can’t think of any other music that even compares to what I’m hearing right NOW!

 

Up to now, the compositional genius of Daniel Gildenlow’s music has been cloaked in a metallic aggressiveness that has precluded many from appreciating it.  A small percentage of folks have always been at just the right brainwave frequency to grasp what he and the band have been doing all along.  That minority, myself included, has always been somewhat amazed that any living creature could fail to be moved by this music, but eventually we accepted it, and carried on.  Pain of Salvation became our little secret.  If they came up in conversation, a simple facial expression could reveal to the initiate that the person on the other end of the conversation was a member of our little secret society, privy to the same knowledge, and experienced in the same emotional journey.

 

Today, all that has changed.  12:5 is the Rosetta Stone that will translate the magic and mystery of Pain of Salvation music into a language that all music lovers can appreciate and understand.

 

There is a Greek myth in which one of Zeus’ mortal lovers, Semele, mother of Dionysus to be precise, was tricked by jealous Hera into forcing Zeus to reveal himself to her, in all his godly splendor.  Of course the poor woman was instantly incinerated by his thunderbolts.  This is why Zeus had to always disguise himself when carrying on with mortals.  Today I have been incinerated by the greatness of Pain of Salvation.

 

…in part II, I will try to move past my utter AMAZEMENT and actually talk about some of the music. ;-)

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