|
| |
|
: : Metaphor - Entertaining
Thanatos : : |
|
Band/Artist
Metaphor
Title:
Entertaining Thanatos
Released
2004
Label
Trope Audio |
 |
Track List:
1. Socrates
2. Galatea
3. When It All Comes Together
4. Raking the Bones
5. Call Me Old and Uninspired or Maybe Even Lazy and Tired but Thirteen
Heads in the Backyard Says You’re Wrong.
6. Yes & No
7. Wheel of the World |
: : The Players : :
Jim Anderson Bass Guitars, Bass Pedals | John
Mabry Vocals | Malcolm Smith Guitars, Guitar Synth | Marc Spooner
Keyboards by Kurswell, Roland & Clavia | With: Jeffrey Baker Drums on 2,
4, 5, 6, & 7 | Bob Koehler Drums on 1 & 3 |
 |
: :
Entertaining Thanatos : :
With a title like “Entertaining Thanatos” (Thanatos
was the Greek god of death and the word Thanatos was used by Freud to
represent the death instinct which signals the desire to give up the
struggle of life) you expect it to be pretty heavy shit.
With the opening song “Socrates” the listener is caught up in a
conversation with the great philosopher as he is asked how he stared
down the angel of death. A conversation of wonder about his fears or
concerns knowing death was upon him.
The thing you hear from the first note is that Metaphor has a strong
Genesis influence. You hear a good bit of musical references to The Lamb
Lies Down on Broadway but no Gabriel-esque vocals. And while lyrically
this opening song may at some level be disturbing, the question it
raises is one we all should think about at least at some point in our
life.
This musical “feel” of TLLDoB stays throughout the entire CD. This is
not a bad thing, and in fact keeps the entire CD tied together. But this
is a dark CD. The theme—death—permeates each song and does tend to keep
the listener in a dark cloud. Musically the players are very good and
they warp their own version of that specific Genesis sound into a tool
seemingly built out of space and time just for them.
Have I mentioned that this CD is dark? Musically intriguing, but
lyrically dark. The guys in Metaphor did a great job on combining the
two.
Rating: 7 of 10
Reviewed By: Stephen Ellis
: : Visit the Artist’s Website : :
: : Discography : :
Entertaining Thanatos - 2004
Starfooted - 2000 |
|
|
 |
|
