Rate The Song Above You Part III

Hydrazoic Acid

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Great prog metal composition! I have huge respect for Dream Theater, true masters of their craft, playing their favorite classic rock albums from the 70s at rehearsals and soundchecks. 9/10.

 

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Not terrible, but it's obviously not the Stones from old. 6.5/10

 

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Nice track...the lp got good reviews even from that old fossil Rolling Stone...I think they should have sped the track up just a bit....7/10

Now the best Brit alt band of the 80s' ...imho....
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Pretty dynamic song with catchy chorus (although all these postpunk bands is not my cup of tea). 7.5/10.

 

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Wow.....to me that represents just about everything (music and lyrics) that's bad with some rock/metal....someone else needs to give that a rating.
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Wow.....to me that represents just about everything (music and lyrics) that's bad with some rock/metal....someone else needs to give that a rating.
:uh:
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Ho-hum soft rock number lacking technical proficiency, a catchy melody, or originality. 6/10


Because this is an 8-minute song, I'm going to add a comment here from the YouTube channel which I found interesting. And maybe it'll help you lose yourself in the music.

"I turn around and come back to this song. This is more than a song. You are in the middle of the desert, in your own desert of existence, in an immense nothingness. Like a traveler trying to find your way through the sand dunes, you are trying to figure out where you will go. No road, no sign, no sound, just nothing. Your throat burns because of thirst, the sand makes it difficult to breathe, the bright light of the sun burns your eyes. You have no one to help you, you're alone in this desert. Your mind is playing tricks on you because of your tiredness, you see the same view wherever you turn your head, you cannot understand whether you are dreaming or awake. In the middle of that loneliness and nothingness, you hear a voice from far away, leaving you in a cool shade from the burning sun, touching your dried tongue with a drop of water, giving your tired body the strength to keep going in the middle of nowhere. You follow the voice, because every voice in the middle of the desert feels like a hope for salvation. That voice is this song ..."
 

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I'm biased because I really love Camel. It's a great, laid-back prog song with some nice guitar work. I especially like the opening acoustic section, which has a medieval feel. 10/10.

 

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