Titan
The greatness of this single is represented in the composition and arrangement rather than virtuosity of soloing. The drums are very busy, but fully controlled and create an almost martial sound that matches the title appropriately. I have listened to it three or four times and now it’s stuck in my head. This is a good sign for a single – especially one that doesn’t have a real commercial hook. I’m most reminded of UK, but ELP also comes to mind, as two of the players are multi-instrumentalists (guitar/keyboards and guitar/bass). I could see this being an alternative theme for Darth Vader, the Death Star, or some other galactic master villain. I could also imagine this as the perfect intro song for ScienceNV in concert, as it could really get the audience’s blood flowing as the lights go down and the band takes the stage. I can’t wait to hear the full album.
(Editor's Note - Music Street Journal is set up for the allocation of albums, not singles - particularly not one-song singles. So, in the instances, like this one, where we've covered single song releases, we've had to make some adaptations for formatting. In the case of this one, just imagine both track review and overall review reading as one set of copy. )
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