Drums start this. The other instruments come in, completing the instrumental arrangement. It is symphonic, proggy and incredibly dramatic. The vocals join after a time, bringing an opera element as they do. That vocal arrangement fills out, and the cut drives forward with a symphonic bombast. Then it peaks and drops to mellower, chamber music type sounds. The vocals that come over this section are almost like a monastery choir. As this continues it seems to merge progressive rock with operatic music and other symphonic elements. There is a drum solo after the half=way mark, too. After that it gets back into the song proper and continues to evolve.

More symphonic textures bring this into being. The operatic vocals come in over the top of that. This track is rather purely operatic. It doesn’t really work that well for me, but if you are more into that genre, it might more your thing.

Driving, pounding, and so cool, this combines classical music with something close to Rock In Opposition in a particularly effective instrumental piece. This is a highlight of the disc for me.

Opera and quirky prog merge on this number. This is not a huge change from the rest of the set, but it works pretty well.

A lot of this is based on opera, but then we get some pretty driving almost jazzy rock at its core at times. It includes some jazzy scat singing type stuff later. It gets into some pretty crazed hard rocking territory later. This is one of the most dynamic and expansive pieces on the disc.

Not any kind of paradigm shift, this combines Rock in Opposition type vibes with classical music, operatic vocals and more.