The Fullness of Time

Artist: Redemption
Label: Sensory Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD

UPC: 763232302723
EAN: 0763232302723
ASIN: B0009ML21A

Release Date: 2005-06-21

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Tracks:

Threads
Parker's Eyes
Scarred
Sapphire
Fullness of Time: Rage
Fullness of Time: Despair
Fullness of Time: Release
Fullness of Time: Transcendence

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Customer Reviews:

Technically proficient Progressive Metal........2007-02-16

This was a really tough album for me to rate. On the one hand the musicianship is excellent throughout, there are some great time changes and progressive elements that keep me returning for more. But every so often the progressive tendencies overwhelm the actual song and the direction sounds random and directionless. Not to mention the lead singer is both good and annoying in equal measures. The good vocals make him sound as if he could be nailing Kansas cover tunes while the bad sections sound almost Nu-Metal. For the record, I consider Nu-Metal to be a decaying heap of vile refuse. Maybe it is that he sounds so young, or perhaps it may be the occassionally ridiculous lyrical content (see the epic song "Sapphire" for loads of relationship nonsense). That is easily my least favorite track here, though as I mentioned before there are moments everywhere, even on this song, that are impressive nonetheless. I recommend this album for its many merits, mostly the intelligent Progressive Metal aspects that push the listener into a state of unwavering focus. This is a solid Progressive Metal album, flawed and a bit rough around the edges, but still worth obtaining.

Fantastic stuff..but.........2006-04-06

Oh my god, the lyrics are horrible! Cliche after cliche! The music is still excellent, though, thankfully. If you can ignore them buy this CD. It's still worth owning.

Excellent progressive metal with amazing lyrics!.......2006-01-15

This is my first review and I decided to do it on my favorite album of 2005: Redemption's "The Fullness of Time." This is quickly becoming my favorite album of all time and considering I have all of Dream Theater's and Symphony X's albums, that is saying a LOT.

I love every track on this album, but the two I listen to the most are "Sapphire" and the 21-minute title track, "The Fullness of Time." "Sapphire" has some of the most amazing lyrics I have ever heard. Basically, it has to do with a love long lost, which is something I can really relate to.

What I love about Redemption, is that they're excellent at integrating gritty, double bass metal with excellent piano melodies and solos. I'll go through the tracks one by one and share my thoughts about each of them.

1. Threads - The first song on the album starts out with a heavy riff and mad double bass. It leads into an awesome song about how relationships are often held together by a thread.

2. Parker's Eyes - This track talks about 9/11 and what their reaction was to it. It's an amazing song with some awesome riffs and great drum work by Chris Quirarte, who replaced Jason Rullo, Symphony X's drummer.

3. Scarred - Probably the worst song on the album, but I still consider it to be a good song. The production on this song seems to be off at the beginning, but it kicks in later in the song. Overall, an excellent song, but sub-par considering the other songs on the album.

4. Sapphire - Probably the best song on the album. Clocking in at almost 16 minutes, it's an amazing song that combines beautiful piano melodies and rock hard riffs. It's a beautifully written song that can really strike a chord with your emotions.

5. The Fullness of Time - This 21-minute epic is an amazing work. Broken into four parts (Rage, Despair, Release, and Transcendence), it goes through the emotions felt throughout our lives. Each of the four parts sound like the title: Rage is a metal segment, Despair is a more laidback and piano oriented piece, Release kicks it up just slightly above Despair, and Transcendence is finally a happy piece, which is rare for Redemption.

The addition of Ray Alder, James Sherwood, and Chris Quirarte have definitely made this band one of the frontleaders of progressive rock/metal. Now since Redemption has become a full-time band, I can't wait for the release of their next album.

Like I said, this is easily my favorite album of 2005, in front of Shadow Gallery's "Room V" and Dream Theater's "Octavarium." Please don't hesitate to buy this album and I think it's safe to say I won't ever hesitate to buy another album from Redemption.

You can listen to the first track, "Threads," in its entirety on Redemption's website.

http://www.ivorygate.com/redemption/

BUY THIS ALBUM!!!

Good playing, but surprisingly weak singing from once great Ray Alder.......2005-12-07

I would give this album four and a half stars for musicianship, but only three for vocals and lyrics. Regarding the latter, I like this album a great deal, but I am very sad to say that Ray Alder's vocals are perhaps its weakest point. For the record I adore Ray's singing on such albums as Fates Warning's Parallels. Why he's changed his style to that of a rock singer is beyond me. His take on this style is adequate enough, but why foresake excellence for mere adequacy? Part of the problem, I think, is that his voice isn't quite deep enough for the hard rock style of vocals. The lyrics on this album, too, are a bit disappointing. While their dirge for 9/11 is the low point, the lyrics as a whole tend towards narrative rather poetry. Thankfully, though, the musicianship on this album is excellent, as is the songwriting. Great guitar playing, great keyboard work. The sound is reminiscent of contemporary Dream Theater, though I daresay that their songs as a whole are more enjoyable than today's DT. Overall, an impressive album.

Rear find with so many copycats!!!.......2005-11-15

I am a Prig-Metal Connoisseur of many years. I remember when I first heard Queensryche, Dream Theater, Symphony X and Fate's Warning. These bands stood out front in a crowed genre. Now here comes Redemption! This band is not new; they had an earlier CD, which I bought, but I can't even remember it much. I think they used various singers from other groups, but for this outing they borrowed Ray Alder of Fate's Warning to lead them. What a choice, first of all he is brilliant with Fate's Warning but here he really shine's. All you have to listen to is "Sapphire", this may be one of the most amazing, perfect, take your breath away song's ever recorded! This song itself is worth as much as most of my CD's put together. It is arraigned so exquisitely it will leave you stunned!! The rest of the CD is excellent, but it take's that one amazing song to send it into another stratosphere. Sit back, put on your headphones and go straight to "Sapphire" and be amazed!!!!!!!

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