Almost a month ago, the
Quebec-based Neo-Prog band Mystery, released its 7th studio album,
which is the 2nd with Jean Pageau on vocals. Since I enjoyed all of
their latest albums, (starting with Beneath the Veil of Winter’s Face), I added
this new album of theirs almost immediately to my collection.
The album opens with the 17-minute-long Looking for Something Else, which is really something. Maybe it could be a
couple of minutes shorter if they were trying to avoid the – unnecessary in
some occasions – repetitive tunes, but it’s ok; I can live with that. The album
closes with another long song, the 15-minutes-long Chrysalis, which also could
be a little shorter in my opinion.
So, further than the 2 epics, “Lies”
includes 5 more songs, all of them melodic and beautiful, in the usual style of
Mystery.
This time the band followed the same music path, and presented an
album that will definitely satisfy not only their fans, or the fans of Neo-Prog, but
also the people who can appreciate a melodic album, with beautiful and – on many
occasions melancholic – tunes and easy going turns and twists.
Also, the voice of Jean Pageau is
excellent once more and it matches perfectly with their music.
In my opinion, Lies and Butterflies is a very good album, which, without being something
groundbreaking, is really enjoyable.
Give it a try!
Favourite songs (so far):
Looking for Something Else, Something to Believe in, Dare to Dream, Come to Me.
My Rating: 4.00 (out of 5.0) stars.
My Rating: 4.00 (out of 5.0) stars.
By clicking on the following link you can watch a promo video for the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijp9TEw3AOo
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