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The Lodi, CA band A Skylit Drive's second album Adelphia distinguishes itself from the screamo metal pack in a couple of important ways. Though they display plenty of power in the rhythm section and sport dual guitarists who have plenty of crunching riffage between them, the songs actually have huge hooks that soar and swoop in ways that aren't dissimilar to pop music. They also add various keyboards to the mix, from symphonic synth washes to Coldplay-ish piano, which adds extra prog rock texture to the band's sound. And there is a strong element of prog to the band's sound; you can hear the influence of bands like Coheed & Cambria and Queensrÿche in the scope and vision of the songs. The most important factor in the band's sound, though, is singer Michael "Jag" Jagmin. His unbelievable high vocals call to mind Geddy Lee on first listen, also on every repeated listen! It's an uncanny resemblance, but once the shock wears off, it's easy to be impressed with both how elastic his voice is and also the amount of emotion and power Jagmin transmits throughout the album. Too bad the band spoils it somewhat by throwing in lots of screamo and death metal grunting and howling. These touches don't add any menace or ferocity, mostly they just distract from the unearthly sound of everything else on Adelphia. If you can overlook this one minor misstep, the album is a successful attempt at creating something epic and new out of some everyday materials. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide
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- By Dead Romantic
- 7/30/2009 14:49:36
- well i love ASD and yeah at first it may sound a little different but after you listen to the album a couple times the sons do grow on you.It really is a great album though :D
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- By Zombie Divinity
- 6/20/2009 04:00:55
- I agree with the guy below me. Eva the Carrier is easily the catchiest song on there, but I also like Prelude to a Dream and I Swear This Place is Haunted.
I find that the more I casually listen to the cd, the more I begin to like the entire thing. - 1 out of 1 people
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- By mattcat710
- 6/13/2009 22:11:15
- Eva the Carrier is an amazing song; if only the rest of the songs were as good. Idk if the album as a whole is their best. I give it an 8. It's definitely worth a few listens. The rest of the songs may grow on me.
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