New single: Stratego

[adrian fn rules]

Why is Bruce so low in the mix?!

What platform are you listening to? On Amazon music he sounds great.

 

[jazz from hell]

I don’t like it at all.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

Now on my 3rd listen here..this keeps on getting better and better. 5/5 for me that's for sure.

 

[adrian fn rules]

Janick's soloing work has come a long way. I no longer regard him as a detriment like I used to. Starting with his solos on TBOS and now on this song. Hopefully a sign of good things on the rest of Senjutsu.....

 

[Kalata]

Great, non-repetitive chorus

I wished it was repeated more times - this song's chorus should have been repeated more than the chorus of TWOTW.

I like the song way more than TWOTW.

 

[adrian fn rules]

Stratego could really fit into the Brave New World album. Somehow it reminds me of The Mercenary.

This is way better than The Writing On The Wall. The guitar solo is awesome.

I could even imagine Blaze Bayley singing it...

I wouldnt say the solo is "Awesome" but by Janick standards its great. I was a previous Janick "hater". He has come a long way in his album solos IMHO. Now if he could just polish his live solos a little more.......

 

[srfc]

Initial thoughts after 4 listens:

• FUCKING GUITAR PLAYING THE FUCKING VOCAL MELODY JUST STOP IT JANICK JUST STOP IT!

Someone else is doing it too, but with chords. I think it's preferable to having 3 lads just strum.

 

[adrian fn rules]

Off topic, but bc Im listening on Amazon, after Stratego ended TWOTW came on, so I listened to it all the way through and got reminded through legitamate chills and goosebumps how awesome Adrian's solo is. I'm thinking it may surpass SIASL and thats saying ALOT........

 

[Yax]

I wouldnt say the solo is "Awesome" but by Janick standards its great. I was a previous Janick "hater". He has come a long way in his album solos IMHO. Now if he could just polish his live solos a little more.......

Again though, why? Rawness can be a quality. Look at Blackmore. They are very similar in that regard. I would not want Blackmore's aggressive solos to sound polished.

 

[srfc]

Where Bruce sings "Give me an ultimatum", it sounds like "Give me an old tomato" and this is how I shall be singing along to the song henceforth.

You say tomayto he says ultimatum

 

[Kalata]

Sinister is the perfect way to describe that riff; I was searching for the words to describe how it sounded, to my ears anyway, and you hit upon it for me.

''Sinister'' is indeed the right word. It is different from the melody of the chorus, which is a nice contrast.

 

[srfc]

The layers in the chorus are great, both vocals and guitars are throwing the kitchen sink in.

Only on 3rd listen as I was watching a match but hooked already.

Do they do a little disguise on the solo, i.e. it comes in where there should be a chorus?

 

[Spaldy]

It reminds me of this Sabaton song.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

Where Bruce sings "Give me an ultimatum", it sounds like "Give me an old tomato" and this is how I shall be singing along to the song henceforth.

Me too. Now can't even think of it being anything other than old tomato

 

[Kalata]

Do they do a little disguise on the solo, i.e. it comes in where there should be a chorus?

Yes. Nice trick.

 

[Maturin]

It reminds me of this Sabaton song.

Their best song... And a million times better in Swedish.

 

[Kalata]

Nicko is on fire.

Indeed. The Man Of The Match award is waiting for him.

 

[Abas]

I don’t like it at all.

That's alright. There ought to be something fitting you more among the album's other seven track. Or six - if you didn't like The Writing on the Wall either. Smaller odds then, but odds never the less.

 

[adrian fn rules]

I love the song. The only weakness I see is that the main first 2 verses could have been sung more aggressively. It sounded too subdued for my taste. I love the rest of the vocals!!

 

[Yax]

Their best song... And a million times better in Swedish.

Yes and yes. Their show at Sabaton Open Air in 2012 is one of the best shows I've been to. Ah, memories.