Which album do you prefer: The Book Of Souls or Senjutsu?

Which album do you prefer: The Book Of Souls or Senjutsu?

  • TBOS

    Votes: 6 25.0%

  • Senjutsu

    Votes: 18 75.0%
  • Total voters
    24
Dick Brucinson

Dick Brucinson

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I have to admit Senjutsu had been a grower for me and I can finally enjoy it in big parts nowadays, but still I like TBOS better. Seems somehow a more coherent album to me and it has more outstanding moments than Senjutsu does have.
The only weak moment of the album for me is the Polka intro to Death Or Glory.
 
Senjutsu for me. I like it way less than when it came out but still more than TBOS which has a better sound and coherence but too many mediocre songs for my taste.

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TBOS

Can't wait for the next one, it's time!
 
Senjutsu by far!
I´d even go further: the closing trio on Senjutsu of Celts/Parchment/Hell is the best trio of songs on any reunion album!
 
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I love both (two weaker songs overall, 6-7 big classics), but SJ has some stronger and slightly more interesting/special ideas, at least for me (plus Hell On Earth is one of my favorite songs ever). But I enjoy the balance of the shorter songs in TBOS. Both albums have some parts I wanted to be different (more in TBOS).
 
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Senjutsu, definitely. Some of the best tracks on TBOS are absolutely amazing, though Hell On Earth managed to beat them. The weaker tracks (Death of the Celts, Darkest Hour) are leagues ahead of the utter piece of crap that Speed of Light is (I despise that song). Overall the tracks on Senjutsu are simply much stronger on average than the stuff on TBOS, imo.
 
Vaenyr said:
Senjutsu, definitely. Some of the best tracks on TBOS are absolutely amazing, though Hell On Earth managed to beat them. The weaker tracks (Death of the Celts, Darkest Hour) are leagues ahead of the utter piece of crap that Speed of Light is (I despise that song). Overall the tracks on Senjutsu are simply much stronger on average than the stuff on TBOS, imo.
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For me the second part of bos after the title track is a bit boring. Yes empire of the clouds for me its a 5.5/10 senjutsu for me has a few boring songs. 1 or 2
 
Senjutsu

The Book of Souls has one of their worst songs ever in When the River Runs Deep and it's far too long.
 
It's a bit of a tossup for me. Both albums have a couple of poor songs, ok/good and a few great stand out tracks. I am leaning towards TBoS.
 
GhostofCain said:
The Book of Souls by far. Senjutsu is their weakest post-reunion album.
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Agreed. Directly followed by Brave New World, which is also significantly overrated.
'Weakest reunion albums' doesn't of course & necessarily mean 'bad', they're still good albums, but beyond Maidens potential.
At least I can now somehow enjoy Senjutsu the one or other way, which wasn't possible the first few years after its release. Probably it was the 2023 tour that got me the album in a better light at last.
 
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