First off I should say that the music is great, I love it, but there are many interesting and odd things i've noticed about this cd....
I just bought the 2 cd edition in a store.... the first thing i noticed when playing it is that it has CD Text, which for any of you who don't know, it basically labels the tracks so the names can be displayed on your cd player's display, where text is, im pretty sure all cd players nowadays have this feature by now. However I noticed a few mistakes, the first track is labeled "Ensrined in Grace" (both spelling error and wrong wording), and it should be labeled under track 2, not 1. So they got those two mixed up. No big deal at all.... at least its nice that cd text was put on the cd, especially since there are several secret tracks (ill get to them later)... another error, track 5 is labeled with a "and" instead of "the", and tracks 8, 9, and 12 have just little spelling/wording errors, just a little error, like i said no big deal.
Ok im not complaining about this at all, just noting it. After all, its nice to see an actual metal cd with CD Text. The most interesting CD Text error(?) is track 11, on the case it is called "Memories of the Past", but on the cd text it says "Angelic Voices". Odd.
If you thought the end of Formulas was wierd, this one ends with 4 instrumentals including Pete's awesome drum solo, which is obviously Drum Check. But I instantly noticed that "Born Again" was just the Secured Limitations lava. I guess the track is aptly titled, but seems like an odd choice for the last track of the new cd.
And things just keep getting stranger.... as some of you know already, this is a 44 track cd! After track 14, tracks 15-29 are silence. Then track 30 is labeled "Inflections" by the cd text, its basically a minute and a half harpsicord solo. Then more silence until track 35, which is labeled "Tortured Souls" by the cd text. This one is nearly 4 minutes of very eerie noise. I actually like it, I think if fits in with the whole odd "away from the cd thing". Then silence until track 41 which is called (get ready for this one...) "Terror of MechaGodzilla Lava!!" by the cd text. Its basically a 30 second lava. Next, track 42 is labeled "Triplet Lava!!", this is another lava, except its odd because it doesnt start until 40 seconds into the track. Track 43 is labelled "Doomcreeper", its a pretty cool instrumental track. Its exactly 4 and a half minutes long. Then, track 44 is just labelled "Laff".... 11 seconds into the track is just a 3 second long guitar noise, and the cd ends.
Well, like i said, this certainly is an odd cd.... I think the whole odd stuff at the end might work well if you are listening to the cd half asleep or in bed, you might get lost inbetween the silences and odd stuff.
And as for the "Bonus Levels" disc.... Theres no text and I haven't really listened to all of it, only scanned through, I think its just demo versions of a couple of the tracks, one Heretic lava, and the rest is some Gateways lava.
I just bought the 2 cd edition in a store.... the first thing i noticed when playing it is that it has CD Text, which for any of you who don't know, it basically labels the tracks so the names can be displayed on your cd player's display, where text is, im pretty sure all cd players nowadays have this feature by now. However I noticed a few mistakes, the first track is labeled "Ensrined in Grace" (both spelling error and wrong wording), and it should be labeled under track 2, not 1. So they got those two mixed up. No big deal at all.... at least its nice that cd text was put on the cd, especially since there are several secret tracks (ill get to them later)... another error, track 5 is labeled with a "and" instead of "the", and tracks 8, 9, and 12 have just little spelling/wording errors, just a little error, like i said no big deal.
Ok im not complaining about this at all, just noting it. After all, its nice to see an actual metal cd with CD Text. The most interesting CD Text error(?) is track 11, on the case it is called "Memories of the Past", but on the cd text it says "Angelic Voices". Odd.
If you thought the end of Formulas was wierd, this one ends with 4 instrumentals including Pete's awesome drum solo, which is obviously Drum Check. But I instantly noticed that "Born Again" was just the Secured Limitations lava. I guess the track is aptly titled, but seems like an odd choice for the last track of the new cd.
And things just keep getting stranger.... as some of you know already, this is a 44 track cd! After track 14, tracks 15-29 are silence. Then track 30 is labeled "Inflections" by the cd text, its basically a minute and a half harpsicord solo. Then more silence until track 35, which is labeled "Tortured Souls" by the cd text. This one is nearly 4 minutes of very eerie noise. I actually like it, I think if fits in with the whole odd "away from the cd thing". Then silence until track 41 which is called (get ready for this one...) "Terror of MechaGodzilla Lava!!" by the cd text. Its basically a 30 second lava. Next, track 42 is labeled "Triplet Lava!!", this is another lava, except its odd because it doesnt start until 40 seconds into the track. Track 43 is labelled "Doomcreeper", its a pretty cool instrumental track. Its exactly 4 and a half minutes long. Then, track 44 is just labelled "Laff".... 11 seconds into the track is just a 3 second long guitar noise, and the cd ends.
Well, like i said, this certainly is an odd cd.... I think the whole odd stuff at the end might work well if you are listening to the cd half asleep or in bed, you might get lost inbetween the silences and odd stuff.
And as for the "Bonus Levels" disc.... Theres no text and I haven't really listened to all of it, only scanned through, I think its just demo versions of a couple of the tracks, one Heretic lava, and the rest is some Gateways lava.