I'm a new (sort of) fan of Evergrey & need advice!

[SoundMaster]

Good morning/afternoon/evening all;

I've recently become infatuated with Evergrey's music. But let me go back in time a bit....

Two years ago, I heard the song "Rulers of the Mind", thought it kicked total ass, and immediatley set out to purchase the CD it's from, "In Search of Truth".
I was somewhat disappointed. And, looking back, I'm not quite sure why.
All of the elements of what makes a good band are there.....but, for some reason, I just didn't "get it".

So, the disc was relagated to the CD shelf where it collected almost 24 months worth of the dust of time.


Flash-forward to 2004. I learn that Evergrey has just released a new CD.....so, sparked by intrigue, I proceed to check out the record (on display at a local metal CD store). And I LOVE IT!

So, of course, I go back to "In Search of Truth" and give it another spin. Today, it sounds like a totally different record, to me!?!?!?!? All it needed was time.....and the perspective that 2 years can slightly change your perceptions! The album RULES!

Advice needed: which is the next logical EG album to invest in?
Would you say "Recreation Day"? Or, one of the first two releases?

 

[peza]

I would go for Recreation Day. Totally. And I liked your story

 

[Demonspell]

Knowing your tastes, I'd get Solitude Dominance Tragedy next and then Recreation Day.

 

[Snowmaker]

Recreation Day

 

[Evergrey]

Rec Day, and then all the others. It's funny how time changes things. I've had that happen to a few bands where I got a promo cd or something and think it sounds like crap. I hold onto for a few years and then realize, holy crap that CD rocks.

 

[Burke]

Same type of thing here too (and its happened with other bands).

Folks on Portnoy forum mentioned Evergrey and heard about them via Prog Power talk. Picked up ISOTT - spun a few times - it was 'cool' - but that's about as far as it went - it just didn't move me at all.

Placed it in the collection and it SAT for at LEAST a year.... then they had that miniseries TAKEN on scifi channel - my buddy is a big nut about alien abductions and was talking about the miniseries - then it clicks and I go "I have a disc you might like to listen to". I burn him a copy but afterwards, leave the disc out and start playing it myself again.


DO NOT ASK ME why but alluva sudden, EVERYTHING CLICKED. It was so weird. I was like 'How could I not be jazzed by these guys before??! What the FUCK?!?! They're awesome..." I kept finding more and more stuff I loved about the album and the band and that was it.

Since Recreation Day and Inner Circle, they've been cemented in my top five bands - pretty neat for a band I didn't really know anything by just a few short years ago.....