Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 08/24/1999
The most instrumentally dense, musically accomplished release from
Lake of Tears,
Forever Autumn is probably the group's finest accomplishment. With its
metal-cum-
folk dramatics and melancholy harmonicas,
Lake of Tears draws what must be an unintended comparison to American
alt-rock prankster outfit
Ween. It's
very doubtful that members of either band even heard of -- much less listened to -- the other, but
Forever Autumn's high-contrast
folk/
prog/
metal (especially the sedate and conversational vocals on tracks like
"The Homecoming") bears an eerie comparison to many a
Ween classic. All random musical associations aside, the dense, well-arranged
"So Fell Autumn Rain," "Hold on Tight," and
"To Blossom Blue" stand out as career bests for
Lake of Tears. Listening to
Lake of Tears' mid-'90s work, it would have been hard to guess that the group could assemble a recording this realized and well-performed by the end of the decade. That said,
Forever Autumn is very far from being a superior
rock or
metal recording. It is simply a fine effort from a lesser '90s Euro-
metal band.
~Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide
;)
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