Legacy

After the unbelievable Tyranny, everyone was asking themselves if the Americans Shadow Gallery would be able to but the bet higher. After a few listens of Legacy I don't think that it is the case... Nevertheless this album is an excellent one and if Tyranny had never existed then this one could very much be a masterpiece of its genre. But the magic present on Tyranny isn't here anymore. Of course the songwriting is very good and Mike Baker's voice still is the same charismatic one. The long song that ends the record called First Light (34'18 !!!) is very mature and technically impressive. But this is not X-Japan or Dream Theater we are talking about here and the 4 minutes gab between the 24th minute to the 28th wasn't really indispensible... A concept album might have been a better idea... Anyway, Legacy still is a superb progressive album and without any doubt the best since the beginning of the year. For all fans of the genre and even others...