Blaze is back after his "rocketer surprise"
called Silicon Messiah, his first solo album since his "departure"
from Iron Maiden.
Silicon Messiah is a fantastic record and I was
rather anxious (in fact, I was dying) to listen to his new work, Tenth
Dimension. Let's stop turning around the hole (like we say in French)
and let's go straight forward to our subject : Tenth Dimension
is a small disappointment ... and I am wondering if Blaze took
enough time to digest his success with Silicon Messiah.
My major complain about Tenth Dimension (compare
to Silicon Messiah) comes from its lake of surprise : guitar
riffs are predictable from the first second till the last one, the chorus
have not that magical dimension (ooopps) and Blaze seems not concern
at all when he sings (like he has lost the "eye of the tiger").
In two words, we have passed from the masterpiece (Silicon Messiah)
to a conventional heavy metal record. I thought that after Silicon
Messiah, Blaze was on the right track ...
Expect Leap Of Faith, all others songs are
very conventional and I am wondering if Blaze didn't forgot to
take his "balls" with him, because all the courage he used
for the song-writing on Silicon Messiah is gone on Tenth Dimension.
I am also wondering where is the fantastic production and sound
of Silicon Messiah? Disappear !!! Of course,
the guy sing better and better ... record after record. However, the
promising "futurist" sound on his previous album has turned
... to a warm beer. What a shame :-(
Aaahhhh, the famous second record : a killer which
confirms the potential of a band ... or the beginning of the fall. The
third record is always the definitive answer. Let's hope Blaze
will confirm on the next album he was just a bit tired and recorded
that one to quickly. I sincerely believe this is the case ... because
I rather like the guy ;-)