Arpeggio Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Goddammit, if that riff turned into a heavy chorus a bit like Assassin, this would be a classic. Even the piano part is actually quite beautiful, but because the heavy bit doesn't deliver the climax you're expecting, it takes away from the end. This would be a huge live track if it had one more heavy section. I agree with the poster that said they should cut out the piano part live and go straight into Citizen Erased. They'll never do it, but that would be delivering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manualex Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 This is pretty much a sequel to Exogenesis, even how it's divided in 3 parts.I love it except for the piano part which just drags on, even though there was so much potential in there. I can see them being on the same timeline, the leader kills the earth and a few can get away from here before its too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chryse Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 You can be Commander in Chief You can hide your true motives To dismantle and destroy Now you have good. Nobama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The vocals on the riff send shivers down my spine. Absolutely apocalyptical, terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem1394 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I love the opening so damned much. I want it to turn into something completely different though. Like, if it somehow turned into City of Delusion, it would be the best thing ever. Still, I do enjoy it as a track. I think it'll grow on me quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiaMuse Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I don't get this song at all. Too much pastiche in a frankly weird juxtaposition. Plus those piano glissandos are dreadful and make the end section sound even cheaper (are three of them really necessary?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibros Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Alright I won't let this go to waste. I'm writing a whole song based on the riff. it's starting to sound a bit like a combination of Assassin, SS and AP so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewislimes Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I wish there was a longer heavy guitar section and maybe a verse with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Alright I won't let this go to waste. I'm writing a whole song based on the riff. it's starting to sound a bit like a combination of Assassin, SS and AP so far. Just add the end of Reapers to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_jk Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The opening is the worst bit for me. It sounds like the guitar solo section of supremacy, but not as good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The whistling :'(. Why? Why did they do that? :'(. I can barely get through the intro because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibros Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just add the end of Reapers to it! even that's not gonna save it. it needs to be considered again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_jk Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The whistling :'(. Why? Why did they do that? :'(. I can barely get through the intro because of it. I agree! I think the piano outro is amazing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 This song is a complete mess. Even the middle section is pretty dire. It's such a bland, uninspired riff. And it's repeated for like two minutes. Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt's Jawbone Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) After listening a few more times I must say I love it even more. It's like Exogenesis' evil twin. Also, the lyrics during the piano part are seriously heartbreaking. I'll admit once I began focusing on the lyrics I teared up a little. Edited June 3, 2015 by Matt's Jawbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone_Star_Lynch Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 This song is pretty awesome, it is placed perfectly on the album and fits very well. It's probably somewhat weaker when taken alone. The last part lets it down slightly. I don't think it's inherently bad, but it absolutely could have been something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisXT Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just in case someone doesn't noticed... the opening of The Globalist ist not just in Ennio Morricone style, it's an actual cover of the Ennio Morricone song "L'Arena". Btw. I Love the Song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt's Jawbone Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 BTW I think I've figured out why the heavy part is so short. that part is meant to resemble the world being blown up. The bass drum kicks in when the countdown starts and the drums kicking in for a few seconds before the tremolo resembles it exploding and it explodes quickly. The jarring transition to the piano is almost like a "cut to white". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikite Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just in case someone doesn't noticed... the opening of The Globalist ist not just in Ennio Morricone style, it's an actual cover of the Ennio Morricone song "L'Arena". Btw. I Love the Song. No it's not. It's an obvious rip off, but not a cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will04 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 No it's not. It's an obvious rip off, but not a cover Does anyone know if this the same for the Nimrod bit? Are they not crediting Elgar even though for all intents and purposes they share the same tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckerss Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 BTW I think I've figured out why the heavy part is so short. that part is meant to resemble the world being blown up. The bass drum kicks in when the countdown starts and the drums kicking in for a few seconds before the tremolo resembles it exploding and it explodes quickly. The jarring transition to the piano is almost like a "cut to white". I personally imagine the tremolo being global nuclear war and the first bomb was when it got louder. I'm assuming global nuclear war with nukes going off all over the place doesn't really last long, which is why that section would be short. Then of course it would cut to post-apocalypse with the whole piano thing. I really hope there's some good imagery if they do a lyric video of it, I was kind of disappointed by The Handlers lack of imagery during the solo which it really needed. Then again it is just a lyric video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just in case someone doesn't noticed... the opening of The Globalist ist not just in Ennio Morricone style, it's an actual cover of the Ennio Morricone song "L'Arena". Btw. I Love the Song. it really isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remusable Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I felt like not only did they obviously reference (Rip-off if you prefer) Elgar.. but they didn't even do a very good job of it. I kept waiting for the dramatic climax and it never came, which is pretty bad considering this song was really trying to make itself epic. As it is, it's a combination of Morricone, Soaked (Muse), Chicken on a bone (Feeder) and Nimrod (Elgar). Barely an original thought in the whole ten minutes. I could try and find positives, but I kinda feel like I have the right to be disappointed when a song billed as the sequel to CITIZEN ERASED turned out to be several different rip-offs thrown together (And thrown together badly, at that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Heat Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I feel like this song needed a Survival kind of ending instead of a piano breakdown, that would've been epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt's Jawbone Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I personally imagine the tremolo being global nuclear war and the first bomb was when it got louder. I'm assuming global nuclear war with nukes going off all over the place doesn't really last long, which is why that section would be short. Then of course it would cut to post-apocalypse with the whole piano thing. I really hope there's some good imagery if they do a lyric video of it, I was kind of disappointed by The Handlers lack of imagery during the solo which it really needed. Then again it is just a lyric video. Exactly, it doesn't take long to blow up the world. That's why that section is so short. I've narrowed it down to this: Western part: The government showing up to capture the protagonist CE-style part: They brainwash the protagonist Heavy part: Chaos starts, bombs go off, nuclear war starts and the world is destroyed Final part: The leader has a "what have I done" moment and realizes he did it because nobody ever loved him properly. He's now a sad and empty shell of a man. Then Drones comes along, all the souls of the catastrophe are all reaching out to the leader and asking why he did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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