Album Analysis VII, Birds Of Pray Options

[Hoodstock]

This is the album analysis for Birds Of Pray.

The Idea - Analyze the album (in this case BOP) song by song, stating whatever you want or whatever comes to mind about each song.

Go into as much or as little detail as you want and then summarize your overall thoughts on the album at the end. Just speak your mind openly.

You can copy and paste the following to make it easy if you want:

1. Heaven
2. She
3. The Sanctity Of Dreams
4. Run Away
5. Life Marches On
6. Like I Do
7. Sweet Release
8. Everytime I See Your Face
9. Lighthouse
10. River Town
11. Out To Dry
12. Bring The People Together
13. What Are We Fighting For?

[Wambangalang]

the first live album i bought myself and it spun in my cd-rom for well over a year. Im a sucker for this album, and while it has lost some of its coolness over the years especially since discovering the other albums, it will kinda always be my favourite.

i really dont understand why a common complaint with this disc is an apparent lack of passion on behalf of the band, when i actually find it to be deeply passionate. Lighthouse is powerful and moving and heaven is delivered with gentle devotion. Life marches On is a great road song as are most of the others.

sure there are corny bits, but it never got boring for me. Maybe had i started with the earlier albums my opinion would be different. I do however understand that, considering what had come before, Live did not deliver the spiritual, brooding, metaphore-ridden punch most had come to expect.

objective opinion: A weak effort with odd moments of brilliance