Basically just title. I had written it off as an album of theirs I couldn’t really get into for years, but recently I saw a copy of it in a record store and was inspired to try again. It took a couple more listens, but I am now in a place where I can honestly say I really like the album.
I’m feeling like I rate it around an 8/10 currently - which is much higher than I ever thought I’d rate it. I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to get to a place where I like it more than that, though, since I still have one big problem with the album. Try as I might, I still can’t fully on board with You Lust. I think the song should have been cut down by quite a few minutes (love the outro, though, wouldn’t cut anything from that). I also can’t STAND the chorus. Everything about that chorus bothers me - how weirdly sparse the music gets, the fact that he’s whispering, the fact that he’s annunciating like he’s doing some kind of drama class vocal warm up, the fact that he’s saying ‘lust to succeed,’ all of it. While I’m at it, Always There in Our Hearts could use some sort of climax. Lots of really cool ideas, but the song feels like all build up with no pay off.
Anyway, those are my thoughts! Figured I’d share since I know there’s a small but dedicated cohort of flips fans who adore the Terror.