Interesting lyrics and concepts here with good orchestral composition is why I still revisit it.ĬTO was a more refined step, but lacking some of the raw feeling of the first album. TPA was a great start for Epica, but the sound is pretty bare bones compared to today. The B-sides are great and think a few of them should have been swapped to improve the latter part of the album. TQE is good, but the back half of the album has some slower pacing and a few tracks that don't quite hold up to the rest. Possible this leaps over THP with more listens. Haven't looked at the lyrics yet, but don't really care for Epica's lyrics in the most recent albums.
BEST ENIGMA ALBUM CODE
Loved the Skeleton Key, KoH prt 3, Code of Life, and Rivers. Solid top to bottom, but lacks some of that extra innovative spice that THP had. Edge of the Blade seemed out of place after the intro, but very little to fault here. Once Upon a Nightmare is the standout, but tracks like Divide and Conquer, Ascension, and the title track were also great! The lyrics don't mean much to me, but there is extra polish here that I love. THP was so varied and interesting that I loved it. A couple forgettable songs actually don't pull this down for me. Obsessive Devotion is a classic, the Embrace that Smothers tracks are some of the strongest lyrically, and the title track is a sweeping epic. TDC has it's flaws, but the concept and lyrics connected with me as someone who had just left my religious faith, so it's a personal album for me.
BEST ENIGMA ALBUM PLUS
Kingdom of Heaven, Tides of Time, and the title track were incredible, plus lyrical standouts from Our Destiny, Resign to Surrender, and tons of great music up and down the album.
DYU remains Epica's best, musically and lyrically their peak.
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