Elegy- Principles of Pain


Now there is an album that left me frustrated...For some reason,I miss Henk Laars's touch. I don't want to insult Ian Parry here...or at least not too much, as he is indeed a great musician. Yet, for some reason, I think that Henk Laars was the creative force behind Elegy......... Fact is that today's Elegy is bland! There! I said it! it's like an old stew that you keep on reheating, at some point it's just not doing anything for me anymore. Patrick Rondat is not a bad guitarist, but he's just not from there,that's all there is to it! Therefore, although today's Elegy sounds OK, it kinda left me dizzy and in a rather bizzarre mood therefore, I am NOT looking forward to the next album! 5/10

By Simona, August 11th, 2002