#5 - Top of 2014

Pain Of Salvation- Falling Home (InsideOut Music)

Pain Of Salvation are back after a break of 3 years with "Falling Home", bringing with them new acoustic variations of many their best known songs. The album has an amazing replay value for all the songs including the new track "Falling Home" (which gave its name to the album), the two very interesting covers of Dio's "Holy Diver"(with a lounge/reggae twist) and Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" as well as the acoustic versions of a long list of  favorite songs from the band. These include a jazz version of Stress (from Entropia), an acoustic Chain Sling (from Remedy Lane), and variable versions of Spitfall and Flame to the Moth (from Perfect Element II).  Although some people might complain that it has been a long time since the band has released a new album and be confused on their choice to record new versions of previous work, this is an amazing and innovative treatment to all these songs. some work better than others, but the overall experience is really amazing! Daniel Gildenlow's vocals blend perfectly with the backing vocals by the band's new guitarist Ragnar Zolberg, who was only a live session player before joining full time here. Overall, this is a melodic and catchy album that makes you look forward to new material from the band, which will hopefully be in 2016 or early 2017.



98/100

Below is the official video for the song "Falling Home".