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D.C. Cooper’s return to the band brought many smiles for the fans of Royal Hunt and other fans, too I might add as well as great expectations. I do appreciate almost every project Andersen participated in, however the Cooper period was always special to me even though fourteen years have passed since this singers’ parade started.
“Show Me How To Live” initially sounds like one of the last albums; vocals do transmit their own color, although it’s clear they want to go back to the past. Some sort of antiphasis one could add. Maybe, this album is leaving me with mixed emotions. I wouldn’t want to listen to another “Paradox” for instance. I would want something special from Andersen and Cooper, as I know they can deliver. “Show Me How To Live” seems to lack in terms of composing (it’s heavy I know but we are referring to this band’s potential), it seems that something is missing. Not that it’s bad or anything, I will listen to it lots of times; I would expect something spectacular from musicians of that caliber though.
My vote for the best moments of the album goes to “Another Man Down” and the title track, a song longer than ten minutes.
Most important thing about Royal Hunt is that D.C. Cooper stopped being a nomad, making average albums (with the exception of his masterpiece solo album in 1999) and returned where he made fantastic albums; I expect him to continue doing so, along with Andersen.
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