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2005 Metal Blade Records
Jacob's Dream is back, and better than ever! There vocalist for their first two cds has moved on to other interests, and
seasoned veteran Chaz Bond has stepped in, and stepped up to the microphone. Jacob's Dream continues on in their strength.
The music has not changed, except for getting better, but the new addition has brought the band into a new dimension. They
were a decent Power Metal act, but now, with a singer that, has to be some sort of weird love child of Geoff Tate and Bruce
Dickinson. Or at least his voice sounds like that. He has the soaring power, but can also get a deep rich sound out of his
voice.
Now that you are dying to hear this, let me tell you why I cannot give this cd a very high review. This reason is the
production. The problem is, the production is not bad, it's adequate. This makes it very hard to really like this album. The
guitars are muddy at times, allowing them not to shine. The drums? I don't think that the drummer was in the same room when
they recorded, He was around, two or three blocks away, so the drum work, which is great, but you have to strain to hear all
that's going on.
The other cool part about this cd is that they heavy metal up a popular classical song. The bad part? In the mix, they
cannot decide which instruments should be up front. Not bad on the cd, would be killer live.
This band has had previous offenses that were brought into bearing in this review. Jacob's Dream have redeemed themselves,
and I am willing to clear their record of the bad moments, especially in the vocal department. This album was a more than
potent rebuttal, and I stand corrected that Jacob's Dream could falter in the genre of heavy metal.
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