Scherz wrote:I think you really need to give any album a few listens before forming a strong opinion on it. Expectations can kind of kill an experience on the first couple listens, and most of the time I think they're a detriment to enjoying new music.
You're probably right. I'm completely retarded when it comes to music appreciation, I go straight for production and melody on tracks that I like instantly, whilst other tracks I slowly grow to love if I give them enough of a chance and listen to them over and over again.
Addicted was an instant hit with me, whereas it took a very good pair of headphones with extremely good bass definition for Ki to grow on me.
Having said all that, I was hooked on Synchestra when I first heard it all those years ago..
EDIT: Oh, I haven't mentioned lyrics. I rarely ever, every pay attention to lyrics themselves, a voice is just another instrument with both percussive and melodic elements.