The Phantom Agony has always been a masterpiece, to me. However, lately I have come to notice that it lacks a certain finesse that the later albums have. Simone sounds very amateurish. In terms of songwriting, I love this album the best, though.
Consign To Oblivion has some great songs, but not-so-great flow. Overall, the journey could be a lot smoother. I like the bombast and Simone's vocals, I just miss the dark beauty of The Phantom Agony.
I must be the only weirdo who doesn't care for the new album, The Divine Conspiracy. It is the only Epica album where there are songs I skip every time. I really dislike the title track. But Simone is greatly improved vocally, so I like it for that reason, I guess.
In other words, TPA for songwriting, CTO for accessibility, and TDC for vocals.
Jenna
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Subject: Favorite album? 
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:35 am
And also has a lovely version of Simone singing Memory from the musical Cats, as well as Falses Spiel, the German version of Run for a Fall.
