Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Strong songs and performances make it worthwhile, but its cross-era selection and stop-start sequencing give the collection little identity as a standalone album.
What we noticed
- The opening pairs the long, suite-like “A Few Words for the Dead” with the much more compact “Dry Land,” then jumps to “When I Meet God”; the pacing repeatedly resets.
- The sequence moves between songs from different periods rather than following release chronology, and finishes with “The Space…” after older-era material such as “Script for a Jester’s Tear.”
- The tracklist spans the band’s Fish and Steve Hogarth eras, so vocal delivery and song scale change noticeably from track to track.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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3/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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4/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 A Few Words for the Dead 9:40
- 2 Dry Land 4:58
- 3 When I Meet God 10:14
- 4 White Russian 6:17
- 5 Estonia 7:54
- 6 This Town 3:48
- 7 The Rakes Progress 2:43
- 8 100 Nights 5:14
- 9 Sugar Mice 6:40
Disc 2
- 1 Berlin 8:40
- 2 Warm Wet Circles 4:18
- 3 That Time of the Night 5:58
- 4 Script for a Jester’s Tear 9:59
- 5 This Strange Engine 22:13
- 6 The Space… 7:13
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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