Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence (2012)

Once upon a time there was

A music blog born from the stars

That treated music with fair game,

Yet treated readers with no shame.

And thus they wrote, ‘bout this and that

‘Bout junk food and some indie stuff,

They spoke the truth of deathly rants

And kept the light on in the dark.

Amidst all this there came a man

To enter as a joyful fan

Of music, and its countless faults

Within the world of music folks.

He chose to write of great LP’s,

Of doubtful acts with strong EP’s,

And thus present them to the world

As straight A’s albums, truth be told.

But then out of the blue he thought

‘Why not review something that’s not

So damn obscure?’, and for a change

To try his hand at fortune/fame.

And so he chose to speak of new,

Of BTBAM’s latest attempt

At rocking prog with sci-fi hooks

To keep the listener in loops.

For hours on he sat alone

Absorbing sounds of truth galore

And kept his ears and mind awake

For music there to sink, then sore.

He tried to find meaning behind

The mindless riffs and off-tuned chords

While in the background neurons died

From lack of bashing on them toms.

There were some glimpses of cool thoughts,

Some fleeting hints of genie minds,

Yet for the most part it all felt

Like jumbled notes thrown in a box.

He got so mad he almost screamed

Because these guys have talent, still

But never does this album feel

Like music written from the heart.

And so our cvlt reviewer chose

To go back to the days of old,

Back to the days of Mordecai

And Shevanel taking the hold.

And you, the readers, keep in mind

That not all new is good and gold

And while this year did have its share,

This Parallax won’t rock your boat.