PROG METAL

I have to confess although I've known of the gathering for a while now, I've done an interview with Anneke and I own If_Then_Else, I've never given them a chance and I couldn't name one of there songs.  As I listen to Sleepy Buildings I know that this is nothing like they usually sound as this is a Semi-Acoustic live album.  It's a very strange affair and not the sort of sound I would generally go for, with the soft rock feel to it.  As I listen on and on I realise I'm being sucked in by Anneke van Geirsbergen's beautiful vocals and the soothing piano accompanying her.  If you want to relax this is a total calming experience, hence the name, Sleepy Buildings.  It's like listening to the soft bits of an Opeth album only without the bits that make you shit yourself in between.

-G-

 
 

 

the Gathering

Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening

7/10

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