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The underlying idea was to achieve three goals:
1. Produce an album featuring James LaBrie in ways that no one has heard him before;
2. Combine the elements of progressive rock, film scoring and very modern production;
3. Use the work of Richard Dawkins (one of today’s most influential neo-Darwinist writers) as a concept that connects all the pieces on the album.
Its second album, called An Absence of Empathy, had the vocals of Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row). The basic concept behind An Absence of Empathy, was initiated by Shawn Gordon, president of ProgRock Records. Several years ago, he played keyboards for the band Zircadian; they had a partially written concept album under the name Prophet Savant, which led to the initial idea for An Absence of Empathy. In the original storyline, a man experiences different forms of violence because he becomes a kind of seer. They had written a song for an epic battle and two torture scenes.
In countless e-mails and meetings (one including Stephan Kernbach from Chain), Shawn and Henning Pauly developed this idea into the storyline and concept that is now the foundation of the new Frameshift album. They first dropped the mystical approach; then, by distancing the concept from being a story around a person, and instead focusing on what that person experiences, the story portrayed a more realistic situation. In this respect, like Unweaving the Rainbow, the album actually does not have a real storyline.
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Unweaving the Rainbow
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motleyfucking
Bach ♥
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Melgashi
Gotta love River Out Of Eden
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Neue_regel_
@The_Bard_ Nothing wrong mate, it just happens that most people are spoonfed to overrated music. E..g For me Frameshift are 10 times better than bands with million listeners. Never confuse quality with popularity !!
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Slesar-int
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daniloalfredo
Y u no release new album??
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The_Bard_
why only 5.660 listeners? somethings wrong o.O
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Darmer_91
really great.
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Neue_regel_
Good Prog + Science = Huge Win.
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Thradar
I like both albums but prefer Unweaving due to the theme and content...inspired by Richard Dawkins, a noted evolutionist.
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KFLester
rainbow blows, absence owns
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Protexena
As for me, both albums are awesome. Not in the singer's usual style, but i still love the songs. First I thought it is strange - a group with LaBrie and Bach?! Still a bit shocked, really) They are from different rivers)
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Tyranastrasz
biometal
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rockcyber
foda
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The_Bard_
awesome!
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TheMusicalVito
We want The God Delusion. [∞]
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Stargazzzer
In 2000s Sebastian sings not as perfect as it was in the early 90s.
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Voronushka
и с Бахом круто, и с ЛаБри. There will be no Sebastian and no James on the next albums
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jonas_abrania
the album with sebastian bach was awesome, fuckin' great music fuckin' powerful vocals.... stick with sebastian bach. more personality in the voice.
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FlawlessLife
I wish the next album would be with JLB, cos his voice fits well with Frameshitf.
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Prognosis_X
just ordered the Unweaving the Rainbow cd. hope its worth 10 bux.
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