Jacob's Dream: Dominion of Darkness

You can hear samples of all the songs at this cd baby link.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/jacobsdream

Sounds fantastic to me. I will have to move it towards the top of my "must have" list.

Ordered it a few days ago. Anxiously await it's arrival.

7thSecond wrote:

Ordered it a few days ago. Anxiously await it's arrival.

Did you order it from the band? For some reason CDbaby indicates that it is "not in stock".

I got really bored with JD's first two CDs. I thought their last one was just bad. I don't have any of their stuff in the coolection anymore.

alldatndensum wrote:

I got really bored with JD's first two CDs. I thought their last one was just bad. I don't have any of their stuff in the coolection anymore.

WOW!!! I love to first two albums!!!

I loved their first album, but wasn't so keen on their second. Haven't gotten round to getting their third yet.

Of their first album Mad House Of Cain, Kinescope and Tales Of Fears were really great songs.

Fundy

My favorite was the second album "Theater of War".

Staybrite wrote:

7thSecond wrote:

Ordered it a few days ago. Anxiously await it's arrival.

Did you order it from the band? For some reason CDbaby indicates that it is "not in stock".

Yea I ordered it straight from the band.

alldatndensum wrote:

I got really bored with JD's first two CDs. I thought their last one was just bad. I don't have any of their stuff in the coolection anymore.

Do you need to borrow some Q-tips Chris?

I'm with Chris, I never thought that the vocals were very good on any of the Jacobs dream discs.

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I'm with Chris, I never thought that the vocals were very good on any of the Jacobs dream discs.

On the first two discs, the vocals were a big hold back. The singer sounded like he was straining to sound like a Geoff Tate ripoff. It didn't work.

The mix on the third J.D. mix was so muddy that I just couldn't get into it. It has to be bad when someone who usually isn't such a stickler on production thinks it's bad.

Maybe they'll release something in the future that really turns the lights on for me. But, until then, the coolection is okay without them. Think I'll order that new Seventh Seal disc instead. Oh, wait......did that this morning.

I have not ordered this yet, but eventually (sooner than later) I will.


I guess i'm an oddity here. (I'm used to being an oddity anywhere) I like and enjoy all the JACOBS DREAM albums. I like the first ones the best.

You seem to be more in the majority here, GW. It's just me and kethdred that aren't J.D. fans.

I'd rather have the upcoming Kutless CD. But, that's just me.

I really liked JD's last cd. Their earlier ones I couldn't take the vocals.

I've ordered the new one, hope I like it like I did the last one.

Ahlitah wrote:

I really liked JD's last cd. Their earlier ones I couldn't take the vocals.

I've ordered the new one, hope I like it like I did the last one.

I just received mine today. On my first listen I'd rank it slightly below Drama of the Ages. I really liked that album though.

7thSecond wrote:

Ahlitah wrote:

I really liked JD's last cd. Their earlier ones I couldn't take the vocals.

I've ordered the new one, hope I like it like I did the last one.

I just received mine today. On my first listen I'd rank it slightly below Drama of the Ages. I really liked that album though.

Just got the new one, and i'll agree with you. I still like Drama of the Ages better, but this new one is not bad at all!

I am glad this thread has come up. Here is where I stand in regards to Dominion of Darkness. It is an album that took a lot of time - roughly 7 or 8 listens - in order for it to grow on me. Musically, I rank it just a notch below DOTA (I hit the skip button twice out of 11 eleven tracks) but the production, in comparison to DOTA, is much stronger. That said, the packaging is a train wreck...

All in all, I would give Dominion of Darkness a score equivalent to DOTA. Review should be up this weekend...

Looking forward to the review. I have yet to pick up a copy of this disc, but it is still on my list.

Dynamis wrote:

That said, the packaging is a train wreck...

??? What do you find wrong with this? May not be label quality, but seems perfectly fine to me. Haven't gotten a chance to listen to it yet though.

OK, referring to the packaging as a train wreck might have been overstating things a bit.

However, and I really hate to "nit-pik", but the cover artwork only lists the title of the album but not the name of the band. The spine of the CD, conversely, includes the name of the band but not the album title.

Also, the back of the CD fails to include a track listing. The band photos on the back of the CD can be difficult to discern (they fade into the black background).