A Social Grace Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  A Social Grace |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | November 26, 1990 |
| Genres | Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Rising Sun Productions |
| Length | 1:04:54 |
| Ranked | #14 for 1990 , #354 all-time |
Album rating : 91.3 / 100
Votes : 32 (3 reviews)
Votes : 32 (3 reviews)
February 13, 2021
Psychotic Waltz’ debut album A Social Grace is a high-quality Prog Metal affair with nice splashes of Power Metal and Heavy Metal, and an overlying fantasy/philosophical nature to it. The technique and songwriting are above average, with each musician having a good amount of precision and skill to show off. There are also a decent amount of simpler, beautiful segments and speedy aggressive parts that break things up nicely.
As far as Prog Metal goes, it’s pretty generic, which is a fair bet for anything this old, but everything is done well and there are no weak tracks barring the interlude. Nothing groundbreaking, no masterpiece, but a very fine cut of metal indeed.
As far as Prog Metal goes, it’s pretty generic, which is a fair bet for anything this old, but everything is done well and there are no weak tracks barring the interlude. Nothing groundbreaking, no masterpiece, but a very fine cut of metal indeed.
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ...And the Devil Cried | 5:45 | 92.5 | 4 | Audio |
| 2. | Halo of Thorns | 5:31 | 90 | 4 | Audio |
| 3. | Another Prophet Song | 5:28 | 93.8 | 4 | |
| 4. | Successor | 4:13 | 90 | 4 | |
| 5. | In This Place | 4:10 | 87.5 | 4 | |
| 6. | I Remember | 5:26 | 90 | 4 | |
| 7. | Sleeping Dogs | 1:34 | 83.3 | 3 | |
| 8. | I of the Storm | 4:34 | 87.5 | 4 | |
| 9. | A Psychotic Waltz | 6:11 | 88.8 | 4 | Audio |
| 10. | Only in a Dream | 3:37 | 88.8 | 4 | |
| 11. | Spiral Tower | 5:59 | 83.8 | 4 | |
| 12. | Strange | 6:38 | 85 | 4 | |
| 13. | Nothing | 5:44 | 90 | 4 |
Line-up (members)
- Buddy Lackey : Vocals
- Brian McAlpin : Guitars
- Dan Rock : Guitars
- Ward Evans : Bass
- Norm Leggio : Drums
4 reviews
| cover art | Artist | Album review | Reviewer | Rating | Date | Likes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | ▶ A Social Grace Review (1990) | 80 | Feb 13, 2021 | 0 | ||
 | | The God-Shaped Void Review (2020) | 95 | Jan 23, 2021 | 1 | ||
| | A Social Grace Review (1990) | 85 | Mar 9, 2012 | 2 | ||
| | A Social Grace Review (1990) | 94 | Aug 21, 2011 | 3 |
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Megametal 95/100Jan 23, 2021 Likes : 1
Po dlhých 24 rokoch sa rozhodli americký progresívni velikáni vydať nové album. Psychotic Waltz si vždy išli skôr svojou cestou, pričom každé radové album bolo podarené a originálne a nie je to iné ani u novinky. Album sa pohybuje v štýle Prog. Metal / Rock -u, pričom využívajú aj prvky melancholické, Epické, Doom a Psychedelické. Skupina sa po návrate... Read More
