Search - MYTHOS, Bob D'Eith, Paul Schmidt :: Eternity

Too much jazz, not enough substance.

Dale Husband | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | 12/25/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Yikes! What happened to the Mythos I heard on the self-titled album and "Reality of a Dreamer"? Now it seems that Bob D'Eith (piano) and Paul Schmidt (guitar) have shifted in a smooth jazz direction, much to my annoyance. The only track on "Eternity" I liked was "Unity", the rest I quickly dismissed after a few minutes into the abyss of forgetfulness. Let's hope that Mythos goes back to the dark vibes of their earlier works, and not try to sound like 3rd Force again."

PARADISE

Clarissa | Ontario, California | 11/06/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Is it possible to find heaven on earth? Maybe not but this album definitely takes me to a place that's much dreamier than normal life existence. The opening song "Ascent" is gorgeous beyond reason with a lush, aural soundscape. And albeit there are no tracks here as rememberable or as breathtaking as "November" or "Planinata", "Unity" and "Paradise" come awfully close. I also really enjoy the more somberness of "Turn To Grey" (vocals: Tanya Hancheroff) and "Dreams Of Jade" (vocals: Jennifer Scott), which both feature actual lyrics instead of just ethereal voices wandering with the wordless melodies. I admit to liking their self-titled album more than ETERNITY but this has more diversity, I think. It's only flaw is its lack of staying power. After about 4 or 5 songs I'm ready to move on to something else... Bob D'Eith and Paul Schmidt are still fusing their initial guitar and piano in with the beautiful electronic/new age rhythms that are present on their last two albums, but on ETERNITY the sound, as mentioned before, is much more eclectic. In songs like "Del Mar" they use instruments such as the saxaphone and the trumpet to incorprate a more jazzy atmosphere. On tunes like "Exodus", however, they use the spanish guitar with ethnic sounds ranging from Brazil to the Middle East, which, to me, is the perfect concoction for an exceptional album. MYTHOS is better (don't yet have REALITY OF A DREAMER) but I still recommend ETERNITY to long-time or first-time Mythos fans. I do recommend starting off with MYTHOS first though."

THIS IS THE MUSIC THAT IS NOW!

John Savale | Hartland, Michigan United States | 01/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"WOW!-MY FRIEND GAVE ME THIS CD FOR A BIRTHDAY GIFT AND I'M THRILLED TO SAY--THIS IS REAL THING FOLKS!!!AS A SENIOR FAN OF
ELECTRONIC MUSIC(THE REAL SYNTH STUFF-NOT THIS SAMPLED,TURNTABLE
DJ [stuff] THEY PASS OFF IN CIRCLES TODAY),I THINK THIS GROUP"MYTHOS" IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF ACCOUSTIC GUITAR,JAZZ RIFFS,GREAT VOICE TEXTURIZING AND MOST ALL-GREAT KEYBOARD COMPOS.
THE SYNTHS ARE USED VERY TASTILY,NOT OVERBEARING,BUT NOT ANY WIMPY DIGTAL SEQUENCES OR TOO MANY FILTER SWEEPS.THIS IS THE MUSIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY-IF LIKE GOOD FUSION,ETHEREAL VOCALS,
GOOD GUITAR AND GREAT SYNTH REALIZATIONS--BUY THIS CD-A MUST!!"