Secret Sphere - Scent Of Human Desire (2003) I forgot one!

Oops.
I was going through my power metal albums for 2004 and 2005, and I got to Secret Sphere's 2005 release, and soon realised that I'd somehow missed their one from 2003.
So here it is. :)
It's a good listen overall, but with an unusual sexual focus (for the genre), no more so blatantly than with "Virgin Street 69", complete with orgasmic groans. Even musically, it's a rubbish song.
There is some good stuff here though, like "1000 Eyes' Show" and "Surrounding", and the band again shows some progressive influences, but there's something about it that leaves me with a bit of a sour taste, and I assume it is the subject matter. As I've said before, I'm not saying power metal has to be about dragons and elves all the time, but still... this is just a bit unappealling to me in some way. 
But there remains some good music here.

Anyway, I'll be going to the UK in three weeks. :-) Getting closer.  I don't know if I'll be putting anything up here for the next couple of months, but at least this brief review bridges the gap a tad.

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A bit of re-listening

Helllooooo...
I'm still around, currently running through various 2004 stuff (got Therion playing at the moment, even though they're not on this blog), while sitting down and re-evaluating a few others I've already rated.
I've just had another listen to Steel Attack's PREDATOR OF THE EMPIRE, and I'm glad I did, because I enjoyed it ever more than last time, so I've bumped the rating from three up to four.  A bit earlier, I listed to DragonForce's VALLEY OF THE DAMNED, and found I really do love it, so it's gone from four stars to four and a half.
It does have me wondering how much else I would change if I had enough opportunities to listen to more albums more often. :-/
Ah well.
Just over six weeks until I go overseas.