"Wait" is one of the only songs off the acts that i will listen to on its own without the entire album. Absolutely works alone even without context. Such a damn good song.

It's still Casey doing all the production. Keep in mind that between Act 3 and Act 4 they put out a full length album Migrant and a 36 song anthology in The Color Spectrum on top of some little EPs and one off songs. So he got a lot of practice between the albums 😂.

Clay: "I think he's going to be a murderer. More that he already is" Me: "No, worse. A Politician" lol

When going through for the story. Keep in mind. He is now living his brother's life back in the city. I'll leave it there until the conversation.

It's funny, I've always preferred heavier stuff even before I was a metalhead, so when I first listened to songs like The Old Haunt, Waves, and A Night on the Town, I thought I had some idea of what this band's sound was. Then I got to Wait and it was totally different and just heavy enough to be satisfying, and the lyrics were creative and sharp. It's not my favorite song of theirs, but I think that night when I listened to all of these songs, this was the one that took me from "wow this is really interesting" to "I'm buying this album ASAP"

This is probably my favorite of the acts. I'd love to see a video from you guys picking your favorite songs from the albums/ranking the albums. Specifically, I love the old haunt, waves, Is there anybody here, bitter suite 6, and wait.

What makes this album amazing to me is piecing together the story. This and Act V feel really rewarding in that aspect and the story is super gripping to me. Without that context, and purely musically, I think Act V might be even more enjoyable. But nonetheless I'm so stoked to hear your theories and discoveries for this and the next one. Also listening along reminded me of what a weird kind of anticlimax Ouroboros is for this album. Still, narratively it's a gut punch...

Would love to see you guys do a reaction to The Color Spectrum album at some point

I know ya’ll had read that it’s a 6 act story, but I do have to brake it to you that according to Casey Act 5 is the last one and it won’t continue after that.

Im guessing this is an unpopular opinion, but i never felt like "king of swords" was a vibe. Hated it actually when i first heard it. Over time its grown on me as a stand alone song. But in terms of the acts as a whole the tone is just SO abruptly different it throws me off. Cant help it. I know it fits in and has its place. Just for me its a little tough to swallow Edit: "if all goes well" brings it back around so aggresively though 😂. One of my favorites on all of the albums.

As far as story goes, there’s a reason this album cover is quite different to the others, even Act V’s.

The shifts in perspective are definitely important in understanding the lyrics for Acts IV and V. Hard to catch at first though! Great work again, thanks for the consistent effort put into this series.