Introduction
Alt-Rock band Buried In Bermuda are back again with heart-breaking ballad “Until We Meet Again”. Having recently reviewed their song Torment I was not ready for the emotion on offer in this song. I think listeners will be hooked in by their varying styles! Check their Spotify and social media accounts out!
Review
So I was told ahead of time that this was not like other Buried In Bermuda songs, and that is an assessment that I agree with. This ballad reminds me very much of the more sombre songs by bands such as Alter Bridge and perhaps Breaking Benjamin. The song kicks off with a riff that stands alone, feeling atmospheric and perhaps vulnerable in nature.
Buried In Bermuda as alluded to already do like to switch their sound up, I believe here it is to great effect with sombre like vocals as well as doubling down on the melancholy with the violin. A ballad needs to have amazing vocals or it all falls apart, thankfully even the backing vocals on “Every breeze whispers your name” are excellent.
“The nights are cold without your touch.”
That being said I do believe this bands vocals are better with added force and the lyrics above prove that point, as it adds real depth. When combined with the drums at this point (which are excellent) the effect is still sombre but has an added sense of desperation and yearning added to it.
The band ramp things up a lot for the chorus with the guitar and bass adding extra layers that I feel perhaps could have been more noticeable previously. Honestly though when you get a guitar solo that feels every bit as iconic as Slash on November Rain, you know you’re onto a winner. The exit from that solo back into the chorus is also seamless.
Finally the full range of vocals are let loose and I do think perhaps it was missing this a little at the start of the song. That heartbreaking tone really does hammer home the song.
Final Thoughts
I’d have loved there to be more bass throughout the track, I understand that the quieter parts need not be so noticeable, but I do think it needed to be amped up a touch. The guitar solo is clearly a standout moment as is when the vocals are finally allowed to showcase everything they have. Maybe the start of the song takes a tad too long to get to the real Buried In Bermuda style?
I do however embrace that the band have tried (and succeeded) to create a ballad that is both powerful, heartfelt but more importantly heartbreaking. Listeners are meant to feel emotion in songs and if people don’t feel it hear then I suspect they need to turn up their hearing aids…
The song might be about a lost love, but in all reality more and more people are going to fall in love with this band!
7.5/10
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