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The story starts with... Steven Wilson, Mikael Akerfeldt and Martin L.
Gore trying to establish a good harmony in their 'bizarre love triangle'.
They have some problems in the relationship, but everything is solved when
Porcupine Tree's singer starts to dominate the situation somehow. It's
clearly that he loves Opeth's frontman most, but he gets to him and say: "Dear,
please let's forget the extreme vocals, just for this release". And his
request is promptly attended. Then Depeche Mode's main songwriter feeling
a bit excluded, comes to Wilson and ask him: "Darling, I want to add some
effects on this guitar to make it fits better with the gothic vocal lines
I wrote". And Steven camouflaging his total devotion to Akerfeldt, accepts
the idea and put them in the songs' introduction and many other parts of
the compositions, including some instrumental intermissions. However
there's still a barrier: the lyrics. The trio is kind of shy to express
their deepest feelings, since some of them would reveal things they try to
hide in their relationship, even knowing that all of them and also their
friends know those secrets deeply inside, probably unconsciously. Steven
Wilson once again takes the front and tells them all that he wants to
release the album with some intimist lyrics as well, and there's only one
way to do that. He decides to marry with Opeth's leader. Strangely this
fact doesn't surprise or sadden Depeche Mode's camp that much. Not that
strange since the neighbours of the couple relates that Mikael is alone at
home playing some Vanilla Fudge and Pink Floyd cover tunes every Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday. In sadder says, a friend states: "Mikael cries and
starts to do arrangements to Kenny G songs on guitar". While this, in a
desert neighbourhood, Wilson and Gore keep a 'not that' secret relation.
Even sad, Mikael agrees with the situation. The play starring the
characters above has a 'happy end' with Klimt 1918's consistent debut "Undressed
Momento". The first five tracks are simply great, but are followed by only
reasonable songs like "That Girl", "Naif Watercolour" and "If only you
could see me now". The album is concluded with a good tune called "Stalingrad
Theme".
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