I committed myself to opting for one of these records after the show. However, it feels much harder to take decision now, as all the songs sounded surprisingly evenly. Even guys attitude was the same to each piece: all were played and sung with great devotion.
There are of course significant differences between those two albs.
VE is much heavier, and full of indefinite anxiety and anger which totally took possession of me. Listening to it I got the following strange impression: see me standing in hospital in front of the dividing green wall of glass just watching my dearest spirit laid down in a coma. I can hear permanent biiiiip sound when hearts not responding. For single moments I find myself inside that half-living/sleeping body and try to escape rather towards death than life. I think this time guys emphasized helpless more and came closer to death adoration then ever before.
From the other hand we have LFDGD, which is melodically melancholic and more optimistic in its pessimism than VE. I dont even make any effort to tell anything in disadvantage of this alb. Songs like Chrome, My Sweet Nurse, Clean Today, Tonights Music or the Future of Speech simply knock me out. The general impression of this record is like Id dashed in rainy day along the street crushing into strange faceless pedestrians.
In this too long statement I intended to relay that one shall not judge the feelings. Both records are extremely personal and thus supreme! Theres no need to conduct any battles!
I decided to vote for VE at last, guess as opposed from the majority here, which in my opinion truly underestimates this record. I personally got rid of any doubts. I expect results to be 50/50.
