damnation thing...

[chaveta]

ok, for the guys that already have damnation...

there's something that is sort of annoying about it...

i don't know what its called but its like a synth or like a choir singing on the background of many songs on the album... take 'in my time of need' for example, i LOVE that song but the 'choir/synth/viollin type' sound REALLY gets to me... i mean it compliments the song and everything, but i think its over done... i don't know, if it was in just one song i'd be ok with it, but i think it occurs in about three..

do you guys konw what i'm talking about? any thoughts on it?

 

[jeanreno]

It's called a mellotron.

 

[chaveta]

thanks, don't you think it was a tad overused though?

 

[jeanreno]

no not really, plus i was expecting them to

it was used by many older bands like Camel and Pink Floyd... if you heard some of THEIR mellotron stuff you'd think that's overused

the way opeth used the mellotron was perfect... just loud enough to be effective. i think its great

 

[IanDork107]

no. i think it was done subtly and beautifully.

 

[John Gargo]

Bah.... You can NEVER have enough mellotrons... I wish more bands would use them these days!

 

[jeanreno]

no. i think it was done subtly and beautifully.

I wanna fuck you right in the ass.

 

[jeanreno]

Bah.... You can NEVER have enough mellotrons... I wish more bands would use them these days!

you too

 

[Speedkill]

Doesn't bother me at all, and I love it on Windowpane.

 

[Ermz]

Yeah I think at times its overdone.. reminds me of James Bond theme songs, hahaha... but seriously I really like the way it was used in 'Ending Credits' where it isn't constantly flowing and you feel its an instrument in itself.

 

[MindInsane]

How in the holy hell do you all have this album?? There's not even a pre order option on The End yet...WTF???????

 

[Ermz]

*cough*promoleak*cough

 

[squeegee your third eye]

I love the mellotron. It's right on the border of cheese, but the album uses it wonderfully. It's like a tremulous choir sound combined with a grinding organ. It's both angelic and dark. Beautiful but eerie.

 

[Neurotomania]

It's less intrusive than it is on Sorskogen.

 

[Bleakest Harvest]

Mellotrons rule. It's great to have my favourite band using them.