Devin Townsend and SYL

[deadwinternight]

now ive heard about Devin Townsend and his Strapping Young Lad band but never have been motivated to check them out,
so today i though, yeah why the hell not, and im actually pretty liking his stuff, its taken me a while to get used to it but im digging it now.
i think he has definate music skills and his musical approaches seem rather creative, but SYL have this wierd unique sound i think (well i dont know any other bands that sound like them) unless someone could reccomend me some if there are..?
i know Devin has his own solo project going on and i'm yet to check them out.
i think SYL is like prog.industrial thrash .. kinda lol. what are genre are they??

what does everyone think of SYL and Devin music-wise?
even if he does look like a musical gremlin
anyone got any opinions/thoughts?
im just looking to find out more.

cheers

 

[Ender Rises]

He's fucking bald
They kick ass, though. I had to get past the fact that he's bald but once I did I loved them

 

[Manbient]

I bought City like 6 years ago, and for 2 years i barely listened to it, thought SYL was so utterly overrated. Then one day for some reason it clicked, and i fucking love them now. I didnt like Alien much, but the other 3 albums are great. Devin's solo stuff i think is fantastic as well, especially Ocean Machine and Terria.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

my favorite musician. syl is great but his solo stuff is just worlds better. some of the most creative, heaviest (on an emotional scale) music ever made.

 

[Babykabob]

absolutely love it...I love "Alien", it's such a strange approach to music. It's very interesting. I love all of his solo work also, I'm just a big fan of anything he does really. His production is awesome as well, he's produced some fucking great albums for other bands...

 

[Killbot]

I never really got into Strapping Young Lad. what are Devin's other projects like? I haven't heard anything else he's been involved in.

 

[Manbient]

well his solo stuff (or "Devin Townsend Band", whatever) is much more melodic, and more progressive in approach.

 

[Killbot]

well his solo stuff (or "Devin Townsend Band", whatever) is much more melodic, and more progressive in approach.

Sounds interesting, half the reason I don't particularly like SYL is because it just sounds like a wall of noise to me.

 

[Manbient]

well his production style is still very "big" and wall-of-sound-ish, but it's definitely less busy than SYL.

here's a short song from Ocean Machine to give you some idea:
http://www.bumblelovesmusic.com/music/DevinTownsend-Greetings.mp3

 

[Killbot]

well his production style is still very "big" and wall-of-sound-ish, but it's definitely less busy than SYL.

here's a short song from Ocean Machine to give you some idea:
http://www.bumblelovesmusic.com/music/DevinTownsend-Greetings.mp3

Very nice, very nice indeed, more proggy than I expected, but in a good way, I'll have to look into this project some more.

 

[~Neurotica]

Devin is great!... Really interesting stuff...
I just love "Suicide".

 

[KMADD]

He also played guitar for Frontline Assembly on 2 of thier cds.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

ocean machine is my favorite album along with infinity....of all time. the sheer brilliance of the songwriting on both, especially the latter is just awe inspiring. and the best part is that he does it all by himself.

 

[byrne]

devin townsend is like the baldbonic plague on today's metal scene. it saddens me to know there is another victim. rip

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

"baldbonic plague"


haha

 

[metal paddy]

h hes bald but good

 

[Death Aflame]

His solo work is amazing IMO. No one out their is really like him and this is probably the reason why I like his work so much. Very unique in a sea of sameness.

SYL is pretty good as well. Especially City and Alien.

 

[Impudent]

I thought there was much less love for SYL and Devin than this.

 

[unknown]

He also played guitar for Frontline Assembly on 2 of thier cds.

and sang for Steve Vai

 

[Impudent]

I also heard he was involved with The Wildhearts at some point.