Novembre - The Blue

[BlueSky]

Alright, perhaps they are not completely unoriginal, but in this case it's definitely not a good thing. To me, at least. I'm just pretty stunned how taken everyone is by this album. I mean seriously, when you compare it to NW it's just not in the same league. The new album just doesn't work...at all.

NW had growls in melodic form - perfectly placed, never out of place. On this new album, everytime I hear a growl when I'm not expecting to REALLY frustrates me. It's there just for the heck of it - that's just how it feels like to me. Good instrumental, melodic moment....suddenly...AAARRRRGGHHH.

Season1234: Sorry man, I just can't agree. When listening to this, all I could think about was how NOT well thought out it was.

Oh well, to each their own I guess. This is the biggest disappointment of the year for me.

Like I said they always have and always will be a sonic wallpaper band. If you don't get the atmosphere that's your problem not theirs.

 

[jptk]

Alright, perhaps they are not completely unoriginal, but in this case it's definitely not a good thing. To me, at least. I'm just pretty stunned how taken everyone is by this album. I mean seriously, when you compare it to NW it's just not in the same league. The new album just doesn't work...at all.

NW had growls in melodic form - perfectly placed, never out of place. On this new album, everytime I hear a growl when I'm not expecting to REALLY frustrates me. It's there just for the heck of it - that's just how it feels like to me. Good instrumental, melodic moment....suddenly...AAARRRRGGHHH.

Season1234: Sorry man, I just can't agree. When listening to this, all I could think about was how NOT well thought out it was.

Oh well, to each their own I guess. This is the biggest disappointment of the year for me.

Novembrine waltz is my least favourite album from Novembre. Actually I only like two songs from it. However I LOVE Classica and Materia. Its all a matter of opinion

 

[Alcapoth]

Like I said they always have and always will be a sonic wallpaper band. If you don't get the atmosphere that's your problem not theirs.

I'll actually agree with that. I don't want to really knock on the band too much, because I really do like a lot of their stuff. This new style just isn't for me.

jptk: Yeah, exactly. The two you mention and NW are their 3 best in my opinion. I know there'll always be someone who dislikes a particular album and did not expect everyone to be impressed by NW.

 

[Taotrac]

It's funny how everyone says this albulm is least rememberable and seems to all blend and nothing exciting....I said the EXACT same when i first listened to all the songs....i was literally like "wow i didn't this band would actually make a albulm THIS drab"....it just all seemed like random noise with no rythem and all the songs sounded exactly the same

couple weeks later, here it is being my favorite albulm, and the ONLY one from them i can listen to as a whole....it seems like EVERY song now has some brilliant point that i completely overlooked the first listens....like Bluecracy....amazing song (still not toping Anaemia since that song is the best one i think of Novembre's career, 2nd is Aquamarine) but a great song that i thought at first was boring.

Anaemia- best song of Novembre's career, (if you like powerful songs), honestly im always singing to this one, to me, it has the best lyrics so far of any song they've made, best and catchiest line "dance, dance for the staying alive"....love that line....best solo (at the very end)...but at the same time this song is the most disapointing cuz when i heard it on myspace, it said video verson....so i thought "okay hopefully this song will last 2 more minutes at least cuz it ends just so suddenly right when you want more, on the real version"...and it didnt change....so bleh

Sound Odessy - hated the song on first listen....now, the ending to it might be topping the "chorus-type" parts on the albulm, is a great song

Tristeit-whatever - (lmfao sorry i can't spell it) - but even tho in the "chorus-type" part in the song i think something went quite wrong when the studio blended the growling and singing together cuz they dont go wit each other in the same rythem at all, it still is a great song and i like the ending

Bluecracy - Best structured song on the albulm! repeats the catchy parts enough for you to be satisfied, great solo and guitars...ends with full satisfaction....which no other song on the albulm did

Basically one bad thing about this albulm, it repeated how the song "aquamarine" was....was so great the 2nd half of the song then ended...
for all the songs on this albulm.....they just need to learn to make their songs 8 mins if thats what it takes, just dont chop them off before the seem done!!!