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What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
Doubtful, especially since you dug the freewheeling nature of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.JayKeeley said:
The New Isis
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Black Winter Day
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I'll probably end up buying it sometime soon. I thought 'Oceanic' was great, even though I never really gave it time to reach its full potential. I've always dug their expansive sound, though, and should probably give the new one about 10 whirls to see what all the cool kids are listening to.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Alright, sign me up bitch! It's just that I look at them in their emo tight t-shirts and cropped hair dos, and I think 'where's the long hair and Odin swords in the decaying woodland of icy autumns?' sort of thing... 
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Dude, look in the mirror!!!!JayKeeley said:Alright, sign me up bitch! It's just that I look at them in their emo tight t-shirts and cropped hair dos, and I think 'where's the long hair and Odin swords in the decaying woodland of icy autumns?' sort of thing...
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
LOL you dirty skank. Hey, the artists I listen to look that way so I don't have to. Image means everything in my world of consumerism.Doomcifer said:Dude, look in the mirror!!!!
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
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What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
J.
Old Fart
I got mine from The End for $13.50, which is fairly expensive for them, I think. You'll be hard pressed to find it for $10 like everything else. And you won't find it in your usual metal mailorders. You might need to go with Vintage Vinyl, AMazon.com or CD Universe. Or you can wait for The End, or hopefully Dark Symphonies or Willowtip to get it.
Black Winter Day
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I just got done listening to this for the first time and I can already say that it's probable top 3 material. Wow. Just fucking wow. Whereas 'Oceanic' was like being crushed underneath several 50 foot waves, 'Panopticon' ("of many eyes"? does this title refer to satellite observation, a modern society Big Brother kind of deal? (thus the cover)) is like being pulled under by a massive riptide and occasionally being able to rise to the surface to grasp for breath... of course, only to be shoved under the brutal tide once again. Jaykeeley, your top 10 list will be completely invalid if you don't at least hear this.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Fucking hell, if this turns out to be another Mastodon "let's pretend this isn't *core" conspiracy, I'm going to make you all pay dearly.
Black Winter Day
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NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
You dirty fucker, if you don't like it just sell it to me. I'll hold off buying it for awhile.
Isis > Mastodon
(judging from the newest releases from each, since that's all I've heard)
Isis > Mastodon
(judging from the newest releases from each, since that's all I've heard)
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
Dn't worry about being deceived into buying another -core album, besides the vocals, which are used sparingly, there is very little that betrays that background. And don't worry about losing patience during the long instrumental passages either. This album transcends labels. This is music from an...
...I had better stop now. The praise for Panopticon here is dangerously close to "best album ever" territory. Not that isn't deserving, but still...
...I had better stop now. The praise for Panopticon here is dangerously close to "best album ever" territory. Not that isn't deserving, but still...
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
J.
Old Fart
Panopticon IS NOT -core. The vocals are in no way shouted, screamed, or yelled. Other than the clean vocals, all you have are those caveman grunts. Plus, the vocals are used so sparingly that they really just blend in with the music (and they are low in the mix, too). And the music....the music....is just too beautiful, subtle, and just to fucking good to be held down by such limiting labels.
As far as Mastodon, they aren't even in the same fucking league as Isis.
And yes BWD, Panopticon is about the kind of "Big Brother" conspiracy theories.
As far as Mastodon, they aren't even in the same fucking league as Isis.
And yes BWD, Panopticon is about the kind of "Big Brother" conspiracy theories.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
J.
Old Fart
the snare and the drummer don't bother me at all. I like the steady mid-pace of the album.
Easily my #1 album of the year so far.
Easily my #1 album of the year so far.
J.
Old Fart
I'm going out on a limb here and saying that Panopticon beats one of Neurosis' trifecta masterpieces (Souls at Zero), and perhaps ties (or just below) Through SIlver in BLood. Hardly any album comes close to Times of Grace.
And you can take that to the bank...
And you can take that to the bank...
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
OK so it transcends genres then? That's good. It's just that when you type it into CDuniverse or Amazon, the "cross sell" albums are: Neurosis, Melvins, Cult of Luna, and Old Man Gloom -- all bands that I would 'typically' ignore.
If you people who are raving about this album ALSO like those bands then I am still wary to the point where I might want a CD-R of this first. NAD - sort me out mate.
If you people who are raving about this album ALSO like those bands then I am still wary to the point where I might want a CD-R of this first. NAD - sort me out mate.
