I read some negative comments about the fact that Damnation isn't as 'proggy' as it should have been. However, as I've listened contentedly for the past three days I've really picked up on soooo many more interesting aspects of this album. Y'know how you just slowly pick up on little touches and effects, little backgroundy things that soon standout. I think this album has a large number of interesting little sounds going on all over the place...
For example, on Windowpane, at 1:46 or so after the short little solo, theres a really soft and subtle lone guitar note that hangs in the background for a while...its adds a nice little touch to the start of the verse.
Also on Windowpane, after the section that starts at 3:48 has been going for a while, little touches are added, like the sort of ringy organ-ish sound at 4:12.
On Windowpane again, one that really stands out, is the soft, synthy choir that adds depth to a previously repeated section at 5:58.
On Death Whispered A Lullaby theres that awesome echoey, spacey guitar section at around 3:00...which like that part in Windowpane, fades softly into the next verse, in the background.
Also, when the spacey guitar section comes along again at 4:47, this time its accompanied by this weird echoey pulsating noise that takes this previous section and adds a new, strange element to it.
Closure many subtleties...Mikael's voice at the start is doubled over in a few places, then at 0:44 it sounds like its had a very very subtle effect put on it, I can't place my finger on it.
At 1:06 when the new section explodes onto the speakers, if you listen really carefully you can hear a ringy sort of effect softly hidden in the background that fluctuates up and down...that grows in sound. Almost sounds like some form of twisted string section...reminds me of Radioheads song 'The National Anthem'.
Well I think I've gone on enough. I've just enjoyed how I've picked up on all these little touches as I've listened, its a really pleasureable experience. I think Damnation is more prog than people give it credit for...plently of prog touches all over the place.
I feel that this is one of the most subtle albums I've ever heard.
For example, on Windowpane, at 1:46 or so after the short little solo, theres a really soft and subtle lone guitar note that hangs in the background for a while...its adds a nice little touch to the start of the verse.
Also on Windowpane, after the section that starts at 3:48 has been going for a while, little touches are added, like the sort of ringy organ-ish sound at 4:12.
On Windowpane again, one that really stands out, is the soft, synthy choir that adds depth to a previously repeated section at 5:58.
On Death Whispered A Lullaby theres that awesome echoey, spacey guitar section at around 3:00...which like that part in Windowpane, fades softly into the next verse, in the background.
Also, when the spacey guitar section comes along again at 4:47, this time its accompanied by this weird echoey pulsating noise that takes this previous section and adds a new, strange element to it.
Closure many subtleties...Mikael's voice at the start is doubled over in a few places, then at 0:44 it sounds like its had a very very subtle effect put on it, I can't place my finger on it.
At 1:06 when the new section explodes onto the speakers, if you listen really carefully you can hear a ringy sort of effect softly hidden in the background that fluctuates up and down...that grows in sound. Almost sounds like some form of twisted string section...reminds me of Radioheads song 'The National Anthem'.
Well I think I've gone on enough. I've just enjoyed how I've picked up on all these little touches as I've listened, its a really pleasureable experience. I think Damnation is more prog than people give it credit for...plently of prog touches all over the place.
I feel that this is one of the most subtle albums I've ever heard.
