What do you think of Cynic's Focus?

[IanDork107]

Cynic is overrated. They're talented, but there's a lot better out there. They were ahead of their time, but who cares, they aren't too special by todays standards. I like what the ex-members are doing now a lot better, especially Gordian Knot.

 

[MacMoney]

Excellent band and album all around. Too bad they left their output to just one album and a few demos. They we're ahead of their time and still are.

 

[Alex78]

I didn't really like it. the vocals were sometimes annoying, the production was bad.

 

[ham]

cynic were good. really technical n stuff... yeah..

 

[batmura]

I am so curious about the demos now. I always thought the production on Focus was so-so being an early 90's release with little being small budget deal.

NP: Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

 

[pac1288]

Originally posted by Trapped
Pac - Seeing cynic live, that's unreal... Good acheivement!

Yes it was.

Cynic is the reason why I went in the first place. I wasn't to crazy about the others that were performing that night.

It was interesting though becuase the person doing the death vocals was a chick, totally un-expected. Paul Masvidal was executing the electronic vocals. I remember all the guys in the show going crazy when the chick unleashed that first growl. It surprised me thats for sure, the girl wasn't to bad either.

 

[Misanthrope]

What do i think of Cynic's Focus? Truly one of the few albums that deserves to be called a landmark in metal.

 

[Misanthrope]

Originally posted by IanDork107
Cynic is overrated. They're talented, but there's a lot better out there. They were ahead of their time, but who cares, they aren't too special by todays standards. I like what the ex-members are doing now a lot better, especially Gordian Knot.

Your post says it all, you are smart enought to know they where ahead of their time but stupid enought to say it doesnt matters and that there are better bands nowdays. That message is on my top 10 most stupid posts ever now.

 

[DEEK]

great album, hands down. a great death/progressive metal album. a must-have imo.

 

[The Mind's I]

There simply aren't enough words to describe how brilliant this album is................nuff said

 

[Natural Born Chaos]

Originally posted by Hondo
It never seemed that special to me. I've listened to a bunch of it more than once because people keep saying how great it is, but just can't get it.

Ditto. Good drummer though.

 

[MacMoney]

I'm surprised about the amount of posts slagging the vocals and the production but then again, perhaps I shouldn't. After all this IS the Opeth board.

 

[batmura]

MacMoney, do you like the production on Focus? Don't you think it could have been better? I'm fine with the vocals though, and I'm still thinking if Focus is a better album than every Opeth disc ever released? That's how it good it is, IMO.

NP: Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

 

[MacMoney]

Originally posted by Mezarkabul
MacMoney, do you like the production on Focus? Don't you think it could have been better? I'm fine with the vocals though, and I'm still thinking if Focus is a better album than every Opeth disc ever released? That's how it good it is, IMO.

NP: Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

Yes, it could've been better but it's competent enough not to bother me. I listen to the music, not the production and since essentially there's nothing wrong with the production, everything can be heard well enough and no instrument has an annyoing sound it's fine by me. Most Opeth, well most metal fans, tend to listen to the production first and if the production is not overtly glossy, they have trouble listening to the music.