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Originally Posted by grindy
I could send you the album and provide some info if you want.
(Also the very first link google finds for me is his website in english.)
Or just leave it be, if you prefer to. You're the boss.
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Okay send me the details. I don't like to dismiss anyone's selection. Meantime I'll push on if that's ok.
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Originally Posted by Micco
The Brothers Johnson - Blam!!
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Added. I'll have the whole list updated very soon.
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Originally Posted by TechnicLePanther
I really just don't understand how you were bored by it. I would expect disinterest, bot not plain boredom. Perhaps you're just not getting into them the same way most fans do. Maybe you were bored because all of their songs sound pretty similar. That is a common argument against the band, and I can totally see it like that. But the way it is, I'm just hoping for a bit of further explanation.
By the way, try listening to some of their songs on their own. Their music videos tend to receive a lot of accolades, so you may want to watch those with the songs to add some depth. The videos are a bit strange, but the tend to work well with the songs. Also, I don't know if you're interested at all, but their earlier songs are a bit heavier, and at the same time tend to be a bit easier to get into. Try some of their other stuff out if you find the time.
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I like progressive metal but I also like to be engaged. This album did not engage me. It almost seemed like the same drony effort all the way through, interspersed with technical wankery for good effect. The instrumentals were virtually nothing at all, and other than the last few tracks there's nothing I would want to listen to again. I don't care about the videos: the only reason I had to listen to it on YT was that GPM hadn't got it and my Spotify membership has lapsed thanks to that credit card fraud, and I haven't yet decided whether I want to renew it.
It was also far far too long and I saw no interesting ideas in the melodies or lyrics. Didn't like the singer either. Nothing about it made me want to listen to more of their music. I'm aware that they're something of a polarising band: you either love them or hate them, but I just didn't feel it. I didn't hate the album, I just couldn't wait for it to end. Bored out of my skull, as I said. I'm not saying it was necessarily a boring album but it bored me. Batty thought
War of the Worlds was boring in a lot of places, and though I strongly disagree, I accepted his personal view. You're just gonna have to accept mine on this. A clear, boring, big white MEH.