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TechnicLePanther · 08-04-2017, 08:20 PM

What a god-awful album cover. This may be the worst album cover I have ever seen. Fortunately, the album itself is better, but not spectacularly so. I think this album is interesting at times, but no song in particular really stood out. There were a few spots on the album where I could get lost in the soundscape created, and those were generally the parts of the album that I enjoyed the most. Other times, there was just a bit too much synth for my tastes and it ended up sounding like an 80s documentary about the Maya. However, the drums were tight.

Personally, I'm not into the whole jungle feel they tried to put out with some of these tracks. The more guitar-driven ones were generally the ones I liked better. Of course, any of the longer tracks had the tendency to venture into redundant jamming territory. I feel bad for this album, because there are a lot of cool sounds here, but they're bogged down by the cheesy-sounding and repetitive (and both) bits.

6/10

On my list of favorite to least favorite albums:

Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Ozric Tentacles - Pungent Effulgent
The Birthday Party - Prayers On Fire

08-04-2017, 08:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	What a god-awful album cover. This may be the worst album cover I have ever seen. Fortunately, the album itself is better, but not spectacularly so. I think this album is interesting at times, but no song in particular really stood out. There were a few spots on the album where I could get lost in the soundscape created, and those were generally the parts of the album that I enjoyed the most. Other times, there was just a bit too much synth for my tastes and it ended up sounding like an 80s documentary about the Maya. However, the drums were tight. Personally, I'm not into the whole jungle feel they tried to put out with some of these tracks. The more guitar-driven ones were generally the ones I liked better. Of course, any of the longer tracks had the tendency to venture into redundant jamming territory. I feel bad for this album, because there are a lot of cool sounds here, but they're bogged down by the cheesy-sounding and repetitive (and both) bits. 6/10 On my list of favorite to least favorite albums: Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority Ozric Tentacles - Pungent Effulgent The Birthday Party - Prayers On Fire __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.