Whaddya want?!

TechnicLePanther · 12-23-2015, 05:52 PM

Woah, close to reaching the third page! No, not acceptable at all.

Album: Untying the Not
Artist: The String Cheese Incident
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia
Suggested by: DwnWthVwls
Familiarity: None.

1. Wake Up - Missed a chance for an epic bass line there, but I see what you're going for. What would you get if you smooth jazz'd up psychedelic rock? This. Interesting opener. Definitely good music though. SEA GREEN

2. Sirens - Starts out as a blues-y track, and the chorus is a bit more like ska folk in a weird way? Very strange song. The writing is absolutely great, though. Very interesting. Really enjoying this now. ROYAL BLUE

3. Looking Glass - Another great sort of blues-y song. Lots of prog influences here obviously. Some very cool effects are implemented at the end. Really loving this. ROYAL BLUE

4. Orion's Belt - Instrumental jazz track. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less. SEA GREEN

5. Mountain Girl - Some spoken word over top of a jazz-inspired backing track. Still good. SEA GREEN

6. Lonesome Road Blues - Short track that's sort of hard to rate, so I'll just give it a green. SEA GREEN

7. Elijah - Some great strings and piano coordination here. Yeah, really great little instrumental. ROYAL BLUE

8. Valley of the Jig - Sounds like dance jig. And I mean, like EDM. Alright, jig remix, great job. For what it is, it's good, but what it is is pretty preposterous. Got me moving. SEA GREEN

9. Tinder Box - Very prog lyrics throughout the album. In this one, they are very audible. This song reminds me a bit of Days of the New. It's that same alt-inspired acoustic stuff that popularized the other band. Some great beat poetry stuff from the female vocalist. I could really see myself coming back to this album just for this song. Best so far. ROYAL BLUE

10. Just Passin' Through - Slippery effects sliding in and out at the start. Marillion-like in nature, with some indian inspiration as well. Troll would really appreciate this album. Slow and quiet, it seems. A bit too new age for my tastes, but I'm sure there are those who would love this song a whole lot. SEA GREEN

11. Who Am I? - Can we have Beatles inspiration please? The album is ready to deliver on that. Still a bit Marillion-like, but the Beatles shine through in the strings, guitars, keys, and bass. Excellent harmonies in the vocals as well. Wonderful. ROYAL BLUE

12. Time Alive - A bit of a prog feel here, again. I must say this song would have been a green without the guitar solo at the end. That sort of made the rest of the song complete, if you catch my drift. Whatever, this is a really, really great album IMO. ROYAL BLUE

13. On My Way - Synths and repetitive vocals until the end, where a simple synth line leads out. Not as engaging as the rest, but it's not bad either. SEA GREEN

Definitely not the garage rock inspired neo-psych most bands cultivate, this is an absolute masterpiece. The band captures that '80s prog feel, while simultaneously injecting their own original flavor into it. This is an album that anyone can get something out of, if only one little bit of it. Doesn't matter what your tastes are, you can definitely enjoy this one. Personally, I've found a new favorite.

OVERALL RATING: 8.5/10

The Batlord · 12-23-2015, 06:03 PM

What the **** are your user settings?! This thread is on its 39th page for me.

Trollheart · 12-23-2015, 06:10 PM

I think he means it has slipped onto the third page of threads.

YorkeDaddy · 12-23-2015, 06:19 PM

So I'm next on the chopping block, would you rather do my newest album which is set to come out Jan 1st?

The Batlord · 12-23-2015, 06:30 PM

Oh for the love of god just shut the **** up and let him review the album you gave him. All you people changing albums just cause you release a new one every ten minutes are irritating.

Edit: This is not an apology, but I am drunk, and so am quite belligerent. Deal with it.

YorkeDaddy · 12-23-2015, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh for the love of god just shut the **** up and let him review the album you gave him. All you people changing albums just cause you release a new one every ten minutes are irritating.

Edit: This is not an apology, but I am drunk, and so am quite belligerent. Deal with it.

It's been seven months. I'm no Plainview

The Batlord · 12-23-2015, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

It's been seven months. I'm no Plainview

He's probably coloring my opinion, but go **** yourself anyway.

TechnicLePanther · 12-23-2015, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I think he means it has slipped onto the third page of threads.

This.

Quote:

Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

So I'm next on the chopping block, would you rather do my newest album which is set to come out Jan 1st?

No.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh for the love of god just shut the **** up and let him review the album you gave him. All you people changing albums just cause you release a new one every ten minutes are irritating.

Edit: This is not an apology, but I am drunk, and so am quite belligerent. Deal with it.

And this.

The Batlord · 12-23-2015, 08:28 PM

Boom.

Plainview · 12-24-2015, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

He's probably coloring my opinion, but go **** yourself anyway.

Fuuuuuck right off! (sorry it's my birthday I'm drunk)

12-23-2015, 05:52 PM	#381 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Woah, close to reaching the third page! No, not acceptable at all. Album: Untying the Not Artist: The String Cheese Incident Genre: Neo-Psychedelia Suggested by: DwnWthVwls Familiarity: None. 1. Wake Up - Missed a chance for an epic bass line there, but I see what you're going for. What would you get if you smooth jazz'd up psychedelic rock? This. Interesting opener. Definitely good music though. SEA GREEN 2. Sirens - Starts out as a blues-y track, and the chorus is a bit more like ska folk in a weird way? Very strange song. The writing is absolutely great, though. Very interesting. Really enjoying this now. ROYAL BLUE 3. Looking Glass - Another great sort of blues-y song. Lots of prog influences here obviously. Some very cool effects are implemented at the end. Really loving this. ROYAL BLUE 4. Orion's Belt - Instrumental jazz track. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less. SEA GREEN 5. Mountain Girl - Some spoken word over top of a jazz-inspired backing track. Still good. SEA GREEN 6. Lonesome Road Blues - Short track that's sort of hard to rate, so I'll just give it a green. SEA GREEN 7. Elijah - Some great strings and piano coordination here. Yeah, really great little instrumental. ROYAL BLUE 8. Valley of the Jig - Sounds like dance jig. And I mean, like EDM. Alright, jig remix, great job. For what it is, it's good, but what it is is pretty preposterous. Got me moving. SEA GREEN 9. Tinder Box - Very prog lyrics throughout the album. In this one, they are very audible. This song reminds me a bit of Days of the New. It's that same alt-inspired acoustic stuff that popularized the other band. Some great beat poetry stuff from the female vocalist. I could really see myself coming back to this album just for this song. Best so far. ROYAL BLUE 10. Just Passin' Through - Slippery effects sliding in and out at the start. Marillion-like in nature, with some indian inspiration as well. Troll would really appreciate this album. Slow and quiet, it seems. A bit too new age for my tastes, but I'm sure there are those who would love this song a whole lot. SEA GREEN 11. Who Am I? - Can we have Beatles inspiration please? The album is ready to deliver on that. Still a bit Marillion-like, but the Beatles shine through in the strings, guitars, keys, and bass. Excellent harmonies in the vocals as well. Wonderful. ROYAL BLUE 12. Time Alive - A bit of a prog feel here, again. I must say this song would have been a green without the guitar solo at the end. That sort of made the rest of the song complete, if you catch my drift. Whatever, this is a really, really great album IMO. ROYAL BLUE 13. On My Way - Synths and repetitive vocals until the end, where a simple synth line leads out. Not as engaging as the rest, but it's not bad either. SEA GREEN Definitely not the garage rock inspired neo-psych most bands cultivate, this is an absolute masterpiece. The band captures that '80s prog feel, while simultaneously injecting their own original flavor into it. This is an album that anyone can get something out of, if only one little bit of it. Doesn't matter what your tastes are, you can definitely enjoy this one. Personally, I've found a new favorite. OVERALL RATING: 8.5/10 __________________ 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.

12-23-2015, 06:10 PM	#383 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	I think he means it has slipped onto the third page of threads. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018