The Album Club 2017

Blank. · 07-07-2017, 01:15 PM

Surprised to see everyone enjoying this so much. I thought people would have disliked this. This album is strong Kyuss & Monster Magnet worship.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 07-07-2017, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Surprised to see everyone enjoying this so much. I thought people would have disliked this. This album is strong Kyuss & Monster Magnet worship.

that's what i liked about it.

it isn't necessarily original or unique, but that isnt what i come to this genre for. hard hitting rif***e is enough to please me and this album entertained me thoroughly. probably a 7/10 for me.

Anteater · 07-07-2017, 01:47 PM

Eternal Elysium - Spiritualized D

Sitting somewhere in time (sound-wise) between Monster Magnet, Clutch, etc. and the territory of Mastodon or maybe Baroness circa 2017, there's a lot to like about the psychedelic rumblings of Eternal Elysium. They've got plenty of good ideas: almost midway through 'Splendid, Selfish Woman', for instance, they take a trippy little detour with some of the talk-box wah-wahing that put Alice In Chains on the map back in 1990.

I saw some chatter online comparing them to early Sabbath or Flower Travellin' Band, but in my opinion they have more in common with the modern acts I listed. To that end, I don't think there's some "it" factor that really elevates them above their peers. It takes some serious deviation to beat the masters at their own game...but this was still a very enjoyable experience and a great recommendation for sludge / stoner enthusiasts.

7.5 out of 10

Aloysius · 07-08-2017, 06:54 AM

Eternal Elysium - Spiritualized D

A solid album, and while it's not rocket science, who cares when there are riffs that phat. The psychedelic colourings push many of the tracks into outer space, and you can really sense the love and commitment for the genre from the band. Faithfull '99 introduces some welcome chromaticism to the riffs after the incessant barrage of minor pentatonic vibrato-laden riffs. The last track felt a bit pointless to me but overall I'll keep this in my library for sure.

8/10

OccultHawk · 07-09-2017, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Eternal Elysium - Spiritualized D

Sitting somewhere in time (sound-wise) between Monster Magnet, Clutch, etc. and the territory of Mastodon or maybe Baroness circa 2017, there's a lot to like about the psychedelic rumblings of Eternal Elysium. They've got plenty of good ideas: almost midway through 'Splendid, Selfish Woman', for instance, they take a trippy little detour with some of the talk-box wah-wahing that put Alice In Chains on the map back in 1990.

I saw some chatter online comparing them to early Sabbath or Flower Travellin' Band, but in my opinion they have more in common with the modern acts I listed. To that end, I don't think there's some "it" factor that really elevates them above their peers. It takes some serious deviation to beat the masters at their own game...but this was still a very enjoyable experience and a great recommendation for sludge / stoner enthusiasts.

7.5 out of 10

Good review.

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Aloysius Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 353	*Eternal Elysium - Spiritualized* D** A solid album, and while it's not rocket science, who cares when there are riffs that phat. The psychedelic colourings push many of the tracks into outer space, and you can really sense the love and commitment for the genre from the band. Faithfull '99 introduces some welcome chromaticism to the riffs after the incessant barrage of minor pentatonic vibrato-laden riffs. The last track felt a bit pointless to me but overall I'll keep this in my library for sure. 8/10