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01-25-2009, 01:40 AM | #84 (permalink) | |
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This melding of genres that makes you dislike the album so much is what made a lot of others see it as metal album of the year. Where it throws you off completely with a jazzy intermission, others see the connection and love it. That must be why you felt the album was trying "cram in" all this different material, where as I hear it as a fluid masterpiece, where the each part intuitively goes into the next. And to write BTBAM off as "generic metalcore" that uses blast beats all the time is just wrong. Paul Waggoner's jazzy guitar influence coupled with Blake Richardson being one of the best drummers in metalcore totally propels them past generic, if not in quality then at least in the variety. If you ever decide to give it another spin, listen to the drumming, it's fantastic.
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01-26-2009, 06:28 AM | #86 (permalink) | |
Ba and Be.
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On this album the riffs are generic. They don't sound any different to what I have heard before and they certainly are'nt memorable. Then there are those little interludes that we are talking about. That's why they fail. It's the band saying "look I know a little Jazz riff, let's put it in to sound different" but they don't. If they carried that theme on and went off on a tangent then my interest would have been piqued. however the band slip straight back into average Metal riffs and it's the same old, same old. I mention Kayo dot because to me, that is experimentation. They are not a metal band. They are an avant garde band that when they incorporate Metal, they sound fresh and original. I have nothing against experimentation and I stated that BTBAM are good musicians but the album was unremarkable for me. This is what I prefer if it's experimental Metal (and please listen to the song through to the end): The interlude is extended, the themes are continued and the rythms don't conform as generically as many Metal bands. BTBAM are a band that don't have the conviction to become truly experimental and instead rely of unmemorable music punctuated by interludes that are more showing of than a statement of intention. If you like the band then great, you asked me to review it and I responded. Sometimes it's nice to have another perspective.
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01-30-2009, 12:22 PM | #89 (permalink) |
Ba and Be.
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For Lucifer Sam:
Les Rallizes Denudes - A Death In The Family (1977) Another album that I had in my collection but it needed reappraising so here goes. LRD are a Japanese Psychedelic/ Noise Rock band who use a ridiculous amount of feedback in their music and this is where there is a huge problem. 90% of the time I review albums whilst listening to it on headphones (and good ones at that). This is for 2 eeasons. The PC is situated in my living room so earlye evening is no go as far as music is concerned but mainly because I like to hear everything in the mix. Because of the terrible production the album (it is from a bootleg i think?) it actually hurts my ears to hear it. This loses cool points on the album which is a shame because it is riff heavy and quite a way ahead considering it was 1977! But even without headphones after a couple of tracks (quite long tracks), I find myself becoming bored and turn it off. Whilst I appreciate the sonic assault of the album, I can now see why I had'nt played it a lot before. For a quick blast of white noise it is fine but not one for everyday. 6/10
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01-30-2009, 12:34 PM | #90 (permalink) |
Ba and Be.
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Jan Dukes De Grey - Mice And Rats Left In The Loft (1971) By far the best album that Comus has forced ( ) onto me and one I feel is even better than the similar music cousin 'Comus' album! Not as freak out and a little more focused. However this three track album is remarkably complex with odd time signatures and a huge array of instruments employed by the 3 piece band ( 3 piece? they sound like an orchestra!). This is Jethro Tull quirky folk as distilled through a few hits of acid. Considering how long the tracks are, I don't lose interest due to the sheer number of instruments used which means that your interest doesn't have time to wane as there is always something new on the way. This is not to suggest that the album is just a massive free for all. It has structure and discipline (Imagine King Crimson do acid Folk), and recurring motifs throughout the tracks. One of the best albums given to me for review so far. 9/10
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