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Post by Geoff on Sept 14, 2011 19:22:18 GMT -8
The tracks that have been released from the new Mastodon are pretty good. I'm just gonna wait for the whole album to come out before I give any of the songs a listen. I've heard really good things so far.
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Post by Cysquatch on Sept 14, 2011 19:23:02 GMT -8
I would say Blackwater Park before all. That album is fucking epic.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Sept 14, 2011 19:24:04 GMT -8
I'm not against working backwards from a suitable starting point. That little exchange there pretty much guarantees that Heritage is going to be my entry point to Opeth.
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Post by Geoff on Sept 14, 2011 19:24:14 GMT -8
I would say Blackwater Park before all. That album is fucking epic. Blackwater Park is their best for sure, but I don't know if HG would be able to get into the growls.
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Post by Cysquatch on Sept 14, 2011 19:26:53 GMT -8
Yeah the growls throw some people off, but if you listen to a song like Bleak in it's entirety you can hear the true beauty that Opeth has to offer.
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Post by Geoff on Sept 14, 2011 19:28:56 GMT -8
Yeah the growls throw some people off, but if you listen to a song like Bleak in it's entirety you can understand the true beauty that Opeth has to offer. Opeth's growls are special compared to other bands that use them. They really add to the atmosphere of the songs.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Sept 14, 2011 19:32:16 GMT -8
It never ceases to amuse me how well people around here have my taste pegged. Seriously, at this point I think Gunther could tell whether or not I'd like an album better than I could. I guess my work on this planet is done.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Sept 17, 2011 19:04:58 GMT -8
Drive-By Truckers - Go Go Boots Panda Bear - Tomboy Paul Simon - So Beautiful So What Destroyer - Kaputt Radiohead - King of Limbs The Perfect Vessels - Name Our Own Stars Yann Tiersen - Dust Lane Man Man - Life Fantastic If By Yes - Salt on Sea Glass Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard Primus - Green Naugahyde They Might Be Giants - Join Us Colin Stetson - New History Of Warfare Vol. 2: Judges 13 and God - Own Your Ghost Umlaut - Umlaut Feist - Metals Tom Waits - Bad As Me My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind Wilco - The Whole Love David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time Atlas Sound - Parallax
Still haven't heard the new R.E.M yet.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Oct 24, 2011 5:35:15 GMT -8
Maybe it's for another thread, but while I'm addressing you, I'm also really interested to know what you think of the new Feist album, because I know you're a fan. I love it. Metals is amazing. Absolutely gorgeous through and through. I'm really surprised by all the detractors on this one, it's like they thought Feist was Colbie Caillat or something. The recording and production are pure magic. It reminds me of albums like On the Beach and In an Areoplane Over the Sea where all the magic, dynamics, and extra punches that usually occur during post were captured live by the musicians during recording. I swear, if this album had different cover art (which I think looks cool) people would hear it in a total different light. Every goddamn review talks about the music painting a "cold bare landscape like the one shown on the cover", idiots (obligatory "You're a cold bare landscape" to the bullshit reviewers). This is better than The Reminder in the sense that it is exactly how you want an artist to grow and sound between albums. Both are great but different and both totally sound like a Feist album. "Why Feist no make the same album? ?" - every review I am so excited to see her in a few weeks!
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Post by Rusty on Oct 24, 2011 7:31:45 GMT -8
. "Why Feist no make the same album? ?" - every review That is so true, seriously every review took the exact same angle on the album. I've only gave it a few spins, but I really dig it so far.
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Post by Drew on Oct 24, 2011 7:36:58 GMT -8
I think it's a weird combination of people not listening to this album and not remembering The Reminder properly. The Reminder was not all "1 2 3 4," it was more "The Water" and "The Park" and "Brandy Alexander" and "Intuition," which is to say slow, sometimes brooding, and totally understated. This album is all those things, except none of these songs will be adapted for Sesame Street. It's really great.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Oct 24, 2011 7:39:39 GMT -8
I think it's people not listening to this album and not remembering The Reminder properly. Exactly.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Oct 24, 2011 7:41:54 GMT -8
Also, this is a great line. not remembering The Reminder properly. Ha!
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Post by Drew on Oct 24, 2011 9:11:07 GMT -8
Ha! SHE SAW THIS COMING
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Post by wompwomp on Oct 26, 2011 20:11:18 GMT -8
Updated my original post to add Feist and The Throne.
Cut Copy is still my fave album of the year so far, definitely the one I have listened to the most.
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Post by Pea on Oct 26, 2011 20:47:08 GMT -8
My top 10 list for the year looks absolutely nothing like it did a couple of months ago, and my current frontrunner for album of the year wasn't even in my "halfway through the year" top 10 list. 2011 is ending up looking a lot better than I initially thought.
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Post by Geoff on Oct 26, 2011 20:50:14 GMT -8
Yup same here. Opeth's new album is a little disappointing after listening to it a bunch of times. So now my album of the year pick is probably going to Primus, M83, or something else that was released earlier in the year.
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Post by Cbats on Oct 27, 2011 6:29:43 GMT -8
I should really update mine too. It'll be pretty similar but I think I want to add SBTRKT, Real Estate, M83, and Main Attrakionz
The Weeknd is probably my favorite album of the year so far
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Post by Pea on Oct 27, 2011 6:56:10 GMT -8
Which Weeknd album? By the end of the year he will have put out 3 in 2011.
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Post by Cbats on Oct 27, 2011 7:01:40 GMT -8
first one. Thursday is pretty good but House of Balloons is sublime. I'm not really convinced the third one will come out this year considering it's almost november and we haven't heard anything yet
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