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IN GLORIOUS TIMES

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

 

RIO/Avant-Prog

3.88 | 139 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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3 stars 3.5 stars. A lot of reviewers have stated that this band is not for everyone. Well when your first two albums are descried as theatrical, avant metal, I would have to agree with those statements. Extreme vocals as well. I like Avestin's description of this band as "The theatre of grotesque and bizarre." So not my thing. All you have to do is check out some of the bands these members have been apart of over the years in Oakland, California to see that the theatrical and the extreme standout. Those costumes and stage shows.

Nils and Dan have been in multiple bands together over the years like IDIOT FLESH, FREE SALAMANDER EXHIBIT and CHARMING HOSTESS to name a few. It was that latter band's debut in 1998 called "Eat" where we get Nils, Dan and Carla, the core trio of SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM playing together the year before they became a band in 1999. That so far is the lone album that these musicians are on that I actually like. Now the one appearance of Nils on vocals that blew me away was his powerful performance on that INDUKTI album called "Idmen". That track he is on is incredible. Now that's a band.

And Carla who plays violin also sings, and I don't know if I've ever heard a female using extreme vocals before but check her out on "Angel Of Repose". That had me smiling ear to ear the first time I heard it. That is a top three track for me along with the 10 minute opener, and the instrumental called "The Widening Eye". Man that second track "Helpless Corpse Enactment" is my least favourite for just being too extreme. Or the experimental closer "The Putrid Refrain", and don't you love these song titles. The dark cabaret style turns me off, especially the lyrics of this band. The music here is better at least in my opinion than what was on the previous album, but I just don't connect to much of this despite appreciating the incredible talent of these performers.

I wanted to have a fresh listen of this over the last several days just to be able to compare it to their latest and final 2024 release. Not my music by a long shot, but I have an appreciation for their talent.

Mellotron Storm | 3/5 |

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