INFINITY

I can't help but feel this album as much too commercial for my tastes. The industrial and grunge -like overtones make me cringe in so many different sections. While he certainly has talent and it would seem like great stage presence (being a frontman for Vai), after a few spins I'm left wondering what else there is to discover.

I think this would be a great place to introduce people to diverse music (prog, etc.) but too much of the songs lack enough artistic quality for me to enjoy it. You can tell Devin had fun with this, which is admirable, and I can certainly understand why people would like it, but there's not enough substance here for me. Songs like Bad Devil are humorous and such, with its holly/jolly type of shuffle beat, but at some point I'm looking for something inspiring and I've never found it on this record.

There's enough creative juice here to look into other Townsend projects, but I'd prefer it if there was a more serious tone to the music. This kind of stuff is only satisfying to me at social gatherings and such.

Share this DEVIN TOWNSEND review

Social review comments () BETA

---

---

Review related links

• Send comments to OpethGuitarist
• Report this review (#106929)
• Buy DEVIN TOWNSEND music online with PA partners
• Show all DEVIN TOWNSEND MP3/Stream
• Go to DEVIN TOWNSEND page for videos, full discography with ratings, reviews and much more
• Go to Infinity page for more details, where to buy and ratings/reviews
• Search the Forum for DEVIN TOWNSEND related discussions