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I suggest those two Boredoms albums - if you're interested in more OOIOO and Boredoms. If that's not what you're looking for, you might not be satisfied. But if that's the sound you want, those two albums are the pinnacle of it. I think I like Super Are more out of it and Vision Creation Newsun, but I've listened to it more often so I'm more familiar with it.

That is some beautiful artwork in that booklet.

There's something about a Crazy Juggler... but it sounds like Crazy Jongleurs... I'm not sure which it should be!

Then there is the Pretty Girls, Used Cars, Magazines... part also.

I think there is an Ozzy-esque: Bark to the moon


Edited by Geck0 - July 02 2006 at 02:36

In Skymind in the third song there is a line that says "Sets it in motion to dust". The female vocalist who sings it has such a French accent that the first time I heard it I was sure it was in French and it said C'est est une blah blah blah blah....

They sounded English to me!  Both albums, as far as I can hear, have vocals in English.

The lyrics are something like:

Where is Mister Green
Where is Mister Grey
Where is Mister Grey!

I am sure they're in English.  Let me do a Google search.  Nothing found of worth... oh well.

I've just read a review and it says that Mister Green is the nextdoor neighbour at a boisterous party and he's unhappy about the noise apparently...


Edited by Geck0 - July 02 2006 at 02:04

Root_Pepper wrote: If you're looking for a Boredoms album, I suggest Super Are or Vision Creation Newsun. Do you have either one of those?

No I have neither of those albums. They will definately go on the list if you recommend them.

I don't even have the lyrics to either of Taal's albums, so any lyrics you can come up with, would be appreciated, Assaf!

If you're looking for a Boredoms album, I suggest Super Are or Vision Creation Newsun. Do you have either one of those?

If it is not too much trouble I was wondering whether some of the guys on hear could give me a hand with my next purchase. I'm going to be heading off down to my local store sometime over the next few days, but I only want to buy one CD. From the selection my store has I was thinking getting another OOIOO or Boredoms album.

Here is the website for the store:
http://www.redeye.com.au

Just click on the Browse by Artist section and one of the choices should be Avant-garde, to see what is on shelf. I'm just wondering whether there are any great artist I am going past. Like does anybody know anything about the band, Throbbing Gristle or Wolf Eyes (I see they were on the possible entry list for the site)?

If anybody could be a help it would be more than appreciated.

p.s. I will writing something up tomorrow about my views on OOIOO along with some of the amazing artwork, I just need to listen to it a few more times tonight to get a bit more of a few for the album.

Ah, thanks for the in depth words, Adam, very much appreciated.

Yes, they have a lot of influences (both albums show different influences to each other as well).  Would I be right in saying there maybe some Dream Theater influence in there?  One of the flute passages reminds me of The Moody Blues and the symphonic passages also remind me of some stuff, which I cannot place.

I'm really only into progressive metal as a genre, but I also enjoy my lighter metal touches, like Taal use.  Other examples of similar metal passages are used by White Willow and Par Lindh Project.  It's also the players are pretty virtuostic.  One of the albums has a total of 10 musicians on it, but I think they've trimmed that number down a bit.  I believe they also bring in guests for a lot of the parts.

I read on their website a while back that they were in the studio, but this reference I can no longer find.  Their website does include a 2006 lineup though, so that looks very promising.  Apart from the fact they were in the studio, I know no more, unfortunatly.  I do sincerely hope that their new material is on equal, or even higher footing to their current output.

The storyline is mentioned in three sections.  The first part, where I believe Mister Green is in a pub, or even in the band that you can hear playing in the background.  You then hear walking and the door shut behind him.  It then seems to me, that he takes some drugs.  Barbituricus I believe is a reference to Barbiturates, so this idea could firt.  I'm not sure what the Coornibus reference is however.  He then becomes disorientated and high.  The music heard is what is going on in his drug induced state.  Then his friends begin to wonder where he is and the start of the middle section of the story, viz. No Way!, Mister Green and Mister Grey.  Aspartamus could be a reference to Aspartame (which is the fizzy bit of soda drinks), but I've yet to really link all this in...  Super Flat Moon is his come down it seems.  There could well be a link between the use of the word Flat too (Flat Spectre).  Of course there are some happy moments as well.

I'm sure my synopsis is full of errors, so any enlightenment from yourself would be welcomed.

Let me know your (and any others, like Assaf for example) thoughts about this.

Keep on listening my friend and it may grow on you some more!