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Yes.  There were two of them in the house. LOL

Oh and lulz at Family Guy.

It's the one where Brian has a coke habit.  The Midget Drug factory guys seriously made me giggle. LOL
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^huh? a BAT?!! ....spooky..
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 17:30
Bugger, one of the bats was in my denim jacket... luckily it's been removed now.  I would have put that jacket on tomorrow without knowing it was in there... Pinch
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 17:27
Sounds like the next progressive electronic suggestion.
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Points: 16310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 17:23
It's a good album
filled with analog-sounding synths.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 17:16
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http://www.icometoshanghai.com/home.html


Are they talking about my lazy eye?
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Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:46
Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

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How anyone thinks Awake is not the best DT album is beyond me...



Perhaps because it has it's pretty heavy moments? I find it good, specially 6:00, Innocence Faded and Lifting Shadows.., while Scarred, Voices, The Silent Man, Space Dye-Vest and Erotomania have there really good moments.


Hm... oersonally, I wouldn't consider anything off it remotely as heavy as Speed King or the opening solo off Facelift or something like that. It's pretty metallic, I'll give you, but I don't really mind any musical styles enough to complain if they seem well-written and memorable to me (I mean, my main problem with metal is when it's done very blandly, which is a bit... the songs off Awake don't strike me as that).


Come on, compare Speed King to The Mirror or Caught in a Web. Speed King is heavy, though more raw sounding IMO, it doesn't create a wall of sound like those from DT do.


I did. Speed King seems heavier to me... loud, fast, intense, great riff, thick sound, that great, twisty solo at the start... suppose it's just differing opinions on what constitute heaviness. The typical 'metal' sound has never struck me as particularly heavy.


You are right. Speed King is heavier. What I wanted say was that "Perhaps because it has it's pretty heavy metal moments?"

There, I think that suits better, doesn't it?


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Points: 32524 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:09
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And with a name like Coven and with those album titles, did you expect to like them? LOL


I knew I didn't like them.  I actually reviewed them because they did not have reviews (I also added their second album, which was missing).

If you notice, I gave their third album a two-star, because it's somewhat good.

The funny thing is, the first album is all dark and sinister (and "Black Mass," the 13-minute "epic" is literally a recording of a Satanic ritual- no music at all), but the two albums that follow are almost Three Dog Night!  LOL
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:09
I think maybe we should rephrase things somewhat, as I believe we're getting confused.

Heavy does not always acquaint to noisy.  That's what Rob's saying.

I agree with him there too.

A lot of metal I hear I don't find that heavy, which I find rather amusing.

I find Black Oni much heavier (and noisier) than most power metal albums.
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The 1-star for Insurgentes surprises me for some reason, Rob.  Although it's certainly gotten very mixed reviews around here.  I was in no hurry to get the album, and probably never will, to be honest.


There's one or two decent songs on there (the first one makes me think Wilson was merely teasing Porcupine Tree fans, because it sounds a lot like that band), but mostly what follows falls into one of two categories:

1. Sleep-inducing passages at about 30 bpm. Sleepy  Or

2. Noise (including generous use of actual white noise).  Confused

It's a horrible album, and I hate that I dropped 18 bucks on it thinking anything Steven Wilson put out was gold.  I will not make that mistake again.
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And with a name like Coven and with those album titles, did you expect to like them? LOL
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:03
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

I only rate albums one star if I can't see myself listening to them again ever.

I've handed out fewer than ten of those honors.


I can only think of three right now for myself.  But yes, that criterion works well.  Albums so terrible you're tempted to throw them away, so they don't foul up your collection with their stinkiness.


Pain of Salvation - Scarsick
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Raise My Fatty Toes Like Fishing Rods to Hell

That's three.


Bump

Oh and maybe Tool's 10,000 Days as well.  It's not bad I just don't have any plan to ever hear it again.


LOL  That's how I feel as well.  I didn't hate it by any means, but there's nothing that compels me to listen to it again.  But that might go for any Tool right now.
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:03
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Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:02
Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Nah, I'm not really a n00b. Smile

Or wait, am I?! Shocked

Well, at least I'm not as n00by as James. Wink


Quantifying 'n00biness' is self-defeating.
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Points: 11682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:02
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:



1 starsSTEVEN WILSON Insurgentes | review

1 starsKATE BUSH Hounds of Love | review


This is unforgivable Angry
<font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR]
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:02
The 1-star for Insurgentes surprises me for some reason, Rob.  Although it's certainly gotten very mixed reviews around here.  I was in no hurry to get the album, and probably never will, to be honest.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:01
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

I only rate albums one star if I can't see myself listening to them again ever.

I've handed out fewer than ten of those honors.


I can only think of three right now for myself.  But yes, that criterion works well.  Albums so terrible you're tempted to throw them away, so they don't foul up your collection with their stinkiness.


Pain of Salvation - Scarsick
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Raise My Fatty Toes Like Fishing Rods to Hell

That's three.


Bump

Oh and maybe Tool's 10,000 Days as well.  It's not bad I just don't have any plan to ever hear it again.
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:01
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

How anyone thinks Awake is not the best DT album is beyond me...



Perhaps because it has it's pretty heavy moments? I find it good, specially 6:00, Innocence Faded and Lifting Shadows.., while Scarred, Voices, The Silent Man, Space Dye-Vest and Erotomania have there really good moments.


Hm... oersonally, I wouldn't consider anything off it remotely as heavy as Speed King or the opening solo off Facelift or something like that. It's pretty metallic, I'll give you, but I don't really mind any musical styles enough to complain if they seem well-written and memorable to me (I mean, my main problem with metal is when it's done very blandly, which is a bit... the songs off Awake don't strike me as that).


Come on, compare Speed King to The Mirror or Caught in a Web. Speed King is heavy, though more raw sounding IMO, it doesn't create a wall of sound like those from DT do.


I did. Speed King seems heavier to me... loud, fast, intense, great riff, thick sound, that great, twisty solo at the start... suppose it's just differing opinions on what constitute heaviness. The typical 'metal' sound has never struck me as particularly heavy.


You are right. Speed King is heavier. What I wanted say was that "Perhaps because it has it's pretty heavy metal moments?"

There, I think that suits better, doesn't it?
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Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:01
Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

How anyone thinks Awake is not the best DT album is beyond me...


LOLLOLLOLLOL
Now THAT'S RICH



It makes me want to lower my ratings of other DT albums.
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