New TMV album: Amputechture?

I'm so hyped about the album that I don't even want to listen to one single song before the release. I want to enjoy it and discover it from the first time I'll have it in my hands.

I actually listened to "Viscera Eyes" (great title!) and was quite impressed. I'll get the album as soon as it's out. "Frances..." was better than it's given credit for, but the debut was a real cracker. I'm happy to see they have returned to a "shorter" song format rather than go for over-long, noise-filled suites.

this album is amazing, its as good as their previous releases, easily the best release of 2006

UUHHH I dont want to downloaded it...I want to buy it...BUT THE CURIOSITY IS TOO MUCH TO HANDLE!!! No, gotta be strong böthy

I'm gonna hold on and wait until it's released, but I hear it's amazing.

I'm disappointed. Utterly disappointed.

Do me a favor. Put on Tetragrammaton, listen to the first minute or so.
Now quickly! Put on Eriatarka from DeLoused. Listen to the first segment, and then cut to the 3:15 mark.

Did you notice something? Maybe that all they did was TURN THE SHEET MUSIC UPSIDE DOWN? Eriatarka had powerful lyrics to make a flood of feeling and emotion. Tetragrammaton is just a mirror image filled with more musical drama and devoid of everything else. How about something new, guys?

The whole album plays out like a bad re-make of DeLoused that got chopped up and sequenced all wrong.

There are some redeeming moments but most of it sounds like they're finding middle-ground between DeLoused and Frances.

To me this translates to "We pushed it as far as we can; now let's make some cash off those people who either liked DeLoused or liked Frances, but not both."

And he keeps breaking down to that cocky "listen to me! I'm talking to you!" tone of voice where he practically raps the lyrics. It's so annoying. There's no feeling in it at all.

What a letdown. ATDI, what happened to you?


Edited by DeepPhreeze - July 14 2006 at 02:24

A friendly word.

DeepPhreeze wrote: Are people so blind as to not see that TMV sold out?

No way, sold out? Yeah they became too poppy right?

Anyway, it's an excellent, excellent album, higly recommended. I can't wait for the official release

OMG!   'Viscera Eyes', what a great prog song!!!! Can't wait to lay down my cash for this one.

Edited by necromancing777 - July 14 2006 at 14:50

DeepPhreeze wrote: anael wrote: DeepPhreeze wrote: Are people so blind as to not see that TMV sold out? No way, sold out? Yeah they became too poppy right? Anyway, it's an excellent, excellent album, higly recommended. I can't wait for the official release 'Poppy'. No, they didn't turn into pop, but they sold out to their image of space-rock horror flick pioneers. And they're using the same formulas that made them popular in the first place. DITC was brilliant; FTM was ambitious (I give it that much); Amputechture is them taking whatever made either album sell well, rolling it up into one release, and then calling it a new work. RHCP corrupted these guys. Sparta has the decency to promote underground bands; TMV sidles up to already-famous acts to keep their sales up. Did you read my post, or are you one of those guys who plugs his ears and goes "Lalalalala not listening!" ?

Dude, you are waaay too cynical.  You should like a band for their MUSIC, not for who they tour with or how many albums they sell.  Saying a band sold out because they are true to their form makes no sense.  It's like telling a jazz rock band that they've sold out to their image as a jazz rock band. 

If TMV has made a solid TMV record, can you blame them for that?  Saying they're sellouts because they tour with a big name instead of a nobody, even while they keep to their progressive sound makes no sense at all.  In that mindset you're no better than any other indie-hipster-snob who ditches his favorite bands as soon as they sell records.