Anathema... Underrated?

I love their album A Natural Disaster. I'm not so fond of their older albums. But true, they should get more public attention than they actually get...

Ahmadbarqawi wrote: StarsongAgeless wrote: NotSoKoolAid wrote: underrated topics are overrated. Especially when talking about a band that doesn't actually seem to be underrated, at least on this site... over 4 stars is pretty darn good...   dude read the first post carefully, it says clearly "in terms of topics & polls"…. as i noticed that many topics practically revolve around the same bands: DT, Genisis, Yes, VDGG, Tool,.... i just wanted to give a chance for those who know anathema's music to share their opinions about it & introduce it to those who don't know   & another thing, usually when I read a topic that I don't like or even agree with I simply don't participate if I don't have something useful to say…

Relax, dude, I'm teasing you!

If that's what you made the thread for, why call it Anathema... Underrated?   It could have just been an Anathema appreciation thread.  I do see Anathema coming up all over the place on this site, anyway.

I thought what I said was perfectly useful.

EDIT:
As to them being progressive or not, I don't think I would have put them into prog-archives myself, but I do think they make fantastic music, regardless.  I was surprised at first that they were included on the site, since most of their stuff sounds to me like ambient doom-metal.  But genres are so hard to define.



Edited by StarsongAgeless - June 27 2007 at 13:12

 Anathema is a fine band, they certainly deserve more recognition, than they actually get.
Karin(Antennas) is too busy to post in this topic?

i find antimatter a lil too "Alternative" for my taste... nonetheless they are a great band...

xhamasaki wrote: anathema is cheesy and bad

I find them overated. I just cannot enjoy their music.

I just could not get into them. I bought 2 of their cds and I made sure they were ones that did not have death metal vocals. Like someone else had said, the whole cd seemed to be a dirge. I need some dynamics.

Roadrunner were cool in the 80's but they lost their way. Unfortunately the music business is a business and they have bills to pay. What I do not like about them has made them successful. I feel your pain though. I have enjoyed bands and cannot figure out why they don't have a deal in the U.S. (back before imports were so cheap) or why they don't have a deal at all. Skyclad comes to mind.

 I just got into this band and I think they're great. Actually, "Parrisiene Moonlight" (Judgment) is playing right now....but they're not infallible. I have this same tendency with Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, etc. I want to believe that everything they do is great. I've been trying to leave that mentality behind, and just discover new music for musics sake, not for the band's sake.  

Let me put my thoughts on it.
Being a huge fan of the band since I discovered The Silent Enigma and Eternity (their best IMHO), I own all their albums now and have made my mind about this band a long time ago.
Unfortunately, inspiration stops after Judgement, and this is not because of the non-metal sound. It's because of the repetition. A Fine Day to Exit still sounds a bit better than A Natural Disaster, but this latter one is indeed a DISASTER in my opinion.

I consider everything from A Silent Enigma to Judgement as at least excellent. And if I 'forgive' them for their earliest releases (being the initial ones, a band progresses through time after all), I can't do the same for their latest two outputs. Seen them live on the 'A Fine Day to Exit' tour, I was somewhat disappointed, with the new tracks sounding so empty on stage.

Peace

A fine band for me. This means I will enjoy listening them if someone will put their CD into player... but I'd seldom do it bt myself.