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Originally Posted by Engine
Unsurprisingly to me, I'm on the fence about a lot of these albums. Knives Out! reminds me of Acid Bath or some other Dax band so that's good but I seem to only like portions of songs that you posted.
I'm always interested in what Testament is up to and I didn't realize they had made anything new but.. I'm not sure if I need anything new from them.
Those Susanne Sundfør songs sound kind of nice, better than Fiona Apple, but Fiona only sounds sort of okay to me. In this review you insulted me for hating Yes but liking Swans. So I'm kind of offended but I haven't listened to The Seer yet. I know I don't like Yes so now I'm even more reluctant to devote time to The Seer (thank you much) but I will say that I definitely like My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky despite my definite dislike of Yes.
Also, I hate every band that you mentioned in your review of The Night Flight Orchestra (Led Zeppelin's okay) but I still like the songs you posted. (I'll take a link, please  )
I'm not sure I agree that The Panic Division made a better 80s pop revival record than any of the bands that tried in the past 10 or 12 years. But maybe.
As always, your taste is intriguing and your writing is good enough to beguile me. I just don't know what to think.
Great job this year  |
And a great job to you too, good sir.
First of all, that Testament record is easily the best thing they've done since they got started in the late 80's, so that's why its worth checking out even if you aren't planning on furthering your library with their material.
Also, believe it or not, I actually like
Swans (and to a less extent, Michael Gira's more solo-oriented output as well) quite a bit. The point I was trying to make is that a lot of the more experimental drone and post-rock that some people around here put on a pedestal isn't all that different from a lot of the 70's progressive rock that they consider to be pretentious. Yes, there are aesthetic differences and whatnot, but I still consider it to be something of a double standard as far as genre appraisal goes.
Then again, I'm a tad surprised anyone can completely hate Yes even if you aren't particularly prog-friendly, especially on some of their more blistering and strange records like 1975's
Relayer, which you might want to give a whirl at some point if you haven't done so in the past.
The Panic Division are more interesting than a lot of the other 80's pop revivalists out there because he (Colton Holliday) melds that aesthetic with more contemporary-ish hooks and arrangements. That facet isn't all that surprising considering his history as a frontman in a post-hardcore group, but it certainly sets his music apart from the majority.
But yeah, I'll be sending The Night Flight Orchestra your way. Enjoy!!