I remember checking out Plankton's
Krill once, so this time I'm picking
Whale.
Plankton's Odyssey - Whale
- Some really nice atmosphere here with the deep synth and slowly building guitar. Love the delay on the guitar here. Pretty short track but it really sets the tone for the rest of the album, just a great opener all around.
2. Jonah - Slow build up of guitar distortion, always an effective way to start a track. I dig the hard-rocking simplicity of the power chord riff that jumps in. The hammer on/pull off lick is awesome, I've always loved doing and hearing stuff like that. I think everyone knows you're an extremely skilled guitar player but I'm still blown away by these solos at times, just some seriously nasty stuff. This one rocked hard but might've gone on a little too long, but honestly this is just me trying to come up with a criticism no matter how small.
3. Eye of the Storm - I'm expecting some hard rocking with a title like that, and oh whaddya know the opening of this kicks ASS. I love the heavy metal sound that this track brings to the table which veers off a little from the past two tracks.
4. Wiggles - Way different vibe than the last track, I really dig the "wiggles" of the synths or however the hell you're making that sound. Yeah I mean this was obviously intended to be a stranger sounding track and it works on every level.
5. You're Not To Blame - Wow, can't say I expected vocals to be popping up, is this you or someone that was working with you? This one's solid but not quite as good as the previous tracks imo. That solo tho, probably best on the whole album so far
6. Sunshine Express - I'm expecting some nice, soft guitar playing on this one. Oh nice, really like how this opens. Fits the title very well. Cool little track here, nothing incredible but a lot of fun.
7. Gleaning the Tuesday Sun - Kind of another nice rocker that I admittedly zoned out to a bit. Kind of another "like, but not blown away"
8. Skitch - As I get deeper into the album I'm having a hard time differentiating some of the tracks tbh. I'm sure upon multiple listens that would change but I can only go off of my initial listen. The most memorable ones are when you veer off the path like with Wiggles or Sunshine Express. Still a really nice track though, it's pretty clear that you have instrumental hard rock down to a science.
9. Not Quite The End - Love the atmospheric guitar intro. Love everything about this track actually, perhaps my favorite on the album.
10. Hollow City Limits - Very nice closer. Not much else to say.
Final Verdict - Well man, all I have for you is that your guitar playing, production, and songwriting are top notch and by any definition this is a high quality album. It's not my favorite genre but I was definitely entertained from front to back.