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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
Well of course not everything can be groundbreaking so I won't hold that against them.
I think you nailed it when you mentioned them taking the best bits of other stuff. I think it's fine doing that if you can do something interesting with them and in this case I don't think they do because to me they just sound like your average 90s/00s rock band influenced by that sort of stuff.
I'm sure this will go down real well but I find this stuff to be basically musak with guitars.  |
Have you heard their early stuff? Quite a lot different to what they are about now. After touring and working with Opeth, mainman Steven Wilson admitted to taking a heavier direction and their output from this time ('99 onwards) does have it's fair share of banality. Earlier albums like Voyage 34 and Up the Downstair may float your boat a little more.