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Justthefacts
08-25-2017 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea
(Post 1866691)
Veckatimist is an awesome album. And, along with Yellow House, to me it had appeal on only about the 2nd listen, some of it even on the 1st.
Shields takes a while to get into.
I think the opposite is true actually, I thought Shields upon initial release was their most accessible. Yellow House took me at least 5 listens to get the gist of and start hearing the small nuances they're typically great at.
Having given Painted Ruins some more listens, I do find it to be a good album. It's not one with any songs that are really going to jump out at you. However, the song I think is the best/most interesting is Glass Hillside. The segment starting around 1:04 sounds like Steely Dan. It's basically like a prog rock song. In fact I think the whole album could be called prog rock.
One thing I don't like about the album - and it is really really annoying: There is WAY too much sound compression on it. I dislike sound compression as it is, but it seems to be taken to an unnecessary height here. I find it to be very very distracting and makes the album really kinda hard to listen to.
The guy on The Needle Drop had the same complaint.
Justthefacts
11-06-2017 08:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea
(Post 1891226)
Having given Painted Ruins some more listens, I do find it to be a good album. It's not one with any songs that are really going to jump out at you. However, the song I think is the best/most interesting is Glass Hills. The segment starting around 1:04 sounds like Steely Dan. It's basically like a prog rock song. In fact I think the whole album could be called prog rock.
One thing I don't like about the album - and it is really really annoying: There is WAY too much sound compression on it. I dislike sound compression as it is, but it seems to be taken to an unnecessary height here. I find it to be very very distracting and makes the album really kinda hard to listen to.
The guy on The Needle Drop had the same complaint.
I just read that, back in the fall at the end of their tour last year, the band said their concert in LA could very well be their last. :(
adidasss
05-21-2020 07:28 AM
Wut?? Well maybe best go out while you're still good instead of slowly petering out into mediocre insignificance.
ikvat
07-22-2020 04:32 PM
One of my biggest disappointment on stage. It was in Berlin 3 of 4 years ago, on a place not made for gigs. The sound was howfull. We have left the place after 10 minutes. It was unbearable.:(
