Them Crooked Vultures

scottsy · 11-14-2009, 08:39 AM

I just wanna hear their stuff! If anyone has an upload...

TheCunningStunt · 11-15-2009, 07:32 AM

Their album is great, first time I listened to it, I liked it. Didn't love it. But I feel like it's a grower, the more I listen to it, the more I'll like it.

scottsy · 11-15-2009, 09:04 AM

I'm OK with growers... I think half of my favorite albums are growers!

adidasss · 11-15-2009, 02:41 PM

Can't get enough of it. Definitely one of the best albums this year.

You can listen it for free on youtube scottsy, I guess...

adidasss · 11-19-2009, 03:32 AM

Had a few more days to digest it. There's only 3 songs I could do without, Elephants (although I love the first minute), Interlude with ludes and Warsaw, particularly the latter because I feel Spinning in dffodils would have been a perfect closing track.

For anyone following, P4K just published a (half-assed) review. 6.2. Hilarious. But I guess it'd be kinda like complaining about the NME list. :\

Incidentally, I'm a little surprised by the lack or response from MB...:\

Mojo · 11-19-2009, 04:35 AM

I've listened to it twice now and i like it. It's nothing spectacular, nothing original, nothing mindblowing but it's a good album. It's kind of what i expected in many ways. Alot of people will say this could have just been another QOTSA album and it isn't a million miles away but i wasnt looking for anything original and judged on its own merit it's a decent record. Mr. Grohl's drumming is of course top notce as well.

mr dave · 11-19-2009, 05:28 PM

i've only listened to it briefly and i'm more in line with mojopinuk (i only now noticed your name wasn't mojopunk haha). it's really good but not great. the two things that stood out the most for me was the relatively new singing style Homme is using with starting a lyric at one pitch then changing it up for every syllable like he's singing a scale.

the other, where the hell are the drums? did they use the ...And Justice For All method of production and give the drums that album's bass treatment? seriously they're so low in the mix at times i wonder what the point of bringing Grohl into the fold was. and when you can hear him it's not like he really sounds any different than Joey Castillo.

Mojo · 11-19-2009, 05:44 PM

I don't know what im more surprised by, how long its taken you to get my name right or no love for Grohls drums. Personally the moments this album did make me stop and pay closer attention, it was Grohls drums every time.

mr dave · 11-19-2009, 06:56 PM

it's not that i thought the drums were really bad or anything but i never noticed them standing out. if anything i found myself wondering where they were more often than not, then i'd have to focus on trying to find them in the mix.

maybe they're more prominent when listening through headphones as opposed to speakers, i'll have to give it another go one of these nights.

Dr_Rez · 11-19-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

it's not that i thought the drums were really bad or anything but i never noticed them standing out. if anything i found myself wondering where they were more often than not, then i'd have to focus on trying to find them in the mix.

maybe they're more prominent when listening through headphones as opposed to speakers, i'll have to give it another go one of these nights.

I felt the same, and will also have to give it another go.

On the other hand Holmes disappointed me. I enjoy QOTSA and such but I am mainly a fan of his early Kyuss work which seems to not be apparent at all in this recording.

11-14-2009, 08:39 AM	#71 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I just wanna hear their stuff! If anyone has an upload... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

11-15-2009, 07:32 AM	#72 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Their album is great, first time I listened to it, I liked it. Didn't love it. But I feel like it's a grower, the more I listen to it, the more I'll like it. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

11-15-2009, 09:04 AM	#73 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I'm OK with growers... I think half of my favorite albums are growers! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

11-15-2009, 02:41 PM	#74 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Can't get enough of it. Definitely one of the best albums this year. You can listen it for free on youtube scottsy, I guess... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

11-19-2009, 03:32 AM	#75 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Had a few more days to digest it. There's only 3 songs I could do without, Elephants (although I love the first minute), Interlude with ludes and Warsaw, particularly the latter because I feel Spinning in dffodils would have been a perfect closing track. For anyone following, P4K just published a (half-assed) review. 6.2. Hilarious. But I guess it'd be kinda like complaining about the NME list. :\ Incidentally, I'm a little surprised by the lack or response from MB...:\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

11-19-2009, 04:35 AM	#76 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I've listened to it twice now and i like it. It's nothing spectacular, nothing original, nothing mindblowing but it's a good album. It's kind of what i expected in many ways. Alot of people will say this could have just been another QOTSA album and it isn't a million miles away but i wasnt looking for anything original and judged on its own merit it's a decent record. Mr. Grohl's drumming is of course top notce as well. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

11-19-2009, 05:44 PM	#78 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I don't know what im more surprised by, how long its taken you to get my name right or no love for Grohls drums. Personally the moments this album did make me stop and pay closer attention, it was Grohls drums every time. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust