Album Rating: 4.0
I still think this is quite unfocused, but it's way more interesting than, let's say, The Mountain
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Album Rating: 4.0
The Mountain is where it's at, but this is so close to my heart, a stellar deubt, much better than Vsisions
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Album Rating: 4.0
I honestly don't get the love for TM
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Album Rating: 4.0
I find every song distinctive, their ideas and vision (ha!) seem to fully flesh out, songs are honestly interesting, great melodies, great vocals, stellar production, kinda meh concept, but lyrics are decent. I think I find something big to take from evey song on The Mountain
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Album Rating: 4.0
They streamlined their sound and their songwriting improved quite a bit, I guess. But I think it too clean and honestly, songs like Falling Back To Earth and Pareidolia are quite boring imo. TM is their most frustrating album for me. I actually dig Because It's There.
Also Ross' vocals are a weak point imo.
Nah, Affinity is more interesting and fun. Same for Vector.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Affinity is soooo underrated, and it might actually be my second favourite after the Mountain (third is Aquarius oc). Ross's vocals are always decent on tape, tbh.
>Falling Back To Earth and Pareidolia are quite boring imo
Aaaaaaaarghhhhhh
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Album Rating: 4.0
You know what? I'm gonna jam The Mountain today to see of my thoughts have shifted.
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Album Rating: 4.0
I am so incredibly ambivalent with this band. Sometimes Aquarius is great and Visions is their best for me. Sometimes I agree that they're unfocused and that Visions lacks its own distinct flavour. I concistently dig Vector (probably their best in general) and Affinity, and would always rank Virus and The Mountain lowest.
But overall, Haken's biggest strengths might be 1) they're pretty good songwriters and 2) they're not that distincive in general, so most prog listeners can kind of agree on them.
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Affinity sux
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Album Rating: 4.0
"Virus sux" [2] agreed ahrd
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Virus and Affinity worst haken, ez
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Album Rating: 4.0
half of your opinion is spot on
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Album Rating: 4.0
I find it hard to say that Virus and Vektor suck, but I don't find them remarkable. Same applies to Visions. Excellent songwriting of course, but not *that* memorable
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Album Rating: 4.5
Virus and Affinity worst haken, ez [2]
Great call
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Album Rating: 4.0
In some ways this has some of their most interesting moments
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Album Rating: 4.0
I actually think Visions is a hard number 2 for me, after the Mountain. So many enjoyable and memorable songs on there, especially the middle segment with Insomnia, The Mind's Eye and Shapeshifter. Still can't really vibe with Vector or Virus. Aquarius and Affinity are middle of the road to me.
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Album Rating: 4.0
It's all quite close though, Haken is pretty much "4, the band" for me.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Visions is very good and underrated imo. But it's a bit too long or too samey for its runtime at least. It could be my favorite if some fat was trimmed
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Album Rating: 3.5
Listened to this again for the first time in like 3 years
Can’t believe the glow up this band had, even on Visions… this one’s kind of bad
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Album Rating: 2.5
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