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Katatonia
Tonight's Music


3.0
good

Review

by fireaboveicebelow USER (107 Reviews)
December 24th, 2008 | 17 replies


Release Date: 2001 | Tracklist


Oh yeah, you thought you were stuck with the Teargas EP for two years. Well now you have the Tonight’s Music EP, chock full of three songs… Straight from the Last Fair Deal sessions, you have two more B-sides and the title track. I guess since the songs on this EP are soft and the songs on the Teargas EP are heavy, you could call them the yin-yang EP’s…

Anyhoo, after the title track, you get Help Me Disappear. A pretty standard song, but simple in a way that gives the instruments freedom to improvise a bit in some parts, usually drum-wise. Jonas sounds like he’s putting a lot into his vocals during the verses, but the chorus sounds a bit lackluster for some reason. The break in the song is also kinda average for the band. If this song was on Last Fair Deal, it would’ve probably taken away from the spirit (or lack of) the album built up throughout.

Finally, we have a cover song! O How I Enjoy The Light is a nice little song by Will Oldham, but thankfully Jonas didn’t cover his ridiculously out of key vocals. They do, however, sound very careless and somewhat aggravated but too hopeless to become angry. The music isn’t much changed from the original aside from the use of electric guitars rather than acoustic and a few synths fading in and out.

I should mention that the B-sides from these EP’s appear as bonus tracks on the reissue of Last Fair Deal Gone Down, except for the Will Oldham cover, which got shafted for some reason, but that song is on the Black Sessions compilation with all the other B-sides all the way up to Viva Emptiness. Um…that’s about it folks...I’m gonna go now.



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foreverendeared
December 24th 2008


14741 Comments


good review. are you done reviewing all of Katatonia's EP's now?

fireaboveicebelow
December 24th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

yes, just 3 more to go, then the live album

foreverendeared
December 24th 2008


14741 Comments


haha cool. i'll look out for 'em!

DeathThrashProg
December 24th 2008


498 Comments


I knew this one would be next!

I like the yin yang EPs idea, pos'd

oh, and lol at the last sentenceThis Message Edited On 12.24.08

Essence
December 24th 2008


6739 Comments


katafail

This Message Edited On 12.24.08

fireaboveicebelow
December 24th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

wut?

Essence
December 25th 2008


6739 Comments


Sorry, that should have been Failatonia :lol:

BallsToTheWall
December 25th 2008


51592 Comments


Should have been Jacksafag.

Digging: Fulci - Tropical Sun

foreverendeared
December 25th 2008


14741 Comments


burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn

fireaboveicebelow
December 25th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

BALLS!!!

BallsToTheWall
December 25th 2008


51592 Comments


When there's no more room in hell........the dead will walk the earth. Ha ha, 11 days and you are already half way up to my total. Nice work.This Message Edited On 12.25.08

fireaboveicebelow
December 25th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

thank you sir, nice quote btw

Willie
Moderator
December 25th 2008


20311 Comments


Nice review. Happy birthday or something.

Essence
December 28th 2008


6739 Comments


why the hate balls why the hate

linguist2011
April 1st 2012


2656 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

A good compilation of songs, but part of me thinks this Ep should really have been part of 'Tonight's Decision'. Nonetheless, no katatonia EP has disappointed me so far.

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DoctorDoom
July 14th 2015


2987 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Tonight's music is a great song, rest of this EP IS EH.

Sabrutin
November 22nd 2016


9843 Comments


If I ask for your help
Then you will KNOOOOOOOOOOW

Help Me Disappear is so good. The 15 tracks edition of LFDGD is a contender for favorite Katatonia



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