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Polymath
April 12th 2011


3836 Comments


I agree with the dragging bit

Rev
April 12th 2011


9882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I used to think so too but nah

SloppyMilkshake
April 12th 2011


981 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Second best Volta. Comatorium is amazing and Bedlam was okay.



The other two though...

Polymath
April 12th 2011


3836 Comments


The drags will probably go away soon, I hope.

Rev
April 12th 2011


9882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Amputechture is beast if you give it the time it deserves



And Bedlam is the shit BUT IT IS TOO FUCKING LONG

sniper
April 12th 2011


19075 Comments


amputechture is certainly better than bedlam and octa and arguably better than ditc and if you disagree with me its because you aren't listening hard enough.

qwe3
April 12th 2011


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

bedlam is bad, this is bad, ampu is alright, octa is great and deloused fucking rules

Rev
April 12th 2011


9882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Crazy logic you got there man

Mordecai.
April 12th 2011


8410 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

deloused fucking rules

SloppyMilkshake
April 12th 2011


981 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Amputechture just seems like such a rehash of all of their ideas to me. Not awful to listen to though.



Octahedron on the other hand is shit.

Rev
April 12th 2011


9882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Amputechture isn't a rehash, it's all their elements times 100, which makes it hard to listen to sometimes

sniper
April 12th 2011


19075 Comments


vox on amp are a career best for cedric imo.

Chrisjon89
April 12th 2011


3833 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I like Octahedron but understand why people don't. I reckon it's his best vocal performance since this album. The two previous he overdid it on effects and falsetto overdubs I think.

sniper
April 12th 2011


19075 Comments


i'll fight you

SloppyMilkshake
April 12th 2011


981 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Day Of The Baphomets and Tetragrammaton kick all sorts of ass, but the rest never clicked. But goddamn, it's 3:30 in the AM and I'm re-listening to Amputechture now.



And yeah, Cedric's vocals on Octahedron were good, but the whole album was just..."Blaaaaaaah"



If that makes any sense.

Rev
April 12th 2011


9882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Good man



I love Amputechture, it's their jazziest, their weirdest, and their most Spanish

qwe3
April 12th 2011


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

how in the world is octa shit. it's got so much more direction behind it and it's so tight, but it still has this sort of off-the-hinges filter that only they can really apply to the music

Chrisjon89
April 12th 2011


3833 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, I don't mind/appreciate the restraint, particularly from Pridgen. The drumming on Bedlam is insane.



Similar idea to Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, in terms of chops and speed and stuff those guys really hold back from what they're capable of, keep it more simple in terms of the arrangements and focus on melody.



Having said that I prefer TMV's crazier stuff anyway.

Rev
April 12th 2011


9882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I thought it was boring as shit

sniper
April 12th 2011


19075 Comments


see thats how i feel about amputechture

edit: at qwe



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