Album Rating: 4.0

tbh this page is not making me want to listen to sumac



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awkward

Album Rating: 4.0

people just prefer soporific buttfuzz in their musics over awesome ad-libbed sludge



their loss

Album Rating: 4.5

sumac rules dont let the bad takes in this thread keep you away from how hard they fuck

Album Rating: 4.0

I mean I think this is worst ISIS

1. Panopticon 4.6

2. Absence Of Truth 4.2

3. Oceanic 4.1

4. Love In Shadow 4.1

5. Celestial 4

6. What One Becomes 3.8

7. Wavering Radiant 3.7

8. The Healer 3.5



Haven't jammed the other two Sumac records

Album Rating: 4.5

absence at the bottom is really the only one i take a super hard stance on. can understand any of the other 4 as a favorite depending on what you look for but that album has way too much tool bullshit on it and the push towards busier writing takes away from the spaciousness that made them feel so natural

like half of that album fucks tho

woah tool is cool

Album Rating: 4.0

the only thing amazing about Tool is the drumming

Without Danny Carey they are simply mid

Album Rating: 4.5

can understand any of the other 4 as a favorite depending on what you look for but that album has way too much tool bullshit on it and the push towards busier writing takes away from the spaciousness that made them feel so natural

word - pretty amazing how quickly they mastered busier writing on this, tracks like Ghost Key and Threshold are slick as hell compared to the clusterfuck that is Not in Rivers while not any less ambitious structurally

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah this albums absolutely a big improvement in that regard and integrates that stuff in much more tastefully. both of those tracks are seamless and threshold is maybe their top song for me

Album Rating: 4.5

word (2)

definitely too much unnecessary cluttering on Absence. It's impressive how dense yet focused this is, a clear upgrade in that regard

Album Rating: 4.5

[Without Danny Carey they are simply mid]



I mean that's just straight reductive and wrong lol



ITAOT gets a thumbs up from me for being unique despite the Carrey influence. Garden goes harder than like 90% of their catalog and it's the biggest offender.

Album Rating: 4.0

Harris admits he overdid it with a bunch of new techniques he learned between Panop and Absence, but I don't mind it since it's confined to one album. gives it something to stand apart.

Album Rating: 3.5

Most of what Sumac has done is either on par with this or is weaker.

Album Rating: 4.0

so sayeth the ratings

You should know better than to trust sput ratings

Album Rating: 5.0

I consider Oceanic - Panopticon - Wavering Radiant Isis trifecta albums

I consider that to be their first 3

Album Rating: 4.5

nah that trifecta is accurate, and then Celestial stands alone

Trifectas have to be in order sorry no skipping albums

Album Rating: 4.0

Re-listened to this over the past two days. I like the psych colors that are brought in, some of the other experimentation, I think they were really trying to expand the palate. I think the reason I rank it somewhat lower than previous two is the songwriting just isn't quite as good. Still solid, though, wouldn't want to be without it.