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DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

I'd play him this, he'd have popped the cyanide cap instantly

luci
July 14th 2018


12844 Comments


by aimless I mean the songs have no internal logic whatsoever. they just keep tacking on more sections as if that's "development" until they hit the 4-5 min mark, then rinse and repeat. freddie said the songs "spin in place" which is a great way to put it

Relinquished
July 14th 2018


48924 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

if internal logic is what you look for in music then you’re gonna have to apply and critique that to all kinds of genres

Hopelust
July 14th 2018


3623 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Internal logic? What the fuck are you even talking about, man?



Tacking on more and more sections? That's how a song works. Take Bradley Fighting vehicle for example:



Intro riff w/ vocals (A)

Clean spacey verse (B)

Pre-chorus (C)

Repeat clean spacey verse

Pre-Chorus

Chorus (D; "Staring at the sky for years)

Bridge/mini verse (E)

Chorus

Outro (F)



A-B-C-B-C-D-E-D-F.



Verses and choruses repeat; the song has an intro and outro. There's a bridge near the end, between two choruses. This is like songwriting 1 0 fucking 1. It's almost too logical if anything.



DoofDoof
July 14th 2018


15676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Now you put it like that I think it must be the best song ever

luci
July 14th 2018


12844 Comments


Right? It just sounds like mush to me. The verses, choruses and bridges aren't distinct enough and I don't feel the songs develop in a satisfying way. That seems purposeful since they are going for an "atmospheric" feel but it all comes across as washed-out.

Hopelust
July 14th 2018


3623 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"Now you put it like that I think it must be the best song ever"



Never claimed for it to be the best song ever, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Merely saying the structure of the song is common and easily recognizable. It took me one listen to break it down. What, did you join this site last week so you could try and troll some folk upon the release of a new album?



"It just sounds like mush to me. The verses, choruses and bridges aren't distinct enough and I don't feel the songs develop in a satisfying way."



If it sounds like mush, cool. No idea how that's related to internal logic. Maybe if it sounds like mush, give the album it's due time. Try active listening or something. Don't go arguing to people that there's no "internal logic" because you just really didn't spend the time to try and distinguish song structure.



Fuckin lazy, the both of ya.





botb
July 14th 2018


18234 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Holy shit that saint vitus setlist is absolutely insane. Can’t wait for next weekend

youvegotredonyou
July 14th 2018


71 Comments


Really hoping for them to come to europe at one point or the other.

Storm In A Teacup
July 14th 2018


46314 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Anywhere in the midwest...please....

Storm In A Teacup
July 14th 2018


46314 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

BFV is like 6 or 7 out of 5

bananatossing
July 14th 2018


2422 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

bfv goes hard. should've been the heavier single instead of faint object camera. to bloom would've been muy second choice

Storm In A Teacup
July 15th 2018


46314 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

and then the album would have opened with FOC as a surprise omg. but still BFV's surprise is just as great

AnimalsAsSummit
July 15th 2018


6180 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

this 'bum be like taking the blue pill and shits still the same



"Anywhere in the Midwest" could've been the title

Storm In A Teacup
July 15th 2018


46314 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

:-l

Hopelust
July 15th 2018


3623 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I prefer the BFV surprise. What a great first track to hear after the two previously released ones.

Armandoman12
July 15th 2018


31 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

C.S. Lucky and Indignation were at first two of my least favorite on the album. My have they grown on me. Current least favorites are I, Catapult and Drowning Potential.



tbh I feel like i should be obsessed with Aphelion but its only like a 4/5 in my head

Lucman
July 15th 2018


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

BFV is the only track I'm kinda neutral on.

Hopelust
July 15th 2018


3623 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Aphelion is fricken cool in its own right. Takes me back to Redshift from The Satellite Years.

Storm In A Teacup
July 15th 2018


46314 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

let the 5 out of 5 flow through you



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