Album Rating: 5.0

Glad it got back to 4.3 avg.

Album Rating: 5.0

Yep, pretty easy AOTY for me too.

Album Rating: 5.0

"casey is obviously a very talented singer, and this album is beautifully composed, but it just seems...indulgent. it's TRYING so hard to be so much. i just feel like it lacks soul. it's dramatic to the point where i'm unable to relate to it. there are parts in which casey's vocal melodies seem to meander for the sake of meandering, in a way that strikes me as indulgent. most of the album has this overblown vibe, to me."



As mentioned already, that's kind of the point. It's not supposed to induce feeling, it's meant to expose and exaggerate it - Identifying how over dramatic it is is the easy part, understanding why it is that way is another. I find the tones used in this album are a collection of tones that I mostly dislike - however, the chaotic perfection adds to the atmosphere which in turn creates the most unique experience. I completely understand the difficulty to relate, this album is not an easy one to comprehend fully.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

m4j3stiq went from a troll on ADTR's Bad Vibration review to a calm and collective user... look at you go!

Album Rating: 5.0

I quite enjoyed reading his first comment/rant, although Sput is more pretentious than salty.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

It was a good laugh... but agreed

m4j3stiq went from a troll on ADTR's Bad Vibration review to a calm and collective user... look at you go! [2]

Album Rating: 5.0

Hahaha thanks guys, that was a difficult day for me but we made it through.



Also, I'll still be the hero sput deserves.....for Harambe.

Album Rating: 3.5

oh man I love melodrama as much as anyone but this band man is so over the top

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

#do4h



It's The Dear hunter... have you ever listened to them before?

Album Rating: 3.5

I've listened to acts 2 and 3 and seen them live yeah



this second song feels deservedly massive tho

Album Rating: 3.5

I feel like every element that they use in their song is used exactly as you'd expect it to sound like in cliche



like 'here's some bossa nova, here's some twinkly keys, here's an organ'



like there's not a whole lot of real innovation going on, it's just kind of like a likeable amalgamation on things that work, which is fine but it's surprising considering how critically lauded this band is



Like, compare this to Illinois or something where it feels like you're being attacked by flutes just popping out of fuckin nowhere but somehow it totally works

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't think I'm going to rate this right away I think since I'm most likely going to be undecided between 3.5 and 4 but I have absolutely no problem with someone rating this album after one listen tbqh



It's just a collection of songs, this is no bitches brew like you guys are acting it is lmao. Songs might grow on you or grow off of you but ultimately they're all songs with melody and lyrics and there isn't exactly things I'm not going to notice until multiple listens you know



wwf, deconstruction pretension with pretension since 2013

Album Rating: 5.0

"Songs might grow on you or grow off of you but ultimately they're all songs with melody and lyrics"



TIL no album containing songs with melody and lyics is deserving of a 5.



You kind of talk as though you think we don't realise what the album actually is or that our view of it is clouded or deceived by some "trickery". And you're the one-eyed king in the land of the blind.



Whether or not you agree, I consider this to be a near flawless collection of very well-crafted songs with great melodies, and great lyrics (not to mention the performances all round are stellar).



You're right, there is no secret sauce and we aren't all drinking it up like baffoons. It's just that this music is fucking fantastic and I'm sorry you don't like it as much as me.



Edit: Please don't get offended by my candor by the way. I'm not meaning to be offensive particularly, but I'm kind of tired of overly sensitive reactions to comments on the internet that spiral into outrage as of late. That's not relevant to this particular thread, just a broader observation. A stranger being blunt about something on the internet shouldn't upset someone enough to cause outcry but somehow it always seems to happen. Again, not commenting on anything specific here.

Album Rating: 3.5

no haha that's not what I'm saying at all even a little bit





literally all I'm saying is that I feel like rating this on first listen is perfectly justifiable





if you love this, I'm happy for you man, and I'm glad that this band seems to have a fanbase that supports them enough to make albums that are as ambitious as this. it's a genuinely great album





I'm just surprised that their albums are always so, soooooo well received



like, this band seems totally up my alley and I just can't get into them as much as most

Album Rating: 5.0

I edited my previous comment before seeing that you'd already replied to me, by the way, but I was glad to see that you didn't react badly to what I said lol.

Album Rating: 5.0

Speaking of fanbase support, it amazes me that small-ish bands like this manage to afford everything that they do, both monetarily and in terms of time investment. It must cost a lot to produce what The Dear Hunter produce. That's not to mention the two overseas tours they did within the last year. I know Casey builds guitars to make money but even then it amazes me that he has the time to build enough to make a living whilst producing Act IV, Act V and his classical symphony in just the last few years. Some people are really productive and motivated I guess. I think one only needs to look at Casey in order to feel wholly inadequate regarding ones own accomplishments.

Album Rating: 3.5

this is sort of the best time and worst time ever to make music like this



making great sounding albums is cheaper than ever, but it's less profitable than ever

Album Rating: 5.0

I love how we're having a non-toxic discussion even with disagreeing opinions here. Is this really sput?

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, man, Sput has been remarkably civil as of late.