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veninblazer
March 16th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah the pure chug chug heavy heavy isn't particularly my favorite vibe either. The melodies here it really depends on the song like Wax Wings is great but like the chorus of Wildfire is a bit weird to me. And there's not a Satellites tier song here imo.

CalculatingInfinity
March 16th 2023


9867 Comments


Jammed this 5 times, think I finally got a solid opinion on this now.

Everything Is Fine is their new best song, Wax Wings/Wildfire/Zagreus are S tier, Dracul Gras rules hard despite nitpicks (the middle section is so so good), Thanks Nobuo is pretty great with some amazing parts but is the worst closer of their career (hope it really hits me one day), Atropos has many great parts but fuck me other parts are boring and go too long, Dying Star/Silhouette despite me appreciating the variety and break are big yawn and are duds for their standards. Album has too many interludes, and could be tightened up in places. Production is a step down from P4's.

Sooooo yeah definately a worthy entry in their cannon but has a few too many problems to be top tier. P4>P2>P3>P5>P1=Jugg

NudeTayne
March 16th 2023


927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Thanks Nobuo is my new favorite closer from them, easily. It leans into all the fantasy vibes that originated with P1. Ambiguous lyrics that can be interpreted by anyone, a tone set in pure energy that rivals Masamune, tasteful synths and production that compliment the ethereal focus of the song, a long trance-y outro to carry you out. I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan so maybe I just resonate with it. It's just a love letter to people like me. I get huge Captain On vibes from it.

onionbubs
March 16th 2023


21187 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

thanks nobuo has a lot of great parts but also one really annoying hook that i hate that drags the whole song down a peg



think this ranks below p2 for me actually so its bottom 3 periphery even tho i dig it

NudeTayne
March 16th 2023


927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

What part are you referring to? The "they know" part?

CalculatingInfinity
March 16th 2023


9867 Comments


The final vocal run of Thanks Nobuo is mental, Spencer the MVP once again.

Tundra
March 16th 2023


9778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER part rules

veninblazer
March 16th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks Nobuo is a tough cookie to rate for me. It's got a beautiful structure, things are paced really nicely, but I'm not entirely convinced by the melodies or the lyrics. But them being open to interpretation is nice.

onionbubs
March 16th 2023


21187 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

that "another trigger in mind..." part. thats the one that sinks the ship for me

veninblazer
March 17th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

That one doesn't bother me really. I'm more perplexed at how people weren't seeing the CHVRCH BVRNER/Blood Eagle comparison with Everything Is Fine. Outside of that ending breakdown it's a bit paint-by-numbers aggression.

onionbubs
March 17th 2023


21187 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

it is not as good as those songs yea but its fun

veninblazer
March 17th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah Hail Stan was really bordering on beating P3 for me for a while, I'm just still partial to P3 because it got me into the band lol

Vinnymcscoop
March 17th 2023


1672 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Wax Wings > Wildfire > Atropos > Everything Is Fine > Thanks Nobuo > Dying Star > Dracul Gras > Zagreus > Silhoutte

onionbubs
March 17th 2023


21187 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

dracul gras

zagreus

wax wings

atropos

everything is fine

dying star

wildfire

thanks nobuo

silhouette



is what im looking at now. the vocal prod in the back half of silhouette is so annoying lmao

veninblazer
March 17th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

wax wings > zagreus > dying star > silhouette > atropos > thanks nobuo > wildfire > dracul gras > everything is fine

NudeTayne
March 17th 2023


927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Thanks Nobuo's FF7 motif > everything this band has ever done

NudeTayne
March 17th 2023


927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It has everything that was good about P2 in one song

veninblazer
March 17th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"It has everything that was good about P2 in one song" I didn't hear any callbacks to Mile Zero or Scarlet on Thanks Nobuo.

NudeTayne
March 17th 2023


927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

If Thanks Nobuo was on P2 and not this album you wouldn't bat a sweet final fantasy eyelash

veninblazer
March 17th 2023


16839 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Idk it's a great song but I'm slightly unconvinced by some of the melody choices.



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