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keaton_86
October 30th 2020


759 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

It's a legitimately terrible take. Apart from early puscifer I cant think of anything he's done that's worse than this.

heck
October 30th 2020


7137 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

emotive is easily worse than this

Sowing
Moderator
October 30th 2020


43997 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I actually like this a lot. It's really catchy. I know they've done *better* but this is my most listened to APC.

heck
October 30th 2020


7137 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

not my most listened but otherwise agree

Valkoor952
October 30th 2020


4820 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

"The 'we live in a society....' bits are what hurt this release for me, for example on “Disillusioned,” alternatively titled: Cell Phones and The Youth – Information Desensitization and Subsequent Erosion of “V” for Values – An MJK Retrospective. There are other moments like this, that just feel disingenuous and leave a bad taste in the mouth, regardless of their legitimacy as opinions or one's right to make art about them. While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, Old Dude 'cloaking' political views in music (TalkTalk and Hourglass, for example) is a tired practice, and keeps on hitting the snooze button. A shame, as there are some good lyrical ideas here and the album stands on its own feet."



what a great copypasta



If i may say so, change old dude to "old white dude" and it's a 10/10

heck
October 30th 2020


7137 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

TalkTalk's lyrics are great.

heck
October 30th 2020


7137 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

it's more specific than that, it's about religious politicians who say things like "thoughts and prayers" after a shooting/tragedy but don't actually do anything to prevent it. it's relevant and avoids being annoyingly heavy-handed because it's clearly something Maynard cares about.



do you have the same problem with the lyrics of Judith?

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
October 31st 2020


18340 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

still jam this frequently. prob my fave apc album at this point

Lord(e)Po)))ts
October 31st 2020


70246 Comments


Isnt maynerd a dirty bootlicking hillbilly or some shit

FabiusPictor202
April 15th 2021


1976 Comments


amazingly, this is still better album art than Hardwired to Self destruct

Brabiz
May 1st 2021


2215 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is one of the slowest growers i’ve ever heard. Currently my second favorite APC album. So much texture here

keaton_86
May 2nd 2021


759 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

It's a parody of itself. You really can trust a book (or record) by it's cover.

GhostShelter
May 8th 2021


991 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I love this album.

bananatossing
May 8th 2021


2348 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"actually like this a lot. It's really catchy. I know they've done *better* but this is my most listened to APC."



My most listened to APC is Mer De Moms, but I think I've listened to this (at least with the re arranged tracklist I made) more than Thirteenth Step for some reason.

MyNameIsPencil
May 8th 2021


6641 Comments


so it's at least better that eMotive? thank god
i like the first 2 apc albums a fair amount, more than i like tool honestly
one look at the cover art and my expectations are still low

bananatossing
June 4th 2021


2348 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

^Did you get to listen to it? At first I really hated it but as Sowing mentioned early in the thread the tracklist is all over the place and has zero flow as it is. It's still better than eMotive, yes.

Spag
July 28th 2021


2877 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is honestly fine.

Mythodea
July 28th 2021


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is honestly a banger

DDDeftoneDDD
July 28th 2021


22427 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I like the fact the album starts with jazz drumming

Spag
July 28th 2021


2877 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The average should be at least a 3.5.



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