Album Rating: 5.0

shadows took mushrooms and read a few camus books and wrote a whole album about it (and it turned out great!)



but as a long time on again/off again fan i guess i just also see it as all the quirky moments on older records (particularly the self titled, middle school alex's favorite album of all time) finally fleshed out without the commercial guardrails



like this album (the stage is applicable here too) were what i dreamed hail to the king would be and we finally got it a decade later

"i guess i just also see it as all the quirky moments on older records (particularly the self titled, middle school alex's favorite album of all time) finally fleshed out without the commercial guardrails"

i kinda figured this was a missing piece of context for me, that's cool you can see a thread through all of it

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it'll grow on you polygon boi

Album Rating: 4.0

"but as a long time on again/off again fan i guess i just also see it as all the quirky moments on older records (particularly the self titled, middle school alex's favorite album of all time) finally fleshed out without the commercial guardrails"



Great perspective, agreed

Album Rating: 5.0

alex your post was da bomb good stuff

gently down the stream

Album Rating: 5.0

think i kinda fell in love with m shadows voice over the last week. used to be the element of their music that actively repelled me from checking them out more, now it might be my favorite part lol

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah i think he is phenomenal on this album. Finally balanced out his vocal transformation that took place betwee wtf and coe

Album Rating: 5.0

im talking in general over the whole discography but yeah this album is definitely what brought that change for me

Album Rating: 4.0

Just listened to this with headphones on during my flight today. There is a whole lot more going on in these songs that I wasn’t able to hear in the car or on the boombox.



Also, I listened to The Stage a couple of times over the last few days. I’m not sure which one I like better. They’re both easily top 2 for me though. Two totally different listens that compliment each other well. A win-win if you will….

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titan is but a dream

what the fuck are they doing

shadows still annoying as always

Album Rating: 4.0

He’s a highlight for me for sure, always has been. Many agree with you though.

Album Rating: 4.1

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i actually didnt mind the vocals here except for like two tracks in the beginning stretch of the album where they do this weird thing with his voice that makes it sound far away and kind of muffled, intermittently

otherwise i think his voice accompanies the music quite well even if it's not the standout performance of the album for me

Album Rating: 4.1

Yeah, I honestly think his voice is way better here than on The Stage. Mostly because he doesn't sing outside of his range nearly as much

Album Rating: 5.0

I’m sure that vocal coach has been a huge help. He’s supposedly been seeing one every day

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is his coach a sexy lady

Album Rating: 4.4

If The Stage was CoE pt 2 this is s/t pt 2

Album Rating: 4.1

As far as I'm concerned, this is basically what the s/t should have been ;]