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figure337
December 21st 2021


887 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah wish Brent was on here more though. Also can't wait for that Pike/Hinds album though.

Mythodea
December 21st 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Two of the greatest songs on here feature all three vocalists, now ain't that a coincidence...

figure337
December 21st 2021


887 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah man, what are the odds of that?!

vonseux
December 22nd 2021


370 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

That said, Brann is still an amateur-ish singer, backed by good studio-work. He may be responsible for ruining the band chances to get bigger audiences everytime he sings live, specially on TV.



At this point, he should just use pre-recorded tracks and lipsync IMO.



Have you noticed that every performance people in the comments say: "he is getting better" or "wow, what an improvement".



But its always the same shit: breathless, hardly keeping up with the drums, and when Troy sings half way through the song, the comparison is ridiculous.



I really love his songs since Once More Round the Sun.... but it doesn't work live.

Egarran
December 22nd 2021


36865 Comments


Agerd very much vons - they should hire an actual singer.

Demon of the Fall
December 22nd 2021


39105 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

'At this point, he should just use pre-recorded tracks and lipsync IMO.'

If you're gonna do that, then may as well just replace him with someone more 'aesthetically pleasing', oh and get some damn dancers or something. That'll bring in the crowds.

Demon of the Fall
December 22nd 2021


39105 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Just Eat commercials in the middle of the songs as well, have to get those advertising numbers up. I'm sure they can work around it during an instrumental break. No problem.

Sabrutin
December 22nd 2021


9843 Comments


Did you wake up mad

Demon of the Fall
December 22nd 2021


39105 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

It's 3pm!

so yes? I am half-asleep

what was the question again?

Sabrutin
December 22nd 2021


9843 Comments


The question was answered and I am satisfied

vonseux
December 22nd 2021


370 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

they brought in the dancers i this Atlanta gig alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbphQN_QW2w

SitarHero
December 23rd 2021


14826 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Lol twerkty fourteen was a great year.



Also, Brann has improved by leaps and bounds as a vocalist. Compare the above 2014 vocal performance with this one from 2019. Dude is more than capable of pulling his weight live.



https://youtu.be/LGaGKrimZl8

pourradass
December 23rd 2021


1041 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Brann's singing isn't perfect but not awful either here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3bcc4_tbn8



In fact you could pick out a few bits where the playing is a bit off, or Troy's singing is also a bit tired.



So, can't say I agree. In the studio he is the best singer too, I'd argue. And Brent has terrible singing on their Live at the Aragon

Teal
December 27th 2021


673 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Brann's singing is probably the only reason the band could ever hope to win over any mainstream/casual fans.

Zakusz
December 27th 2021


2134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Brann sounds like somebody singing in the shower. The only reason I gave this a 4 instead of much higher is due 99% to the fact that Brann is all over this thing vocally when it should be the other two vastly more interesting vocalists in the band doing their thing.

Pikazilla
December 27th 2021


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This being sput staff's number 1 album of the year and CtS completely failing to earn an entry on the 2009 list is heartwarming

Flugmorph
December 27th 2021


35420 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

true lol

vonseux
December 28th 2021


370 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I gave CD2 another full listening and..... it felt long and slow



maybe it was not my perfect mood, but I failed to find any Jaguar God at the end of this release.



That said. I can comfortably delete CD2.flac from my soundstation





my personal CD1 score remains a stoned 10/10 and CD2 falls to a lazy 6/10



Cimnele
December 29th 2021


2527 Comments


this is so solid and dull
i dont like many of the riffs and i dont like most of the songwriting and as good as they are at music they keep everything so cracked down that it's not interesting or even particularly remarkable
someone get them to make a weird album, its awful to be confronted with this much Decent Metal

JohnnyoftheWell
December 29th 2021


64287 Comments


>>> its awful to be confronted with this much Decent Metal
i adore this comment



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