Album Rating: 1.5

Prophet:



Somehow, I missed your post. If my review still does not answer your questions, then I definitely must have done something wrong. Or maybe we just see things differently. I get your comment on the "hills and valleys" -nice way to put it- but for me it is just a long 30 miles walk under the cold rain for the sake of walking. You can find some people who like that, I do not.



"I still can't fathom how you can say this falls behind the model of classical compositions. It does everything right: it has a central theme that is modulated throughout the movements, the timbre is kept dark and bleak, each movement fits together and of course the harmony is impeccable."



I cannot fathom this neither. I am afraid we get to a dead end. I appreciate your comments.





FirstItGiveth:



Nice comment, though a little extreme. You make some good points, really. I am not familiar with Sigur Ros, but I am considering giving them a fair chance, not sure about it.





SilentPotato:



"a lot of them don't even make sense. the writer just figures if they use big enough words it will sound like a valid argument because noone can understand it"



For a moment there, I thought you were doing a mini-review on the album.

this album is incredibly tedious

I have no idea what's going on right now.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

ut nt sm@rt enuf 2 understnd dis albom

i pretty much agree with what you said in this review, but yea, you could've easily used the sound off feature and say that the climax of each song is underwhelming, especially after wading through the filler of each song

Album Rating: 5.0

Not a bad review...just an unpopular one. Gotta give props for that, especially since it's well written enough that fans of the album can read it with a straight face. Though I disagree, I'm still giving a thumbs-up.

Edit: alright, your points are valid, but it doesn't merit a 1.5

...and your taste is skewed to all get-out.

damn computer

Album Rating: 5.0

haha, yes, quite bold. not a bad review.

super bold

Album Rating: 4.5

now that's a bold review

Album Rating: 2.0

thats what she said. except it wasnt a review she was talking about

goodness

so much writing

Album Rating: 2.0

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I need to read this review.

Album Rating: 1.5

Michael:



Interesting remarks you make. First, be sure of one thing: it is coincidental that the phrases you mention are alike. I did read you Jane Doe review, sometime ago, but I surely cannot remember your sentences and I am not that familiar with your style (wich, by the way, at that specific review, seemed very Nietzschean to me). It just felt right to put in that way. It is weird that you mention it.



Now, I am glad you take notice of the idea in the paragraph you mention. I think it was a very important one, which supported what follows next, and even my main criticism. Music, for me, has to have this immediacy, that quality that makes possible to enjoy music in the very instant, almost wishing it not to end, making it real and concrete right now. If anything, any interlude/prelude/transition should serve as a contrast or as a sweet anticipation, to make that sensation more vivid and powerful. I find nothing of that in here. It was not my intention, however, to bring the issue to philosophical levels, but I appreciate for sure the deeper insight. I do not like Hegel (who is, as a whole, a lot more excruciating than the listening twenty times to this album), but I would be interested in reading the specific chapter or section you suggest, if it sheds some light on the subject.



Regarding "East Hastings", now that is weird, because I also think that climax is the most interesting part on the record. It is pretty good, but not enough to justify the record as a whole, or even mentioning it in the review. It gets crushed by all the things I find unworthy. I do not care neither for climaxes -although everyone got that impression-, but in this album in particular they seemed a key element in the band's scheme. The oscillation you alluded to is completely unsatisfying and without purpose to me.



Thanks for stopping by.

I would understand this review if it was about Yanqui U.X.O., but all of their other albums are as cinematic and plot driven as music without lyrics can be. If you think there is no reason to listen to this again then should we assume you've only heard it once? Let it grow on you, this band takes a lot of patience.

For a moment there, I thought you were doing a mini-review on the album.