Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
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bakkermaarten007
August 26th 2014


5285 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I particularly like how it's much more focused musically. Too short, but very focused. A dense sound for a standard rock instrumentarium.

Snake.
August 26th 2014


25235 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah the structuring rules anus

pmmets07
August 27th 2014


5984 Comments


your best review in some time treb

auberginedreams
September 1st 2014


6626 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

i've never been so disappointed with a new album release in my life. i was so excited for this album

for years since WITTMF is easily a 5 but wtf happened here, some of the lyrics on here are so

cringeworthy i have to turn off the music because i feel legitimately uncomfortable from second hand

embarrassment. and keith was easily in my top 5 lyricists previous to this album. it's such a massive

step down i can't even wrap my mind around why he would purposely handicap his lyrical talent like

that.

bakkermaarten007
September 1st 2014


5285 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I think running a label, supporting bands with numerous splits and getting older are factors that can be taken into account.

treefingered2
September 2nd 2014


221 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

what an unbelievable letdown

or maybe my hopes we're just waaaaaay too high

StallionMang
September 2nd 2014


9003 Comments


Nah this sucks

treefingered2
September 2nd 2014


221 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

yep that's what I thought

treos777
September 4th 2014


593 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I think the lyrics themselves are really quite good. However the delivery of said lyrics in the

songs doesn't do them much service a lot of the time, making lines that read beautifully come off as

cringe-worthy in the context of a song.



However Keith is a much stronger lyricist when he focuses on acute details events and feelings in a

more cerebral way than just telling stories, which can work for some poets/lyricists but not as much

for him.



Did anyone else feel more distanced here than on their other work?





SeaAnemone
September 4th 2014


21429 Comments


However Keith is a much stronger lyricist when he focuses on acute details events and feelings in a more cerebral way than just telling stories, which can work for some poets/lyricists but not as much for him.


I was having trouble describing before what irks me so much about the lyrics here but yeah this is exactly it

Trebor.
Emeritus
September 4th 2014


59808 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

"The music here is better than on WITTMF"



not even close



yeah agree sea

SeaAnemone
September 4th 2014


21429 Comments


yea lol at that notion

SeaAnemone
September 4th 2014


21429 Comments


treb you ever hear the japanese bonus tracks from WITTMF? edit: omg so hip huh

Trebor.
Emeritus
September 4th 2014


59808 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

the four tracks where one is 9 minutes long? yeah those rule



I'm fairly certain I have all of their songs except for like two which I don't care for

Gyromania
September 4th 2014


37002 Comments


i'm not sure if it's because of my father's untimely passing or what, but i've been listening to what it takes... a lot lately and it's been helping. an idea is especially poignant right now.

this album simply doesn't compare. i've only heard it twice but it's nowhere near as engaging. i've noticed a lot of people have been pretty disappointed with this. but expectations were high, and expectations are a bitch

Trebor.
Emeritus
September 4th 2014


59808 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

yeah man it's hard to follow up my favorite album of all time

bakkermaarten007
September 16th 2014


5285 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Stay Divided is the perfect song to dance to, alone in your room thinking about the girl you'll never wed.

Snake.
September 16th 2014


25235 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

tbh all i can remember from this album are the singles

bakkermaarten007
September 16th 2014


5285 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

That's sad.

bakkermaarten007
September 16th 2014


5285 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

[double post, sorry trebor]



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