Review doesn't read conflicted. The only things that's conflicting with the review is the score. It reads like a 2.0 or a 2.5.

Album Rating: 4.0

really diggin this. not sure if i like the originals or the instrumentals more.

Album Rating: 4.0

the more I listen to it the more I appreciate it. Tidal, Ragged Tooth, and Harbinger are all fantastic songs. the last minute of Ragged Tooth is some of the best they've done imo, and Rody's lyrics have come a long long way

Album Rating: 3.5

Honestly his lyricisms threw me off a bit this album. Especially on "Caravan". I know what message he was trying to get to but it just falls flat. Too many mixed metaphors.

Album Rating: 4.0

Even with their self imposed time restrictions, this kicks ass. I'm so glad I was part of the band camp campaign. They have away calculated use of sound (I know it's not great but...) AND the instrumental version of volition as part of it. Plus you got to see the songs right after they were written. I'd highly recommend it if they end up doing it again.

Album Rating: 5.0

Not as good as their previous but, not bad

Album Rating: 5.0

Sorry my favorite band ever for more than a decade now.

Album Rating: 3.5

I forgot this exists... well now that I finally listened to it, it's fucking insane. mindblowing technicality, great melodies and vocals, very dynamic. this is what I've come to expect from protest tho. unfortunately the record feels more like fan service and less like artistic progression. that said with the guys being at the level they're at, this still manages to be excellent.

Album Rating: 3.5

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think the weakest part of the album are Rody's vocals. I always preferred Arif when it came to writing vocals but I thought the last two albums were really decent. On this... the vocal lines feel forced and rushed. Especially on Caravan, the metaphors don't match the concept. There are so many different images it's hard to keep track of which one should stick out.



"Dogs like me can bark"

"The bloom is off the road"

"While you were sleeping the ocean wasn't drained"

"It took wing over mountain and road on the wind"



None of these work together to create a cohesive image. And I hate saying that because Rody is one of my favorite vocalists.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

That's the point of Caravan.



"The Sun, the Moon, the Earth, and the shore. Tired metaphors played out before your eyes. Sedation, satisfaction"



"This is the confluence of narrative and naivety. Swallowing a stream of lies and empty poetry"



It conjures this elaborate image of the ocean becoming a living thing, taking flight, and then dumping itself back onto Earth. It doesn't mean anything. That's the point. "The bloom is off the rose." He's tired of hearing and writing conceptual pieces that don't have concrete, tangible meaning. Or from a point of vanity to create an "image," but without any real or genuine meaning.



"But they're just words punched in a template

The same mistakes we made before

I, for one, am fucking tired

Of conceptions that bring nothing new from the womb"



"Interpret the meaning

To mean whatever you want it to be

I've heard these same words fall from my own lips

It falls flat and I question its value

It falls flat and I question its worth"



"A catchy way of saying nothing"



Actually, I think that's the general concept of the whole EP. Caravan clarifies that, which is why it's the last track.

Album Rating: 4.0

i finally realized why this isn't as captivating to me as other PtH releases, and it's the drums. the guy keeps time well for sure and he's good at what he does, but he has no flair behind the kit. no memorable fills, no funky beats, flat production..well that goes for the other instruments also. never thought i'd miss moe more than arif

still love the hell out of this. the "chorus" in tidal is absolutely gorgeous

Album Rating: 3.5

"That's the point of Caravan."



So the way Rody Walker plans to combat stagnation is to write some shitty metaphors and symbols and throw them together? It sounds lazy. If the whole point of your album is to build up this metaphor about the ocean and then shit in it don't write a conceptual album. I know Rody is a troll or whatever but to me that's just a shitty excuse to tear down everything you've been building towards.



That does not. Make. Sense. Why would a Rody chose to write an album that shits down it's own mouth? If the metaphors are shit you must acquit.

Been listening to this more recently. Bought the tab book too.

Album Rating: 5.0

Cold Water is very nice

Agreed, it quenches my thirst on a hot day hard

Album Rating: 2.5

So boring.

This is kinda growing on me. I think that's partly because I'm trying to learn this hard ass shit on guitar

Album Rating: 5.0

This is pretty good but pretty forgettable

Album Rating: 4.0

the purple vinyl is pretty sweet, I'm liking this. all the art that comes with it is awesome

Album Rating: 3.0

I can't help feeling like their sound is just getting stale now. Every song on this sounds like it could have been off Volition or Scurrilous. It's definitely not bad, just hard to get excited about.