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twlight
June 21st 2023


8786 Comments


oops wrong thread, thought i was talking about Traced.... either way neither needed a remaster they were fine beautiful as is

carved
June 22nd 2023


312 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

celestial voyage sounds pretty good and certain parts of the eagle nature were clearer than ive heard it before

Butkuiss
June 22nd 2023


7057 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I just don’t get why this was necessary

Willie
Moderator
June 24th 2023


20213 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

There are a certain subset of people (myself included) that would welcome a more "up-to-date" production of this album. What we got wasn't quite what I expected, though.

Sabrutin
June 28th 2023


9711 Comments


you can't convince me The Eagle Nature remix is an actual official product lmao, it sounds horrid. It somehow feels like a 128k bad rip

normaloctagon
Contributing Reviewer
June 28th 2023


3967 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

^ this

ZoddHand
July 4th 2023


229 Comments


Pretty disappointed as this could have been so much more. Idk if I'd consider this mix is better than the original. Guess you can't polish a turd.

pizzamachine
July 4th 2023


27216 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The original is a masterpiece

MetalMarcJK
July 4th 2023


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I still cannot rate this. Same great tracks, but...it doesn’t sit right with me.



Should’ve added some guest rappers instead of a few guitar solos here and there, some techno beats, and a duet with Dua Lipa.

ZoddHand
July 4th 2023


229 Comments


Original is 100% a masterpiece. One my all time favorites but the mix is one of Scott Burns worst. Seems Paul over corrected with this guitar tone, over trebly on the original now it just sound flat and sucked dry.

MetalMarcJK
July 13th 2023


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Okay: Focus (Taylor’s Version) has a few high points, but overall, I believe this was unnecessary.

Willie
Moderator
July 13th 2023


20213 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Ha ha. I can see that play on words "(Taylor's Version)" being another weird Periphery album title.

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
August 1st 2023


18936 Comments


Southern US Dates
9/1 Miami, FL @ Gramps
9/2 Orlando, FL @ Conduit
9/5 New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall
9/6 Atlanta, GA @ Prog Power
9/8 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum

Space Jester
August 1st 2023


11024 Comments


Damn maybe I should go

Frost15
March 22nd 2024


3005 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

"you can't convince me The Eagle Nature remix is an actual official product lmao, it sounds horrid. It somehow feels like a 128k bad rip"



That's how this absolute failure of a remix sounds to me, not just The Eagle Nature. It's a crime against the original album, I still don't know what they were thinking releasing this as a selling product. They should have released this for free or 'name your price' in bandcamp cause it can't be taken as an alternative to the original in any way. They could have also re-issued the original with some goodies and add this as a bonus, but never as a standalone product. Feels like a cashgrab this way tbh... But I like Paul very much so I think I'll forgive him for this (if it was actually his idea)



The only part in this whole thing that seems upgraded somehow is the sea soundscape at the start I'm But a Wave to lol. It reminds me of those Full HD BOOM Library sounds of nature kind of release.

Madbutcher3
March 24th 2024


3146 Comments


the original is definitely a little rough but the main instruments are very clear and sound good. this sounds pretty much like a demo from what i remember



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