| 4.0 excellent | Bea | October 22nd 09 |
I mean I guess it's kind of like sex cuz it starts out pretty cool and then it gains momentum and gets pretty intense but then there's a couple of places where you get tired and want to switch positions and get a cramp or two so it kind of almost derails it but not quite and then there's some kind of crazy explosion of awesome at the end and then you need a sandwich or a nap.
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| 4.5 superb | Yazz_Flute | October 21st 09 |
If you love BTBAM you will love this. If you don't this will do nothing to change your opinion on them.
:edit: This album is causing me to procrastinate from my Music Theory homework...I will expand on my two sentence
soundoff and make a very long blurb.
The Great Misdirect is definitely not as cohesive as Colors was. However, as with each album, each member of the
band has brought their level of playing to even more impressive heights. Here, their progressive influences really
begin to take place, while omitting some of the ridiculous genre changes. Mirrors, the first song on the album,
begins quietly with clean guitars and almost robotic vocals before transforming into a mesmerizing jazz-influenced
jam-session. Obfuscation is probably the song that would fit in most on Colors, and yet, it manages to feel entirely
fresh while surpassing most of the material on Colors. Disease, Injury, Madness is a very interesting tune which
quiets down at the beginning before exploding into a very groovy jam with a bluesy-metallic feel. Fossil Genera
is possibly the strangest tune BTBAM have ever composed, with a good portion of the first half of the song alluding
to the opening honky-tonk piano line. The last few minutes have a somewhat doomy feel with symphonic elements
added in by the keys. Almost reminds be of "Transcending Bizarre?" at points. Desert of song is a break from the
insanity with a relaxing, 5 minute tune which basically serves as an intro to the 18 minute mammoth that is "Swim to
the Moon." Oh man what a song. There's too much to cover in detail but the second half of the song consists of a
very long instrumental jam. This section is very similar in style to a Dream Theater jam but don't let that turn you
off, it's less of a shredfest than it is a tasteful show of talent. While The Great Misdirect ends on a less epic note than
it should have, in the end this is exactly what a BTBAM fan would want.
P.S. Look out for the drum solo in Swim to the Moon. Fucking ridiculous.
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| 2.5 average | mareep | October 22nd 09 |
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hey look i wrote a btbam song
oh and hollier i disagree the fuck out of your soundoff
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| 3.5 great | Channing Freeman STAFF | October 22nd 09 |
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THERE ARES OME GOOD PARTS AND SOME BAD PARTS AND SOME PARTS THAT ARE TOO RIDICULOUS FOR WORDS LIKE THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF FOSSIL GENERA WHAT WERE HTYE THINKING what is this i dont even
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| 0.0 | Motiv3 | October 21st 09 |
So what do I have to do to get you to bump this? Should I post a stupid meme? Should I post copypasta? Or should I just say this: The Great Misdirect is most likely the album of the year. If you trust anyone on this site, you should trust me. Have I ever steered you wrong before? Seriously, no matter what foxxy says and channing freeman will inevitably say, this is worth the 5 hours or so of hype it's had.
Ok enough of the blatant copy and paste and no foxxy your not a retard i just couldnt resist the urge of soundoff! This album proves to me that Btbam never fail to surprise you or come up with new ideas, i never thought id say this but this tops colors in pretty much every single way. Whilst Informal Gluttony and Decade of Statues pale in quality to WW and ants of the sky, every track on here is simply amazing. It might be just the Btbam fan boy in me (there i said it!) but this simply destroys the rest of the albums this year. Feel free to disagree with me 
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| 1.5 very poor | wutwutwut | October 22nd 09 |
btbam left their closet a long time ago and they're still proud of it.
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| 3.0 good | Unskathed123 | October 21st 09 |
BTBAM boring? No way! Oh wait. Colors was boring. This is boring too. Most of the time you just want Tommy Rogers to shut up. But he doesn't.
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| 2.5 average | Lelle | October 22nd 09 |
shut up, Tommy Rogers
Your soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 characters
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| 4.5 superb | Thor | October 22nd 09 |
All of you guys really suck at writing soundoffs, stop it.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bfhurricane | October 22nd 09 |
People have been saying that if you love BTBAM, you will love this, but if you don't, this album won't do a damn thing to change your opinion of them.
I respectfully disagree.
Highly polished and extremely ambitious, The Great Misdirect has much of what you would expect from BTBAM. Their signature heavy metal wankery - the blistering drums, frenzying guitar riffs, and Tommy's impressive vocals... I don't need to tell you what BTBAM sounds like when they turn the agression knob to 11. It's the BTBAM we all know, and it's what they do. Well, for a couple songs, that is.
Between the Buried and Me have expanded their song formula from their black and white genre shifts to a more fluid, coherent style. BTBAM were never known for their song coherence, and this doesn't change much. But the progressions through their songs involve less steep changes in formula, and more traversable advances in style. This makes The Great Misdirect BTBAM's most progressive album to date.
Death metal purists, fear not. Between The Buried And Me are as awesome as ever. Our favorite North Carolina axemen shred to death on this album, but also provide more of a sense of style to their songs rather than pure rigid metal. Fans who may have not been able to stomach BTBAM's older work may find themselves being reborn into the band with this release, and old fans do not have to worry about any significant changes, because BTBAM don't sacrifice their songwriting for accessibility.
And Swim to the Moon owns your face. Buy this album.
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| 4.0 excellent | radianteclipse | October 22nd 09 |
Am I listening to the same album as everyone else? I listened to the entire album on repeat over and over again at work, and time after time the only tracks that stood out to me were "Desert of Song" and "Mirrors". The latter track gets originality points to me because it has a very Nancy Sinatra on acid vibe to it.
The rest of the album is a snooze fest. Maybe it's my recent inability to get into heavy music. Maybe it's the fact that every song follows the same relative formula of being short, spastic, and intentionally painful on the ears.
As for being better than Colors, Colors was overrated to begin with, hardly deserving of the classic status it's been crowned. So I'd put this roughly on par with that album. Average. Painfully average.
Everyone, get off of Between the Buried and Me's nuts. They are little more than disorganized noise with occasional moments of glory hidden amongst the mess.
Just kidding. Albums OWNS.
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| 3.5 great | poisonthewell242 | October 23rd 09 |
BTBAM is a band that is hard to appreciate if the genre is not your cup of tea. There is a great amount of substance to their songs, you just need to know where to look. Some songs have parts that can be unnecessary which will either be annoying or tedious depending on the listener. Even if this occurs, it is rare that this band uses recycled riffs and stale breakdowns, or whatever a good amount of today's metal bands will do. The fact that BTBAM is trying to expand possiblities for the genre is honorable by itself. Overall, this band does not seem to disappoint while experimenting with their sound. Excellent album for the genre.
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| 5.0 classic | Progmaster85 | October 23rd 09 |
I don't care about what anyone says about Between the Buried and Me being to showy, and using too many sweeps or whatever, the bottom line is that this album goes beyond music itself and it is BTBAM's most sophisticated album yet.
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| 4.0 excellent | StrizzMatik | October 21st 09 |
Album is pretty secks and John K is still a fag with no attention span
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| 5.0 classic | Meditation | October 23rd 09 |
amazing. i will be purchasing because they deserve it.
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| 5.0 classic | Terria | October 23rd 09 |
Jaw-droppingly awesome, every aspect of this album is incredible. As for the start of Fossil Genera, this is BTBAM we are talking about....something as random as that was to be expected and it actually sounds awesome, especially in context with the rest of the song and the album.
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| 3.0 good | Transient | October 23rd 09 |
more wank than my saturday nights
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| 3.0 good | SnackaryBinx | October 22nd 09 |
Doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again makes Between the Buried and Me a dull band.
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| 1.5 very poor | Oswig328 | October 22nd 09 |
Between the Buried and me have stopped making music and started masturbating with their instruments. I guess you might like this if you're into bloated wank metal with no cohesiveness or restraint. And terrible synth patches.
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| 0.0 | 1drummer | October 22nd 09 |
where is everyone hearing this!?!? i've looked everywhere online someone shed the light
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| 0.0 | Comatorium. | October 22nd 09 |
They reallllllllllllly need to stream this, because I want to post my review.
After six albums of consistently great music, garnering 4.5's from me across the board, Between the Buried and Me have perfected their sound and made the perfect album. Truly a classic in every respect of the word.
Swim to the moon, and enjoy.
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| 5.0 classic | shindip | October 22nd 09 |
I don't want to speak too soon, but this is definitely shaping up to be my album of the year. With TGM, BTBAM have created an amazing, beautiful record, that, in relation to their previous work, can be considered their defining moment.
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| 0.0 | someguest | October 22nd 09 |
This is a lot better than Colors, the songs don't all sound the same.
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| 4.5 superb | Thera | October 21st 09 |
Meow.
This was pretty much earsex all the way through.
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| 5.0 classic | BlackTaxi2d | October 24th 09 |
i'm waiting until tuesday but im a fanboy. torture me 5
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| 0.0 | DrNedwardio | October 23rd 09 |
NO MOAR SOWNDOPHS!!!1!!1one!1
Thank you for your time.
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| 3.0 good | circa923 | October 23rd 09 |
A pretty good CD for an incredible band. BTBAM changes it up every album and for this one they just went straight up as prog. as possible. While some progressions and transitions are excellent, fans of older BTBAM (self titled and silent circus are my fav CDs) might not find it as accessable. I do not fault the band for this they wrote an amazing CD, just not the direction I would have liked to have seen it. While most of colors obscure genres were tolerable, things like the intro to FOssil Genera are just flat out stupid. Obfuscation easily the best song on this CD.
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| 4.0 excellent | IanDavila | October 23rd 09 |
Swim To The Moon and Obfuscation work the whole hype and the waiting
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| 4.0 excellent | sba4life | October 23rd 09 |
This record is a lot more experimental than Colors. This album lunges even further away from the hardcore metal sound of their past and into more progressive rock territory. One thing that is also very prominent is that there are a lot more keys in this reocrd opposed to any BTBAM offerings in the past. There is even a keyboard solo on Swim To The Moon (As well as a sick drum solo)
This album (In My Opinion) is nowhere near as good as Colors but my views might change. You have to keep in mind this is an album that is very technical and only has 6 songs.
Breakdown:
I think the softer songs: "Mirrors", and "Desert Of Song"
are the strongest songs the album has to offer.
I though the Fossil Genera: "A Feed From Cloud Mountain" was the best heavier song. If you have only heard Obsuffication don't judge the album as a whole off of that one song. I think it is the weakest song on the record.
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| 4.0 excellent | elephantREVOLUTION | October 22nd 09 |
surprisingly better than wolfmother's new album.
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| 4.5 superb | hipnotoad | October 22nd 09 |
THIS ALBUM IS REALLY GOOD
FIVE OUT OF SIX WOULD LISTEN AGAIN
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| 4.5 superb | gregray88 | October 22nd 09 |
More interesting/fun than Colors. Does not flow nearly as well though. No review should be written for another week or two. Its extremely hard to wrap your head around this album.
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| 0.0 | hitman | October 22nd 09 |
Another phenomenal release by my favorite band. These guys never cease to amaze me.
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| 3.5 great | thebbqshrimp | October 22nd 09 |
It's no Alaska. Or Colors. Or The Silent Circus, for that matter. But, it's still pretty damn good.
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| 5.0 classic | Si1v3RfaNg | October 22nd 09 |
Axe to Fall was album of the year... until BTBAM decided to once again blow all my expectations out of the water.
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| 0.0 | fromtheinside | October 22nd 09 |
Plain and simple, this isn't a classic.
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| 1.0 awful | Gnomekraft | October 22nd 09 |
im sad i ever tried to listen to this shit, gotta listen to some suffocation to forget about it brb
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| 4.5 superb | brainsheldis | October 22nd 09 |
After waiting for this album to leak and checking every day to see if it had, it finally has woot.
I don't know if this rating will change, but the album deserves the 4.5 alone for Fossil Genera and sweet guitar/drums in Swim To The Moon. The chorus of Swim To The Moon is pretty damn annoying though.
Oh and everyone saying how this album isn't any different I thought Mirrors and Desert Of A Song was something at least somewhat new, and I thought Fossil Genera definitely stepped it up a notch with craziness from Colors.
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| 3.5 great | tomr4 | October 22nd 09 |
good stuff here, but the core songs get a little tiresome and all kind of blend together into one big progressive-metal melange. it sounds good and the production is great but is it really anything new or different? not really.
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| 0.0 | WhiteWallStargazers | October 22nd 09 |
Wanky as all get out....but wasn't impressive off the bat, some of the slower parts were more boring then anything, and at some points the guitars get almost too flashy...but of course this will grow on me
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| 0.0 | chambered89 | October 22nd 09 |
I very much want this to be a 5, but I know in my heart of hearts this is as far as it's gonna go. Album is awesome.
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| 0.0 | trilogique | October 22nd 09 |
Absolute masterpiece. Digested much quicker than Colors and they actually wrote riffs instead of noodling. Tommy doesn't use autotune either!
Awesome, awesome album
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | October 22nd 09 |
Some of the best wankery know to mankind. Full of everything they have been progressing towards.
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| 5.0 classic | minimesmyidol | October 22nd 09 |
i've listened to this album twice in it's entirety so far. Colors took a little while to sink in, but I immediately love this. they've expanded in every possible way. there is a lot more experimentation and it worked. most likely album of the year and possibly my favorite btbam album.
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| 5.0 classic | jasonslfl | October 22nd 09 |
Nothing else like it. Vocals are improved, instrumentally they've stepped it up a notch since Colors. The songs are more distinctive, they venture out of the box in a variety of ways, and I think it works better than it did in Colors as well. A perfect progression from their last CD, and makes me excited to see where they go next.
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| 5.0 classic | stlbadger | October 22nd 09 |
This album is insane. It's hard to compare to Colors because it's so different, but I will say that The Great Misdirect is right up there with it. I must admit, I immediately fell in love with Colors when I heard it. This record, however, will grow on you.
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| 4.5 superb | Tw1ster | October 22nd 09 |
The Great Misdirect beautifully blends everything BTBAM has done right in the past into one amazing recording. Every member of this band are insanely talented and The Great Misdirect showcases just how skilled everyone truely is.
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| 5.0 classic | convergejd | October 22nd 09 |
Gotta give it a 5, even though I try not to give out 5's to new albums. I can't say for sure if this is AOTY. Why? This has been a pretty amazing year. Tons of contenders for AOTY. This one is as well, and will surely be top 5.
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| 0.0 | cirq | October 22nd 09 |
dont have this. probably wont get this for a couple months unless its sooper rec'd to me
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| 4.5 superb | BrahTheSunGod | October 21st 09 |
Branches out even further than Colors while still maintaining their cohesive BTBAMness; it focuses a little more on
the proggy aspect of their sound. Tommy Rogers really stepped up on the keys (see: Fossil Genera, etc.). Solid
album, may grow to a 5 very soon.
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| 4.0 excellent | Skyler | October 21st 09 |
Improves upon Colors in pretty much every conceivable way.
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| 0.0 | foxxxy | October 21st 09 |
soooooooooo c-c-c-c-c-con-tro-vers-ial...
beggars is better
also who is hollier
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| 3.5 great | GregBP | October 25th 09 |
Not as good as Alaska, Colors, or The Silent Circus, but still good. Highlights: Disease, Injury, Madness and Desert of Song.
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| 5.0 classic | jake20589 | October 25th 09 |
im gonna go ahead and disregard all of you who try to claim btbams inferiority due to their commercial sucess.
the great misdirect follows the same structure of Colors, and epic cd with a few but lengthy songs.
it is more polished i think, and more cohesive as a whole. there is less disjointedness between riffs, which unfortuneatly was present in colors. this album also took a much jazzier route.
undoubtedly a 5.
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| 5.0 classic | Awan | October 25th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | cv715 | October 25th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | blabony | October 24th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | fazzy | October 24th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Grog50 | October 24th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | bloodah | October 24th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Unit731 | October 24th 09 |
| 3.5 great | ziroth | October 24th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | gafel | October 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | chaps | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | axc1080 | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | natur3 | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | DayMan | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Groink | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | BigTuna | October 22nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | RedSky | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | syco722 | October 22nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | morjens | October 21st 09 |
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