Album Rating: 2.0
This was really disappointing and I thought I'd try writing a negative review.
It can be streamed here: http://thespeedofsoundinseawater.bandcamp.com/album/blue-version
* Do note that after this The Speed Of Sound In Seawater released Red Version which is an exceptional EP (4.5/5) I would highly recommend checking out.
Can be streamed: http://thespeedofsoundinseawater.bandcamp.com/album/red-version
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i agree with this review, i do like red version tho
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awesome
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Album Rating: 2.0
Yea Red Version is possibly one of my favourite albums.
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Album Rating: 2.0
Pretty good, been in a reviewing mood as of late on the prowl for more stuff to review.
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i vehemently disagree
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Album Rating: 2.0
Feel free to write a counter review.
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let's not go overboard.
this and red version are probably two of my most listened to eps, i'm pretty certain of my opinion on them (being that they're more or less not wildly different in terms of quality and to some extent, aesthetics) but as i did with that reuben record, i'm gonna listen critically to both of these soon to try and decypher your points. otherwise i totally don't get you
also i did enjoy the reuben album more today than i did previously and that's partially why your opinion isn't being disregarded, also partially because this is a pretty fuckin well written review
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i enjoy this album and theyre great dudes
im biased
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listened just now to both of these in order, kind of see the basis of your points but still disagree with them. red version's main difference was expansion arrangement-wise while dialling back the noodly technicality and abrasiveness which i suppose is your main reasoning for liking it so much more, though i still feel the quality of the composition never really took a huge leap forward, just in a different kinda happy direction. the sound expanded sideways rather than outwards. behind the arrangement the songs essentially share core similarities in terms of melody and structure; i can't help but feel like you're grading an aesthetic rather than the actual songs. the transition problems you addressed here never really left in red version. i dunno i just don't think such a significantly different grade is warranted. i'd rate them both a strong 4.5, with red version being maybe a little more realised as a whole and the arrangements really work well so maybe critically speaking it'd rate higher although blue has always been my slight preference personally. whatever though if you really dislike this so much that's fine i'm just struggling to see why
additionally, the scariest room in the house is probably my favourite tsosis song. that shitty pitch shifter effect is the coolest thing ever. i really do love the songs on this ep a lot.
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that was too much wasn't it
point is, it's rad and you're weird
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Album Rating: 2.0
Red Version has a huge amount of diversity and moves out of its comfort zone and into interesting territory while still remaining cohesive. No two songs sound alike on Red Version while this is very stagnant.
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but what i'm saying is they're essentially pretty similar songs throughout red and blue, bare-bones style, regardless of their aesthetic
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Album Rating: 2.0
I really don't see how Blue and Red are really similar at all, they sound nothing alike.
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Album Rating: 3.5
It's interesting to me that you enjoy Red, but not this one.
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they sound plenty alike compositionally
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Album Rating: 2.0
Red version is also the furthest thing from being bare-bones it has features such as a jubilee of horns, xylophone, a much tighter focus on emo, a lot more focused, more diversity in the riffs, more focus on the vocals than the guitar and very clear production.
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Red version is also the furthest thing from being bare-bones it has features such as a jubilee of horns, xylophone, a much tighter focus on emo, a lot more focused, more diversity in the riffs, more focus on the vocals than the guitar and very clear production. you're misreading, i mean that when you strip all the horns, xylophones, arrangement type deals, you're dealing with very similar songs throughout both albums
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Album Rating: 4.0
wut
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Album Rating: 2.0
yea I don't get it either
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