Idk if it is a question of mood but this felt like a bloated, duller version of the demo. At least the demo packs a lot of heaviness quickly and is just outright fun. Whereas this one is a glaring example of vox that arent inherently bad, but dont fit. On this Turnstile feel a lot like they don't want to admit to themselves they want to be a breakdown moshpit 2010s metalcore band, and so maintain their hxc vocals that dont really work and are really overbearing over the whole 15 minutes this takes. The only place they really fit well are bits like the run of the mill first 25 seconds of 5 for example, before we turn to moshpit riffing again. 6 starts on a funky rhythm but as soon as the vox come it's just urgh. And this was already showing on 1 as the doomier, more metal tone from the get go doesn't fit with the vox, though starting from the hella cool 1:45 riffage the track improves a lot. 3 has a cool intro and bass+drums in the outro, but again the Beastie Boys vibes on the vocals are just not in music where they can thrive. Idk maybe I just wasnt in the right mood. 2.6
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