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| 3.0 good | davezillaMP3 | June 15th 20 |
if this is his worst album, then this dude has one impressive discography. May have to do a disog. run of him sometime
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | May 19th 20 |
Strapping Young Lad-lite and an album Devin clearly didn't want to make very much, Physicist is a mixed bag of good-to-lukewarm Devin Townsend material. It's not bad, but you can tell he wasn't really into it.
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| 5.0 classic | ManiacBlasphemer | October 15th 19 |
As expected, this album is underrated here as well. I can bet a barrel of wine that about 80% of the people who rated this lower than 3 essentially never listened this album and pretty much took for granted Devin's own impression about it. It is no secret that Devin considers this one of his weakest albums for some reason. But fans take it for granted as Devin considers it lackluster due to his perfectionist tendencies as a musician. Not because it is an album executed in a half-assed manner. This album could've been recorded for SYL, the entire line-up is present here and it is certainly an odd-ball, as except Deconstruction, this is the heaviest solo album he made. And boy it is terrific. It contains some of the best tracks ever written by DT, namely Namaste, Victim, Material, Planet Rain, Jupiter and The Complex. Kingdom is also good, but gets improved on Epicloud. No filler material here, with perhaps the middle section, tracks 5-6 and Irish Maiden being a bit inferior. However inferior in the context of Physicist is like the value difference between platinum and gold. My advice for both old and new fans is to shut out all preconceived opinions about this record. Devin's opinions, while it should be taken into account, it should always be heard with a grain of salt. After all, the man does have some questionable musical tastes (liking Sevendust for example). This is a masterpiece of progressive thrash metal.
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| 3.5 great | westerndragon | April 23rd 17 |
I legitimately believe that some of Devin's best songs are on this album, but the filler material packaged alongside really drag them down to a more mediocre level. If Jupiter, Planet Rain, Namaste, and Kingdom were made by any other band or artist they would be absolute hits. Everyone has already made a point about the production and I have to agree, the dynamics of Devy's previous efforts just aren't at play here.
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| 3.0 good | EasterInTheBatcave | June 8th 16 |
Though it has some great tracks ("Namaste," "Material," "Kingdom"), overall Physicist isn't close to the level of either Infinity or Ocean Machine: Biomech, Devin's two previous solo releases. Firstly, handing over the mixing duties to Mike Plotnikoff was a mistake-- the album sounds muddy and compressed. It's not unlistenably bad, but the production does not suit Devin's extremely layered style. Second of all, the songs this time around are all pretty straightforward and relatively similar to each other, which results in some ("Death," which is notable only for the atrocious vocal effects) getting lost in the shuffle. With that said, though, Physicist isn't all bad-- the aforementioned great tracks are indeed great, and it's overall worth listening to-- but it's one of Devin's weakest solo releases.
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| 3.5 great | branflakes911 | November 28th 15 |
The tone and mix are formidable but there's a fuzziness, a cloud that never breaks cover and tamps down an otherwise exuberant effort by Devin and company. The recent re-recording of "Kingdom" only proves how much a little brightness would reveal a lot more of the chunky, melodic metal here.
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| 3.5 great | TRMshadow | January 19th 13 |
With the exception of "Kingdom", the rest of this album just seems just a bit lacklustre by HevyDevy's standards. Still, an enjoyable album in the long run. 3.3/5
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| 0.0 | macadoolahicky | December 13th 11 |
Seriously, a great album. Just wish the quality was a bit better and there were more lyrics. Otherwise, hella unique.
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| 3.0 good | Staker | November 25th 10 |
The heaviest solo album (so far). Kingdom, Material, and Planet Rain are interesting, but the rest are a little stagnant. Strapping does it better.
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| 4.0 excellent | MikeC26 | April 7th 10 |
It's not Deving Townsend at his best, but it is a noble effort which contains some of his better heavy tracks, Namaste, Irish Maiden, and Jupiter for example.
The vocal recording quality leaves a little to be desired as they are not up near up to the standards set by his earlier albums. Give it time, a couple of listens, and you will find deep joy out of this album. Kingdom is fucking sexy also.
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| 3.0 good | CrazyFool84 | October 22nd 09 |
One of Townsend's early solo agressive works, full of even more distortion than usual, fast tempos, quick, almost inaudible vocals, and a nice, processed feel to it. The album isn't bad - it offers up some highlights with "Kingdom" and "Planet Rain" but seems to fall short considering the amount of tracks to work with. The music seems to come together in a messy, angry pile that just doesn't seem to sit well with Devy's trademark sound. I know the distortion is a key part of said sound, but this is more than a little over the top. Definitely not one of my favourite Townsend records, but I'd still give this one a 2.8/2.9).
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| 3.0 good | haley | May 31st 23 |
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| 3.0 good | shem | December 29th 20 |
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| 2.5 average | m0n0kl | March 4th 12 |
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| 3.0 good | musik | November 3rd 11 |
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| 3.0 good | cb123 | November 3rd 10 |
| 2.5 average | Oceans | October 17th 10 |
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| 2.5 average | Padraga | August 20th 10 |
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