| 3.5 great | icatchthirtythree | October 21st 14 |
wtf why did the other one getd, Z2 is a DTP album
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| 0.0 | Wadlez | October 21st 14 |
Zenon 2: The Zequel
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| 2.5 average | pornogrindtheater | November 30th 14 |
Sky Blue is 4.5. Dark Matters somewhere between 3/3.5.
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| 3.0 good | Yazz_Flute | October 22nd 14 |
The thing is, I really enjoy the first disc, but Devin's brand of humor has never resonated consonantly with me so I mostly can't stand the second disc. Disc 1 is Accelerated Evolution if it were recorded after Epicloud. Disc 2 is just goofy and mostly unfunny.
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| 4.0 excellent | FromProgToMetal | October 27th 14 |
4.5/5, bordering onto possibly a 5/5 for Sky Blue. Loving that shit. Dark Matters is more of a 4/5 for me. Good for a full album listening experience, but I wouldn't want to listen to individual tracks on that album on a regular basis at all, dialogue or not.
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| 3.0 good | WattPheasant | October 15th 21 |
This is more Devin Townsend than almost anybody wanted to ask for. This is good content spread too thin, making it a hell of a chore to listen through in one sitting.
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| 4.0 excellent | judasgoat | August 22nd 16 |
Sky Blue - An excellent and emotive expansion of Epicloud's sound. More cohesive than Epicloud,
too, and Fallout, Midnight Sun and Rain City stand among Devin's best. 4.3
Dark Matters - Definitely does not have as much depth as the first Ziltoid, and the story isn't
always well told, but it's still a load of fun, and March of the Poozers is absolutely infectious.
3.8
Average: 4. I know how to math.
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| 1.0 awful | EasterInTheBatcave | December 9th 15 |
Much like the first Ziltoid, Dark Matters sacrifices thoughtful music for stale metal riffs and unfunny dialogue. Sky Blue is the poppiest thing Devin's ever released, and suffers from the same core problem as the similarly-styled Epicloud: shallowness.
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| 3.5 great | paradox1216 | April 28th 15 |
While I'm not much into Devin Townsend, I love the Sky Blue disc on this album - it's catchy and epic. Some songs in the middle can get a little bit dull sometimes but there's nothing absolutely bad on here. Dark Matters is a wonderful listen while it's playing, but I really can't find anything that memorable about any of the melodies on it. Maybe I haven't given it enough listens, but I also don't feel like the comedy has all that much replay value, so it's kinda lame that the "Z2" portion of Z2 isn't as good in my eyes.rStill, both discs are worth checking out, even if you don't usually mess with his motherload of material.
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| 3.5 great | Serenityinaz12 | January 8th 15 |
Z2 is a great listen but doesn't quite meet the musical quality of the first Ziltoid in my opinion. Better storytelling than the 1st, but musically it's a little behind, and I'm more interested in the music. I'm strictly reviewing the Dark Matters / Ziltiod disc. Sky Blue is not my interest.
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| 0.0 | Lambda | December 30th 14 |
SKY BLUE: Very Epicloud-esque. Overproduced in spots, to my ears. Also, the poppiest thing Devin has ever released. It has some good songs: most notably "Universal Flame," which is my favourite track across both discs, and "Midnight Sun." Overall though, disappointing in that it lacks the diversity and depth of Devin's best releases. 3.0
DARK MATTERS: I admire the creativity in the narrative and dialogue, but the problem with this disc is the music itself: it does nothing for me. There are some good moments scattered across the eleven songs here (most notably in "War Princess," the disc's strongest song) but it consists almost entirely of go-nowhere riffs that are repeated far too many times. The songs should have come first, and then some dialogue could have been stuck between them (as separate tracks) or at their beginning/ends; instead, we get overlong, repetitive metal riffs with dialogue stuck overtop. Along with the first Ziltoid, this is Devin's weakest album. 2.1
OVERALL RATING: 2.5
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| 2.5 average | BRAman22 | November 12th 14 |
This is the first time I've listened to Devin Townsend in anything other than SYL and, while not a bad album, Z2 doesn't do much to convince me to listen to more in the future. There are certainly some good songs on here, but they are greatly outnumbered by the average ones.
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| 3.5 great | lhystory | November 6th 14 |
Expansive and beautifully operatic. Does Devin do anything other than record hundreds of hours of music per year?
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| 4.0 excellent | Monstar1790 | October 23rd 14 |
Sky Blue: 4.5, Dark Matters: 3. An extra quarter-point for the stellar production and performances on both.
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| 3.5 great | CrazyBrave1982 | October 22nd 14 |
It's well arrasnged/produced/performed. It's just far too safe for me to get excited and shout from the rooftops. Devin has found his comfort zone and has put the handbrake on. I like it, job done Devin.
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| 3.5 great | pachaim | October 21st 14 |
Kind of a let down. Too self-indulgent, even for Devin.
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| 3.0 good | Davey | May 5th 22 |
| 2.5 average | JoneHK | December 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zakusz | September 14th 21 |
| 3.5 great | remi | August 2nd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Raoul | June 9th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Harlz | February 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adol | January 14th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | November 30th 20 |
| 3.0 good | SuzyC | November 15th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Tib | September 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | aalqui | July 21st 20 |
| 2.5 average | AGFoot | March 25th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Nate | January 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | January 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | December 30th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Z1gster | December 29th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | PaleLord | November 18th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | JoCobre | September 12th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Vakian | July 11th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Hajime | December 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lestat | November 13th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | October 24th 17 |
| 3.5 great | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | JoskuA | January 6th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rodstar | December 19th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Xerian | December 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cozzy | November 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cordez | October 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | nikonic | October 16th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | ipsuey | October 16th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | pnh1088 | September 29th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Zeg | September 24th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Jeejee | September 22nd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Fizgig | September 15th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Faraudo | September 12th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Arctick | September 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ahat543 | September 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | egodeaf | August 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Drawk | August 27th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Gmork89 | August 25th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Djang0 | June 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | March 27th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Dmax28 | March 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | February 23rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | rifkadm | February 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | shem | January 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | BetMan | January 8th 16 |
| 2.5 average | JJKeys | January 7th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Keira | December 25th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Trism | December 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | TeeDeeM | December 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | SYL | November 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Recreate | November 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | macneil | October 23rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | Sacul | July 28th 15 |
| 3.0 good | mursu | June 20th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Grubby | June 18th 15 |
| 3.0 good | KILL | June 1st 15 |
| 3.0 good | Prole | April 8th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Jackus | March 31st 15 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | February 10th 15 |
| 3.5 great | heck | January 29th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Alex C. | January 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Peeps9 | January 22nd 15 |
| 2.5 average | Diamant | January 21st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Titan | January 16th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | YUJOS | January 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | MOS6581 | December 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | CK | December 6th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arenn21 | November 26th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Mitch S. | November 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | leycec | November 20th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Dirk32 | November 17th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Goyle | November 15th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Pho3nix | November 15th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | TVparty | November 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Devira | November 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | November 6th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Laymi | November 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | November 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | November 2nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Dr7 | November 1st 14 |
| 2.5 average | Gbhill | October 31st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Morina | October 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | CutMan | October 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Lani | October 29th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | October 29th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Meuric | October 28th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Elixen | October 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Garm | October 27th 14 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | October 27th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | DunDim | October 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Mazaku | October 27th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Mercy | October 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Dizchu | October 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Tyrael | October 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gnome7 | October 26th 14 |
| 2.5 average | trilo | October 26th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Rail | October 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Muikuli | October 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | October 23rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | October 22nd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | adace1 | October 21st 14 |
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