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| 5.0 classic | AtavanHalen | March 11th 12 |
It's been said that actions speak louder than words, and it's rarely truer than in the case of Ocean Songs - a heaving, devastating and powerful work of art that is also, tellingly, wordless. The instrumental trio build from calm water lapping at one's feet right up to treacherous, crashing waves of sound - sometimes within the same song. There are so many stories to be told here, of love and loss and distance and such. The music says everything without a single lyric in sight. It's a feat that has been achieved in the past, certainly. Very few records, however, quite manage to translate with the level of impact that comes with Ocean Songs - if at all. Essential.
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| 3.5 great | sassymarvin | September 28th 07 |
Great album, but not the best one to listen to first. If you want something that will hook you in straight away, look elsewhere. But if you want something you can chuck on and relax to, then this is the one.
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| 4.0 excellent | Termite | November 26th 18 |
I don't blame us if you think this album is dull, but it's relaxing music.
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| 4.0 excellent | Henry100 | January 28th 14 |
It's like looking on as something tragic transpires, but not feeling compelled to intervene. You just sit and watch. And it works out in the end. For post-rock, which so often courts the bombastic, this record displays impressive restraint. This is all very pretty and has some solid catharsis on offer. But crescendo-core it is not. It's too understated to evoke the infinite or inspire awe, instead it's almost parochial - could only be Australian. Docking a point because of length and some occasionally unmemorable passages.
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| 3.5 great | NeutralThunder12 | July 25th 10 |
"Ocean Songs" is definitely a unique sounding post-rock record from a unique post-rock band, Dirty Three. Only three members play on the album, and only three instruments are present; a guitar, a violin, and drums. I love the feel on this record, it's like a combination of 'pirate music', celtic folk, classical, medieval (if that is somehow a genre) and much more. The album's biggest downfall is it's slow beginning, and while most post-rock albums do have a slower beginning than most other albums from other genres, the problem here is that the arrangements themselves are ridiculously samey (and eventually they get kind of dull up until the highlight track) which can definitely be a drag. Despite this, there is no denying the fact that the album does have it's standout moments, and even a few standout tracks, sometimes the climaxes are completely chilling. The only problem is that Dirty Three sounds the same when they are ascending to those climaxes, but again, despite the samey tone of the 'rises and falls', the album is arranged beautifully, and for that, it gets a low 4. Dirty Three is definitely an interesting band, but one would wonder how a sound that's so eclectic at it's core could sound so samey at times. Definitely great relaxing music though, something that I can see myself wanting to listen to again at a later time.
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| 3.0 good | Elynna | February 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 11th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Gudfala | January 23rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | fog CONTRIBUTOR | January 6th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | tonydip | November 4th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | February 11th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | August 19th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ffs | August 3rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | crab | January 29th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | dosia | March 5th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | maxer | March 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | jdubbs11 | February 12th 18 |
| 3.0 good | bentl | July 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rhyme | February 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | July 10th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | robin | June 26th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | March 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | RVAHC13 | November 29th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Hybza | November 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | modulor | March 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | April 1st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | akimbo | January 2nd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | tlhk | October 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | SmersH | March 5th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | JS19 | February 3rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | Yotimi | December 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Melanin | October 7th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | krkat | July 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Yami | May 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | lerem | May 12th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | cuki92 | August 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | fcmogul | August 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | iemona | August 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | quaoar | May 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jruined | April 8th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | qwe3 | October 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lions | August 1st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | feav233 | April 27th 09 |
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