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| 4.5 superb | Jared Floryan | April 25th 16 |
Simply at first glance, red Crayola crayons are just that color: red. However, from my perspective, they also exist to symbolize a little concept known as freakishness - and boy does The Parable of Arable Land make me lose whatever cool I've got in my bones. The full-length debut recording by Houston-based experimental rock act Red Krayola is an enthralling, intelligent trip which only goes on for so long at 41 minutes in length. Highly innovative for its time, albums like this haven't necessarily lost their luster regarding the modern age, either. Bandleader Mayo Thompson's guitar work as well as vocals on tracks such as "Transparent Radiation" breathes lightning and an air of authenticity, while Lelan Rogers' production style is suitably off the wall. Free form freak-outs, unconventional melodies, and an ironically consistent quality that's maintained throughout The Parable of Arable Land make this album worth inhaling in. Groovy LP here.
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| 0.0 | altertide0 | April 24th 15 |
Save for the closer, all the songs are twisted, abnormal, abstract trips to who knows where, with the best set of absurd lyrics ever recorded, and absolutely crazy, WAY-over-the-top psychedelic stereo effects. And I haven't even started to talk about the free-form improvisations! One of the most original albums of all time, and a lot of fun as well.
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| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | October 6th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryus | June 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | KaiDare | April 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | NewDawn | April 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Denis | November 16th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Roidv | November 15th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | TOBD | March 19th 20 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | April 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | April 4th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Holsety | February 18th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Holsety | December 19th 17 |
| 3.0 good | p4p | March 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Doeme | December 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | adr | April 25th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Lethean | December 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Splint | October 16th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Jips | April 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | ethos | April 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | PunkMoon | February 12th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | unkle | November 6th 13 |
| 3.0 good | porch | July 8th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Ethics | January 9th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | bobbi | October 5th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Wael | December 12th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | bab808 | July 19th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | MJongo | May 16th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Fibro | December 16th 10 |
| 2.5 average | splurge | December 2nd 09 |
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