 | Trouble Manic Frustration
3.7
great
| Ranking: #137 for 1992 | |
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | May 11th 20 |
Trouble strays here away from doom to enter stoner territories. Being at the time more influenced by 70s psych/classic rock, they let go of some of their heaviness, the tracks being instead more energetic and upbeat. It's a riff-centric record so ofc it's very very fun stuff, and the prod is typical 90s crunchy Rubin so it has an outdated-yet-kinda-charming sound.
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| 4.0 excellent | Robbit | May 24th 18 |
MANIC FRUSTRATION was an excellent record, but not nearly as heavy as TROUBLE or PSALM 9. It's much more polished and varied stylistically, which is mostly a good thing. If they ever made a borderline commercial or sell out album, this was it. But it is very well crafted and probably their most successful release. This isn't the "Heavy Jesus Metal" that gave their first four albums some added novelty value. Without that overbearing influence upon their lyrical direction, the band seem liberated to discuss other topics. This change in tone was welcomed by many, but also probably disappointed some older fans. Their agenda from this point onward seemed directed more towards the Stoner Metal crowd. There's a good bit more psychedelia here in the lyrics and music. My faves are "Come Touch The Sky", "Scuse Me", "Memory's Garden" (which always reminded me of Santana's "Open Invitation" and "Hello Strawberry Skies". It's a solid album, but just doesn't pummel me as much as their earlier stuff. On this one, the doom factor was dialed down a notch and goes for more a psychedelic / classic rock sound. Still, a very solid and enjoyable album.
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| 5.0 classic | ChaoticVortex | April 1st 15 |
Unbelievably catchy and enjoyable. My favorite Trouble record.
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| 2.5 average | jmal00 | September 2nd 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | EXSCHISM | September 10th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | April 9th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Casavir | February 23rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | January 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | solrage | September 12th 18 |
| 3.1 good | Trey STAFF | August 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | June 30th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Pegana | November 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aion | March 6th 15 |
| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | October 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dr7 | August 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zyklzy | April 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | August 5th 10 |
| 3.5 great | aeuk | November 17th 09 |
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