Author Topic: Pure Reason Revolution Appreciation (Read 25001 times)

faemir · « **Reply #105 on:** December 09, 2010, 06:14:08 PM »

Lolno.

AVO is a 4/5, TDT is 5/5.

Zantera · « **Reply #106 on:** December 10, 2010, 12:11:56 AM »

The Dark Third is my favorite also, it's more progressive then the others, and features more harmony-singing.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #107 on:** December 10, 2010, 07:44:35 AM »

Oh, was Gorille talking about the Dark Third? I thought he was talking about H&A! Whoops.

I consider TDH and AVO both to be fantastic albums, just for entirely different reasons.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #108 on:** April 28, 2011, 12:51:02 PM »

So apparently Jon and Chloe were in another band before PRR called The Sunset Sound and they released a couple of single. Just picked them both up. Never even knew this stuff existed - it's like getting four 4 brand new PRR songs plus an older version of "Asleep Under Eiderdown"! =)

Zantera · « **Reply #109 on:** April 28, 2011, 01:18:12 PM »

I really hope the next album will be much different, Hammer and Anvil is quite possibly one of the biggest let downs I've ever experienced during my 19 years in life.

ich bin besser · « **Reply #110 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:19:50 PM »

Saw them live again at the beginning of this month, and they were GREAT again (despite Chloe's sickness, so that the set was only 70 minutes). One of the highlights being "Fight Fire With Fire", with the band being much more "wild" than you might think. Jamie jumping around stage, Chloe kneeling down, Paul and John just coming loose.

After the gig, they came out to talk and sign stuff and it became apparent that they are not as cool as on stage, but quite shy and still not knowing how to behave on stage. But they really improved and talk to the audience.
I think their future still lies ahead of them.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #111 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:38:16 PM »

So jealous. They're at the very top of my list of bands I'm dying to see live that I haven't had the chance to yet.

Also - I <3 Chloe.

ich bin besser · « **Reply #112 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:52:00 PM »

https://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2593368230050318721snHYvm

skydivingninja · « **Reply #113 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:53:21 PM »

I would be more excited for the next album, but getting an outside guy to write most of the music now is just...not a good idea, I think. At least not with a band that has recently proven it can write amazing albums. H&A just didn't have any kind of addictive spark that made me want to listen to it again.

zxlkho · « **Reply #114 on:** April 28, 2011, 03:54:07 PM »

Hey, so this band is pretty awesome.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #115 on:** April 28, 2011, 04:33:53 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on April 28, 2011, 03:53:21 PM

I would be more excited for the next album, but getting an outside guy to write most of the music now is just...not a good idea, I think. At least not with a band that has recently proven it can write amazing albums. H&A just didn't have any kind of addictive spark that made me want to listen to it again.

Will that be the case going forward too? I thought that, with the exception of "Fight Fire" (which, imo, is the worst song on the album), Jon still was involved in the songwriting. Is there some indication that this won't be the case in the future?

skydivingninja · « **Reply #116 on:** April 28, 2011, 04:56:32 PM »

No idea, but if they have to resort to hiring a guy to help write music this early in their careers, that troubles me a lot.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #117 on:** April 28, 2011, 05:06:11 PM »

I'm not THAT familiar with the band, but I sort of got the impression that it was more of a "hey let's try something different" thing than a "We need help" sort of thing. From interviews I've read here and there, I get the sense that they're just kind of free-floating and trying different things without being wedded to any one particular style. I think in a recent interview somewhere Chloe said something along the lines of "we like trying different things and doing whatever we're feeling into at the time. Just because we've moved on from one particular style for now it doesn't necessarily mean that we'll never go back"

skydivingninja · « **Reply #118 on:** April 28, 2011, 07:05:54 PM »

I'm definitely cool with a band that moves on to different styles, that's why I wasn't so disappointed like a lot of other fans were when AVO came out. It just seems a bit wrong for a band that made two great albums to follow up with a disappointing third one, and it very well could have been avoided by actually writing more than one song. I know they're capable of so much more in terms of quality when they write their own stuff! Hopefully they'll come to their senses for the next one and come out with another great album.

Zantera · « **Reply #119 on:** April 29, 2011, 02:20:25 AM »

I get what you mean about H&A not having any 'spark' SDN, I totally feel the same way.
Easily their worst album.

faemir · « **Reply #120 on:** April 29, 2011, 02:38:01 PM »

I do still listen to it occasionally, but yeah, I really hope the next album is much better, because the death and birth of a great new band in two albums is just downright depressing

faemir · « **Reply #121 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:50:45 PM »

Well Golden Clothes just clicked for me.

O_O

Zantera · « **Reply #122 on:** May 15, 2011, 01:32:38 PM »

Listened to The Dark Third today for the first time in a long while.
Simply fantastic album, love it for many reasons, but compared to the band's later work, this album is the only one that really has an 'album'-feel, no matter what version of the album you're listening to.
The flow between songs is simply amazing, and I can't really pick a favorite because it's all so good.

Album rankings:

1. The Dark Third (10/10)
2. Amor Vincit Omnia (8,5/10)
3. Hammer and Anvil (6/10)

faemir · « **Reply #123 on:** May 16, 2011, 12:58:02 PM »

Everyone needs to get the 2CD version.

faemir · « **Reply #124 on:** May 29, 2011, 10:45:00 AM »

I've been liking Hammer and Anvil quite a lot at the moment, I guess i'm in the mood for some industrial/electronic.

Blitzkrieg is GREAT.

Zantera · « **Reply #125 on:** May 29, 2011, 10:47:49 AM »

Hammer and Anvil is pretty good, but I don't find it to be great.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #126 on:** May 29, 2011, 11:00:46 AM »

Quote from: faemir on May 29, 2011, 10:45:00 AM

Blitzkrieg is GREAT.

THIS

Zantera · « **Reply #127 on:** May 29, 2011, 11:09:19 AM »

I don't really like the sampling in Blitzkrieg, it's way too repetitive for my taste.
However, the rest of it is a great song.

faemir · « **Reply #128 on:** May 30, 2011, 06:50:44 AM »

It does seem a bit like a tame aphex twin song at times though.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #129 on:** May 31, 2011, 12:30:24 PM »

Quote from: Gorille85 on May 29, 2011, 11:00:46 AM

Quote from: faemir on May 29, 2011, 10:45:00 AM
Blitzkrieg is GREAT.
THIS

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #130 on:** June 05, 2011, 03:47:40 PM »

Dark Third vinyl!!!

https://www.primalvinyl.co.uk/cgi-bin/ccp51/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F457786&rnd=8410867&rrc=N&affl=&cip=24.47.221.127&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=Pure_Reason&cat=&catstr=

zxlkho · « **Reply #131 on:** June 05, 2011, 03:55:57 PM »

OH MY GOD

MY WALLET... IT HURTS

faemir · « **Reply #132 on:** June 05, 2011, 04:07:34 PM »

I want price and tracklist.

If it doesn't have CD2, i'm not interested.

Vajra · « **Reply #133 on:** June 05, 2011, 04:22:30 PM »

The Dark Third is one of my favorite albums of all time. I've only heard a few songs off the latest two albums, and I wasn't very impressed... I'm still gonna get the albums though, because I'm sure there are a few gems in there.

faemir · « **Reply #134 on:** June 05, 2011, 05:23:41 PM »

I have to say, Hammer and Anvil sounds sonically fantastic on my new headphones, far more so than either previous album.

Zantera · « **Reply #135 on:** June 05, 2011, 05:26:00 PM »

Well, soundwise it's good, but overall it just has nothing on The Dark Third.
That album is just... mindblowingly fantastic.

faemir · « **Reply #136 on:** June 05, 2011, 05:50:12 PM »

True, but listening to it gloriously rose it a notch.

Either way, I'm hoping for a return to form.

Zantera · « **Reply #137 on:** June 05, 2011, 07:50:51 PM »

Quote from: faemir on June 05, 2011, 05:50:12 PM

True, but listening to it gloriously rose it a notch.

Either way, I'm hoping for a return to form.

I don't think the issue is their form, they decided to change music-style completely, and as a result they dropped a lot of the things that made them special, like the great harmony-vocals and the progressive-elements combined with some electronica.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #138 on:** June 05, 2011, 09:01:29 PM »

Quote from: faemir on June 05, 2011, 04:07:34 PM

I want price and tracklist.

If it doesn't have CD2, i'm not interested.

It does. The newsletter said it was the European version.

zxlkho · « **Reply #139 on:** June 05, 2011, 09:12:22 PM »

What about a price?

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Author Topic: Pure Reason Revolution Appreciation (Read 25001 times)