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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #245 on: February 04, 2011, 06:21:40 PM »
am i totally off on the comparison kartmaze? [its entirely possible my judgement is clouded  :hat]
i only really know a couple of 22 songs. really like what ive heard, though.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #247 on: February 19, 2011, 09:33:02 AM »
new album is good. Some surprises. But there's not a lot of acoustic sections as I hoped.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #248 on: February 19, 2011, 10:48:13 AM »
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on February 19, 2011, 09:33:02 AM
new album is good. Some surprises. But there's not a lot of acoustic sections as I hoped.

Listening now \o/
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #249 on: February 20, 2011, 02:29:28 AM »
Quote from: faemir on February 19, 2011, 10:48:13 AM
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on February 19, 2011, 09:33:02 AM
new album is good. Some surprises. But there's not a lot of acoustic sections as I hoped.

Listening now \o/

...how?
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #250 on: February 20, 2011, 04:17:09 AM »
C'est la vie is fucking awesome!

Look forward to the rest, what is the release date anyway?
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #251 on: February 20, 2011, 05:43:52 AM »
Just a warning guys...there is pretty much no growling.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #252 on: February 20, 2011, 05:53:18 AM »
The way I've heard it described is basically Fortress at a quicker tempo with no growling. Haven't listened to it yet though, so I don't know how accurate that is.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #253 on: February 20, 2011, 06:04:34 AM »
I assume Fortress is the place to start with PtH?

Never listened to them before but want to get into them because I'll be seeing them at Soni in the summer probably
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #254 on: February 20, 2011, 06:07:52 AM »
Quote from: faemir on February 19, 2011, 10:48:13 AM
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on February 19, 2011, 09:33:02 AM
new album is good. Some surprises. But there's not a lot of acoustic sections as I hoped.

Listening now \o/

How do you have it?
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #255 on: February 20, 2011, 06:25:56 AM »
Quote from: ACID_FOX on February 20, 2011, 06:07:52 AM
Quote from: faemir on February 19, 2011, 10:48:13 AM
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on February 19, 2011, 09:33:02 AM
new album is good. Some surprises. But there's not a lot of acoustic sections as I hoped.

Listening now \o/

How do you have it?

Use your imagination
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #256 on: February 20, 2011, 08:38:26 AM »
Quote from: ACID_FOX on February 20, 2011, 06:07:52 AM
Quote from: faemir on February 19, 2011, 10:48:13 AM
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on February 19, 2011, 09:33:02 AM
new album is good. Some surprises. But there's not a lot of acoustic sections as I hoped.

Listening now \o/

How do you have it?
It is....available.

To be honest I've found it a bit underwhelming on the first few listens, but I haven't put it on my MP4 player yet and it's normally then, when the music is all I can hear, that I fully appreciate new albums.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #257 on: February 20, 2011, 09:50:00 AM »
Quote from: bodiesinflight on February 20, 2011, 06:04:34 AM
I assume Fortress is the place to start with PtH?

Never listened to them before but want to get into them because I'll be seeing them at Soni in the summer probably

I would suggest Kezia, not Fortress.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #258 on: February 20, 2011, 11:27:01 AM »
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on February 20, 2011, 09:50:00 AM
Quote from: bodiesinflight on February 20, 2011, 06:04:34 AM
I assume Fortress is the place to start with PtH?

Never listened to them before but want to get into them because I'll be seeing them at Soni in the summer probably

I would suggest Kezia, not Fortress.
Personally I disagree. Kezia may be the better album once you are a fan of the band's style, but Fortress is much more accessible as a first listen of the band, imo
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #259 on: February 20, 2011, 01:01:33 PM »
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C'est la vie is fucking awesome!
Oh god. This.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #260 on: February 20, 2011, 01:08:52 PM »
First listen I was dissapoint. On my second now and it's better. I know it's only a matter of time before it clicks, but Fortress was such an instant punch to the face I was a bit let down initially. The songs definatley seem longer, even if their not much longer than the ones on Fortress, I think just because their not as compact and bullet fast.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #261 on: February 20, 2011, 01:13:28 PM »
Listening to the Album, a few thoughts so far:

-"Moonlight" is my favorite song so far
-I think 2:20 (i think thats the timestamp) of "Tapestry" is beautiful
-The intro of "Dunsel" is amazimg
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #262 on: February 20, 2011, 02:48:56 PM »
just gave it my first run through.  :metal

a lot to digest. i noticed no bass parts really jumped out at me (i'm sure that'll be recitfied after a couple more spins)
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #263 on: February 20, 2011, 02:52:14 PM »
Quote from: Volk9 on February 20, 2011, 01:13:28 PM
Listening to the Album, a few thoughts so far:

-"Moonlight" is my favorite song so far
-I think 2:20 (i think thats the timestamp) of "Tapestry" is beautiful
-The intro of "Dunsel" is amazimg

All of these and also "Termites" is very good.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #264 on: February 20, 2011, 03:45:30 PM »
Quote from: Arch Benemy on February 20, 2011, 11:27:01 AM
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Quote from: bodiesinflight on February 20, 2011, 06:04:34 AM
I assume Fortress is the place to start with PtH?

Never listened to them before but want to get into them because I'll be seeing them at Soni in the summer probably

I would suggest Kezia, not Fortress.
Personally I disagree. Kezia may be the better album once you are a fan of the band's style, but Fortress is much more accessible as a first listen of the band, imo

I think I might just listen to them both and have done with it!
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #265 on: February 20, 2011, 04:55:55 PM »
Done with first listen-through.
I'm not pumped by what I've heard yet, but I usually need some listens to a new album like this before I can give it a verdict. I'm sure it'll grow considerably on me within the next 3-4 listens...
Termites may be my favourite after the first going through, but alot of other promising bits all over.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #266 on: February 20, 2011, 05:00:00 PM »
Hmm, it's good, but it's not Fortress.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #267 on: February 20, 2011, 05:10:43 PM »
Quote from: faemir on February 20, 2011, 05:43:52 AM
Just a warning guys...there is pretty much no growling.

I'm ok with this.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #268 on: February 20, 2011, 05:14:52 PM »
Quote from: Gadough on February 20, 2011, 05:10:43 PM
Quote from: faemir on February 20, 2011, 05:43:52 AM
Just a warning guys...there is pretty much no growling.

I'm ok with this.
I'm actually not ok with that. The album could be a lot stronger with the growling. With that said, it's still pretty damn good.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #269 on: February 20, 2011, 05:18:26 PM »
I haven't gone searching for the new album yet, mainly because I still haven't listened to Kezia.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #270 on: February 21, 2011, 04:08:52 AM »
I think the lack of growling makes the album feel more samey and thus less of a punch like kezia and fortress are on first listen.

That said, Sex Tapes is my favourite song, and whilst it's highs arent Kezia/Fortress highs, it's lows aren't as low as Fortress' (dat keyboard solo).
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #271 on: February 21, 2011, 06:52:52 AM »
The album definatley takes a dive after the first track. :-[
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #272 on: February 21, 2011, 02:19:17 PM »



(Hair-Trigger is probably my least favourite on the album admittedly)
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #273 on: February 21, 2011, 02:54:32 PM »
After 5 listens, C'est La Vie and Sex Tapes are the only songs I can remember.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #274 on: February 21, 2011, 02:59:10 PM »
Yeah, it's not doing a whole lot for me right now.
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« Reply #275 on: February 21, 2011, 03:02:14 PM »
The songs just seem to ramble on and on without actually bieng that long, and the whole album doesn't feel very "heavy" save a few select moments.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #276 on: February 21, 2011, 03:27:00 PM »
For me this album is like The Great Misdirect. Lots of individually great parts, but as a whole they just don't click.
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« Reply #277 on: February 21, 2011, 03:34:19 PM »
That's definitely a good comparison.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #278 on: February 21, 2011, 03:52:45 PM »
I still think it's the lack of variety that makes it feel more "samey", because with each listen i'm liking it more and more, and songs really stand out now. Give ten listens and see what you think.
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Re: Protest The Hero Appreciation/Discussion Thread
« Reply #279 on: February 22, 2011, 10:18:34 AM »
Listened again today, and in reference to the other thread in GMD, I think this album is underwhelming because it doesn't have any 'moments.' Fortress and Kezia were full of those parts you knew were coming and anticipated every time, but I can't hear anything like that on this record. I also think that with the lack of harsh vocals his singing voice gets pretty grating. It was OK on the other records because it was offset by the growling and screaming, but I don't think his clean voice is strong enough to carry (almost) the whole album.

It's good, but not great. Which is a shame. At least live he's still singing the old songs with the harsh vocals, a lot of bands change the old songs to their 'new' style once they make a stylistic change (Trivium, A7X) and that doesn't really work out in most cases.
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