Author Topic: Devin Townsend v. Offer Your Posts (Read 227941 times)

Scorpion · « **Reply #315 on:** March 03, 2015, 06:00:54 PM »

What Onno and Sacul said.

Buddyhunter1 · « **Reply #316 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:07:32 PM »

Quote from: Parama on March 03, 2015, 02:14:17 PM

hey whaddup i noticed that the polls/survivors subforum is kinda dead

WHO'S UP FOR A DEVIN TOWNSEND SURVIVOR?

1. Would you be interested?
2. Should Sky Blue and Dark Matters be separate polls? (I say yes)
3. Should Devlab and The Hummer be included? (I say no)
4. Anything aside from main album stuff that you think should be included?
5. 1-day or 2-day rounds? 1-day makes sense with how much there is to get through.

1: Yup.
2: Mmhmm.
3: Nope.
4: Maybe Project EKO and Epiclouder?
5: Don't care.

Crow · « **Reply #317 on:** March 03, 2015, 08:25:52 PM »

I'm not gonna selectively choose the non-main album stuff, either a general yes or general no to it and the consensus seems to be the latter (which I'm fine with tbh)

Will probably get this going before the end of the week then. 1 day rounds, no Devlab/Hummer.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #318 on:** March 03, 2015, 09:15:00 PM »

How about we do the non-main album stuff after the discography

Metro · « **Reply #319 on:** March 03, 2015, 09:16:47 PM »

Quote from: Metropolaris on March 03, 2015, 03:04:09 PM

Also, would SYL be included with this?

Crow · « **Reply #320 on:** March 03, 2015, 10:05:52 PM »

No SYL. Literally never heard any SYL, this is just Devin Townsend/Devin Townsend Band/Devin Townsend Project/Casualties of Cool all that stuff
(+Ocean Machine if we're being really technical)

cramx3 · « **Reply #321 on:** March 04, 2015, 06:47:13 PM »

Quote from: Parama on March 03, 2015, 10:05:52 PM

No SYL. Literally never heard any SYL, this is just Devin Townsend/Devin Townsend Band/Devin Townsend Project/Casualties of Cool all that stuff
(+Ocean Machine if we're being really technical)

Why does Casualties of Cool get included if SYL doesnt?

Crow · « **Reply #322 on:** March 04, 2015, 08:31:20 PM »

you can run a SYL survivor if you want to
personally I tend to just group Casualties with the Devin Townsend solo stuff since all the solo records are practically unique anyways

Buddyhunter1 · « **Reply #323 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:48:36 PM »

A SYL survivor would be great. Hell, I'd host it.

me7 · « **Reply #324 on:** March 05, 2015, 01:14:48 AM »

Quote from: cramx3 on March 04, 2015, 06:47:13 PM

Why does Casualties of Cool get included if SYL doesnt?

Because us prog-fans are a complicated people.

Crow · « **Reply #325 on:** March 05, 2015, 01:28:01 AM »

1. because i have Casualties and have not listened to any SYL
2. because it's one album as opposed to 5
3. because strapping young lad isn't really a devin solo thing and casualties pretty much is
4. because i say so

Onno · « **Reply #326 on:** March 05, 2015, 02:24:48 AM »

I'd like a separate SYL survivor. In my opinion, SYL is much different from the rest of Devin's work (including CoC) because it's really a whole band, with almost a separate history, which basically made Devin 'famous'. If CoC were to have a few more albums, I'd run a separate survivor for that, but for now I'd like to include it in Devin's solo album repertoire.

ZKX-2099 · « **Reply #327 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:54:15 AM »

You're not a Dev fan untill you've listened to SYL.

FACT

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #328 on:** March 06, 2015, 07:28:33 AM »

BTW, since his online store is shutting down, and I've never been able to find The Hummer and Devlab anywhere else, I've orderen those two.
I've been flamed before, so here we go again, but I listened to both this week and I really feel that those albums are among his best, if not the best he has ever made. Both are totally different from anything I've ever heard, and very creative in their composition, both have great surprises and wonderful long lines in building up tension.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #329 on:** March 06, 2015, 09:33:02 AM »

devlab = best ever

jonnybaxy · « **Reply #330 on:** March 21, 2015, 09:59:31 AM »

So I'm going watching Devin for the first time on the 31st and I've had a look at the set list and its only just over 1hr long? is that right, also has anyone seen him this tour?

PROGdrummer · « **Reply #331 on:** March 21, 2015, 11:57:06 AM »

Quote from: jonnybaxy on March 21, 2015, 09:59:31 AM

So I'm going watching Devin for the first time on the 31st and I've had a look at the set list and its only just over 1hr long? is that right, also has anyone seen him this tour?

That sounds about right. Thats how much time he got last tour with AAL

KevShmev · « **Reply #332 on:** March 21, 2015, 08:00:00 PM »

Crow · « **Reply #333 on:** March 21, 2015, 09:38:16 PM »

whoops I never started this up did I
I'll get on it tomorrow sometime

Crow · « **Reply #334 on:** March 22, 2015, 10:43:42 PM »

OKAY one last thing, what songs are considered "bonus tracks" and should I include them anyways
fact-checking it seems like Things Beyond Things is considered a bonus track which makes no sense because the album doesn't properly end without it, but then so are Noisy Pink Bubbles and Humble which I both think feel tacked on at the end of the album (barely listen to either) and there's on on Physicist too I think I dunno
thoughts? tho I'm probably going to just include them anyways whatever it's only a few more songs
EDIT: also with how long this survivor is going to be already would anyone at all complain if I skipped the dialogue-only tracks on the Ziltoid albums
because seriously now

Crow · « **Reply #335 on:** March 22, 2015, 11:02:12 PM »

by my count, with 1-day rounds and excluding the Ziltoid dialogue tracks, with 3 songs from the consolation going on to the finals, this survivor will take 203 rounds and have 33 songs in the finals.

PREPARE YOURSELVES.

PROGdrummer · « **Reply #336 on:** March 22, 2015, 11:03:28 PM »

Most of those songs are just going to get voted out early anyway so it doesnt really matter in the grand scheme of things.

Crow · « **Reply #337 on:** March 22, 2015, 11:08:44 PM »

ehh I'm gonna include the bonus songs 'cause, hey, at least they're songs

Anyways HERE WE GO https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43459.0

Onno · « **Reply #338 on:** March 27, 2015, 05:45:51 PM »

I just got back from seeing Devin with Elite. What an amazing show. Dev's voice was quite fucked up because he had the flu, but Anneke came out to sing a few songs with him and the atmosphere was brilliant. Plus, the setlist was just... wow. Way better than I expected.

Onno · « **Reply #339 on:** March 29, 2015, 03:39:00 AM »

Here's an interesting interview with Devin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN126IymeO4

Lucien · « **Reply #340 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:32:17 AM »

So, ummmm....

https://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/devin-townsend-is-writing-a-symphony

mikemangioy · « **Reply #341 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:37:57 AM »

This. I don't know what to expect honestly

I hope in some Deconstruction-style stuff.

Onno · « **Reply #342 on:** March 30, 2015, 12:32:02 PM »

Should be amazing

PixelDream · « **Reply #343 on:** March 30, 2015, 02:48:00 PM »

Giving Z2 a chance again. Now, I'm not a dynamic range fascist like Steven Wilson, but does it sound 'dead' or what? That snare is muffled underneath everything else the entire time. What a shame.

seasonsinthesky · « **Reply #344 on:** March 30, 2015, 05:48:16 PM »

Quote from: PixelDream on March 30, 2015, 02:48:00 PM

Giving Z2 a chance again. Now, I'm not a dynamic range fascist like Steven Wilson, but does it sound 'dead' or what? That snare is muffled underneath everything else the entire time. What a shame.

yeah, the mix comes across pretty compromised a lot of the time. you can tell Dev was just gone by the time he finished it.

Scorpion · « **Reply #345 on:** March 30, 2015, 05:51:11 PM »

Whenever I see people complaining about production, I am glad once again that I apparently just don't hear it. Nothing against those who do, but I'm happy that I find myself able to enjoy music regardless of its production value, unless they are COMPLETE shit.

Not that that helped much with Z2, sadly. March of the Poozers is the only song on that album that I come back to nowadays.

PolarizeMe · « **Reply #346 on:** March 30, 2015, 07:42:43 PM »

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on March 06, 2015, 07:28:33 AM

BTW, since his online store is shutting down, and I've never been able to find The Hummer and Devlab anywhere else, I've orderen those two.
I've been flamed before, so here we go again, but I listened to both this week and I really feel that those albums are among his best, if not the best he has ever made. Both are totally different from anything I've ever heard, and very creative in their composition, both have great surprises and wonderful long lines in building up tension.

I don't know about Devlab since I haven't heard it, but I really enjoyed The Hummer (bought a signed copy from his soon to close web store as well). Nice to see Devin have his try at ambient/drone stuff which is the kind of stuff I've been gravitating towards as of recent.

Crow · « **Reply #347 on:** March 31, 2015, 01:50:31 AM »

i should prob check both of them out at some point, doubt I'll be a huge fan but hey whatever

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #348 on:** March 31, 2015, 01:54:10 AM »

Quote from: PolarizeMe on March 30, 2015, 07:42:43 PM

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on March 06, 2015, 07:28:33 AM
BTW, since his online store is shutting down, and I've never been able to find The Hummer and Devlab anywhere else, I've orderen those two.
I've been flamed before, so here we go again, but I listened to both this week and I really feel that those albums are among his best, if not the best he has ever made. Both are totally different from anything I've ever heard, and very creative in their composition, both have great surprises and wonderful long lines in building up tension.

I don't know about Devlab since I haven't heard it, but I really enjoyed The Hummer (bought a signed copy from his soon to close web store as well). Nice to see Devin have his try at ambient/drone stuff which is the kind of stuff I've been gravitating towards as of recent.

Devlab is a little tough to get through at first, but once you listen past the fake drums and the weird vocal samples it's a wonderful piece really. It takes you places.

ariich · « **Reply #349 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:07:13 AM »

Devlab is basically horrible. The Hummer is better, very atmospheric, but it doesn't really interest me. Completely appreciate the albums as part of Devy's hugely diverse music portfolio (which still to this day blows my mind), but they're not really for me.

News: Track-by-track video for Fall Into the Light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezfzdMpRc0

Author Topic: Devin Townsend v. Offer Your Posts (Read 227941 times)