Author Topic: Pain of Salvation thread, v.2 (merged) (Read 446504 times)

Big Hath · « **Reply #1785 on:** May 01, 2012, 10:24:10 AM »

just getting into this band. Got The Perfect Element Pt 1 a few weeks ago and loving it so far. BE and Remedy Lane are next on my list.

Silver Tears · « **Reply #1786 on:** May 01, 2012, 12:39:25 PM »

Woo! Remedy Lane is brilliant. BE seems to be a love it or hate it album for most people though. I'm in the lovin' crowd of course

Adami · « **Reply #1787 on:** May 01, 2012, 12:42:30 PM »

Quote from: Silver Tears on May 01, 2012, 12:39:25 PM

Woo! Remedy Lane is brilliant. BE seems to be a love it or hate it album for most people though. I'm in the lovin' crowd of course

Actually there's no "love it" or "hate it" crowd, it's just "right" or "wrong", and we find ourselves in the right crowd.

Also yes RL is great, but don't underlook Entropia or One Hour By The Concrete Lake. Although none of these albums are quite the orgasm of brilliance that TPE is, they are all amazing. Hell, even the RS albums have a few good songs.

Zantera · « **Reply #1788 on:** May 01, 2012, 12:43:29 PM »

If you're getting into PoS then you're in for a treat.

Silver Tears · « **Reply #1789 on:** May 01, 2012, 12:43:50 PM »

Oh and don't forget Scarsick, everyone's favourite!

faemir · « **Reply #1790 on:** May 01, 2012, 01:36:35 PM »

It's funny how I used to not like Road Salt's sound at all, but now I find myself throwing on RS1/2 far more than TPE1 and RL.

The tracks stand stronger on their own, and it feels like I can pick up and drop versus TPE1's feeling of 'I have to listen to the whole thing'.

Crow · « **Reply #1791 on:** May 01, 2012, 01:55:52 PM »

^I sort of agree; on the other hand, I'm the type to listen to full albums more, so "albums" get a lot more plays than "collections of songs".

Zantera · « **Reply #1792 on:** May 01, 2012, 02:14:34 PM »

I think Road Salt Two was their best album since BE, and a really awesome album overall. While I think Road Salt One is great, I would rank it lower.

Adami · « **Reply #1793 on:** May 01, 2012, 02:16:52 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on May 01, 2012, 02:14:34 PM

I think Road Salt Two was their best album since BE, and a really awesome album overall. While I think Road Salt One is great, I would rank it lower.

I agree. RS1 has Sisters and Of Dust though, and those are amazing. But yea, RS2 is superior.

crazyaga · « **Reply #1794 on:** May 01, 2012, 02:37:42 PM »

i think RS1 is better than RS2...
also, RS1 has Innocence in it, which is one of my fav POS songs ever.
i dunno why Innocence is so overlooked.

Zantera · « **Reply #1795 on:** May 01, 2012, 02:53:21 PM »

Innocence is pretty great, one of my favorites on RS1 after Sisters, Of Dust.
I just feel like RS2 has higher highs overall, and the lesser songs are better then the lesser songs on RS1. The Physics of Gridlock has become one of my all time favorite PoS-songs, and it also has Healing Now, The Deeper Cut and a few other awesome songs.

Adami · « **Reply #1796 on:** May 01, 2012, 02:57:55 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on May 01, 2012, 02:53:21 PM

Innocence is pretty great, one of my favorites on RS1 after Sisters, Of Dust.
I just feel like RS2 has higher highs overall, and the lesser songs are better then the lesser songs on RS1. The Physics of Gridlock has become one of my all time favorite PoS-songs, and it also has Healing Now, The Deeper Cut and a few other awesome songs.

This is how I feel. Exactly. Minus the hat.

Silver Tears · « **Reply #1797 on:** May 01, 2012, 03:16:25 PM »

I love them both. In fact I'm gonna put them on after I'm done with One Hour By The Concrete Lake. It's a PoS night tonight

Zantera · « **Reply #1798 on:** May 02, 2012, 01:16:15 AM »

Quote from: Silver Tears on May 01, 2012, 03:16:25 PM

I love them both. In fact I'm gonna put them on after I'm done with One Hour By The Concrete Lake. It's a PoS night tonight

Awesomeness-meter is overloaded.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #1799 on:** May 02, 2012, 09:32:45 AM »

I still love the hell out of Road Salt One. The bluesy swagger on She Likes to Hide is pure

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #1800 on:** June 18, 2012, 11:18:23 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9aifyyx3f8

That middle section!

Loads of beautiful renditions from the recent acoustic gig.

Zantera · « **Reply #1801 on:** June 19, 2012, 01:32:41 AM »

I heard rumours that they recorded the acoustic show, maybe a new live album?

Lynxo · « **Reply #1802 on:** June 19, 2012, 03:38:13 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on June 19, 2012, 01:32:41 AM

I heard rumours that they recorded the acoustic show, maybe a new live album?

Daniel himself confirmed it in an interview on their website (new design AGAIN). But apparently they haven't decided yet what to do with it, or even if they want to do anything with it at all. One can only hope.

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #1803 on:** June 19, 2012, 03:47:42 AM »

So weird to see this band line-up.

Lynxo · « **Reply #1804 on:** June 19, 2012, 04:17:46 AM »

Quote from: TheVoxyn on June 19, 2012, 03:47:42 AM

So weird to see this band line-up.

Weird...but when I saw them, it also felt quite natural. It still felt like Pain of Salvation. That same live quirkness and presence. I think it will be real interesting to see what they come up with next.

Lynxo · « **Reply #1805 on:** June 19, 2012, 04:41:59 AM »

Double-post, but...the set list for that acoustic show seems both awesome and weird at the same time. They play acoustic version's of Spitfall, Disco Queen and Sleeping Under The Stars. xD

But they also play 1979, Sisters, To The Shoreline, The Perfect Element and...MOTHERFUCKING KING OF LOSS!! Just now listened to the video above and it sounds amazing.

Adami · « **Reply #1806 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:10:56 AM »

Cool video. But who are those guys and why are they covering PoS?

EdenHazard · « **Reply #1807 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:26:07 AM »

I was there, such a great gig. Loved the "Halleluja"-rendition and the setlist in general. Daniel seemed to enjoy it as well. Perfect weather, very nice location, affordable prices for beer and Pain of Salvation at its finest - perfect evening!

pain of occupation · « **Reply #1808 on:** June 20, 2012, 11:51:32 AM »

Quote from: Adami on June 19, 2012, 10:10:56 AM

Cool video. But who are those guys and why are they covering PoS?

that diva frontman does a good daniel

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #1809 on:** June 20, 2012, 12:04:33 PM »

Quote from: EdenHazard on June 19, 2012, 10:26:07 AM

I was there, such a great gig. Loved the "Halleluja"-rendition and the setlist in general. Daniel seemed to enjoy it as well. Perfect weather, very nice location, affordable prices for beer and Pain of Salvation at its finest - perfect evening!

Out of curiosity, was Ragnar sick? He didn't seem to be feeling so well and wasn't quite in top form.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #1810 on:** July 05, 2012, 11:04:14 PM »

So apparently, instead of plans to release the recorded acoustic gig, we are getting a studio recording of the songs.

I dunno, reworked acoustic songs isn't new for them, but it could be cool, and I liked the versions they played live. So I'll definitely check it out when it's released in 2015.

edit: website link: https://www.painofsalvation.com/2011/recording-new-album/

Adami · « **Reply #1811 on:** July 05, 2012, 11:30:50 PM »

I saw a little of those videos....meh. But I get why they're not releasing the live version, since I remember Daniel completely missing an entire verse on Hallelujah. And the other guys just seemed like faceless guys standing around while Daniel did everything.

Zantera · « **Reply #1812 on:** July 06, 2012, 01:07:35 AM »

Could be cool.

matt1722 · « **Reply #1813 on:** July 17, 2012, 06:53:08 AM »

Falling in love with Pain of Salvation, bought TPE almost a year ago, took quite a while but it's really, really starting to click. I Also bought Remedy Lane recently and listened to it today, and it's really damn good, I still need a couple more listens but I don't this one's gonna take almost a year to click

this has all made me want more from Daniel and crew so I bought Entropia and it should hopefully be here soon.

so just thought I should share all that.

abydos · « **Reply #1814 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:36:00 AM »

Just ignore the post-BE material and you're gonna be fine xD

Index · « **Reply #1815 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:16:26 AM »

You will really enjoy Entropia if you dug those other two records which are my personal favorites from PoS. I agree with abydos that all of the post-Be related work hasn't been as strong but still good nonetheless and worth to check out! The Road Salt albums are very good!

Zantera · « **Reply #1816 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:24:44 AM »

I think Road Salt Two is really awesome. Not that big a fan of Scarsick or Road Salt One, they're good albums but nothing I really listen to that often. I still think BE, TPE and Entropia is their "holy trinity".

Jirpo · « **Reply #1817 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:37:22 AM »

Scarsick is amazing, one of their best imo.

matt1722 · « **Reply #1818 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:51:56 PM »

I've heard some stuff from RS1 and I liked what I heard, so I might be in that group of people who love everything the guys put out. Only time will tell I suppose.

Adami · « **Reply #1819 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:11:49 PM »

Scarsick isn't a bad CD, it's just well below PoS standards, and this coming from a guy who loves Be. Musically it's not bad at all, but lyrically....it's really childish for the most part with some notable exceptions.

RS1 has some good stuff. I really like What She Means to Me, Of Dust, Sisters, Innocence, Road Salt, Tell Me You Don't Know, and Where it Hurts, with some others being...okay, But even those songs aren't up to PoS standards.

RS2 has some good stuff as well, I like it's darker tone. Healing Now, To The Shoreline, 1979, Of Salt, The Deeper Cut, Mortar Grind, Through the Distance and Physics are all very good songs.

However, maybe it's the really terrible production (I know it was intentional, but I have a lot of thoughts on that) and the addition of some really weak songs that drag it down to the bottom for me.

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Author Topic: Pain of Salvation thread, v.2 (merged) (Read 446504 times)