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Offline Tyrias

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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1960 on: July 23, 2014, 04:08:35 PM »
On a brighter note, I wasn't entirely sure how much I liked the new album until an hour ago. Listening in the dark, an hour before midnight, just made the album click hard. Every song absolutely shines in that setting. I'm not even sure anymore what my favourite song is, even though an hour ago I would have said Anathema without a second thought.

Really looking forward to seeing them live for the second time in October!
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« Reply #1961 on: July 23, 2014, 04:23:24 PM »
It's interesting that you mention listening late at night. I think that definitely makes for a good DS listen. On the other hand, I've always felt that WHBWH and WS really come to life during the daytime. I used to put WHBWH on first thing every morning.

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whenever I finally do end up checkout out Anathema.

Do it!  :biggrin:
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« Reply #1962 on: July 23, 2014, 04:51:52 PM »
I've got a playlist for Anathema, and I've heard a few of their songs, but I've never given an actual full listen to any of their albums. Anybody have any recommendations on what album would be best?

I've heard a lot of different opinions on the new album.
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« Reply #1963 on: July 23, 2014, 04:56:52 PM »
If you want happy I would suggest starting with We're Here Because We're Here (even though I prefer Weather Systems, for the most part).

If you want something moodier I'd suggest Judgement.
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1964 on: July 23, 2014, 04:58:48 PM »
I've listened to Judgement, We're Here Because We're Here, Weather Systems, and Distant Satellites, and the last two are definitely the best them. I just like the symphonic atmospheric stuff better. Plus Lee Douglas is more involved, and adds so much to the sound.
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« Reply #1965 on: July 23, 2014, 05:27:57 PM »
Thanks. I'll start with Judgement and Weather Systems for now.

EDIT: Just finished the albums. I preferred Judgement, mostly because of the gloomy tone of the album. I really did love both albums though; the female vocals do add a nice texture to the songs, and there are some beautiful melodies. Lots of emotion in both albums, and both are on my "To buy" list. I'll have to give it more listens before I pass judgment (heh) on individual tracks. I'll definitely be listening to the new album soon.

This band is phenomenal.
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« Reply #1966 on: July 23, 2014, 08:49:13 PM »
If you prefer the gloomy stuff, Alternative 4 is a good next step for you :tup
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« Reply #1967 on: July 23, 2014, 08:59:52 PM »
Thanks man. I'll check that out too, though I'll probably listen through their discography before too long ;D
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« Reply #1968 on: July 24, 2014, 01:26:11 AM »
Quote from: senecadawg2 on July 23, 2014, 04:23:24 PM
It's interesting that you mention listening late at night. I think that definitely makes for a good DS listen. On the other hand, I've always felt that WHBWH and WS really come to life during the daytime. I used to put WHBWH on first thing every morning.


I agree about Weather Systems, but I think WHBWH is the perfect soundtrack for a sunset (or probably a sunrise, but I've never had the chance to listen to it so early).
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« Reply #1969 on: July 24, 2014, 02:26:57 AM »
Do you have some favourite songs by Anathema? I prefer listening to their full albums but my favorite standalone tracks would be Deep, A Simple Mistake and The Beginning and the end (those lyrics :heart )
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1970 on: July 24, 2014, 02:32:38 AM »
If I were to make a top15 Anathema songs, these would surely be on there: (no particular order)

Universal
Thin Air
A Simple Mistake
Anathema
Distant Satellites
The Lost Song (Part 1 + Part 2 + Part 3)
Internal Landscapes
Untouchable (Part 1 + Part 2)
Flying
A Fine Day to Exit
Temporary Peace
One Last Goodbye
Emotional Winter
Regret
A Dying Wish

And that's still with some minor cheating and leaving off some really good ones
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« Reply #1971 on: July 24, 2014, 02:41:19 AM »
I don't know some of those because I don't have all of their albums but I'll check them.
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« Reply #1972 on: July 24, 2014, 03:04:37 AM »
Two way tie at the top with Internal Landscapes and One Last Goodbye, for me!

After that it becomes much more difficult

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Quote from: senecadawg2 on July 23, 2014, 04:23:24 PM
It's interesting that you mention listening late at night. I think that definitely makes for a good DS listen. On the other hand, I've always felt that WHBWH and WS really come to life during the daytime. I used to put WHBWH on first thing every morning.
I agree about Weather Systems, but I think WHBWH is the perfect soundtrack for a sunset (or probably a sunrise...

Makes sense
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« Reply #1973 on: July 24, 2014, 05:16:50 AM »
'Pulled Under at 2000 Metres a Second' was my favourite for quite a while, but I think I'd have to say 'A Simple Mistake' is my #1 now. Loving 'Anathema' at the moment though, that will probably end up in my top 3.
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1974 on: July 24, 2014, 09:24:06 AM »
Ariel really grew on me and is becoming one of my favorites.


Dreaming Light is still #1 for me.
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1975 on: July 24, 2014, 10:00:41 AM »
I think it's a little too early to throw the new album's songs in with the rest, but it's never too early for this kind of an exercise  :D

:scio:
Distant Satellites
Dusk (Darkness is Descending)
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 :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Lost Song Pt. 2
Anathema
Ariel
Lost Song Pt. 1
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You're Not Alone
Take Shelter
Lost Song Pt. 3
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1976 on: July 24, 2014, 11:27:54 AM »
I'll follow in your footsteps:

Distant Satellites
Anathema
The Lost Song Pt. 2
The Lost Song Pt. 3
The Lost Song Pt. 1
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Firelight
Take Shelter
Dusk (Darkness is Descending)
Ariel
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You're Not Alone
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1977 on: July 24, 2014, 11:43:11 AM »
Pfff....  here we go.

Distant Satellites
Anathema
Ariel
The Lost Song Pt. 2
The Lost Song Pt. 1
Take Shelter
You're Not Alone
Dusk (Darkness is Descending)
The Lost Song Pt. 3
Firelight
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1978 on: July 24, 2014, 11:47:10 AM »
Distant Satellites
The Lost Song 2
The Lost Song 1
Ariel
Anathema
Dusk
Take Shelter
The Lost Song 3
You're Not Alone
Firelight
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« Reply #1979 on: July 24, 2014, 02:33:46 PM »
Tier 1  :tup :hefdaddy :metal :heart :coolio :tup -
Anathema
Ariel
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Tier 2  :tup :coolio :tup -
The Lost Song - Just grouped this together as one as I'm struggling to separate them at the moment. They'd all go into this tier though.
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Tier 3 :tup :tup -
Dusk (Dark is Descending)
You're Not Alone
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Tier 4  :tdwn :sad: -
Take Shelter
Distant Satellites
Firelight

As you can probably tell from that list, the album kind of goes out with a whimper for me sadly :lol Still love it as a whole though. Keep meaning to play around with the order to come up with something a bit more balanced.
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« Reply #1980 on: July 24, 2014, 04:30:27 PM »
Ariel
Distant Satellites
The Lost Song, Part Two
The Lost Song, Part One
Dusk (Dark is Descending)
Take Shelter
The Lost Song, Part Three
Anathema
Firelight
You're Not Alone
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1981 on: July 24, 2014, 05:05:31 PM »
Anathema is the single greatest song I've heard this year. Nothing more to say.
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1982 on: July 24, 2014, 05:50:30 PM »
Distant Satellites

Take Shelter (seriously underrated)
The Lost Song pt. 1
Anathema
The Lost Song pt. 3
Ariel
The Lost Song pt. 2

Dusk (Dark Is Descending)
Firelight
You're Not Alone
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1983 on: July 25, 2014, 12:01:45 AM »
"Anathema" really sounds like a mix of something from A Natural Disaster and something from We're Here Because We're Here. I know the band hinted that the song was even older than that. I just love it though. How that guitar kicks in at the end, the song has that anthem-feel to it. The outro reminds me a lot of how Flying is constructed, with a similar idea and having the outro just explode.
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1984 on: July 25, 2014, 12:33:56 AM »
Ariel
Anathema
The Lost Song 1
The Lost Song 2
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Dusk (Dark is Descending)
The Lost Song 3
Distant Satellites
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Take Shelter
Firelight
You're Not Alone

It's all great though.
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« Reply #1985 on: July 25, 2014, 12:54:14 PM »
Btw, they were GREAT at last weekend's Night of the Prog.  :hat
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1986 on: July 25, 2014, 04:36:07 PM »
Oh yeah, they were. Shame they seem to be playing rather static setlists the last few years. I've seen them four times now, and there are a lot of songs that were played on 3 or 4 of those occasions.
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« Reply #1987 on: July 25, 2014, 05:25:29 PM »
Bummer  :P

I'm just waiting for them to gift the United States with another tour soon.
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1988 on: July 25, 2014, 05:31:48 PM »
It's gonna be so nice finally getting to see them in November. I didn't think they would return to my city again, and after the miserable failure of missing that show (venue had 18 year old limit, it was 1 ½ week before my 18th birthday), I never thought I would get a chance to see them. Luckily I was wrong.  :heart
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1989 on: July 27, 2014, 12:27:03 AM »
Distant Satelittes
Anathema
The Lost Song pt. 1
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Ariel
The Lost Song pt. 2
Dusk (Dark is Descending)
The Lost Song pt. 3
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You're Not Alone
Firelight 
Take Shelter
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1990 on: August 05, 2014, 07:22:16 AM »
Lost Song Pt.3 gets way too much shit. I probably like 2 slightly more, but 3 is a close second.
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« Reply #1991 on: August 05, 2014, 07:29:56 AM »
While it's probably on the lower half of things for me, I think it's still great. I think/hope that the lack of appreciation it gets is at least in part a testament to how great the rest of the album is. There's not a track on the album that I would even contemplate skipping, and that definitely includes Lost Song Pt. 3.

You're Not Alone definitely does get a lot of shit, though.  :'(
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« Reply #1992 on: August 21, 2014, 10:08:26 PM »
Seeing them tonight in Sydney, looking forward to it.
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« Reply #1993 on: August 23, 2014, 04:44:53 AM »
 I'm an Anathema fan from the A4 days and have most of their albums, so when I found out they were coming to Australia, I was pretty excited.
Gig day and I find out a mate has a spare ticket, so it saved me $80.

The venue holds around 1000 and it was packed more than I had seen previous.
Anathema came onstage and from then on the crowd went nuts.
I have to admit that I didn't know a lot of the material as well as I could have, but enjoyed every song.

The sound was crisp clear and powerful, but not too loud. The lights were great and having the audience sings just about every word from every song made the evening even more magical.


Intro A New Machine (Part 1)
(Pink Floyd)

Untouchable, Part 1
Untouchable, Part 2
Thin Air
Sunlight
The Lost Song, Part 3
Anathema
Deep
The Storm Before the Calm
Universal
Closer
A Natural Disaster
Distant Satellites
A Simple Mistake

Encore:
Are You There? (Danny solo acoustic)
Parisienne Moonlight
One Last Goodbye
Fragile Dreams
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Re: Anathema
« Reply #1994 on: August 23, 2014, 04:54:01 AM »
There's a surprising lack of Distant Satellites songs, but I have a feeling they might play more of them for the Europe part. Was this their first time in Australia? Might explain the more "safer" setlist.
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