Author Topic: What album are you listening to? v.6 (Read 478327 times)

TAC · « **Reply #10220 on:** July 02, 2021, 07:03:26 PM »

With all this talk about Enshine..as if on cue, they just released an EP..

It's very nice.

nick_z · « **Reply #10221 on:** July 02, 2021, 07:14:20 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 02, 2021, 07:03:26 PM

With all this talk about Enshine..as if on cue, they just released an EP..

It's very nice.

Ha! Did NOT know that!

Lowdz · « **Reply #10222 on:** July 03, 2021, 04:18:19 AM »

Quote from: TAC on July 02, 2021, 07:03:26 PM

With all this talk about Enshine..as if on cue, they just released an EP..

It's very nice.

I tried, but “nice” is not a word I would use. The instrumental album by that Jari dude was ok though.

nick_z · « **Reply #10223 on:** July 03, 2021, 07:29:42 AM »

Quote from: nick_z on July 02, 2021, 07:14:20 PM

Quote from: TAC on July 02, 2021, 07:03:26 PM
With all this talk about Enshine..as if on cue, they just released an EP..

It's very nice.

Ha! Did NOT know that!

This is, indeed, excellent. Short (obviously), but sweet. The two actual songs are fantastic, the instrumental has a very cool synth-wave influence and the acoustic reinterpretation of Constellation is a nice bonus. I wonder if this is an appetizer for a full album...

jjrock88 · « **Reply #10224 on:** July 03, 2021, 08:59:04 AM »

Van Halen- VH1

Kiss- Creatures of the Night

AC/DC- Back in Black

Rush- Moving Pictures

Lowdz · « **Reply #10225 on:** July 03, 2021, 03:59:14 PM »

Watchtower- Concepts Of Math book 1

RATT - Detonator

nick_z · « **Reply #10226 on:** July 03, 2021, 05:44:29 PM »

Quote from: Lowdz on July 03, 2021, 03:59:14 PM

Watchtower- Concepts Of Math book 1

Really enjoyed this one when it came out. Is there anything new cooking in the Watchtower camp?

TAC · « **Reply #10227 on:** July 03, 2021, 07:21:11 PM »

Been a couple of months since I listened to this. Still powerful!

Trav86 · « **Reply #10228 on:** July 03, 2021, 07:29:45 PM »

Quote from: jjrock88 on July 03, 2021, 08:59:04 AM

Van Halen- VH1

Kiss- Creatures of the Night

AC/DC- Back in Black

Rush- Moving Pictures

Three of the best albums ever. And one really good one!

wolfking · « **Reply #10229 on:** July 04, 2021, 03:39:41 AM »

mike099 · « **Reply #10230 on:** July 04, 2021, 03:50:06 AM »

Quote from: TAC on July 03, 2021, 07:21:11 PM

Been a couple of months since I listened to this. Still powerful!

One of my go to albums when riding the spin bike

Lowdz · « **Reply #10231 on:** July 04, 2021, 11:39:11 AM »

Quote from: nick_z on July 03, 2021, 05:44:29 PM

Quote from: Lowdz on July 03, 2021, 03:59:14 PM
Watchtower- Concepts Of Math book 1

Really enjoyed this one when it came out. Is there anything new cooking in the Watchtower camp?

Sorry, no idea. This was a YouTube recommendation- I was pretty happy with it for once.

Today -

Vain - No Respect

Icon - Right Between The Eyes

China - Sign In The Sky

TAC · « **Reply #10232 on:** July 04, 2021, 01:50:28 PM »

Not nearly as grandiose as Enshine. It's along those lines but way more chill. This is their current release. They caught my attention with their 2018 album The Light.
It's perfect for a lazy afternoon on the couch.

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #10233 on:** July 04, 2021, 02:13:27 PM »

Quote from: nick_z on July 02, 2021, 03:41:10 PM

Quote from: twosuitsluke on July 02, 2021, 12:28:17 PM

Quote from: Melphina on July 02, 2021, 10:22:48 AM
Quote from: nick_z on July 02, 2021, 10:04:37 AM

What did you think of the new ATG? I have posted a couple of quick comments in the new releases thread...

I've never listened to At The Gates before, but it was on a list of new releases that I check out every week. It was okay. Nothing really stood out to me on the first listen, but it wasn't bad either. Serviceable melodeath, but again, nothing grabbed me by the shoulders and hooked me in. I might give it a couple more spins over the weekend, or check out some of their other albums. I enjoyed the Felled album more; blackened folk metally stuff, the production is more raw than the ATG record, but it has more elements that I personally enjoy, along the lines of, say, Agalloch.

I thought the new At the Gates was fine. I wasn't giving it my full attention but nothing particularly stood out. I've been spinning At War with Reality a bit more recently and I think it's probably my second favourite album of theirs. No need to say what my #1 is.

Would that be Slaughter of the Soul? That's mine too, but if you are really old-school you might actually go back to the Red in the Sky/With Fear I Kiss... period That was almost a different band anyway, as one main songwriter from back then left after the 2nd album...

For me, as much as SotS famously spawned a whole subgenre that got waaay overcrowded, it's hard to deny how much of a blast it still is. It shouldn't be "punished" for what it did So many good riffs. The first 5-song run is insane. Although I always felt the seeds for that were already in Terminal Spirit Disease. Plus, TSD still had a little more of that melancholy that I really enjoy in my music. For my money, if it was more than an EP + live songs, it could even be better than SotS...

Yea it's totally SotS. I have most of their albums on my ipod, including the early ones. I don't listen to them a great deal but they have their merits.

Just finishing up a second listen to the new album. How did I miss the saxophone on one of the songs? I know it's been a trend to add sax to progressive metal, especially progressive black metal, but I'm not sure it's what i want on an At the Gates album. The album is growing one for sure though.

TAC · « **Reply #10234 on:** July 04, 2021, 03:39:56 PM »

One of the most underrated albums of the last decade was Odd Dimension's Last Embrace For Humanity from 2013. There's literally been no news from them for 8 years, and they suddenly appeared with a new album a month or so ago. They have a new singer (and drummer). I sampled them, and I just thought the new singer was way too silky smooth, whereas the previous singer..wasn't, but he had tons of character. The sample turned me off.

Anyway, today I had the house basically to myself, so I thought I'd check it out for good.

Damn, this is an excellent album. This singer is great, but I just can't place a comparison. This album should appeal to Styx or even Kansas fans that like the heavier side of those bands.

F&J's debut (featuring Jason Newsted pre Metallica) is 35 years old today! It's not really one of my go to Flotsam albums, but damn, it should be!

Bentower · « **Reply #10235 on:** July 05, 2021, 05:42:40 AM »

Montrose - s/t
Bruford - One of a Kind
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Anthrax - Vol. 8: The Threat Is Real!
Khan - Space Shanty
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Tool - 10,000 Days
The Mars Volta - Amputechture

jingle.boy · « **Reply #10236 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:07:24 AM »

I wasn't terribly stuffed over the first 2 albums from Odd Dimension, but I'll give this a go.

TAC · « **Reply #10237 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:09:25 AM »

I liked them!

Just looking at the titles, it seems like it might be a sort of concept to it. And there's some nice female vocals on it as well. You might like this.

Zydar · « **Reply #10238 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:46:51 AM »

Ace Frehley - Space Invader

KevShmev · « **Reply #10239 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:50:14 AM »

XTC - Nonsuch

King Postwhore · « **Reply #10240 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:52:06 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on July 05, 2021, 06:50:14 AM

XTC - Nonsuch

A little Peter Pumpkinhead I see.

KevShmev · « **Reply #10241 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:53:16 AM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on July 05, 2021, 06:52:06 AM

Quote from: KevShmev on July 05, 2021, 06:50:14 AM
XTC - Nonsuch

A little Peter Pumpkinhead I see.

Great stuff. That and Apple Venus Part 1 are probably two of my favorites by XTC.

Zydar · « **Reply #10242 on:** July 05, 2021, 07:04:02 AM »

They're both in my Top 5 XTC albums, along with Skylarking (#1), English Settlement, and Drums & Wires.

KevShmev · « **Reply #10243 on:** July 05, 2021, 07:11:02 AM »

If I can cheat and include the Dukes albums, my top tier would be Apple Venus Part 1, Black Sea, English Settlement, Nonsuch and the two Dukes albums. As much as I like Skylarking and Oranges & Lemons, the mixes of both prevent me from loving them as much as the ones I have in my top tier.

Melphina · « **Reply #10244 on:** July 05, 2021, 07:24:40 AM »

Lowdz · « **Reply #10245 on:** July 05, 2021, 10:04:44 AM »

Silent Rage - Don't Touch Me There

Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out In Space

MSG - Save Yourself

Lowdz · « **Reply #10246 on:** July 05, 2021, 03:20:39 PM »

Odd Dimension - The Blue Dawn - cheers Tim, I enjoyed this.

Skid Row - st

Yngwie Malmsteen- Rising Force, Eclipse

nick_z · « **Reply #10247 on:** July 05, 2021, 05:31:10 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 03, 2021, 07:21:11 PM

Been a couple of months since I listened to this. Still powerful!

This is good, I had never heard of them!

cfmoran13 · « **Reply #10248 on:** July 05, 2021, 06:56:47 PM »

I think this is the first new physical CD I've purchased since DT's D/T. Nothing ground-breaking. But, overall, a very solid and enjoyable release nonetheless.

nick_z · « **Reply #10249 on:** July 06, 2021, 07:08:33 AM »

Zydar · « **Reply #10250 on:** July 06, 2021, 07:45:07 AM »

Small Dark Lines is such a great song.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #10251 on:** July 06, 2021, 08:51:55 AM »

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #10252 on:** July 06, 2021, 09:32:31 AM »

Sturgill Simpson - SOUND & FURY

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #10253 on:** July 06, 2021, 11:59:57 AM »

Dover Quartet - R. Schumann: String Quartets, Op. 41

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #10254 on:** July 06, 2021, 12:34:55 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 04, 2021, 03:39:56 PM

One of the most underrated albums of the last decade was Odd Dimension's Last Embrace For Humanity from 2013. There's literally been no news from them for 8 years, and they suddenly appeared with a new album a month or so ago. They have a new singer (and drummer). I sampled them, and I just thought the new singer was way too silky smooth, whereas the previous singer..wasn't, but he had tons of character. The sample turned me off.

Anyway, today I had the house basically to myself, so I thought I'd check it out for good.

Damn, this is an excellent album. This singer is great, but I just can't place a comparison. This album should appeal to Styx or even Kansas fans that like the heavier side of those bands.

Downloaded. I'll check it out at the gym in the morning.

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

Author Topic: What album are you listening to? v.6 (Read 478327 times)