Yeah that’s a pretty ridiculous statement. The guy just loves music ands does what he loves. Don’t see how you could listen to Terra or City or Ocean Machine and come to the conclusion that he’s trying to make a buck.
I just googled Devin Townsend. Now I wish I doesn't. Looks like a guy who put a lot of effort to make a profit out of mainstream music camouflaged as something that has depth and quality. Almost like Christian rock in South Park.
There are portions in your life where you're so tired of everything, and you're so grateful for musicians who make it so easy for you to feel the emotional impact of their music.
What a great album, they only keep getting better. It's weird that they are only listed as post-hardcore in MS, I feel like they been getting closer to post-metal every release.
I'd never heard of this band. I'm really enjoying this. The song "Storm" sounded so familar I thought it might be a cover (like Ghost), but I think it's just really catchy
Never understood the praise this band gets. The music is rather average and the vocals range from annoying at worst to bearable at best.
Love the vocals, very passionate, but not perfect. Shows emotion IMO.
I features really great production that helps extremely catchy song writing. A good mix of driving baselines and catchy, soaring lead guitar blend perfectly.
What's not to like? (Obviously I think it's great, but it's always funny how tastes can differ. I can definitely see how one could find the vocals overbearing, for example)
Love the vocals, very passionate, but not perfect. Shows emotion IMO.
I features really great production that helps extremely catchy song writing. A good mix of driving baselines and catchy, soaring lead guitar blend perfectly.
In universal agreement here. Her balanced delivery of delicate, breathy/raspy vocals reminds me of Sinéad O'Connor, especially with her intonation. Her Sia-like cracks while approaching higher octaves really embraces that evocative side too, but sometimes her accent can be overpowering, as with Jinjer. And that degree of mixed head and chest voice and grate on some people for sure.
She has great pitch control and combined with the band's ability to bounce between upbeat hardcore and introspective breakdowns within a familiar pop structure makes for a pretty fun and digestible package, all things considered.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
Love the vocals, very passionate, but not perfect. Shows emotion IMO.
I features really great production that helps extremely catchy song writing. A good mix of driving baselines and catchy, soaring lead guitar blend perfectly.
What's not to like? (Obviously I think it's great, but it's always funny how tastes can differ. I can definitely see how one could find the vocals overbearing, for example)
Overbearing is exactly right. I may have been a bit harsh on the instrumental side; it's not like the music is bad. It is quite decent and it has a nice production. There is nothing that really wows me though. And as I said, the vocals ruin it, which is unfortunate as I could see myself really liking this overall with better vocals.
Trust me, I have tried hard to like this band. I want nothing more than for a local band to really make it big so I can say "I saw them live before they were cool".
Simply incredible this album, I just remembered this band and I hadn't remembered that they had released a new album so I listened to the whole thing and I thought it was wonderful, I had listened to their 2 previous albums, they are good but this one is incredible.
Pure post-hardcore....
Vocals are epic. So raw and powerfull, yet energetic.
Good songwriting and nice audio quality in every way.
I didn't even know about Post-Hardcore.
I really liked this album. Easy 8.3 / 10