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« Reply #700 on: 16 Feb 2006, 04:25 »

Edguy - Judas at The Opera

What a mouthful. Despite of the length it is fun and varied, if a bit cheesy.
It kicks off straight away and settles into the groove, then break at "solar system" and then there is a section which sounds a bit like Queen(voice effects and such).
Competently executed and well arranged as far as I can tell. I like the lyrics "it's pink and it's clear, he is the queer, he likes it into his rear!", pretension with a sense of humour.
The singer is also quite good, very fitting for the genre even if he kind of aping old school style. Which may be the point.

All in all fun track 8/10

Now for a danish demo band called Brudevalsen(literally The Bride Waltz, it's the dance at weddings) with a cover of Tom Waits Brudevalsen - Dirt in the Ground
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« Reply #701 on: 16 Feb 2006, 18:02 »

Brudevalsen - Dirt in the Ground

This was damn close to a melodic death metal Tom Waits cover, may just be the Swedish attempt to emulate Mr. Wait's voice combined with the distorted guitar, but this sounded, to me, a LOT like Edge of Sanity: that old school Swedish sound. Plus the lyrical matter isn't a million miles of something Dan Swano could have written. The Opeth-like telephone vocals only increased this vibe. No idea what the rest of their stuff sounds like, of course. I gotta say, I enjoyed the hell out of this, though it did drag a little in the middle. Sweet track.

8.5/10

Gentlemen, I present the cultural crossover genre that should have ruled the 90's. Reggae Metal.

Skindred - Nobody

Also, incidentally, Skindred are one of the best live bands in the world. Their recorded tracks really do not do justice to how fun and insane they are in action. Their frontman is just fucking incredible.
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« Reply #702 on: 16 Feb 2006, 18:17 »

skindred- Nobody


i realy dont know what to say about this track, since i dont realy know alot about metal the only thing i could compare it to is Korn. its got some heavy bass and obviously some agressive vocals. being that im not to fond of metal, its pretty good so i give it a 4.9/10



now to take it on a softer level
 The Cribs-you are always the one

yeah, the vocals blow. he sounds like the singer from simpleplanXP
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« Reply #703 on: 16 Feb 2006, 18:20 »

You kinda have to like, post the track.


EDIT: That Skindred track wins and comparing it to KoRn is basically suicide worthy.
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« Reply #704 on: 16 Feb 2006, 18:36 »

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the only thing i could compare it to is Korn.


Holy crap, he has a point!  It's what Korn would be if they were...you know...actually good.
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« Reply #705 on: 16 Feb 2006, 18:41 »

Also, if they were fronted by a big insane Welsh-Jamaican instead of Jonathan 'boo hoo hoo' Davis.
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« Reply #706 on: 16 Feb 2006, 18:45 »

Well, I'd say that's part of the whole "good" part, personally.
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« Reply #707 on: 16 Feb 2006, 20:11 »

yeah, i realised i hade to make a link as soon as i loged off, oh well here instead ill just link a bunch of songs by the subways on purevolume cause im a lazy tramp:)

http://www.purevolume.com/thesubways
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« Reply #708 on: 17 Feb 2006, 17:33 »

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I love this thread

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On Skindred.
I've seen them live. Comparable to Korn, they rock harder, they flow better and they have a much better audience enthusiasm. I don't necessarily like them but the music is good. I like reggae to an extent but I hate anything remotely similar to Korn or Metallica. So, Skindred gets an 8/10 for the lead singers enthusiasm and rhythm, but for the guitar-ness... 2/10.

8/10 + 2/10 = 10/10 / 2 = 5/10 for Skindred.
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« Reply #709 on: 17 Feb 2006, 23:13 »

You realize that Korn and Metallica aren't metal, right? Or at least, Metallica hasn't been metal for the past 15 years...

But you need to put up your own song anyway, so the chain can continue.
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« Reply #710 on: 20 Feb 2006, 07:51 »

Zak924 posted the new song, and I didn't state that they were metal.

If I have to do a new song lets go with.

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« Reply #711 on: 20 Feb 2006, 09:06 »

I'm really too lazy to go to a myspace page. Seriously, fuck Myspace.

EDIT: That avatar wins.
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« Reply #712 on: 20 Feb 2006, 12:47 »

I am just going to do Zak's since that was what I could find

The Subways - Rock'n'Roll Queen

I think the NME hype over this little band went over my head. But then again NME is hardly the gospel. Nevertheless this is a rapid rocker, where there isn't really much going on. Two lines of lyrics and straight into the chorus repeated twice, and to make it worse he screams the second chorus. He sounds like Nicholls from The Vines in his obnoxious moments, and they don't have the melody to make up for it. My brother calls me a lyricsfascist, so I will just gracefully skip the lyrics, suffice to say they are a bit banal. Overall I was bored with this track, which is not good when it is less than 3 minutes long. The singer's voice annoys me as well so it gets 5/10.

Now one of the best goddamn rockbands in Denmark:
Kitty Wu - Rule No. 9
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« Reply #713 on: 21 Feb 2006, 08:49 »

I got it.
Listening now.
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« Reply #714 on: 21 Feb 2006, 09:08 »

Wow.

I'm seriously impressed with this song. His voice is somber and melodramatic in the deeper tones of the song but when it comes to the chorus or what I would assume to be the chorus he picks up a whine/strain that is quite nice. The guitar/drumming is nothing overdramatic and it works for this song. There's a keyboard(i do believe) in the chorus that adds a pleasant to it. The backup vocals are faint and support the lead immensely if you happen to catch it. This is my third time through this song now. I've not really picked up on the lyrics yet, but I like it without knowing. There really is no room for improvement in this song.

10/10.




Next : Coheed and Cambria - The Crowing
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« Reply #715 on: 21 Feb 2006, 10:09 »

yeah they are pretty good, just pm me if you want more tracks :)
A friendly advice, though, you need to upload that Coheed song by using http://www.yousendit.com or at least by providing a link :)
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« Reply #716 on: 21 Feb 2006, 14:15 »

Oh.. well I don't have internet access at home and I have no link to any song I'd offer.. so you go ahead and offer another song for me. :P
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« Reply #717 on: 21 Feb 2006, 19:23 »

Too late.  I managed to find it and am listening to it now.
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« Reply #718 on: 21 Feb 2006, 19:48 »

Okay, absolutely hate the singers tone (which is what I remember from the only other Coheed song I've ever heard), and he seriously needs to learn how to breath.  I could hear him take a really quick and shallow breath before each line.  Actually, now that I think about it, he kind of sounds like Geddy Lee, but much more abrasive.  I guess it's what I'd get if I crossed Geddy Lee with an eight-year-old girl...  Now that I've got my main complaint out of the way, let's get into the meat of this.

The song as a whole is really well-done.  I love the main riff at the beginning, though I could live without the little tail they put on the end of it.  I also really like how the drums and bass change to keep it interesting.  The vocal melodies are pretty good, but really repetetive.  It's awesome how that chorus-type-thing ("You are my favorite") goes back into the verse the first time, when everyone drops except the guitar and then they all do hits.

The bridge starts out a little too proggy for me (and I'm a huge fan of prog, but not unison sections that don't really seem to add too much), but goes into a really cool high-energy section before getting soft.  It starts off the build in a satisfying manner, but I'm not a fan of the guitar lead figures (in all sections of the song, actually), and it continues to build subtly enough.

Really like the layering of vocals in the ending section and how so many things are intertwining and fitting together, even if I do believe they're rather poorly excuted.  The pitch isn't really that bad, but the tone is just annoying.

I'd have to say a really well-constructed song despite the things I don't like about he composition.  Sorry to keep going on about the singer (especially as I am such a poor singer personally), but he really just ensures that I'm never going to buy the band's CDs.  If they put somebody behind the mic who didn't make me want to strangle an ostrich, then I'd deffinitely pick up some of their music.

7/10.  As vitally important as the vocals are to me, the song is really good.

Brave - I Believe
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« Reply #719 on: 21 Feb 2006, 20:22 »

Geddy Lee crossed with an 8 year old girl is a pretty accurate representation.
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« Reply #720 on: 21 Feb 2006, 21:54 »

Too bad he can't play bass like Geddy Lee. And that I really don't like Coheed and Cambria because it has all the pretentiousness without any of the talent.

But that's just me.

Kai, do you listen to Nevermore? Because I'm listening to the Brave song right now, and if you've never heard of them, I'm totally fucking posting a track.
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« Reply #721 on: 22 Feb 2006, 08:08 »

I'm on it.


Female Vocalist.
That's cool. I think her voice is kind of plain though. The back up vocals are also female and add a nice undertone with higher notes at certain parts. The singers range is quite nice. She doesn't squeak at all and when she reaches for those ceiling notes it actually sounds good. Most of the song sounds the same to me. It's a good sound, but it's monotonous.

I really like the introduction to this even the affect on the guitar. The guitar work in most of this song is fairly simple and repetitive. I could do without the effects pedal on the solo or really the solo in general. Mostly this song reminds me of a Fantasy-sounded Avril Lavigne. It's composure is well put together but the guitar is monotone, the lyrics get repetitive and if I hadn't been listening for the drum and bass in this song, I wouldn't have heard it. It's something I'd pass by on the radio.

4/10 for the decent composure.


I have no ability to post this song so if someone else wants to offer something go ahead.

Metric - Wet Blanket
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« Reply #722 on: 22 Feb 2006, 17:21 »

hm...I think I like it!

I' really no good at describing (or critiquing) music this way, but imagine The New Pornographers, but less electronic and more Rock. The cynical touch of the Female lead's voice fits in just right, and the overall flow of the song just sounds good. if anything, the gap in the middle is just short of being too long.

I give it a 9/10

I think I'll Mix it up and give you THREE choices (but really, I suggest you listen to both songs).

Next:
Day In Day Out - by Catch 22
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If and when we rise again - by Streetlight Manifesto
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Better place, Better Time - by Streetlight Manifesto
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« Reply #723 on: 22 Feb 2006, 17:24 »

evilpopsicleguy- you forgot to give people a link to where they can download the songs.
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« Reply #724 on: 22 Feb 2006, 18:34 »

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evilpopsicleguy- you forgot to give people a link to where they can download the songs.


uh, yeah, I'm not sure if any of them are available online...So I'm kinda depending on someone with limewire here. but in the mean time, I'll try to find the songs and/or upload them somewhere.
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« Reply #725 on: 22 Feb 2006, 18:36 »

OKAY. IT'S BEEN POSTED ON THIS PAGE, LIKE, 3 TIMES. www.yousendit.com



Also, I don't listen to Nevermore, although they sound pretty awesome.
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« Reply #726 on: 22 Feb 2006, 19:05 »

Then this will be fixed.

Nevermore  - Narcosynthesis

I don't even know WHAT to call these guys. They're like prog/thrash/power, but mostly they're just really good.
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« Reply #727 on: 22 Feb 2006, 19:10 »

Now I remember where I've heard Nevermore before, the drummer in my band in high school was always trying to get me to listen to them, and he played some for me in his car.  Oddly enough, he hasn't given me any yet.

I know at one point, there's a lead-in to one section that's just double strokes on the ride.  I only remember this fact because he and I make fun of it so much, because it's just such a simple concept that it would have been rediculously hard to think of.
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« Reply #728 on: 22 Feb 2006, 19:47 »

Oh man. I love that track, and I'd totally review it, but I don't have time to do it right now because I'm working on an essay. Someone else do it. It still totally gets a 10, however.
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« Reply #729 on: 27 Feb 2006, 00:55 »

Nevermore - Narcosynthesis

The worst thing I can say about this is that the tone, especially of the rhythm guitar, is pretty generic. Could easily be a hundred bands. The singer's voice is pretty cool, not a wailer or a screamer, he's actually singing, fairly low.
It's something I would listen to when I wanted background noise, not music to concentrate on. The lead guitar was quite good without being amazing, as was the drumming.

I will add that my headphones only work in one ear, and it's 3am so I can't use my speakers... so if there's amazingness happening in the right channel, ignore me.

I will also add that the more of a band's music I hear, the more I appreciate them. I can hate a single track, but then like it once i've heard a dozen others and gotten a feel for their style.

EDIT: It's the next morning, and I decided to give it one more shot... I like it a lot more after a few listens. The vocal harmonies are really nifty.

8/10


ok, mine... I feel out of my depth here, because a lot of my favorite music is pretty mainstream. I'm really not sure how well-known dream evil is, because I found this song on a WoW vid, in which it was extremely appropriate. Anyway: rawr, dragon metal.

Dream Evil - The Chosen Ones
http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1Y81JM38JID2T1SR60XM3UIBAF

if that doesn't work, I'll try fixing it tomorrow.

Bonus points: here's the offending video. I wouldn't bother if you don't play   warcraft, but it's a pretty cool vid/music sync. http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=9619
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« Reply #730 on: 13 Mar 2006, 14:05 »

The yousendit file expired, and I'm not downloading a 116MB file to listen to that song.  Sorry.  Repost it and I'll listen to it.

Kai said that he didn't know who Kyuss was on another thread, so I decided to post the song that prompted the thought.  This is a cover of Black Sabbath's "Into The Void," from a 6-track split CD Kyuss did with their successors Queens of the Stone Age.  See what you think.

http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3FVCVCUK3FK071EOX8T5CAQLUC">Kyuss - Into The Void

(And if you like it, here's a Kyuss original, from the same CD.  I don't think I'm breaking any rules by making more music avaliable.  Review one or the other or both, whatever.)

http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=28CRJHOMI38NY09Q1MU0H4HW6D">Kyuss - Fatso Forgetso
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« Reply #731 on: 13 Mar 2006, 14:57 »

Kyuss - Into the Void

Yeah, firstoff, if you read the other thread: totally one of my favorite Sabbath tracks ever. This cover seems to lose some of the... aesthetic feeling? I don't know. It's certainly faster and more upbeat and... sludgier, if that's a word. Until it breaks into the little bass/bongo latin-esque thing that's so awesome it hurts. And a totally different solo, which is fancy. Good cover? Yeah. Do I like it better? Myself, I still have some fond feelings for Ozzy and the Oh-Lawd-Yeah's original version. Will I check out Kyuss? probably. 9/10


Storm Rider said I should totally upload some Praxis a while ago and I missed the post and totally forgot to do it, so... here.
Praxis - Crash Victim/Black Science Navigator
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« Reply #732 on: 13 Mar 2006, 16:19 »

Praxis - Crash Victim/Black Science Navigator

OK, first off, this song fucking GROOVES. Great riff, I like the drumming as well. Nice little keyboard interlude, but I had trouble hearing the bass. Still, fucking solid and I'll definitely be checking it out in the future. 8.5-9/10

I think it's time for some Steve Vai, but I really hope I haven't put this song up already.

Steve Vai - For the Love of God
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« Reply #733 on: 13 Mar 2006, 16:53 »

Damnit, I love that song, so I can't review.  Oh well.
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« Reply #734 on: 13 Mar 2006, 17:29 »

Yeah, I'm left out too.
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« Reply #735 on: 14 Mar 2006, 05:22 »

So its mine then.
Review will be up in a couple of minutes, just need to pick a song.
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« Reply #736 on: 14 Mar 2006, 05:51 »

Steve Vai - For The Love Of God

I allway heard my guitarist friends talk about him in awe, but I never actually checked his stuff out.
Anyway, atarts off with a good guitar melody and simple back up by the rythem section. His improv's are really good, and the "lets shred the fuck out of my guitar" part is done very good.
I never was a fan of guitarists solo works, mainly because they could get very very masturbatory (or maybe this is what guitarists think when they listen to Jaco). But Steve Vai does it without being cocky and without over shreding.
8/10, and if I was a guitar player I'd probably give this a 20/10.

Now for my song:
Miranda Sex Garden - A Fairytale About Slavery
One of my favorite songs ever.
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« Reply #737 on: 14 Mar 2006, 10:23 »

Miranda Sex Garden - A Fairytale about Slavery

First of all their bandname is really misleading, I though it was something like Jack off Jill or the like. Having said I really like it, it starts out with this renaissance fair/sea shanty flute(?) melody. That is then mixed with a sort of funeral march percussion and a female singer's gorgeous voice. For some reason I don't mind the repeated lyrics, mainly I think on the strength of her voice and the beautiful arrangement. Later on violins and rock guitar enter. It becomes predominant about halfway through, and it picks up in urgence. The end is a bit odd with the silence and music box playing, but all in all a really beautiful track, and a cool idea to mix rock and medieval music.

It gets a 9/10 since the ending is a bit unnecessary.

Now we are heading into art-rock territory with Jomi Massage.

Jomi Massage - Opposite of Nothing
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« Reply #738 on: 15 Mar 2006, 11:12 »

Joni Massage - Opposite of Nothing

Starts of with some pretty distonal slides. Then the drums and piano kick in, and things turns pretty awesome. I really like the lead singer's voice. She reminds me of someone, but I can't really remember who.
Anyway, I like the guitar that joins in a bit later. Quite simple, fo sho, but it sounds good. The distonal bits come in again after some time, meh.
After that, the song gets a bit harder, with a bit more guitar and some voices in the background. I really like the ending, too. The piano bit reminds me of the Tintin theme. :/

Even though I have a tendency to dislike art-rock, this one's pretty darn good. + Bonus points for Tintin association. 8/10

Next song, Sterling - På Vej
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« Reply #739 on: 15 Mar 2006, 11:47 »

Sterling - På Vej

Your link was a bit screwed up but I got it ;)

The intro is really cool, the jingle bells at the start remind me a bit of a Mew song. I'm not entirely sure what he's actually saying but the vocal melodies are great; the music in the first coupla minutes, while subtle enough to let the singer guy do his thing and make him the focus of the song, is interesting in its own right. Very upbeat and catchy. The instrumental bit in the second half is groovy, nice crescendo. Still sounds like Mew btw (that's a good thing). I endorse this band and would definitely listen again / get an album.

Good song structure, good music, good singing. My only complaint is that I want to know what the guy said, what language was that? :) 9/10

Leiahdorus - Freeways

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« Reply #740 on: 15 Mar 2006, 11:52 »

Just a sec while I download and review.
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« Reply #741 on: 15 Mar 2006, 12:13 »

Okay, here with:
Leiahdorus - Freeways

It's nice.  However, I don't like the way the singer attacks each line he sings.  I also don't like the extra effects on the on the voice.  The melody is pretty wandering and indistinct.  I mean, the only reason he seems to be singing is to deliver the lyrics, and I don't ever listen to lyrics.  That said, the song construction is okay.  It starts softer and gets bigger at points, but on the other hand there just seems to be discreet dynamic levels, and there's no in-between, no build.  The ending also seems to just fizzle.  It's rather indicative of the rest of the tune.  It's arbitrary and indistinct.  I don't think I'd ever actually listen to it, but it's reasonable background music.
6/10

Here's mine:
Chris Potter - Megalopolis
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« Reply #742 on: 15 Mar 2006, 12:14 »

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Danish. And yeah, I guess they're kinda Mew-ish.

They've got some more songs on Myspace, if you want to check them out.
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« Reply #743 on: 15 Mar 2006, 12:15 »

Laffy: Jomi Massage aka Signe Høirup Wille-Jørgensen is also in Speaker Bite Me and was in Murmur. She has also appeared on Bows' albums and with DR's Big Band.
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« Reply #744 on: 15 Mar 2006, 12:16 »

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Danish. And yeah, I guess they're kinda Mew-ish.

They've got some more songs on Myspace, if you want to check them out.


sweet, thanks :D

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« Reply #745 on: 15 Mar 2006, 12:27 »

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Okay, here with:
Leiahdorus - Freeways

It's nice.  However, I don't like the way the singer attacks each line he sings.  I also don't like the extra effects on the on the voice.  The melody is pretty wandering and indistinct.  I mean, the only reason he seems to be singing is to deliver the lyrics, and I don't ever listen to lyrics.  That said, the song construction is okay.  It starts softer and gets bigger at points, but on the other hand there just seems to be discreet dynamic levels, and there's no in-between, no build.  The ending also seems to just fizzle.  It's rather indicative of the rest of the tune.  It's arbitrary and indistinct.  I don't think I'd ever actually listen to it, but it's reasonable background music.
6/10

Here's mine:
Chris Potter - Megalopolis


Downloading now, will edit in review..

Chris Potter - Megalopolis

I think this is a nice, good jazz song. It's something you would bop your head or dance to, and it's just got a pretty upbeat vibe. I would definintely be interested in the whole cd. Seems like it's easy to get into, for the casual jazz listener or the hardcore listener. It's not outstandingly impressive, but it's not bad. I'll give it 8/10.

Now, this may be one of the greatest songs ever. Seriously. Slint - Good Morning, Captain
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Slint - Good Morning, Captain

Opens with some sort of chorused out keys, or something, I dunno, then a guy comes in with very soft, spoken vocals, which I can not hear a word of, and there is also guitar. This goes on for about three minutes, then everything but the guitar drops out. Then the guitar gets louder and more distorted for a bit, then quiet, then back to the old...this is 7 minutes long!? 2/10.

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Leftover Crack - Athiest Anthem

This track rocks. Hard. It's not exactly the most original thing I've heard, distorted guitar, fast drums and some screamed vocals. But I happen to enjoy that formula, and this is pretty catchy, especially the chorus. And I love the vocals. Bit short though, just over two minutes. I'll be sure to check these guys out. 7.5/10


Darkest Hour - Vertunis, Aequitas It's a 13 minute long metal instrumental, consider yourself warned.
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Darkest Hour - Vertunis, Aequitas

The first 4 minutes are just an onslaught of metal.  The only problem I can come up with is that the intensity and theme basically stays the same the whole time, and it reaches two identical climaxes instead of building up to one real one.  Then a little guitar picking comes in on its own, is joined by a well-orchestrated second guitar, and the metal starts back up again.  Then it dies off again and ... piano?  What?  The drums come back in, along with the light guitar picking.  Then the metal comes back and two guitars play off each other for a while.  Things get softer for a bit and then ... SOLO!  (Took them long enough.)  The solo doesn't impress me too much ... it's pretty standard as far as metal solos go (not that I'm the biggest authority on that).  Then the piano comes back and is all slow and dirgeful.  ... and that's the whole last minute.

The riffs are good, the solo's OK at best, but what I really like is the rhythm section.  I could really hear the bass, and it was laying down some pretty good stuff.  The drum fills were good too.

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Very few songs I've ever heard approach the heavy groove of this track's second half.  The last 2 1/2 minutes are ridiculous.
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« Reply #749 on: 16 Mar 2006, 19:51 »

OK, I really like this song, but I can't figure out why. There's nothing particularly sophisticated going on with any single instrument, and the guy's voice is far from my favorites. But I can't stop listening to this. Wtf.
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