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| Only gave it one listen, but I rather liked it. I'm not a huge fan of his prog pretentions, and I thought Addicted was his best work since SYL, so this album takes a welcome turn. I didn't find it quite as catchy as Addicted, though. I'll have to play some more. It'll probably fall somewhere between 3 and 3,5 out of 5 stars. |
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| A little too simple for my taste. |
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Reminds me a little of pop one some moments... Still good music.
Devin rules \m/ |
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| This album is kinda "brave" , it could fail badly if the pop influences were too much ... but Devin took the risk and once again , delivered . |
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A Spot on Review Baz  It honestly reminds me of 'Addicted', Annekes vocal is simply amazing, not too over the top but just spot on. I knew i couldn't have been the only one that was disappointed with 'Lucky Animals' 
Epicloud is a solid release and if your wanting to dive into Mr. Townsends discography its a great intro This man is full of crazy good ideas and i do hope that there is more from where this came from  A solid score, i also agree on a 8.5  |
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Agree with practically everything on the review, I'll just say that I thought "Lucky Animals" also seemed a bland song at first but now I absolutely love it. Devin's vocals are impressive on that song (and the whole record, for that matter).
A really fun album! |
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| Gonna go order it tomorrow at the local store if it isn't in stock, looking very much forward to it! |
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| Very nice review. I can't say anything else because you have said everything. |
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| Yaaaaaaay.... good album, good review. |
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These are the kind of songs that when you hear once, you think are boring and generic. Then you listen to them again and its a lot better. Then again, and again. Soon enough it becomes a masterpiece!
With that said, I know i'd like this album a lot If I heard it again. I can't seem to want to listen to it again though. |
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| Was thinking about reviewing it haha. But you've definitely got everything spot on |
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| This one is simply fun, wonderful review Baz. |
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I'm still discovering this album with each new listen, but as of now I'm pleased with what I hear and I can't wait to hear the new songs live in November.
The man never ceases to amaze me, it seems. Like RV said, it really is fun stuff. |
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1st listen through and I couldn't help but just want to dance around like a fool!
The 2nd disc is okay, not on par with Epicloud, but nice for us diehards. |
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| After hearing "Lucky Animals" I really didn't think I would enjoy this one,but for some reason I really like it,why? All I can say is Dev in any of his "morphs" is an excellent song writer,and at the end of the day that is what it all comes down to. |
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| It's streaming here: http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/devin_townsend_project-epicloud_album_stream |
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| It does remind me a bit of Addicted at points, which at first I didn't like because of the exact reason you mentioned: it sounds kinda like pop metal. But, as was the case with that album, I'm sure Epicloud will grow on me after a few spins. Devy's music works in strange ways like that. Sooner or later I won't be able to get Animals As Leaders out of my head, I can already feel it. |
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| I didn't like it at all. Lost me on the techno song, what the fuck? Too poppy. |
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| Good review. I'm interested to hear this now.. |
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| I love Anekke voice in this one. Really gives the extra push for the songs. |
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| Now that i got it, damn it kicks ass! I was expecting a lot poppier though after reading this review and the comments. |
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| Didn't really like this one as much as the earlier stuff, that said the last album I really enjoyed was probably Synchestra and I prefer the version of Kingdom originally on the Physicist. A bit too poppy and techno-y for me |
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