RaduP CertifiedHipster
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RaduPCertifiedHipsterPosts: 8628 From: Romania
Few albums genuinely deserve a 10. This is one of them.
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musclassia
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18.08.2020 - 14:47Rating: 9
I think this is one of those albums where it potentially merits a 10, not because it's perfect (I agree that Strength Of Fates and Enclosure In Flame drag, and that Aeon would make for a much better ending to the record), but because it delivers emotions that almost nothing else can and stands alone as such an immense piece of work that its imperfections almost work in its favor. The title track is one of the best metal songs ever really.
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Bad English Tage Westerlund
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Never hear this band....
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Troy Killjoy perfunctionist
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Written by Bad English on 18.08.2020 at 16:11
Never hear this band....
You should remedy that asap.
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Bad English Tage Westerlund
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 18.08.2020 at 16:15
Written by Bad English on 18.08.2020 at 16:11
Never hear this band....
You should remedy that asap.
If radu would not add his neo folk band and made ont i would never knew such band even exist
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Desha delicious dish
Posts: 800 From: Germany |
Deshadelicious dishPosts: 800 From: Germany
Written by musclassia on 18.08.2020 at 14:47
I think this is one of those albums where it potentially merits a 10, not because it's perfect (I agree that Strength Of Fates and Enclosure In Flame drag, and that Aeon would make for a much better ending to the record), but because it delivers emotions that almost nothing else can and stands alone as such an immense piece of work that its imperfections almost work in its favor. The title track is one of the best metal songs ever really.
Yeah, I went into my relistens of it thinking I was going to be somewhat negative, but then I listened to it again and again and again and all the flaws didn't really seem to matter all that much. It's definitely very unique.
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Honestly not even in my top 3 Neurosis records yet still absolutely amazing, and one of their albums that is most personal to me. In sophomore year of high school, whenever I had a bad day I'd go home and blast this album, it's something I'll always remember. Also around that same time I would listen to The Eye of Every Storm whenever I was really sad in a more depressed way.
Great review!
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Desha delicious dish
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Deshadelicious dishPosts: 800 From: Germany
Written by Guest on 19.08.2020 at 01:29
Honestly not even in my top 3 Neurosis records [...]
That's how I went into my relistens earlier this year, but The whole idea of ranking the albums kind of fell out of the window (is that a figure of speech that exists?) after a few listens. Like I said in my review, if I think about it, it should be my least favourite of the 90s ones (which I consider to be their best by far), but that just doesn't seem to really work out.
Written by Guest on 19.08.2020 at 01:29
In sophomore year of high school, whenever I had a bad day I'd go home and blast this album, it's something I'll always remember. Also around that same time I would listen to The Eye of Every Storm whenever I was really sad in a more depressed way.
Yeah it's definitely a good record for that kind of feeling.
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Milena gloom cookie
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Tbh I rate albums I would edit in some way with 10s all the time. No album is "perfect" in that sense, a 10 is a 10 even if there's songs you'd skip or rearrange.
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Desha delicious dish
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Written by Milena on 19.08.2020 at 14:59
Tbh I rate albums I would edit in some way with 10s all the time. No album is "perfect" in that sense, a 10 is a 10 even if there's songs you'd skip or rearrange.
That's precisely why I usually don't rate stuff, different people use different metrics to rate things and it gets all confusing
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Auntie Sahar Drone Empress
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I've never gotten quite as hyped up about Neurosis as many other people both on and off MS seem to, but this is still a pretty great album. Solid review of it, though it'd probably get more of an 8 or 8.5 max from me.
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Written by Desha on 19.08.2020 at 14:43
That's how I went into my relistens earlier this year, but The whole idea of ranking the albums kind of fell out of the window (is that a figure of speech that exists?) after a few listens. Like I said in my review, if I think about it, it should be my least favourite of the 90s ones (which I consider to be their best by far), but that just doesn't seem to really work out.
That is a figure of speech that exists Of their 90s records I'd say it goes Times of Grace, Souls at Zero, Through Silver in Blood, Enemy of the Sun, The Word as Law. TSIB and EOTS are tied and could easily switch, though.
Written by Desha on 19.08.2020 at 14:43
Yeah it's definitely a good record for that kind of feeling.
Mhm
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Written by Auntie Sahar on 20.08.2020 at 17:16
I've never gotten quite as hyped up about Neurosis as many other people both on and off MS seem to, but this is still a pretty great album. Solid review of it, though it'd probably get more of an 8 or 8.5 max from me.
Yeah, this is the Neurosis album that everyone seems to appreciate to some degree..
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Desha delicious dish
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Written by Guest on 21.08.2020 at 07:11
Written by Desha on 19.08.2020 at 14:43
That's how I went into my relistens earlier this year, but The whole idea of ranking the albums kind of fell out of the window (is that a figure of speech that exists?) after a few listens. Like I said in my review, if I think about it, it should be my least favourite of the 90s ones (which I consider to be their best by far), but that just doesn't seem to really work out.
That is a figure of speech that exists Of their 90s records I'd say it goes Times of Grace, Souls at Zero, Through Silver in Blood, Enemy of the Sun, The Word as Law. TSIB and EOTS are tied and could easily switch, though.
Ah shit I forgot that The Word as Law was 1990, I thought it was '89. That fucks up my review then haha, that's definitely my least favourite of the 90s albums then. My favourite is still Souls at Zero but after that it really depends on my mood.
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musclassia
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21.08.2020 - 19:02Rating: 9
Written by Desha on 21.08.2020 at 17:01
Ah shit I forgot that The Word as Law was 1990, I thought it was '89. That fucks up my review then haha, that's definitely my least favourite of the 90s albums then. My favourite is still Souls at Zero but after that it really depends on my mood.
Souls At Zero was the first Neurosis song that got me, and the album was the only one of theirs I really listened to until I gave them another go after Roadburn 2016. Nowadays I'd probably have it fourth after The Eye Of Every Storm, Through Silver In Blood and Times Of Grace, but those 4 are close together and clearly ahead of the rest of their albums in my book
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Written by Desha on 21.08.2020 at 17:01
That fucks up my review then haha, that's definitely my least favourite of the 90s albums then. My favourite is still Souls at Zero but after that it really depends on my mood.
Yeah it's really fine. Souls at Zero is sooooo good in the right mood. ToG I can listen to at any time for some reason I can't explain
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Netzach Planewalker
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NetzachPlanewalkerPosts: 1611 From: Sweden
You're still gonna have to get me into the rest of Neurosis some day, because for some reason this is the only album of theirs that stuck with me, and it is... well, the review says it all.
Also probably a good idea not to eat Nietzsche for breakfast. He's more of a late evening snack kind of guy.
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Desha delicious dish
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Deshadelicious dishPosts: 800 From: Germany
Written by Netzach on 11.07.2021 at 13:48
You're still gonna have to get me into the rest of Neurosis some day
Well I reviewed the two that came before this. The Enemy of the Sun one is particularly bad though, so maybe don't read it lmao
I think the rest of the albums all have a fair number of reviews on the site, and I don't think I do reviews well anyways so it's good that I won't write more haha
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