Great sounding album, and well performed. However, none of the songs really get the pulse racing, like on the earlier albums.
Oh, and I saw the special edition on eBay with a $200 price tag.
Great sounding album, and well performed. However, none of the songs really get the pulse racing, like on the earlier albums.
Oh, and I saw the special edition on eBay with a $200 price tag.
If I was going to listen through the whole album, I suppose the extra tracks would provide a couple helpful breaks for the ears. Otherwise, yes I agree they don't add much. I'm preferring to listen to all the songs individually.Originally Posted by Captain Geech
Last edited by ergalthema; 09-08-2019 at 08:10 PM.
Invincible - jeez, wow!! that is epic, thankyouverymuch. That riff at 9:35 is dope... However that solo on 7empest is a bit stretched and dragging. Production is top shelf, no complaints.
Last edited by sergio; 09-08-2019 at 10:27 PM.
Thanks to USPS my package didn't arrive until Saturday (apparently Dorian really took a toll on the processing center in Pittsburgh, who sat on my package for about 5 days before passing along). But, it arrived safely if not swiftly and I gave it a first look/listen on the way up/down to see Morgbl @ Orion.
Package is very impressive, clever. Certainly no regrets for the $48 spent.
Musically, it's Tool. Production is stupidly pristine and the performance is super tight. On first listen, Invincible and Descending jumped out immediately but I suspect it'll engage more and more on return trips. So, I'm happy and think it's great.
Now to really dig into the album before Cult of Luna's next one drops in about 10 days because THAT is going on non-stop play for the rest of the damned year
Last edited by battema; 09-09-2019 at 08:31 AM.
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Unfortunately, I can't agree. Some of the album sounds good to me, but many loud parts have some distortion. And, there are stray cymbal sounds in Pneuma around 8:54 and Culling Voices around 7:12 - like bad edits.
Nice production , especially the guitars.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Shazot, woulda liked to seen them, what's the new technique for hearing about the shows? Apparently I've missed the secret handshake.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
"Production is stupidly pristine and the performance is super tight."
for some reason or another - this is the kind of thing that scares me - super tight and uber production doesnt necessarily mean its good for me - in fact - it usually ruins things. lol. Yup - I like the grizzle.
I'd say this then: if the production of the prior couple of Tool albums was too pristine for you, then you'll likely feel the same about Fear
It's a fine Tool record. Not anything groundbreaking, but if you like Tool, you'll probably like it.
It is a good Tool album, but like you said, no new ground broken. Good that they still sound like a cohesive unit after 13 years, but this album is a bit understated given the buildup and time between albums, IMO. There wasn't a lot of difference twixt Lateralus and 10K Days but at least the latter gave us The Pot. Everyone mellows I guess.
Are there some kind of supply issues with the regular CD? Amazon doesn’t seem to have it.
Is the song title 7empest pronounced “Seven Empest?”
It's limited edition, and everywhere sold out. Tool is making another batch and selling through their website.
NoIs the song title 7empest pronounced “Seven Empest?”
They made it available for one day (September 5). I happened to find out about it the next day. Oh well!
Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
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"Seven Umpires"
So that was the much-touted 2nd run, huh? One day. Anyway... I bought the high res download and it sounds great even on my $69 computer speakers. So be it. I'm fine with not owning the physical product in this case.
My initial impressions of FI being a great Tool album remain in place. I'd even go as far as to say this is a really good prog album, which is a first for them IMHO. It scratches my itch for epics in a way that previous Tool records have not.
I don’t know if I’d call the second run “much-touted”. More like, “mentioned in a few places.”
I am well-versed in the fine art of hyperbole...
That you are!
F Tool! The LED on my copy of Pulse is still working!! Ok, actually it isn't... What I meant was that even finding the REGULAR CD release seems difficult. Anyone else notice that?
Actually, I'll just have to assume it was an embarassing typo."Seven Umpires"
Jed - there is only the deluxe and the digital.
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That’s nuts. I guess it’ll have to be a free download for me then.
Why not pay for the download?
Buy the fucking download.
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