I have nothing against slowcore but calling this "slowcore" is just an excuse to avoid saying it's boring dream pop
HOLY FUCK SOMEONE GET SOME GOD DAMN WATER WE NEED TO HELP GALAXIE 500
Anytime I see the genre tags Shoegaze, Dream Pop and Slowcore, I am inclined to listen. Especially when they are all in one album. On Fire is an album that took some time for me to get into. The first couple tracks had me a bit worried, but then you hit me with a song like Snowstorm, and I’m hooked. There are definitely a handful of really solid tracks and I wouldn’t say anything is bad. I just think the weakness ... read more
Easily one of the best and most influential shoegaze albums of all time. There are lots more layers on this record than any of their other efforts and can take more than just a few listens to really grasp what you’re hearing. On Fire takes some time to grow on the listener but when it does it will most definitely prove itself ten times over. A undisputed masterpiece.
This whole experience is totally ruined by the poor mixing (this isn't slowcore) and the blame vocal performances on a part of the songs.
On the other hand some tracks here are a mood, Blue Thunder and Strange in particular.
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This'll be a bit shorter than the other review because I haven't really the time for writing a long one.
On Fire is by far Galaxie 500 record; Today might have the relatively well-known track "Tugboat", but On Fire's overall fame exceeds it. This record is known as one of the first great Shoegaze/Dreampop records and it fully deserves that title.
Track by track review:
Track 1: Blue Thunder
Holy shit
Track 2: Tell ... read more
1 | Blue Thunder 3:47 | 96 |
2 | Tell Me 3:51 | 91 |
3 | Snowstorm 5:12 | 88 |
4 | Strange 3:17 | 90 |
5 | When Will You Come Home 5:21 | 85 |
6 | Decomposing Trees 4:06 | 75 |
7 | Another Day 3:43 | 85 |
8 | Leave the Planet 2:41 | 84 |
9 | Plastic Bird 3:17 | 84 |
10 | Isn't It a Pity 5:12 | 86 |
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