I wish they put as much time into every track as they clearly did the first 3 in the EP. There's still good stuff in here otherwise. But it's just the thing where, while there is cool stuff here, most songs are overshadowed by other parts being underdeveloped. Like in day 2, the first solo sounds like a first take... the rest of the song is great though. My complaints go deeper in other songs, where for the most part, while there are good bones, it's sometimes just the bones. ... read more
Short and sweet, daunting and droning. The guitar on Woe Unto Us sounds like an earlier version of Trespassers W, but the ambience is completely different. While I get why it's the top rated song on this EP, I think The Icon And The Axe is one of HANL's overlooked gems. Slow and droning, maybe, but if you have the patience to sit with the somewhat lengthy 6 minute track, and really embrace the ambience, it's everything I love about HANL.
The ability to sit with misery, and the ... read more
This album has a ton going on at all times; I mean noise is in the genre name. The thing is though, it's excellent in depth, not just a blaring wall of sound. Beneath the blown out drums and at times screaming vocalist, there is a ton going on, and everything is mixed incredibly well, letting you hear the full vision of their sound.
This is such an awesome album, and despite its long runtime, there's never truly a dull moment, constantly bouncing between a gentler voice on the verge ... read more
The Cure's defining gothic album... no goth pop like they're usually known for. This album is dreary and dark, dragging you into its ghoulish world. While shorter than what they'd later be known for, this stands tall as one of their most solid albums, oozing with everything which makes The Cure great.
Absolutely amazing tracklist, and I'm not even into synthpop in the slightest. But this album is so fun and unique, obviously super creative, and so filled with bangers that I think many are generally overlooked. This is one of those albums that transcends genre, and is just generally amazing... thank u magalena bay....
This is very typical soundscape type music. Very fuzzy, as other people are mentioning, and maybe that fuzz gets a bit too much for my taste... but does it do its job to create a surreal tone? Absolutely.
I think this album has some really good moments, like in track 2 I really like the raking melody beneath the distortion, and I won't absolutely diss the fuzz and really noise rock as a whole, but soundscapes are easier to fall into without a suuper thick wall of noise. I want to be able ... read more
yea these tones are so def
i think these might be some def tones
def like these tones
you must be TONE def if you don't think these tones are def!!!
these def tones are pretty def (tones)
I don't know if I prefer the demos more than I prefer the final releases. Heavily debatable. I just know that this album hits when you're laying in bed and staring at the ceiling.
I will say, every song here which ended up on Sea of Worry, I do prefer the demo versions. Especially Destinos, holy shit, it's so much more haunting in comparison. Really, all of the songs on this demo have an incredibly oppressive and dark atmosphere. So much to love about that, and I love this ... read more
back to back bangers, sorry for being genrephobic grard way. held out on MCR for way longer than i should've
literally love this album. this is intermediate guitarist heaven, songs are so fun to learn and play. and everything else is awesome too ig...
Just a really fun album. I think the stand-out is his voice, where I almost feel like the instrumentals are only there to compliment his voice... which I guess makes sense, but in the realest way, the vocals are amazing. Super fun and unique. The melodies are fantastic, the lyrics are easy to follow along and also fun while simultaneously divulging the consistent theme
In the weirdest way, the most negative aspect of this album to me is that it can get almost boring without vocals
Which is ... read more
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sort of reminds me of vacations
the only real problem i have with this song is the mixing, and maybe how jangly the guitar can be doesn't rlly fit how flowy the vocals are... still not bad tho
From easily relatable to like, I dunno, interesting? The lyrical focus is, just as their future releases posit, not afraid to take on perspectives which aren't typically focused on in music. I mean, I won't put in a lot of my own commentary on what I think each song means, but I think it's all done very well.
I lied, I'll say a little (a lot. scroll if u wanna just see abt the sound).
From easily relatable, like Piled Up, putting focus on depression through the lens of ... read more
I could listen to this album a billion more times and I still wouldn't feel capable of speaking on it. I don't know what I can add other than, listen to it. Some really unique perspectives on top of some really unique sounds. Beautiful is what I'd call it, and somehow nostalgic through and through. Makes me think of camping in the snow...
I've listened to this album probably at least twice a week since it came out, maybe more, and it's really hard to get tired of the ... read more
Honestly I really like some of these songs and parts within them, but where the melodies and vocals made up for the lyrical quality entirely for me in their other releases (in cases where it was lacking), the chorus in, for instance, Believe Me, is super repetitive and leans pretty heavily into something I feel like I'd hear in a Disney movie from like the early 2000s, if that makes sense. I mean, I do appreciate the inspiration from more traditional rock with more dissonant ... read more
A super disorienting sound, interesting lyrical lens, and some seriously catchy songs and instrumentals. Some of it gets a little bit too industrial/noise rock for me, where the sound can blend a bit too much together in a sort of cacophony rather than anything well defined. Still, like the singer and the guitar throughout, and mostly like the atmosphere which is still thick in a similar (but I want to say colder) way to their other EP
Still love kittyriff and skinny/baby tho
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On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"Also I'm exaggerating when I say that killing yourself is an option, obviously it isn't, I'm satirizing that, in fact. And nicemaxxing... just say you're an incel ðŸ˜. Yeah I'm sorry for saying you can live your life positively, trying to put out good instead of lazing around and arguing online lol. Contradictory I know, but I certainly haven't been at it for a year... maybe that's proof I'm fighting an uphill battle, I'm clearly not going to be as dedicated to this as you are. I'm just giving my 2 cents since I came across it, and you don't need to attack everyone who doesn't flatly agree with you, you're aiming for L A C K O F G R O W T H. Like why are you so angry lmao? You haven't met me, you don't know me, so why so aggressive?"
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"@Myxogastrid JPEG? I mean I haven't updated my favorites in a while, and he's hella radical so I don't feel the need to listen to everything he says as something I should live by. I haven't even heard the song you're talking about, but it doesn't mean I can't listen to the rest of his discography. I appreciated the production not the lyrics, so...? And Kanye, I like his earlier stuff. I literally don't give a fuck about Vultures. And Travis is lowkey a piece of shit. Local files exist you know, you don't need to give them money if you don't want to. Though I can still appreciate some of their output, as bad actions in the present don't invalidate what they've put out in the past."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
""I just want to emphasize that we can't live our lives without offending others"
Not that we shouldn't try, but that we can't expect to never do so. Especially in art. I'm saying don't be so fixed with art because everyone's expression isn't focused around your hate. Even if it seems offensive, try to take something away from it besides anger. It's possible!
"so you just ignore the parts you dont like lol? love separating the lyrics from the message, awesome way to appreciate art"
Are you kidding me? It's a small component, and doesn't take away from the message? I'm not ignoring it's in there, I'm ignoring the weight it has on the message of the song because whether or not you agree with its use, it doesn't actually affect the message."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"The point about coffee might be a bad analogy, sure, it's something I came up with in the moment, but it's just one example that shows 1st world society thrives on abuse, which is something I'm personally against. At the same time, my point is that I wouldn't call someone who drank coffee on the same level as the companies which exploit for the production of it, since those little abuses are throughout all facets of life. Same with you, who uses a computer or phone or any sort of device which uses lithium in batteries, an industry also well known for their abuses. My point is, while we don't need to excuse the source, and can always look for improvements, you can't categorize people based on what they consume."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"And separate listeners from the artists means don't attack people for the media they enjoy or consume unless it's hateful at its core. I'm saying people as a WHOLE, whether or not you like the song or not (as I'm not trying to convince you to like it???), don't need to be connected to the negative parts of the media they consume. I say this because, maybe you've forgotten, but in earlier parts of the thread you did seem to be comparing fans of different artists to negatives. I'm trying to come at this carefully literally because you seem so aggressive in this entire thread lmao so relax I'm not here to tell you you're explicitly wrong or anything."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"@Myxogastrid good lord why are you so negative lmao. I'm not attacking you, and when I say "ignorance", willful ignorance is learning that not everything in life will agree with you, so you need to ignore those parts of the media you consume IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH IT. Take away what you WANT TO, and sure, if I have a basic takeaway like you say, then that's even more proof that you can get something positive out the song. The takeaway that I was talking about is that Kendrick's use of the F-slur is showing that he as a person may still be ignorant due to the community he grew up in, which yes, the song is about how heritage has made communities ignorant to LGBTQ+, and he is part of that. My point is I don't think the song glorifies it."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"Sorry for all the yap, but I just want this to be clear: ignorance surrounds everyone around us, and others too. Nobody can know everything and attempting to compensate for everything we are, we might as well just off ourselves. Instead of that... we can attempt to output something greater than the negativity we put out into the world, and hope that people will take the positives we bring rather than the negatives we may bring, rather unintentionally ignorant or poorly executed ignorant. With this take in mind, whether or not you like Kendrick, do not hate on his fans, you don't know what kind of people they are and you can't attribute so much negativity to how people interpret art."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"I just want to emphasize that we can't live our lives without offending others, whether intentionally or unintentionally. But it does not mean that we should crucify ourselves or others for their ignorance, we can just hope that they'll move through life with the destructive tendencies of man and society and bring improvements that net positivity. Even if you do not agree with media, you shouldn't be so fixed with art. Not telling you how to live your life, but I think you'll come to find that you can take what you want from a piece, and leave without taking the parts you don't want or agree with. Just as we drink coffee to increase our output (whether or not you agree with caffeine use) while ignoring the horrific way coffee is sourced."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"Ignorance is not bigotry, even if it's willful. We can at least hope that people are taking the positive message from the album, the rest of the work or even Auntie Diaries, a song which preaches for love over religious conservatism, and in a way, the song does emphasize Kendrick's ignorance, but also that he's attempting to move past it into a mindset that is more tolerable and sensitive. This is my take away, and thus proof that people are capable of taking away positives from media that you may see as potentially harmful for certain aspects. The message of the song, and the rest of how it's executed is the most important part. We can both hope that listeners don't come away from it dropping F-bombs even if previously they didn't."
On Myxogastrid's review of Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
"@Myxogastrid I mean you can defend this point for as long as you want but reading it I think you should genuinely learn to separate at LEAST listeners from the artist. It's fine if you don't agree with the content of Auntie Diaries, that's fine. You mention you aren't speaking for your entire community, and it'd be pretty indefensible and delusional if you DID claim to speak for your entire community, but in a way, calling listeners and fans of Kendrick Nazis is making that exact claim, and grossly misrepresenting what it means to be a Nazi or bigot. In a way, using these words so fragrantly is doing more damage to your point and may be why so many people will disagree with you so harshly."
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