More like who's next on the queue because the 3 big hits are carrying hard here.
The songwritting is superb and unique. The instrumentals are always on point. And the vocals are always intense in just the right way. But this album, while every song is incredible, as a project it just gets lost in its own artistic vision to me. I was willing to let go of the fact that the intro segment makes the first track casually unlistenable, but the way they again break up the music with that huge interview segment just felt a bit too much.
It's like the beatles if they were decent human beings. Or not idk if these guys beat their wives allegedly or something.
Yeah, I don't think this many people would care about this album if the sound of silence wasn't on it.
Dance Punk doesn't really describe the punk elements of thus album. It's mostly post punk mixed with electronic. This was probably meant for a much more niche audience than it ultimately reached and the band probably knew that, considering the meta lyrics and the fact that there is a track titled "Yeah - Pretentious mix". The originality of the sound was already hooking but the self awareness as to what they are making really captivated me. However I believe that even the ... read more
This is the type of album that the cool alt-punk character in a movie puts on the car stereo and drives off right before the title drop and the track continues to play for the entire opening credit sequence.
Is it corny or ironic? Idk. I do know that if 15yo me had found this he would have loved it and that means something to me.
I can't believe he wrote all of these songs for a male boy that he loved homosexually 🥺🥺🥺
Is that a swan on the cover???😂😂😂😂 Patton thinks he Michael Gira😭✌ Oh it's not a swan? mb gang
Mike Patton was a pre internet gooner. My respect for this man can't get any higher.
The originality of the instrumentals and the songwritting here, is hard to describe. There doesn't seem to really be a running theme in this album, just feels like a flex of musical talent and creativity, with some pretty emotionaly powerful tracks mind you.