I can't grade this yet because I haven't listened to the whole thing. I'm a huge st vincent fan but I hear so many mixing/production issues on this, it's almost not listenable to me. Anyone else hear the same problems?
I am a huge clutch fan and this album wasn't my favorite for a long time. The thing this album has more than any other, to me, *atmosphere*. Secret bunkers underground, space-faring dodge swingers, a billion people harvesting relics to return to an elephant on mars. Most of the songs on the album album dabble in this really edgy, dark, conspiracy sci-fi that I really wish there were more movies, shows and books about. It's not just the lyrics either, the instruments and performances, ... read more
My mom forced me to listen to this album against my will. I gave it a chance. But hear me out SOMEBODY PLEASE DEAR GOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM WITH A METRONOME!!!
IS THE DRUMMER NOT DRAGGING EVERY FUCKING SONG? HE IS *AT LEAST* A HALF BEAT BEHIND. *AT LEAST* A BEAT AND A HALF BEHIND. YOU CAN HEAR HIS STICK LIKE... WANDERING AROUND ON THE HAT BEFORE HE HITS IT? IS IT JUST ME? SOMEONE PLEASE BECAUSE I REALLY THINK HE'S DRAGGING ALL THE FUCKING TIME. IT DROVE ME CRAZY!!!
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Part 1 of reviewing every QOTSA album for nobody to read.
To understand the Self-Titled it's important to realize that this album is very much trying to *not* be Kyuss. It doesn't rock in the same way Kyuss does, nor does it roll in the same way Kyuss does. QOTSA needed to establish themselves as their own thing, and this album does a great job of that already. As much as I love 18 A.D, Regular John is such a fantastic start to this album. It's so hypnotic, but in a different way than Kyuss ... read more
Nick Drake is one of the greatest musicians to ever live. My introduction to Nick Drake was my dad screaming at me for days over how mindblowing his fingerpicking was. I listened to pink moon for maybe 15 seconds, I got confused because I thought he sounded too much like the guy that did the Curious George song. I was wrong. I know, I know. A few days later my dad sent me the 99% Invisible podcast on ND's life. At the very beginning, a snippet of three hours played and my jaw hit the fucking ... read more
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