75 -> 86
Kinda going through another emo phase right now and of course it's because of this album just randomly crossing my mind again. Extremely solid, fun, and energetic all around. I honestly think I prefer this over Black Parade now, but I'd have to give that a relisten as well.
EDIT: 86 -> 92
It's safe to say I love this so much more than Black Parade. This is one of those albums where it constantly sounds like it's about to end. Each track is more insane than ... read more
This is yet another Boards of Canada album. Because it's another Boards of Canada album, of course it's really good. However, I've let this new Boards of Canada album sit with me for a bit and I've come to the conclusion that I don't really care for this Boards of Canada album. If you've listened to MHTRTC or Geogaddi, you've already heard this Boards of Canada album. Boards of Canada don't really do a whole lot new here, the only thing of note would be ... read more
I think watching paint dry would be more entertaining than this. Literally every Bleachers song post Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night has sounded exactly the same and this is the most sanitized version of that basic formula. The charm has worn out for me, this was just fucking boring.
There was zero point for this. I could write a multi-page essay on why this rerelease goes against everything special about the original. Lyric changes are made to be cleaner and they are pointless, cringe, and downright misunderstand the purpose of the original lyrics. The mixes are noticeably worse, with drums taking up WAY more of the mix. Seriously, it sounds like these songs were taken back to their demo stages. They don't have the energy the OG had. This was the last album they ... read more
So all they needed to do this entire time was bring Brian Eno in to produce their albums and we would've had four good albums instead of, well, just one.
I may be biased because Viva La Vida *is* my favorite Coldplay song, but I genuinely think this is their most focused album so far. Their first album was sweet, but a little too shallow. Their second was too bloated with almost nothing to say. Their third was slightly better but still felt like it was missing a major piece to the puzzle. ... read more