lemeker
SS.org Slacker
It feels a little sluggish, but it's groovy. I like this quite a bit (more so than the new Opeth, but that's ot). I'm super excited about this album now.
The Devin Townsend Supermegathread!
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Captain Butterscotch
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Weird choice for a first single.
Tesla
Augmented User
Like the song, hate the drum sound.
coreysMonster
Abrakadabro
Do something new - "Wtf man this sucks I want more of XYZ album wish he'd go back to his old sound"
Do something similar - "Jesus man what a one-trick pony this sounds exactly like the last one"
Do nothing at all - "Wish he would get off his lazy ass and finally release something, it's been ages, lazy-ass ass"
Do something good - "I don't get it. it doesn't leave me with the same feeling as the older songs that I've attached years worth of memories and emotions to"
Do something bad - "This band needs to LITERALLY die"
Triple7
The Decepticon
I enjoyed it. Someone made a comparison before to The Greys, i think that's pretty accurate.
This needs to be on a dartboard.
Sephiroth952
Ibby Fanboy
The more I listen to the track the more I love it. This is what Ive wanted from Devin for the past 3 albums. If the rest of the album is like this it will be his best since Addicted.
Double A
Subhuman
The song didn't drag at all for me. It is beautiful. I will agree the main riff is a lot more djent than I would ever expect from Devin but that is okay by me.
Spicypickles
Sweeps & Mops
You haven't heard planet of the apes?
This. That was awesome.
Slunk Dragon
Gear Nerder
Song is so fantastic, the only words I can find to describe my feelings are "OH GOD YES PLEASE GIVE ME MORE"
ppinkham
Well-Known Member
As far as overall feel it reminds me a lot of "The Death of Music." A similar kind of vibe for me.
InfinityCollision
Well-Known Member
Eh, TDOM was much more intimate and introspective in basically every way. I'm not feeling that here.
Nolly's production is certainly polished, but does he carry this sort of sound into everything he does? I'm curious if his style could've been adapted somewhat more closely to Devy's aesthetic (better integration with the background elements, maybe a bit more layering to fill things out). The track feels a bit empty, partly due to the mix and partly because the song itself is very stripped-down. Devin's never been a particularly technical songwriter from a structural perspective, but all the layering and background elements he's known for went a long way towards filling his songs out and adding substance.
Nolly's production is certainly polished, but does he carry this sort of sound into everything he does? I'm curious if his style could've been adapted somewhat more closely to Devy's aesthetic (better integration with the background elements, maybe a bit more layering to fill things out). The track feels a bit empty, partly due to the mix and partly because the song itself is very stripped-down. Devin's never been a particularly technical songwriter from a structural perspective, but all the layering and background elements he's known for went a long way towards filling his songs out and adding substance.
TedEH
Cromulent
It does a little bit, but I think I like that about it. It's a counter-point to some of what he's done so far that's so jam-packed with layers and details and volume and cranking it to 11. There's room for the elements that ARE there to be expressive and subtle. IMO, some of the more recent material suffered from trying to be/do too many things at once, whereas this track is very clear in what it's trying to deliver.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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I really like it. And I'm not too big of a fan of his DTP stuff, either. Really, really damn good song.
...., I probably like it BECAUSE it doesn't sound like DTP. Sounds like a callback to his old solo stuff/DTB.
...., I probably like it BECAUSE it doesn't sound like DTP. Sounds like a callback to his old solo stuff/DTB.
wankerness
Well-Known Member
Yeah, it's not overdone and kooky. Pretty good song, I just dunno if it's the kind of thing I'd go back to again. I was going to buy the album regardless of what the first single sounded like anyway
It sounds better than anything on Epicloud IMO!
ppinkham
Well-Known Member
I like Loudwire's take:
HeHasTheJazzHands
Well-Known Member
Yeah, it's not overdone and kooky. Pretty good song, I just dunno if it's the kind of thing I'd go back to again. I was going to buy the album regardless of what the first single sounded like anyway
I agree on most of what you said, but I think I'd go back and listen to it. It's still catchy enough for me to go back. I'm just glad they toned back on the stuff that made me dislike the DTP stuff; the kooky weirdness is one of the main things. I'm glad this is going back to that deeper sound he had in the old days.
ppinkham
Well-Known Member
Hmmm...not able to see that for some reason.
