Alec Ferris
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I'll have a listen to revolt soon to see what everyone's on about. Should probably re-listen to Drones as a whole, can't remember most of it.
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The Small Print. I just wish Matt could sound that deranged again. Savage tune.
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I haven't got access to it at the moment, sadly. No laptop, which is why there haven't been any videos.
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The only rerecording I like is Meshuggah's Nothing, and that was just new guitar parts and tweaking drum sounds. I'd love BH&R to be remixed/remastered but feel that a rerecording would be detrimental.
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Right, here's some of my jaunt to South Island: Mattijs, I remember you saying you'd prefer some paddling photos which capture people's expressions. Should have some of those deeper in the SD card
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Got some "hobby-best" contenders in the last fortnight. Will upload in a few days, but here's a little teaser:
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I don't think Lopez's sensibilities would really mesh with Matt's, musically. Muse need to write better songs, above all else.
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Cheers. The first lap of the race was a dream as photo ops go. So many paddlers, beautiful scenery and I had time to find a good vantage point.
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Been quite busy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q4X2vDRfRk
This is what I meant. Abrams is a Spielberg acolyte so I suspect these crop up quite a lot in his work.
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Rolling Stone declared U2's last album the best of 2014, so I'm not surprised.
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Ballou's an interesting choice, I just wonder if the sounds he tends to get from bands aren't a little too, ahem, raw for Muse. Whereas Townsend has a proven ability to do massive, poppy-but-heavy production.
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Very true. Reznor for electronics, and Townsend for guitars.
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I'd rather see Devin Townsend produce. I'd say he has better form on guitar-heavy productions.
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Good lord in a good way? I probably should've included a warning note about the vocals all benign indecipherable roars.
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He should definitely sing. The issue is the lyrics, and certain choices he's made with vocal styles on this album.
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Y'know, a Pelican or Russian Circles influence wouldn't go amiss. However I was thinking of acts who, although they rock hard, are distinctly post-rock rather than metal. Town Portal and In Each Hand A Cutlass, for example.
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Proggy metal, not cock-rock. With a different slant to what they were doing on Abso and Origin, mind. More ambitious composition and performances too. Most of the better riffs on Drones were driven into the ground by repetition and/or unimaginative rhythm work. Groovy post-rock with an emphasis on rock. As Simon said, dark electronic music. At this stage I'd like to see them leave orchestral stuff alone. And give us some nasty, abrasive synth stuff. Year Zero, Heavy Electricity kinda electronics. A total absence of the words "babe" and "magic". Edit: revisited a few songs. Psycho has some nice drum fills, but the stomping goes on too long. Handler is stronger than I remember, but the bridge doesn't do much. As for Reapers, it's just too bloody goofy to culminate in that RatM homage. Matt needs to get away from the total sincerity if his lyrics here are anything to go by. If anyone wants something more potent than Drones to scratch a heavy sci-fi rock itch, I recommend No Spill Blood.
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It's gonna win the albums poll, no question. But for me, it's bottom of my 2015 list.
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This. Missed you, Bumpy
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Make that Pelican/In Each Hand A Cutlass/Town Portal esque groovy post-rock and I'm sold.
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This. Although T2L's experiments were more about style than composition. I think the latter needs shaking up.
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