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Old 03-03-2007, 09:29
dugq
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Its officially released on next week, but I heard a copy yesterday. I have to be honest, I wasn't that impressed. I know its a predictable comment, but it's simply not as good as Funeral. There are a few great tracks, (Antichrist Television Blues) and Black Wave/Bad Vibrations being my favourite. But the good is mixed in with the forgetable (the well and the lighthouse), and the completely overblown (Intevention). Lyrically, it tends to concentrate on big themes (religion, 911, commercialism etc), but doesn't make these issues personal enough to be truy emotive.

Production is also quite poor. Too much has been thrown in (Orchestras, Choirs, Kitchen Sink etc) without the production values to prevent it all turning into an effects drenched mess. Most tracks seems to end in a rather predictable wall of sound which simply doesn't match the uplifiting quality of their last record and just becomes repetitive and lazy.

The second to last tune is "No Cars Go" which is a re-recording of a track off their first EP, this time with extra Horns! It's rather unfortunate because it just made me want them to return to the relative simplicity of that record. Instead they seem to have increased the "Funeral" formula by 10, but without the melodies, and the affecting song-writing that made Funeral such as great album.
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Old 03-03-2007, 14:21
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I've had a bit of a listen to the album, but I'll need to hear it a few more times before I make my mind up about it.

I'm surprised you call 'Invention' completely overblown though. I think it's a beautiful track.
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Old 04-03-2007, 21:23
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Got Neon Bible friday, Love It!

Best so far are Black Wave/Bad Vibrations Intervention and Antichrist Television Blues. Also love Well and the lighthouse.

Not gonna bother comparing it to Funeral, although Im definitley not disappointed. its a worthy followup!
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