Now -- what are you listening to? V2

Perhaps I'll go to that next. I'm on the last track of the Limbonic Art album. 

adg211288 wrote: Just finished: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/satyricon/satyricon Quite liked it but still prefer Dark Medieval Times.

But it´s pretty clear they´ve evolved a lot over the years right? I even hesitate to call the music on this album Black metal.

UPDATE: Actually, I suddenly realized that I had No Place for Disgrace on cassette tape when I was a kid. I instantly recognized their cover version of Elton John's 'Saturday Night's Alright'.


Edited by Time Signature - 23 May 2016 at 8:55am

JETHRO TULL catfish rising

siLLy puPPy wrote: JETHRO TULL catfish rising

vs.

The 2014 version is a crisper and more updated sound, and they have added little details every now and then. While crisp, the production is also considerably thin, and it lacks the crunchy bottom that characterizes the rawer production of the original. In particular the clicky sound of the bass drums on the 2014 version can be a tad annoying. It's an interesting take on the songs, to be sure, and it won't hurt completionist fans of Flotsam and Jetsam to go ahead and buy it. I prefer the original. The production is rougher and features some very 80s characteristics. However, as mentioned, the production is rich in bass tone, and this gives the guitars a very brutal crunch (for its time and for the genre, which is basically a hybrid of speed and thrash metal). I also prefer the vocals on the original which feature more screams and which are generally more 80s (which shouldn't be a surprise). Lastly, as regards the cover version of Elton John's 'Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)', the rerecorded version is quite weak compared to the original cover version. What made the original cover version so enjoyable was that it was performed using the brutal crunch sound that I mentioned and that just gave the song, while retaining the melodies and structure the Elton John composed, an entirely different personality. So, for my money, while the rerecorded version of the album is interesting (I'd probably give it 3 stars), the original is far better (probably 4.5 stars). Anyway, I guess I should write some proper reviews at some point, but I just wanted to post a wee evaluation here, since I promised UMUR that I would do so.

Now, I'm listening to this one by the way:

SONIC YOUTH - sonic youth

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/darkstar/heart-of-darkness