tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360547036920464922011-07-28T20:05:03.043-07:00Outside, the rain is tapping on the leaves, to me it sounds like they're applauding my song choice.Ben Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983747530899536036noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236054703692046492.post-70884258287925285692009-06-06T18:56:00.000-07:002009-06-06T19:09:07.633-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/snojbar/finishedcoverallmusicco.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 292px; " src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/snojbar/finishedcoverallmusicco.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Toma - 'As We Fall Into the Static Our Hearts Sing'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As a fellow Wise Owler i downloaded this on the very day of release. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beautifully layered, captivating and incredibly evocative. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This album has so many stand out tracks, so I will just start from the beginning:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> "Sins of a Solar Empire"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> progresses in a way that you would expect from the biggest names in the genre. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"This Day"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a triumphant tale of freedom that reaches epic conclusions in a sea of distortion and melody. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"This is the End of Everything",</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> a serene and beautiful piano piece narrated with evocative vocals leads into what is arguably the albums best track </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Terrorforming"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. A beautiful down-tempo melody dominates </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Fallback Lighthorsemen"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and my mind for quite some time after hearing it. "In Perfect Harmony" closes the album in like-minded fashion with a great string section. This is the best album I've heard this year.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Toma – a criminally underrated musician.</span></span><br /></div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/236054703692046492-7088425828792528569?l=whatagreatplacetobe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ben Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983747530899536036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236054703692046492.post-50819847874804308292009-06-06T18:38:00.000-07:002009-06-06T19:10:22.349-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/snojbar/Tool-Salival.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px; " src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/snojbar/Tool-Salival.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tool - 'Salival'</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is probably the most underrated album i own, i never see this receiving the respect it deserves. This album contains live versions and a couple of live covers thrown amongst a reworking of the classic track from Aenima 'Pushit' which is simply mind blowing. Other than the incredible musicianship which shines through this band in their previous albums, Maynard James Keenan's vocals on this album are amazing. One of the most amazing voices in rock/metal music. An absolute essential listen for anybody appreciating intelligent and artful music!</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/236054703692046492-5081984787480430829?l=whatagreatplacetobe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ben Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983747530899536036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236054703692046492.post-51813308665315335322009-05-25T11:09:00.000-07:002009-06-06T19:11:44.355-07:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDe7oDWvj20/Shrp0zBl6XI/AAAAAAAAABA/cBzBnkGgiJY/s1600-h/8677.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDe7oDWvj20/Shrp0zBl6XI/AAAAAAAAABA/cBzBnkGgiJY/s320/8677.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339837401460500850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Slowdive - 'Pygmalion'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Recommended to me by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">fiveightforums.com</span> i can't believe it took me this long to hear this album. On my first listen it captivated my attention enough to spin this number of times before being finished. The repetition in guitar, vocals and ambience create a dream like sound that you can almost taste it, not to mention Rachel Goswel's vocals which simply destroy me. Fantastic.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/236054703692046492-5181330866531533532?l=whatagreatplacetobe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ben Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983747530899536036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236054703692046492.post-55626358275913301702009-05-25T08:20:00.000-07:002009-06-06T19:12:20.895-07:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bDe7oDWvj20/ShrpEDQSEPI/AAAAAAAAAA4/mVG3KkDGng4/s1600-h/6254bd3e482f90010f0bd29a217c1e46_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bDe7oDWvj20/ShrpEDQSEPI/AAAAAAAAAA4/mVG3KkDGng4/s320/6254bd3e482f90010f0bd29a217c1e46_full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339836564003492082" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hammock - 'Maybe They Will sing For Us Tomorrow'<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Lets start this off with my favorite album from 2008. 'Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow' opens with two of the very best ambient peices that i've ever heard, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'Gold Star Mothers'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'City in the Dust on my Window'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> both displaying pure devestation and pure beauty. This beautiful album has stripped me to my bare minimum countless times and stands against no other for 2008. I own this on CD and the artwork is just as beautiful, highly recommended!</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/236054703692046492-5562635827591330170?l=whatagreatplacetobe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ben Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983747530899536036noreply@blogger.com0