#241
RoyBatty (Steve) wrote:
I tried to read the above mentioned review but some sort of latent dyslexia kicked in and I couldn’t make out a word of it! ;-)
Posted on Tue, 10 February 2009 at 17:29
#242
BKFYA wrote:
sull wrote:
Aie! Aie! Aie!!!!
In my knowledge, that is the first french review of crooked timber…and the result is not very good. 4/10 only!
With my poor english I can’t translate this review, but in summary the reviewer thinks:
- Good rhythmic session
- No melody
- Leader voice is soapy
- The album is boring
- Only 2 good songs : Magic Mountain (because Andy doesn’t sing!!!) and Exils
That’s all, but in my opinion that is the reviewer who is rubbish!
http://www.pavillon666.fr/chronique-metal-3493.php
Good rythmic section: RIGHT.
No melody: completely BULLSHIT!
Leader voice is soapy: PARDON?????????
The album is boring: …and the Pope is a woman.
Only 2 good songs : Magic Mountain (because Andy doesn’t sing!!!) and Exils: right, Magic Mountain is good (although Andy doesn´t sing) and Exiles, too.
..and Crooked Timber and Clowns Galore and The Head and I Told You…
Jesus, the man is mad or deaf or just stupid. I got the album, and it´s brilliant!
Posted on Wed, 11 February 2009 at 20:35 in reply to an earlier post
#243
andys gibson sg (James Harris) wrote:
Posted on Wed, 11 February 2009 at 22:10
#244
Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:
BKFYA wrote:
Good rythmic section: RIGHT.
No melody: completely BULLSHIT!
Leader voice is soapy: PARDON?????????
The album is boring: …and the Pope is a woman.
Only 2 good songs : Magic Mountain (because Andy doesn’t sing!!!) and Exils: right, Magic Mountain is good (although Andy doesn´t sing) and Exiles, too.
..and Crooked Timber and Clowns Galore and The Head and I Told You…
Jesus, the man is mad or deaf or just stupid. I got the album, and it´s brilliant!
Kinda sounds like he’s taling about a different record.
Posted on Thu, 12 February 2009 at 09:34 in reply to an earlier post
#245
sull wrote:
YEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
A new french review with a 7.5/10 for crooked timber!
According to the reviewer, this new opus seems to be more experimental, more complex and really very good! No problem with the voice of Andy which is completly in phase with the instrumentation!!!
Magic Montain seems to be really…magic! Exils is atmospheric, groovy and dark.
Clows galore alternates noisy guitars and and very big metal riffs…etc.
The drums and bass are both excellent and complex with numerous breaks and rhythmic changes.
Cool!!!!
http://legions-of-the-dark.com/?page=chronique&search=130
Posted on Thu, 12 February 2009 at 09:59
#246
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
BKYFA… how did you get the alb?
Posted on Sun, 15 February 2009 at 03:25
#247
caffeinebomb (Caffeine Bomb) wrote:
Posted on Sun, 15 February 2009 at 03:28
#248
caffeinebomb (Caffeine Bomb) wrote:
Just spotted that on the website it’s listed as “cooked timber” not going to score a lot of hits that way - can that get sorted Hooch?
Posted on Sun, 15 February 2009 at 03:29
#249
hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:
A good point, I shall try!
Posted on Sun, 15 February 2009 at 11:21
#250
BKFYA wrote:
TotallyRandomMike wrote:
BKYFA… how did you get the alb?
i received it from cmm, the german promotion co. of tpy?
remember, i´m the designer of the ramones style tpy? shirt and of the questionmark guitar. you see, i have my connections…;-)
Posted on Mon, 16 February 2009 at 15:44 in reply to an earlier post
#251
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
Ah, okay. Just got onto CMM, in my guise as a journalist for http://www.drop-d.ie (CHECK IT OUT) am due to receive a copy soon. :)
Happy days.
Posted on Mon, 16 February 2009 at 16:58
#252
Evilbeast (Carlo Von Sexron) wrote:
So,if I’m not wrong,this is the first Promo cd on sale on Ebay and unfortunately it’s coming from France which is not glorious for me…So our national apologizes for that (yes yes I insist on it :D) ,If I knew the adress of this “Gros Enc*lé”,I would bumf*ck him and…Steal from him this promo thingy :rolleyes: ,so for anyone would like to fight for it : No Mercy !!!!! :
http://cgi.ebay.fr/THERAPY-Promo-cd-crooked-timber-RARE_W0QQitemZ … D?hash=ite m250373118464&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1526%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
*Message written on an “Ironic /Nasty french Humour” Mode for sure*
Posted on Mon, 16 February 2009 at 17:25
#253
Evilbeast (Carlo Von Sexron) wrote:
sull wrote:
Totally agree with sull,this review is “merde”…This is the typical attitude of some French People who used to like T? in the mid-90’s and are still stuck to the Troublegum/Infernal Love era and ignore the rest of the Discography or underestimate it, whereas they’ve been doing better than that since (IMHO…) .You ask them if they know T?, they usually answer :”Ah ouais Nowhere ,gnark gnark” :rolleyes:
Posted on Mon, 16 February 2009 at 17:48 in reply to an earlier post
#254
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
Hello WoMbles,
For having posted confirmation of receiving a copy of Crooked Timber on here, I have been asked to return my copy.
I realise in my last post on this thread, I came off as something of a blagger, but I would like to state that I intended no wrongdoing whatsoever, and had absolutely NO intention of harming the band that I have loved and identified with for as long as I can remember, and whose music has soundtracked many intensely personal moments of my life.
Furthermore, to confirm that I actually do write for http://www.drop-d.ie, here are links to articles I have written:
Chiodos review: http://www.drop-d.ie/article.php?article_id=868
For Ruin interview: http://www.drop-d.ie/article.php?article_id=858
I’ll Eat Your Face interview: http://www.drop-d.ie/article.php?article_id=851
I’d like to apologise to the press department at Global Music for any misunderstanding that may have occurred, and to the other WoMbles, and the boys themselves.
Mike McGrath-Bryan
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 12:58
#255
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Do you have a review of Crooked Timber for us yet, Mike?
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:18
#256
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
:-)
I don’t. My copy hasn’t arrived yet and I’m to return the review copy as soon as I get it.
The MySpace page is streaming the full version of The Head That Tried To Strangle Itself and it is a belter, by my reckoning, it should be a single or E.P. lead track.
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:24
#257
g (My Shade Will Comfort you) wrote:
I think having to return it for posting about it in here is a bit harsh, other people have confirmed recieving a copy and have not been asked to send it back (as far as I know)
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:27
#258
Gav wrote:
Re-reading Mikes initial post - I can see how someone could look at that and come to the conclusion that he was posing as a journo simply to get a free copy…
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:29
#259
Alan wrote:
I gotta say Mike, as soon as you posted the message about getting a promo copy I thought “uh oh!”. I had a feeling there would be some retribution.
Don’t you know Mikehell rules this place with an iron fist! :-D
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:30
#260
Kill_Hill (Brendan) wrote:
Mike, you have been shafted.
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:35
#261
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
Yeah, guess I’ll just put this one down to inexperience.
To Mikehell, if he’s reading: Sorry man, I meant absolutely no disrespect. I shall wait with bated breath until March 23rd. (Best 21st-birthday present ever, by the way! :-))
By way of curiosity, anyone reading this, please check out my articles and let me know what you think.
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 13:41
#262
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Already did, mate - man, you weren’t a fan of that Chiodos album at all, were you! :D
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 14:02
#263
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
The record labels complain about declining sales and then foist shite like that upon us. And they wonder why they’re going to Hell.
The effort they put into these plastic pop posers should be going into honest-to-God, good old-fashioned music.
Actually, just reading the post now, it does seem as though I’m posing as a journo. :-)
My bad: “In my guise” was not the best choice of words by a country mile…
The lesson is I’m no longer young enough to be an enthusiastic fanboy now, I’m a writer, and should conduct myself as such.
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 14:08
#264
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
“guise” might not have been the best choice of words, maybe, but I reckon it was the facemask, striped jumper and bag marked “swag” that really dropped you in it…!
:D
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 14:30
#265
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
That too. :-)
P.S.: If anyone, ANYONE AT ALL, wants to take that Chiodos album off my hands, please, by all means. :-D
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 14:37
#266
Kill_Hill (Brendan) wrote:
any Rest reviews mike, or any outonalimb stuff?
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 15:49
#267
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
Out on a Limb… Only have stuff by Rest or Giveamanakick, have yet to review them, and it may be a bit late to get the review for GAMAK’s latest. Which I enjoyed immensely, though the first album always has a place in my heart. :-)
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 15:55
#268
TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:
Cleared up the misunderstanding with the press department. Allowed keep the review copy after all, review due next week on http://www.drop-d.ie!
Judging from what we heard on MySpace and on the taster vid, I can honestly say, this is gonna be good :)
Posted on Wed, 18 February 2009 at 22:29
#269
Fordonian wrote:
Michael McKeegan wrote:
The UK/Irish press is starting up now so again keep your eyes/ears peeled and last week we were in Manchester filming the first section of our new video.
Interesting, wonder what area they were in doing that and what will be used. Ah roll on next month and the album!!!!
Posted on Sun, 22 February 2009 at 20:11
#270
allroy (Rainer) wrote:
Michael McKeegan wrote:
We also finished off the 12” packaging for the album and again that looks smart, we’re going for a coloured vinyl as we know all you T? vinyl-fiends are due a fix!
From myspace
Posted on Mon, 23 February 2009 at 05:25 in reply to an earlier post
