#61
Joel (Joel Wreford) wrote:
On the positive side, I like the short sharp shock (sorry) of a 10 track 40 minute album, and I love that Therapy? have still not done 2 albums the same. Also the production is great. But I still don’t ‘get it;’ after multiple listens, I just don’t enjoy listening to it, The Buzzing in particular is a horrible noise. I prefer the great sing-a-along, fist pumping, rock tunes you get in the likes of NANE, I’m really not interested in listening to their interpretation of paranoia via the medium of an album release. It’s not pleasurable to me. I’ll still listen to it a fair amount because they will always be my favourite band, but I’m looking forward to a another album in a few years which will thankfully sound completely different.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 18:11
#62
Squall wrote:
Hopefully I will enjoy the weirdness of this album :)
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 18:19
#63
MisterHoppy wrote:
It’s not paranoia, in fact the earlier albums were closer to that, it’s (as all T? albums have to a greater or lesser extent been) about the human condition and how no matter what and who we have around us we are essentially isolated and have to find our own way to deal with the concept of our existence. That and getting drunk and head banging :-)
Or maybe that’s just my take on it.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 18:19
#64
Joel (Joel Wreford) wrote:
I read in some interview that some of the music on this album was supposed to represent some kind of paranoia, and the Buzzing certainly fits that bill to me. I want it to be more like getting drunk and headbanging, at least as far as the music goes, the lyrical themes can go in any direction the writers want obviously, but for me I need to enjoy the music, and I’m not right now.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 19:38
#65
realityfuck (Jar lath) wrote:
Mmm… should have ordered from Global. I’m sure this’ll be in HMV on Friday and Play have yet to ship.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 20:37
#66
RoyBatty (Steve) wrote:
The responses sound encouraging! But it’s gonna take a while for it to get to the States, I spose. Global says it’s on the way, at least.
Posted on Tue, 31 January 2012 at 23:28
#67
mfgeorge wrote:
still no album in my mail (Canada) but i’m ok with it.
what i will not be ok with is if they come out with a special edition again with some of those extra tracks. i hate buying things over again.
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 01:53
#68
stuntbelly (Mike) wrote:
Ordered lp and cd on Monday and arrived via global Tuesday. First couple of listens and still not sure. Certainly an album of 2 halves. Very heavy first half will lots of bass and classic t? Drumming. Dont feel the lyrics are that strong on the album with a couple of exceptions. Get your dead hand and Before you and Living in the shadow are the stand out tracks for me.
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 07:17
#69
willistg wrote:
My copy arrived yesterday (USA). My random thoughts: It gets better with each listen just like crooked timber. I could do without the instrumental though. I immediately thought of Fugazi when I heard Before You, With You, After You the first time. Then the buzzing reminded me of some of the old Nation Of Ulysees. So a different direction for T? IMO. Overall, I like it. :)
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 13:17
#70
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Really impressed with this album.
It’s quite dark, and quite stark in some places too, so might be a “difficult” album to come back to a lot…but I think it’s great that a band that has been going so long can push forwards into different areas and still retain what it is that makes them what they are.
Liking the sense of space in this album, as much as anything else - some really stripped down moments.
Different enough from CT to be worth making, similar enough to not be a let down (CT was effin’ ace, after all!)
Yes, I like.
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 13:27
#71
MoldenWibe wrote:
The album is great, really like it… loved Living In, Marlow, Ghost trio, Get Your Dead Hand, immediately. Before you, Why Turbulence and Ecclesiastes took a few listens at first but love em. The Buzzing is growing on me… Stark Raving is the only track I currently have any struggle with… I really think this is a great confident album from men who know they know what they are doing…
Overall all I am a very happy camper and looking forward to Dublin, Brixton, and Cork..
Class band, pure class…
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 17:32
#72
realityfuck (Jar lath) wrote:
Arse biscuits. Was all set to cancel my pre order and just get it in a shop when I saw my order is being ‘processed’. Probably mean it’ll be middle of next week when I get it.
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 17:39
#73
smeghead (Anna) wrote:
MisterHoppy wrote:
You’re confusing Dub and Dubstep mate, and despite the name Dubstep didn’t evolve from dub, it’s (well was back in 98 when the term first came about) a sort of combination of the darker elements of drum and bass and 2-step (a form of garage (not garage rock though) which is even shitter than most garage) before it evolved into what you hear today, DUB on the other hand is the forerunner to remixes (in fact a lot of the early dub pioneers were soundsystem engineers, King Tubby was an electrician and soundsystem operator), it’s a subset of reggae and often involves just the rhythm section of a track (sometimes cut up and re-dubbed) with loops of other instruments and sometimes snippets of vocals dropped in and out with a heavy use of reverb , echo and delay. It quickly became very popular within reggae so you got bands and producers making dub albums without using a vocal track as the starting point (the fact Jamaica didn’t have any copyright laws at the time helped a lot initially).
Basically Reggae has always had very very deep and heavy bass, dub took this a bit further and that’s why dubstep with it’s heavy heavy basslines got dub in its name.
If I’m ever stuck in a music round in a pub quiz I’m getting hold of you!
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 21:46 in reply to an earlier post
#74
esexon (evan sexon) wrote:
Definately a grower. I love it, very dense and complex in places. Into my 5th listen now but the first proper one without any real distractions. Still one of my favourite bands and I feel they are better when they stretch themselves and get out of their comfort zone.
Posted on Wed, 1 February 2012 at 22:16
#75
tilted2012 (Tilted) wrote:
For me, this album is a progression from CT.
Love the fact that T? sound like they’ve really pushed for something new on this album.
I’m a big fan of albums that you can find something different on each listen. Really think ABCOL works overall as an album experience.
Cheers guys!
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 05:23
#76
soul doubt (an) wrote:
I’m so jealous… Global hates me…
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 09:08
#77
KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:
Play.com dispatched my order today, not bad considering the release date!
Have listened to the album loads now and besides Marlow and Ghost Trio it is a winner!
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 09:18
#78
Alan wrote:
soul doubt wrote:
I’m so jealous… Global hates me…
If you still havent heard the album, someone has (already!) uploaded each track to youtube.
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 09:39 in reply to an earlier post
#79
soul doubt (an) wrote:
Thanks for the info, but no matter how hard I want to hear the album… I want to hold it at the same time, flip through the booklet, am I being a freek?
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 09:53
#80
needsometherapy wrote:
ABCOL just arrived in Athens Greece :) FUNFUCKINTASTIC!
The following comments are just being made live in my FB also as I listen the album for the very first time.
01 - Therapy - Living In The Shadow Of A Terrible Thing ALREADY AN OLD TIME CLASSIC!
02 - Therapy - Plague Bell DARK CREEPY LOVE IT!
03 - Therapy - Marlow WEIRD CONCERT OPENER (BEFORE BAND HITS THE STAGE)? NOT SURE MAYBE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A B-SIDE
04 - Therapy - Before You, With You, After You EXCELLENT TRACK!
05 - Therapy - The Buzzing THIS WOULD HAVE EASILY MADE IT IN SPYF, GREAT TRACK!
06 - Therapy - Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder INFERNAL LOVE OPENING TRACK SAMPLES SIMILARITY? STAND OUT TRACK OF THE ALBUM ON FIRST LISTEN MAYBE? :)
07 - Therapy - Ghost Trio NICE TUNE, WOULD HAVE PREFERED IT AS A CLOSING TRACK IN A 14-15 TRACK ALBUM THOUGH.
08 - Therapy - Why Turbulance THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PLAGUE GROWING AFTER NANE->OCFA->CT CHAIN REACTION. SOUNDS LIKE HAS INFLUENCES FROM ALL 3.SOUNDS GOOD IN MY EARS. PROBABLY AS GOOD AS GYDHOMS?
09 - Therapy - Stark Raving Sane WOW!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
10 - Therapy - Ecclesiastes JUST BEAUTIFUL AND IT IS NOT ONLY IT IS A GREEK WORD :P YEAH WE ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!
Verdict: Love at first sight? Erm, sorry Love at first listen? :D Well done boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. Here goes repeat :)
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 11:22
#81
Dermot wrote:
Yeah, I definitely agree that The Buzzing sounds very SPYF-ish. I’ve come around to it now I think… really loving Before You With You After You now as well.
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 11:26
#82
Cuchulain wrote:
Absolutely love The Buzzing.
Great sort of hallucinating bridge part in it , would probably even sound even better after a spliff. :)
Great flow to the album as well , the tracks complement each other in that order and it makes the album as a whole better than just the sum of the individual tracks.
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 12:43
#83
Squall wrote:
All the reviews put an exclamation mark in brackets when they say it’s their 13th(!) album..
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 12:56
#84
Squall wrote:
Alan wrote:
If you still havent heard the album, someone has (already!) uploaded each track to youtube.
I’m listening before it gets taken down. Little preview before I BUY the CD on Monday :)
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 13:32 in reply to an earlier post
#85
nice guys wrote:
I really love the album. Best one in years although I really like the previous ones as well. Favs: Marlow, Before You With You After You, Ecclesiastes
Can’t wait to hear the songs live.
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 13:39
#86
Alan wrote:
Yeah, The Buzzing really does get better with each listen.
Sounds like the bigger, older and wiser brother of ‘Other Peoples Misery’ from SP-YF.
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 13:57
#87
Alan wrote:
The missus loves Marlow, which leads me to think T? should release it as a single. Normally when she hears a new track and likes it, it becomes a monster hit a few weeks later…
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 13:59
#88
redrohX (Niels) wrote:
Just some random ratings I wrote down for each track. This could change any time, but after a lot of listens I would rate the songs as below. I think this is one of T?’s strongest albums in year. I really wasn’t as generous for CT and especially not for OCFA. This one really has some strong material, good songs and I like the new direction they’ve taken.
Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing 3,5/5
Plague Bell 3,5/5
Marlow 2,5/5
Before You, With You, After You 4,5/5
The Buzzing 4/5
Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder 4/5
Ghost Trio 4/5
Why Turbulence? 4/5
Stark Raving Sane 3/5
Ecclesiastes 3,5/5
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 16:29
#89
MisterHoppy wrote:
smeghead wrote:
If I’m ever stuck in a music round in a pub quiz I’m getting hold of you!
The sad thing is I didn’t have to google /wiki any of that post…(music nerd)
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 18:45 in reply to an earlier post
#90
CS (Colin S) wrote:
Marlow is one of my favourite tracks on the album. Great instrumental.
I’m still waiting on Amazon to dispatch my order before I can enjoy it properly
Posted on Thu, 2 February 2012 at 18:58
