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Monday 31 March 2014
Have A Nice Life - The Unnatural World (proper review)
Posted this review to Rate Your Music. Thought anyone who read my first impression might want to read this guy...
After giving the album many listens, I still feel like it's got a lot of flaws. There are maybe three songs here that are genuinely good, but let's pull the album apart piece by piece.
Guggenheim Wax Museum has a big and unsettling sound. It's a positive thing and it works for the track, but at the same time you can't help but feel like the production could have been better, no matter how intentionally poor it might have been.
Defenestration Song needed to have the improvement in vocals, but really didn't need to have any of the riffs dumbed down. That really uninspiring shred part in the middle just ruined the song for me.
Burial Society is probably one of the stronger tracks, but I can't help but feel like the end of the song isn't as well planned or laid out as that ominous, haunting start.
Music Will Untune the Sky and get skipped every playthrough.
Cropsey is kind of cool but the introduction goes on too long to make the song one you'll go back to. You'll listen once, enjoy it, and then every time you want to go back it'll feel like a long walk for little reward.
Actually, to cut it short, I think the only song on the second half of the album that really interested me one way or another would probably be Dan and Tim, Reunited by Fate - if not for the rolling bass line and airy vocals. This was probably one of the best songs on the album because it didn't feel like they were trying to do anything but make a good song.
The album is BLIGHTED by ironic attempts at 'deep' and 'different' production and average song writing. I've taken caution to not review this as 'Deathconsciousness II' but even then, this album has definite and obvious flaws that shouldn't be over-sighted just because Dan's Giles Corey releases and DC were all good or at least interesting. Treat this as it's own beast - a beast with a few good songs but ultimately lacking in staying power.
After giving the album many listens, I still feel like it's got a lot of flaws. There are maybe three songs here that are genuinely good, but let's pull the album apart piece by piece.
Guggenheim Wax Museum has a big and unsettling sound. It's a positive thing and it works for the track, but at the same time you can't help but feel like the production could have been better, no matter how intentionally poor it might have been.
Defenestration Song needed to have the improvement in vocals, but really didn't need to have any of the riffs dumbed down. That really uninspiring shred part in the middle just ruined the song for me.
Burial Society is probably one of the stronger tracks, but I can't help but feel like the end of the song isn't as well planned or laid out as that ominous, haunting start.
Music Will Untune the Sky and get skipped every playthrough.
Cropsey is kind of cool but the introduction goes on too long to make the song one you'll go back to. You'll listen once, enjoy it, and then every time you want to go back it'll feel like a long walk for little reward.
Actually, to cut it short, I think the only song on the second half of the album that really interested me one way or another would probably be Dan and Tim, Reunited by Fate - if not for the rolling bass line and airy vocals. This was probably one of the best songs on the album because it didn't feel like they were trying to do anything but make a good song.
The album is BLIGHTED by ironic attempts at 'deep' and 'different' production and average song writing. I've taken caution to not review this as 'Deathconsciousness II' but even then, this album has definite and obvious flaws that shouldn't be over-sighted just because Dan's Giles Corey releases and DC were all good or at least interesting. Treat this as it's own beast - a beast with a few good songs but ultimately lacking in staying power.
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