[kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

[Darren A. Peace]

See, I don't mind the occasional Lazarus on a PT album. Makes the whole
thing more varied, and ultimately satisfying. I do wish Barbieri had come up
with a keyboard motif that sounded less like one of Coldplay's, though...

Mastodon are great.

And with regard to Wilson going heavier, the new album (The Incident), due
out in three months, has a first CD comprising one song of 55 minutes. What
I've heard is exceptional, and has extraordinary heavy bits for Brendan,
tempered with some quieter bits. I'm really salivating at the thought of
this album. If it's like Anesthetize on steroids, which is what I suspect,
I'll be beatific for weeks.

And Mew are touring. Life is good.

Where's this new Killing Joke album then?

Darren
Hungerford, UK

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Sent: 14 July 2009 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

Yeah I have Peace to blame for that :) I'd love to hear Wilson continue to
go heavier, which is a distinct possibility / trend...more along the lines
of the riff out of Open Car...(one of my favourites)...to me there's
practically nothing better or more pure in music than a heavy emphatic
riff (surprising point off view for a metal fan I know ;). Keep shit like
Lazarus on the Blackfield albums ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSKiuv-ilM

The track I'd play anyone to get them into Mastodon would be Iron
Tusk...it's atypical of their earlier stuff however, a lot of which is
less cohesive, more death metally I find. Crack the Skye, I could write a
few pages about that one...all I'll say is give it a lot of chances, cos
it's a classic grower. And keep an ear out for the (musical) sense of
humour, pops up very occasionally but quite amusing when it does. Like the
bit in The Czar I think it is where it all goes funky...easy to miss but
really inventive / surprising / funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3HVLyI-t3E