tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post7445358342288047828..comments2023-10-13T00:20:51.346-07:00Comments on Noise Shaft: Skyharbor - Blinding White Noise : Illusion & Chaos reviewGyZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-14131465106055246892012-03-30T06:55:32.369-07:002012-03-30T06:55:32.369-07:00Thanks man. I truly appreciate the mental flexibil...Thanks man. I truly appreciate the mental flexibility you showed here. Keep on the good work.Itzikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679607592712926795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-78238901814478129892012-03-30T04:25:27.131-07:002012-03-30T04:25:27.131-07:00I try not to stick to an opinion-system on a no-ma...I try not to stick to an opinion-system on a no-matter-what basis, that would prevent me for from correcting my position if and when beneficially confronted with a misconception I built the system upon. <br /><br />After hearing this release again, and reading your input, you kind of convinced me to accept and appreciate the release for what it is, maybe a relatively peaceful alternative metal output with djent leanings. I'll try to draw attention to this opinion-hack in the beginning of the review and will score the spin higher. <br /><br />Yes, tastes are existent, but it does not necessarily need to be so that someone must react hostile if her/his favoritisms and tastes are challenged. A favoritism should be defendable against attacks and should exhibit an overall capacity to convert the initial attacker to an appreciator. You could defend this release against a relative attacker, after all. <br /><br />Indeed, many seem to say that Ceterum is a blatant Tool copycat, while Tool seems to be regarded by many as a lighter version of Meshuggah. I agree the Ceterum lead singer struggles valiantly to deliver live, but at least he struggles valiantly. I will check out Tool soon, it is rather risky to write music reviews without knowing them. ^^<br /><br />Thank you for your mindhack and for your relevant input.GyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-50394143323769594112012-03-29T22:00:31.210-07:002012-03-29T22:00:31.210-07:00First of all, thanks for the detailed reply and fo...First of all, thanks for the detailed reply and for going back to the album. It shows me you take what you do seriously. I respect what you say but still think you're missing something. I won't even try to convince you that this album is good because no one can be convinced to like something (I hate to admit it but "musical taste" exists). <br />I personally don't enjoy many high rated albums, including the second part of this one BTW. There is an option of respecting an album while still not liking it. Happens to me a lot. I think this is the minimum that this album deserves.<br />I used the words "poison", "hatred" and "wrong observations" because you are not claiming that the "band" here is not talented enough, immature or lacks skills. You are blaming them for having bad intentions, for lacking artistic integrity, for trying to trick the listener with this album. This is just totally unfair in this case. This is challenging stuff that requires multiple listens not some cynical pop release targeted at stupid, head banging djent kids. It is obvious that hundreds or thousands of hours were dedicated to making this album. It is clear that a lot of thought and emotion went into every note played and every vocal melody, isn't it?<br />Another "wrong" observation is about Dan's singing. Isn't he, by far, the best, most risk taking clean singer in the djent scene? Isn't this maybe his best work to date? If you don't like clean/ emotional singing that's fine but give the guy some credit. The album is full of moments like the one you found in Aurora. <br />About "wrong comparisons", you obviously enjoyed "Fathom" by Ceterum, an album that I also like a lot (too bad their singer's live singing doesn't seem to come anywhere near his studio "abilities"). Many will find Ceterum easy to dismiss as a tool copycat, lacking originality. Luckily you are not very familiar with tool's work (as you say in the review) so you could give Fathom a fair listen and appreciate it for what it truly is.Itzikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679607592712926795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-32326030465904847682012-03-29T14:56:20.934-07:002012-03-29T14:56:20.934-07:00I have listened to the album again and I feel asha...I have listened to the album again and I feel ashamed that I missed Dan Thompkin's spectacular singing at the climax of Aurora. Top of the heat lungs, no doubt, and I adjusted the review accordingly. I still feel the release is much too tepid even for its own character though, - in the first, major section - but Aurora is a definite highlight. (Beside Maeva.)GyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-83125794165362949492012-03-29T12:30:16.815-07:002012-03-29T12:30:16.815-07:00This review has very mild poison dosage compared t...This review has very mild poison dosage compared to what I can bring if I feel there is need to. I never harm anything for the mere "fun" of it.<br /><br />"Wrong observation/comparisons"?<br /><br />Give examples or please don't hand out accusations.<br /><br />"Frustration, hatred"? <br /><br />Why bring such extreme words into this? I don't hate anything or anyone. You do? <br /><br />I gave the album multiple listens and still claim that it weighs in as bantamweight for about 70% of what it is, but I honestly glad if you like it. Note : I admit in the review that the disc has a far more mature and solid second portion, but the section with the past TesseracT guy? <br /><br />oorgle<br /><br />This music still sounds to me as a bantamweight, enervated toy-ripoff of Meshuggah with an emo affection, designed to make the non-cultivated or the extremely good willed ear believe that it is being subjected to transcendental sonic exquisitries. Why would I want to refrain from my personal impression that the disc is the exploitation of the djent and Meshuggah ethos? <br /><br />My related subjective reality still is that it is c-grade toy-djent-emo-ass music - and then I'm very kind to it - with decent production values and CPU power. This is a vastly inferior and much less serious version of the music Ceterum created with Fathom, I think. I do not criticize this release negatively solely for the reason that it has a tamer tone in the beginning. I simply think its tamer tone does not touch the switches. Except for the solid, shorter second portion in the more brisk and aggressive segment, as I admit without hesitation. <br /><br />Thank you for your notions.GyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-24825713322233976482012-03-29T11:58:41.132-07:002012-03-29T11:58:41.132-07:00I think you are misjudging this album and probably...I think you are misjudging this album and probably didn't even give it a fair chance to begin with. So much poison and wrong observations/ comparisons. Sounds like your frustration and hatred blocked your ears.Itzikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679607592712926795noreply@blogger.com