Comments on: The Ocean – Aeolian http://www.soundcult.com/metal/the-ocean-aeolian/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fiend http://www.soundcult.com/metal/the-ocean-aeolian/comment-page-1/#comment-194 fiend Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:13:55 +0000 http://soundcult.com/rock/the-ocean-aeolian/#comment-194 Strange Notes? I actually listened to the album several times, this is not a one time drive by, having weird time signatures doesn't mean good music, i can make my computer play random samples all day long and it would still suck. Regarding the breaks there are breaks and there are BREAKS, they do have a multitude of purposes, like giving a listener some time off the violence, or building up for a song, but in my opinion that should be used very carefully, so as not to kill the album, I'm sorry to say that hasn't happened with the ocean, when after the 10th listening (front to back) i start to skip those "breaks" then there is a problem of pace and flow, since those "breaks" are not adding anything to the album, so as to listening from start to finish only deteriorates my overall feeling regarding the album. I could care less if they had the fucking pope on vocals, if he sucks at it, he sucks at it, it doesn't matter who the guest vocals are, the rest... yeah if you want to check it out, sure, go to their site/myspace, even with all the flaws on this album, they are a pretty decent band. Note: I've added their website to the sidebar links ^^ Strange Notes? I actually listened to the album several times, this is not a one time drive by, having weird time signatures doesn’t mean good music, i can make my computer play random samples all day long and it would still suck.

Regarding the breaks there are breaks and there are BREAKS, they do have a multitude of purposes, like giving a listener some time off the violence, or building up for a song, but in my opinion that should be used very carefully, so as not to kill the album, I’m sorry to say that hasn’t happened with the ocean, when after the 10th listening (front to back) i start to skip those “breaks” then there is a problem of pace and flow, since those “breaks” are not adding anything to the album, so as to listening from start to finish only deteriorates my overall feeling regarding the album.

I could care less if they had the fucking pope on vocals, if he sucks at it, he sucks at it, it doesn’t matter who the guest vocals are, the rest… yeah if you want to check it out, sure, go to their site/myspace, even with all the flaws on this album, they are a pretty decent band.

Note: I’ve added their website to the sidebar links ^^

]]> By: dirck http://www.soundcult.com/metal/the-ocean-aeolian/comment-page-1/#comment-193 dirck Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:13:35 +0000 http://soundcult.com/rock/the-ocean-aeolian/#comment-193 Yeh I dunno, but there are a few strange notes in your review.. Simplistic? This shit has the weirdest time signatures.. the guitar keeps falling in loops, only to rejoin the rest in like 1/3 of beats. If you believe the breaks only kill the pace you definitely dont get it. The album is much better to be seen as one big session, rather then individual songs.. Anyway.. the band has 6 or 7 guest-singers on the album, such as Nate Newton from Converge. Try to check out their mp3s at their site (theoceancollective.com) or their myspace (myspace.com/theoceancollective) Oh and you should definitely search for their video at youtube.. search for the ocean collective queen of the foodchain Dirk Yeh I dunno, but there are a few strange notes in your review..
Simplistic? This shit has the weirdest time signatures.. the guitar keeps falling in loops, only to rejoin the rest in like 1/3 of beats.

If you believe the breaks only kill the pace you definitely dont get it. The album is much better to be seen as one big session, rather then individual songs..

Anyway.. the band has 6 or 7 guest-singers on the album, such as Nate Newton from Converge.
Try to check out their mp3s at their site (theoceancollective.com) or their myspace (myspace.com/theoceancollective)
Oh and you should definitely search for their video at youtube.. search for the ocean collective queen of the foodchain

Dirk

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