Godspeed You Black Emperor! - f#a# (infinity symbol)
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Free Music Review: That was awesome.
Hit: 5 Stars
I just listened to the whole album non-stop...wow. This album is a series of split personalities...urban-industrial vs. new age minimal...mechanical vs. organic...desolate vs. overwhelming.
I thought a few times how it would be an effective soundtrack to still or moving images. If you like Philip Glass, Angelo Baladamenti (Twin Peaks), you'll like this.
Free Music Review: Left me speechless
Hit: 5 Stars
This is headphones music. To be listened to alone as it takes you on a trip over the landscape, full of valleys and peaks. A natural orchestra of modern life, that picks up and tranmits bits of radio static as it flows out. More like a painting or a collage of images than traditional music that if you're lucky will inspire you to do something yourself. Free Music Review: Infinity: name of album, name of score
Hit: 5 Stars
Upon hearing "Dead Flag Blues" for the very first time, i knew that i had to own this album. The monologue given by a prophetic, deep-voiced man at the beginning of this song about made me piss my pants and have an aneurism (in a good way).
In fact, he was barely finished with his first line when i stopped the music and immediately yelled at my brother to come listen to this. After the haunting monologue, comes the lugubrious, contemplative violin portion of the song. Violins are becoming more commonplace, but upsettingly, are rarely employed effectively. GYBE! is one of those few who can actually make you
feel something without it seeming overdone or contrived.
Following this is one of my favorite parts of the album; The bass comes in, dull and boomy followed by some of the most breathtaking and beautiful guitar work you'll ever hear.
After buying this album i found out to my huge surprise that there are only 3 songs on the album. however, considering that this album has over an hour of music, i definately got my money's worth in that respect.
My biggest fear was that the other two songs would be mediocre filler to support their one masterpiece, but i couldnt be any more wrong, East Hastings has some of the greatest string arrangements ive ever heard. I was also blown away about how tight the group is. The guitars and strings have never sounded so "right" together.
This providence is a bit hard to describe, Plus im feeling lazy, but lets just say the end is here, both for the album and for the world.
I was exaggerating about the infinity score. This album has one flaw, but bear in mind im being extremely nit-picky. Ive never been fond of "secret songs" that present themselves at the end of an album after 3-5 minutes of silence- it just irritates me. That isnt to say that the extra bit at the end isn't worthwhile- the way it was presented is just a bit flawed in my opinion. Another thing thats worthy of note is that this album is not for everyone. I have a feeling that many people would be bored with the slower bits of the songs, as well as the copious intrumentation and lengthy songs. But if you love beautiful guitar work, then you must own this album. If you love meaningful string arrangements, then you must own this album. If you are tired of the same old thing then you must own this album. If you love post rock then you DEFINATELY must own this album.
Free Music Review: Purty painting
Hit: 4 Stars
Just too erratic and unfocused. It's like the young, little brother of "Lift Your Skinny Fists" -- there's so much talent and brilliance to be found, but within that overwhelming greatness is a sense of self-indulgence, pretentiousness, and an overall feeling of "what are we doing and, if we can ever find that out, can we even pull it off?".
Musically the album impresses endlessly, and Godspeed! rarely fails on that account. The problem lies within the album's sense of identity. While much of it is driving or beautiful, it seems much more superficial than their following effort, "Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada". The last half of "Providence" is perhaps the most acute example of this -- a roaring melody a la a 'much' subdued male chorus, rhythmic strings and backing guitar, militant drums... it all makes for a very stirring musical piece. But it doesn't have any real depth to it -- the overall ambience of the instrumentation might sound like it does, but the melody itself seems completely devoid of anything remotely trying to resemble what I think Godspeed! is going for here. I find it completely acceptable given it's the bands debut album, but it still just doesn't convey what it thinks it does.
Each of these tracks offers moments of great musical force by a band of stunning musicians but ultimately it is (for me) a look at the beginning of a band that would peak soon thereafter. Melodically speaking Godspeed! has never been challenged, and with this work we see the birth of that sensibility. For myself, however, what made Godspeed! a band that rose above most was when it went beyond mere aesthetics and into something far more powerful.
"Blaise Bailey Finegan III" this is not.
Free Music Review: Music to listen without interruptions
Hit: 5 Stars
This is an exellent album, evry note seems to be engineered to make you suffer an feel how is everything going to end...
I wonder what do the guys of GPYBE think about when composing this music but I'm sure that at least they consider that their work has to have two esential components: Quality in sound and Sentiment.