redhill
Refugee
From what I gather from the reviews and what we have heard thus far, I think this album, overall will be excellent.
The thoughts below are based in part on The Times review I just read:
I am also guessing that, although it may initially feel like a "complete" album (in a way HTDAAB, and to a lesser extent, ATYCLB, did not), some of this completeness will have been forced through two purposeful methods.
One will be the "let me in the sound" bit that we have already heard appears in at least two songs (three?)
The lyrical repetition will provide some cohesion (think "barbed wire fence" from UF which appears a couple of times) as will the electronic production.
As a matter of fact, there may be a third link in the songs in that most of them seem to have very current subject matter (and not quite as atmospheric and timeless as UF for example.)
However, since these songs were produced over so many sessions, I think that the album still will not feel like a cohesive work like UF, JT, and Achtung (and others) did.
In terms of landscape and themes, the above are hard to beat and it is this consistency that, in part, make them masterpieces.
Part of this is likely due to the fact that they are pulling from their old tricks so we will hear so many different styles. Perhaps there is some cohesion here as well...
I just think that, although this might even be a spectacular collection of songs, there might still be that nagging feeling that it is not a complete and cohesive work such as the aforementioned albums.
So...no matter how good the songs are...I think this one element will keep NLOTH from quite attaining the title of masterpiece.
Of course this is all just theory without enough facts to back it (I guess that is what a gut feeling is) but I was curious to see what others thought.
I also might be just talking out of my a** and am certainly losing my mind waiting for this *almost* masterpiece
The thoughts below are based in part on The Times review I just read:
I am also guessing that, although it may initially feel like a "complete" album (in a way HTDAAB, and to a lesser extent, ATYCLB, did not), some of this completeness will have been forced through two purposeful methods.
One will be the "let me in the sound" bit that we have already heard appears in at least two songs (three?)
The lyrical repetition will provide some cohesion (think "barbed wire fence" from UF which appears a couple of times) as will the electronic production.
As a matter of fact, there may be a third link in the songs in that most of them seem to have very current subject matter (and not quite as atmospheric and timeless as UF for example.)
However, since these songs were produced over so many sessions, I think that the album still will not feel like a cohesive work like UF, JT, and Achtung (and others) did.
In terms of landscape and themes, the above are hard to beat and it is this consistency that, in part, make them masterpieces.
Part of this is likely due to the fact that they are pulling from their old tricks so we will hear so many different styles. Perhaps there is some cohesion here as well...
I just think that, although this might even be a spectacular collection of songs, there might still be that nagging feeling that it is not a complete and cohesive work such as the aforementioned albums.
So...no matter how good the songs are...I think this one element will keep NLOTH from quite attaining the title of masterpiece.
Of course this is all just theory without enough facts to back it (I guess that is what a gut feeling is) but I was curious to see what others thought.
I also might be just talking out of my a** and am certainly losing my mind waiting for this *almost* masterpiece
