sorry to fill sna with rem threads but i’m here to declare reveal their worst album
― ivy., Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:45 (five months ago) link
otm
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:47 (five months ago) link
the singles are awesome but the kitchen-sink production deprives the whole thing of oxygen. what if we layered every synth preset ever on top of every single track
around the sun, however tired, at least breathes (ventilator-assisted). actually think it would be much more fondly received/remembered had approx 15-20 minutes of it been cut
― ivy., Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:48 (five months ago) link
Damn, Up cleaned up
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:49 (five months ago) link
also damn, mares didn't even give it a full minute.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:50 (five months ago) link
(Up was the last album of theirs I heard in full.)
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:50 (five months ago) link
ivy- i will also defend around the sun as their "not worst" album. it has highlights, but i also like its soft rock anonymity. def too long tho. and whatever, i like the one with q-tip.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 22:53 (five months ago) link
Reveal sucks really hard, the songs just plod along. It's such a drag.
― Phair · Jagger/Richards · Carl Perkins (morrisp), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 23:56 (five months ago) link
I love Reveal.
There is definitely some good stuff in Around the Sun though its imperfections definitely hobble it.
I like Accelerate and Collapse but they both feel kinda generic to me.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 16 November 2023 01:55 (five months ago) link