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― Drooone, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 02:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Saw them for the third time tonight (but the first time in two years so the show was 90% new to me) missing the Champions League final in the process (nice one Rossoneri!). Was even better than the last time I saw them and I bought the vinyl of the album off of John Stanier at the merch table while holding in the urge to say anything nerdy to him about Helmet being the first gig I ever went to when I was 12.
― jim, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 23:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Atlas is good. I don't really get how so many people think it's the greatest thing ever, but it's good.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 23:34 (sixteen years ago) link
It was the big-pop-hit type song at the gig. Crowd went wild. I scowled a little, tutted and muttered "parvenus" under my breath and then my snobwant was sated.
― jim, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 23:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Not feeling this at all.
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 24 May 2007 00:21 (sixteen years ago) link
I am. It's a real grower. Looking forward to PrimaVera, plus gonna review this and the 65DOS album simultaneously with glowing words on my blog.
REAL GLOWING WORDS!
― the next grozart, Thursday, 24 May 2007 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
"Atlas" seems to be intentionally irritating.
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 24 May 2007 00:42 (sixteen years ago) link
i like their older stuff much better.
― chaki, Thursday, 24 May 2007 00:55 (sixteen years ago) link
great album, especially when driving through farmland.
― Dimension 5ive, Thursday, 24 May 2007 01:30 (sixteen years ago) link
great album. atlas is deliberately irritating, and by some way the album's worst track. it still makes me move though.
― m the g, Thursday, 24 May 2007 09:26 (sixteen years ago) link
It was a great show last week, but my brain kinda killed my Atlas enjoyment during the show, as it suddenly started singing the Brother Rat (NoMeansNo) lyrics at me and ever since I can't stop hearing the influence :-(
― StanM, Thursday, 24 May 2007 09:30 (sixteen years ago) link
(I automatically kick into "the beautiful people, the beautiful people, aaaah" upon hearing the intro)
― willem, Thursday, 24 May 2007 09:43 (sixteen years ago) link
lol! next time we see them we should sing that out loud, both of us.
― StanM, Thursday, 24 May 2007 09:45 (sixteen years ago) link
This is a really curious album! I wasn't sure I liked it at first, I'm not big on proggy stuff and I couldnt really see the 65dos parallells/spiritual link, but on a few more listens it has grown on me. Race:In and Race: Out are awesome bookends and Snare Hangar rocks.
Note to self: not a good thing to listen to when one is stressed to the heavens and has just flooded the hall carpet with a rogue washingmachine accident.
― Trayce, Thursday, 24 May 2007 10:38 (sixteen years ago) link
My ex loves it. He sees some Mr Bungle similarities.
― Trayce, Thursday, 24 May 2007 10:39 (sixteen years ago) link
I have this and it has slowly been growing on me. Race:In is as wonderful as everyone says, Snare Hangar is also one of my favourites. The other longer songs (i.e. those which are not Atlas) will take some more digesting before I can comment.
― Just got offed, Thursday, 24 May 2007 10:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Atlas sounds like some kind of pirate sea shanty sung by the Smurfs to me.
― the next grozart, Thursday, 24 May 2007 11:41 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm totally cold for this. It reminds me of Primal Scream in some kind of odd isomorphic way.
― Mister Craig, Thursday, 24 May 2007 11:42 (sixteen years ago) link
first impressions... not really 'getting' this :/
― fandango, Thursday, 24 May 2007 11:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Primal Scream? That's possibly the most unexpected referrence point so far.
― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 24 May 2007 11:58 (sixteen years ago) link
"Atlas" made me think of Gary Glitter with the stompin beat. Or like someone said above, the start of Manson eek :/ Its ok, I'm not too sold on the helium vocals but it'll grow on me, Mercury Rev took time too.
― Trayce, Thursday, 24 May 2007 22:19 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm not crazy about this band on record.
But they were intense live this evening.
― arghkaybee, Friday, 25 May 2007 01:01 (sixteen years ago) link
WOW. It's so upbeat. Best instrumental/post/whatever rock album in years.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 25 May 2007 14:54 (sixteen years ago) link
best live band around! not as keen on the silly bits on the record, but there's still nothing like this around. It manages to rock and sound totally abstract at the same time
― axelnormand, Friday, 25 May 2007 15:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm into it. The sing-songyness kind of tempers the metrically crazy shit.
― Jordan, Friday, 25 May 2007 15:47 (sixteen years ago) link
And I don't mean the vocals, just the parts in general sound sing-songy to me.
(although there are a couple moments on the album that sound straight Dream Theater :>)
― Jordan, Friday, 25 May 2007 15:48 (sixteen years ago) link
"Atlas" sounds pretty much exactly like the intro of "Step Into My Office Baby" followed by the breakdown section of "So Many People In The Neighborhood."
― billstevejim, Friday, 25 May 2007 15:49 (sixteen years ago) link