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Post by butler on Oct 22, 2010 14:02:11 GMT
progressive-industrial-synth-electro-rock  Holy hell that's a mouth full, but at least now I know the name of my favourite genre now. |
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Post by the dark fourth on Oct 22, 2010 15:16:09 GMT
ha, ace!
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Post by blondeambassador on Oct 22, 2010 16:27:23 GMT
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Post by dutchprrfan01 on Oct 23, 2010 13:20:27 GMT
This is the first Dutch progsite giving an opion: www.progwereld.org/cms/recensies/album/pure-reason-revolution-%E2%80%93-hammer-and-anvil/Google translation: The so-called early adopters of Pure Reason Revolution I certainly do not belong. Reviews were enthusiastic, but I did not really mouth-watering and it's actually just coincidence that I "Amor Vincit Omnia" shortly after its release have been awarded a listen. Who "Omnia Vincit Amor" has, however, will understand why I have weeks before the appearance of the promo look forward to this sequel. And after repeated listening I wind it no longer punches. Despite the number of references to the music of Pure Reason Revolution has the right to earn the band the title of 'novelty'. It is not obvious Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Faithless, Nine Inch Nails and Kraftwerk as "warm and organic" to call and that is indeed the appropriate qualification for Hammer and Anvil ". The statement is also found in the stacked, muse Chloe Alper even sensual vocals in the electro-rock listening side. The music on an industrial sounding track as Last Man Last Round is sometimes cold and hard as the neon lights of a deserted platform, but once the vocals layered deployment creates an immersive, rather intriguing and almost conflicting atmosphere. The subsequent Valour is a nervous character, but shows in the choruses and committed a human face. Open Insurrection has a masterful, richly detailed structure in which even Jean Michel Jarre in katzwijm eventually falls and becomes unique post-rock, while the valve Armistice pathetic symbol of a musical kind of 'poetry in motion. As the songs above average while exciting and interesting is a lengthy unprecedented number of melodies, vocals and keyboards while attracting and repelling each other playfully, but always intertwined through life. Fortunately, one chooses from the outset not to have a drum machine but for rhythmic accompaniment of flesh and blood so that the rock content gets an extra turn. We're talking far Progrock of the book, which is a total experience extremely exciting avant la lettre. Pure Reason Revolution, the class of a festivaluitsmijter, put The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Muse, Placebo and Faithless seamlessly between the wings and the concept of 'hype' than outgrown. "Hammer and Anvil" is the revolution! |
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Post by AlExMachina on Oct 23, 2010 14:38:34 GMT
oxfordstudent.com/2010/10/21/pick-of-the-week-pure-reason-revolution/Might as well put mine up here too. The Dark Fourth has already bitten my head off for the 4 star rating, so ideally if others could refrain from doing the same that would be dandy. 130 words is not a review format best disposed to evaluating an album, so I've just tried to be amusing, promote it and hope those who don't know it at least give it a spin if they enjoyed reading the article. Short album reviews should be fun, ideally, as you just can't fairly sum up - at least a good piece of - musical creation in such a short space. I do roughly stand by that score. For some reason (although I obviously love it and adore PRR) it's just not hit me with the consistency and adoration of TDT or AVO. Over The Top is easily the weakest tune they've ever done (it's still listenable but it's just really dull. They should have just cut it. Valour - Never Divide would have been an acceptable transition). Armistice really suffers (though again, this is PRR scale not all-music scale!) in comparison with HTTSTM or AVO. While it is a brilliant album, I couldn't give it full marks withan actively boring/bad track on it, plus with it's just not being quite as good (but still in itself rather brilliant) as its two predecessors. Slightly off topic for this thread I realise, and I'm aware that The Oxford Student Newspaper isn't exactly going to make waves haha... Anyway, whatevs!
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Post by mhx on Oct 23, 2010 14:46:18 GMT
Over The Top is easily the weakest tune they've ever done What? Me bites your head off ;D |
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Post by ryan on Oct 23, 2010 15:00:50 GMT
4/5 is still a high score!
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Post by AlExMachina on Oct 23, 2010 15:09:53 GMT
I know, but apparently it's not 5/5, so not enough for some (coughcough The Dark Fourth coughcough)...
Sorry, I just really don't like Over The Top. I know some love Jon's vocals, but I see them as bland and a little simpering, in comparison to some of the great vocal arrangements over which he has presided. Soooorry.
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Post by mhx on Oct 23, 2010 15:32:01 GMT
I know some love Jon's vocals, but I see them as bland and a little simpering, in comparison to some of the great vocal arrangements over which he has presided. Soooorry. Not a problem  Was just kidding. Everyone's taste is different and I really like the vocals in this one. |
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Post by blondeambassador on Oct 23, 2010 16:46:40 GMT
I know some love Jon's vocals, but I see them as bland and a little simpering, in comparison to some of the great vocal arrangements over which he has presided. Soooorry. Not a problem Was just kidding. Everyone's taste is different and I really like the vocals in this one. I'm with mhx on this one...I think the vocals glide along beautifully on it and I'm a fan of it but there we go... I would imagine that thedarkfourth might have been surprised that you chose to give 4/5 given it's a rare opportunity to promote these guys, given you've followed them so avidly. But I totally understand if you don't feel it's worth 5/5, journalistic integrity and all that. Out of 5 is a way I hate rating things, it doesnt give scope for much in the way of variation- you've only got excellent, good, average, poor and terrible- that's no way to sum up an opinion of anything so it's a shame so many review platforms use it. At least out of 10 there's room for a bit more variation! |
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Post by the dark fourth on Oct 23, 2010 17:55:28 GMT
I know, but apparently it's not 5/5, so not enough for some (coughcough The Dark Fourth coughcough)... I'm sorry, do you seriously believe that 20% of all albums are better than Hammer and Anvil? I don't care if you think it's a notch worse than albums 1 and 2, it's still one of the best albums that's ever been released. If you get a tiny bit of perspective, there's no question. |
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Post by ryan on Oct 23, 2010 18:06:31 GMT
yeah but that's not fair, that's just the rating system innit. plus that implies that there's as many 5/5s as 4/5s and 3/5s etc.
5/5 is the best something can ever possibly be, there can be no better. big commitment to give something that.
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Post by AlExMachina on Oct 23, 2010 18:07:19 GMT
I'm with BA on disagreeing with the system of rating. I also think that the band were promoted by being made pick of the week of our albums, and I think that and a 4 star review is a more sober, believable and trustworthy way of promoting new music to those who've not heard it than constant obsession which merely provokes and irritates (I myself in a personal capacity have probably alienated more than I've converted - TDF can probably attest to this).
I think the best way to promote in this case is to root for them, publicise and make all publicity materials AS ENGAGING AND ENTERTAINING AS POSSIBLE. Complex musical analysis doesn't appeal to those who've not heard it; entertainment and *hopefully* good, engaging writing do. I'm blunt enough and honest enough to think it unlikely that *any* of my readers would have been more likely to play fight fire or black mourning on spotify/youtube if I had put 5 stars rather than 4. I will be very flattered if anyone disagrees with that!
I'm also putting an interview with them in the paper btw!
Rant-ette over....!
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Post by mrguy on Oct 23, 2010 19:40:50 GMT
5/5 should be something given rarely. If you're a reviewer, people will start to discredit you for over-hyping, and see you as nothing more than an amateur. 5/5 means perfect. There isn't much perfection out there, is there?
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Post by the dark fourth on Oct 23, 2010 20:27:17 GMT
yeah but that's not fair, that's just the rating system innit. plus that implies that there's as many 5/5s as 4/5s and 3/5s etc. 5/5 is the best something can ever possibly be, there can be no better. big commitment to give something that. I don't agree - if 5/5 implies it's the best it can ever be, then that means only one thing in the history of the world can be given it. I think 5/5 should be given to the top 20%, otherwise what's the point in a system out of 5? If you want to distinguish the top 1%, use a system out of 100. It's just maths. But Alex is right that it's an incredibly minor issue.      |
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Was just kidding. Everyone's taste is different and I really like the vocals in this one.
