Comments on: Isis – Wavering Radiant http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/05/isis-wavering-radiant/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Conduit http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/05/isis-wavering-radiant/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 Conduit Mon, 18 May 2009 21:36:31 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/?p=185#comment-1243 Ick, the same song approach, again. Ben you must not actually know what a snare sounds like, because it sounded fine before and cracked appropriately. You know people don't always play the snare with the wire set.<br /><br />Dull sound though? My ears feel this album feels more alive than any previous, much richer than before. And the drums sound bad? You listening to the same album? Sometimes I feel like I'm alone in feeling the emotional pull of this band, more than just a trippy, heavy group, but that's fans versus critic I suppose.<br /><br />By the way, ITOAT had little peaks, they were mostly jams save for the righteous finish of Garden of Light. That album's crunchy parts just didn't have as much weight as all the previous albums. I don't here much of it in this one either, but that's mostly who the producer is, the riffs pound like the Melvins did.<br /><br />The bass is mixed way higher on this album, which is awesome for me since he's one of my favorite bass players. Nice to see Aaron Harris tone it back down but add in lots of fun stuff for us drummers to pick apart, dude just has a way with making simple beats sound monolithic and full of beauty.<br /><br />Anyway, blabber blabber about one of my top 3 bands, good take on the album here. Ick, the same song approach, again. Ben you must not actually know what a snare sounds like, because it sounded fine before and cracked appropriately. You know people don’t always play the snare with the wire set.

Dull sound though? My ears feel this album feels more alive than any previous, much richer than before. And the drums sound bad? You listening to the same album? Sometimes I feel like I’m alone in feeling the emotional pull of this band, more than just a trippy, heavy group, but that’s fans versus critic I suppose.

By the way, ITOAT had little peaks, they were mostly jams save for the righteous finish of Garden of Light. That album’s crunchy parts just didn’t have as much weight as all the previous albums. I don’t here much of it in this one either, but that’s mostly who the producer is, the riffs pound like the Melvins did.

The bass is mixed way higher on this album, which is awesome for me since he’s one of my favorite bass players. Nice to see Aaron Harris tone it back down but add in lots of fun stuff for us drummers to pick apart, dude just has a way with making simple beats sound monolithic and full of beauty.

Anyway, blabber blabber about one of my top 3 bands, good take on the album here.

]]> By: Chris Harrelson http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/05/isis-wavering-radiant/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Chris Harrelson Mon, 18 May 2009 19:39:02 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/?p=185#comment-1244 I really liked In the Absence of Truth, but truth be told, this album seems unfocused. I've no problem with the "kindler, gentler Isis" so long as they're actually going somewhere. Lack of focus is generally a pretty trite complaint among music critics, but I don't use that reason often. I really liked In the Absence of Truth, but truth be told, this album seems unfocused. I’ve no problem with the “kindler, gentler Isis” so long as they’re actually going somewhere. Lack of focus is generally a pretty trite complaint among music critics, but I don’t use that reason often.

]]> By: ben http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/05/isis-wavering-radiant/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 ben Mon, 18 May 2009 07:26:18 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/?p=185#comment-1245 well at least so far the snare drum sounds like an actual snare drum rather than just a "plap". either the drummer can't tune one or bayles had decided having a horrible snare sound was more fitting for the music. well at least so far the snare drum sounds like an actual snare drum rather than just a “plap”. either the drummer can’t tune one or bayles had decided having a horrible snare sound was more fitting for the music.

]]> By: deathwithabeard http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/05/isis-wavering-radiant/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 deathwithabeard Mon, 18 May 2009 06:53:25 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/?p=185#comment-1246 It's good to hear that someone out there has a complaint about the production. I really dislike how things are recorded on In the Absence of Truth: there are more guitars lines than previous Isis albums, with more effects, too much of it in my opinion, but then it's all compressed together so that there is no space at all between notes. Way, way overstuffed. Isis sounds like they have direction again on Waivering Radiant, but the production still has its issues which has kept me from enjoying the album thoroughly. It’s good to hear that someone out there has a complaint about the production. I really dislike how things are recorded on In the Absence of Truth: there are more guitars lines than previous Isis albums, with more effects, too much of it in my opinion, but then it’s all compressed together so that there is no space at all between notes. Way, way overstuffed. Isis sounds like they have direction again on Waivering Radiant, but the production still has its issues which has kept me from enjoying the album thoroughly.

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