Union 5-3992 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I figured Devin is worthy of his own topic since this man keeps producing quality music almost every year. He covers country, extreme metal, ambient music, prog, and pop metal. He's even planning on doing an Opera or something next year. Is anyone else here a fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 He just announced a new album today. His twitter has indicated that it may be a double album, or an album with a few bonus discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I like his stuff. Not really a fan, but there's a lot of creativity (and sometimes wit) in his work. I have the live album from his last tour and select prior albums. They don't get much attention due to the constant influx of new music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Can't wait for the new album. And I wish I could go and see the tour since it's with BTBAM and Fallujah. Unfortunately there's a certain large body of water separating us :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Just gave Townsend a first go with Ocean Machine on Union's advice, and thoroughly enjoyed. :cheers: ♫♫ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Can't wait for the new album. And I wish I could go and see the tour since it's with BTBAM and Fallujah. Unfortunately there's a certain large body of water separating us :(Last tour he did a UK/Europe tour a few months later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Can't wait for the new album. And I wish I could go and see the tour since it's with BTBAM and Fallujah. Unfortunately there's a certain large body of water separating us :(Last tour he did a UK/Europe tour a few months later Nice :) them three bands are an absolutely amazing line up though and I don't think they'll keep the same support for a European tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just gave Townsend a first go with Ocean Machine on Union's advice, and thoroughly enjoyed. :cheers: ♫♫That one's a great album. That, Terria and Addicted (which is from his Devin Townsend Project monicker) would be my three favorite Devin Townsend albums. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Have just been listening to "Kingdom" from the Epicloud album. Stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Have just been listening to "Kingdom" from the Epicloud album. Stunning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Tomorrow:http://www.omerchnordic.com/shop/ws6/45306/art6/h5803/68785803-origpic-dd1418.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Tomorrow:http://www.omerchnordic.com/shop/ws6/45306/art6/h5803/68785803-origpic-dd1418.jpg Listening to this as i type, outstanding album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 I'm really digging this record. I've only heard it twice so there's still a lot to digest. A lot of the bonus tracks are pretty great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Canucklehead is probably one of my favorites from the demo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Just got his new album in the mail :D Also I've tickets to go and see him in Nottingham just after my birthday next year which is going to amazing. Especially with Leprous and TesseracT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Devin Townsend is the man. He has a staggering amount of great music in the last 20 years, and while metal is his main go-to genre, he can do various other genres pretty well, too. More love needs to be shown for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Devin Townsend is the man. He has a staggering amount of great music in the last 20 years, and while metal is his main go-to genre, he can do various other genres pretty well, too. More love needs to be shown for him. I see Devin as a sort of "good metal" standard-bearer right now. While you can argue his stuff is proggish, it's also very accessible killer riffage much of the time. I think he elevates the metal genre in a way few others have. The fact he puts on great, bombastic shows makes him one of the more public faces for the genre as well. Thank god he seems like a nice, relatively humble guy! ;) [at least the interviews and little segments I've seen or heard] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 That said, I don't find his music to be something I enjoy with repeated listens like I do other bands. You kinda get the point with the first time hearing a song, there's not a lot of nuance to keep me coming back dozens of times to a track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hmmm, I cannot agree with that at all. I think a lot of songs have a lot of subtle nuances that don't always show themselves on a first listen. His wall of sound can sometimes be a tough barrier to break through, but I was just listening to Casualties of Cool the other day and noticed a few things I had never had before, and I've listened to that record a ton since its release. As always, it all depends on the listener. For me, I am not even that big of a metal guy, but there's just something about Devin's music that is pretty amazing. The fact that he's about the coolest guy in the industry sure does make it easy to be a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hmmm, I cannot agree with that at all. I think a lot of songs have a lot of subtle nuances that don't always show themselves on a first listen. His wall of sound can sometimes be a tough barrier to break through, but I was just listening to Casualties of Cool the other day and noticed a few things I had never had before, and I've listened to that record a ton since its release. As always, it all depends on the listener. For me, I am not even that big of a metal guy, but there's just something about Devin's music that is pretty amazing. The fact that he's about the coolest guy in the industry sure does make it easy to be a fan.Terria is also jam packed with little flourishes here and there that I continue to discover today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hmmm, I cannot agree with that at all. I think a lot of songs have a lot of subtle nuances that don't always show themselves on a first listen. His wall of sound can sometimes be a tough barrier to break through, but I was just listening to Casualties of Cool the other day and noticed a few things I had never had before, and I've listened to that record a ton since its release. As always, it all depends on the listener. For me, I am not even that big of a metal guy, but there's just something about Devin's music that is pretty amazing. The fact that he's about the coolest guy in the industry sure does make it easy to be a fan.Terria is also jam packed with little flourishes here and there that I continue to discover today Hell yeah! For my money, Terria is not only Devin's best work, but one of the best albums ever by anyone. It's the perfect road trip record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Fair enough, I've generally only listened to his stuff in the car so it's feasible the little things are overlooked. I've also only heard his last 2 albums from beginning to end more than a couple times, and his other material maybe once or twice. Usually if there's something 'there' I'll go back, and I did with the last two albums, but after a half dozen listens... lost interest. But I like it more than most of the other metal out there. He straddles that line between (mainstream?) metal and progressive metal, and I've been on a prog metal kick mostly the past few years. Edited February 28, 2017 by stoopid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 See, I tend to prefer metal artists who dip their foot into prog here and there, like Devin and Opeth (although Opeth is in the deep end now, while chucking a lot of the metal), as opposed to full fledged prog metal bands (with a few exceptions), so for me Devin manages to straddle the line perfectly. I would tell anyone to avoid Z2 like the plague; the Ziltoid sequel just isn't that good. I put it down there with Physicist as really his only "solo" albums I do not care for. For my money, his best albums are Terria and Addicted, while Ghost, Infinity, Sky Blue, Epicloud, Accelerated Evolution, Casualties of Cool, Synchestra and Ki are all outstanding as well. I am on an island regarding Ocean Machine, which everyone seems to adore, but I merely like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Hevy devy. I got synchestra and like it. I really his singing on vai sex snd religion. He also does ged better than most. His version of natural science is the best tune on working man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Synchestra is great, but I do feel like it meanders a bit near the end. Everything up until Pixillate is great, but it loses its way until Notes from Africa kicks in. I think it's a good starter CD for anyone who has never heard Devin, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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