bluefox4000 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Segue Myles said: It's definitely not his strongest era. I think going in with super low expectations helped. But I enjoyed it all, I just felt that everything, including parts of Windows, lacked a sense of identity. The Wild Places could be from anyone. I'd say Windows and Walls is the best of the later period. I enjoy it more than Innocent Age, which unfortunately loses me with every spin. A bit too dour. Not sure what my favourite album is. The first three are up there but Phoenix and Windows And Walls are pristine, with minor shortfalls (you're right, Longer is way too saccharine). I enjoyed High Country Snows but bluegrass is an alien genre for me so it had the novelty of sounding "fresh". Being American, I'm sure you're familiarity of the genre in the media makes your reaction very different. I saw an interview with him where he sais high Country snows was fun but he was out of his deapth a bit cause that's not his genre. THEN he said garth Brooks cited him as an influence. his response was great. "I don't know what he's talking about cause country is not my lane" as far as IA.......it's not lost me i just have to be in the mood. i think some of the deep cuts are just wonderful. I'd say my least favs are the debut (sorry way too joni mitchell light. and She was an influence. knowing that now makes a bit......blatant) and everything post W & W. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, bluefox4000 said: I saw an interview with him where he sais high Country snows was fun but he was out of his deapth a bit cause that's not his genre. THEN he said garth Brooks cited him as an influence. his response was great. "I don't know what he's talking about cause country is not my lane" as far as IA.......it's not lost me i just have to be in the mood. i think some of the deep cuts are just wonderful. I'd say my least favs are the debut (sorry way too joni mitchell light. and She was an influence. knowing that now makes a bit......blatant) and everything post W & W. Mick I hear a lot of Fogelberg in Brooks mellower tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Segue Myles Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Anthrax- Sound Of White Noise What do fans think of this one? First time play, loved it, absolutely LOVE the song Only. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 24 minutes ago, Segue Myles said: Anthrax- Sound Of White Noise What do fans think of this one? First time play, loved it, absolutely LOVE the song Only. This one is fantastic!! I knew you’d love it!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 8 hours ago, yyz305 said: I’ve played this today too ! 👍😎⭐️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Extreme - Six (2023). 10/10 ⭐️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Haken - Fauna (2023) 10/10 ⭐️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Mithrandir said: Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Rick posted this recently & said it was one of his fave live albums so I thought I'd give it a go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, Turbine Freight said: Classic. "Down in the Sewer" is phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Turbine Freight Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, Mithrandir said: "Down in the Sewer" is phenomenal. Agreed. The whole album is a belter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: This one is fantastic!! I knew you’d love it!! Oh good I was listening to it like "is this actually great or is this one of those moments I fall for an album everyone else sweets is crap?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Segue Myles said: Oh good I was listening to it like "is this actually great or is this one of those moments I fall for an album everyone else sweets is crap?" I’ve yet to go any later than it in their catalogue, but that’s just a me thing. Sound Of White Noise is just a phenomenal metal record start to finish. Great vocals, great riffs, great mix, great drumming. Heck I think I’ll play it now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyz305 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios said: I’ve played this today too ! 👍😎⭐️ I can't stop listening to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: I’ve yet to go any later than it in their catalogue, but that’s just a me thing. Sound Of White Noise is just a phenomenal metal record start to finish. Great vocals, great riffs, great mix, great drumming. Heck I think I’ll play it now! I think I missed some albums going straight into this. Not upset! I loved it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Audioslave - Audioslave Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Segue Myles said: I think I missed some albums going straight into this. Not upset! I loved it! If Persistence Of Time is the last album you heard then you've missed nothing in between except a B sides album called Attack Of The Killer Bs. I have always thought Sound Of White Noise was great. I think over time the Bush era has become more appreciated but as with any time a band changes singers there's a bit of a divide in the fan base. That didn't stop Only from being the bands highest charting single. It's not their most popular song among fans but it is in terms of chart success and radio rotation. Grunge taking over after this album and metal dying out in popularity dealt a big blow to the Bush era. But I think more fans have come around to the Bush era in the years since. In some ways John is a better vocalist than Joey. He has more raw emotion and aggression in his voice and is very expressive with it. Joey as far as technical singing ability goes is better but he lacked that emotion and aggressiveness up until the last two Anthrax albums. Sound Of White Noise is a great album. They followed the same format Metallica did with the Black Album by making the songs simpler but still not sacrificing song quality and still making it sound like them despite the changes musically. The three albums that follow with Bush, Stomp 442, Vol 8 and We've Come For You All they take a heavier and more aggressive Pantera inspired kind of sound. It fits John's voice perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Turbine Freight said: Rick posted this recently & said it was one of his fave live albums so I thought I'd give it a go. What did you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Rick N. Backer said: What did you think? I'm not the biggest Slash fan but on first listen I was impressed. Strong setlist, plenty of energy from the band and they really did the early Guns stuff justice. I thought I might get maybe four or five songs in and give it the boot but that wasn't the case. The only real lull in the album is the guitar solo where he quotes the Godfather theme. He really shows his limitations there. I've always felt Slash's forte to be his catchy riffs, not his lead breaks. It piqued my interest when you said it was one of your favourite live albums ever and I'd never even heard it. I'll definitely listen to it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 9 hours ago, J2112YYZ said: If Persistence Of Time is the last album you heard then you've missed nothing in between except a B sides album called Attack Of The Killer Bs. I have always thought Sound Of White Noise was great. I think over time the Bush era has become more appreciated but as with any time a band changes singers there's a bit of a divide in the fan base. That didn't stop Only from being the bands highest charting single. It's not their most popular song among fans but it is in terms of chart success and radio rotation. Grunge taking over after this album and metal dying out in popularity dealt a big blow to the Bush era. But I think more fans have come around to the Bush era in the years since. In some ways John is a better vocalist than Joey. He has more raw emotion and aggression in his voice and is very expressive with it. Joey as far as technical singing ability goes is better but he lacked that emotion and aggressiveness up until the last two Anthrax albums. Sound Of White Noise is a great album. They followed the same format Metallica did with the Black Album by making the songs simpler but still not sacrificing song quality and still making it sound like them despite the changes musically. The three albums that follow with Bush, Stomp 442, Vol 8 and We've Come For You All they take a heavier and more aggressive Pantera inspired kind of sound. It fits John's voice perfectly. I absolutely love that I randomly played this album and had such a correct feeling response. Only was their biggest hit? Crazy, I loved it. It stood out on that album! Definitely emerging as my favourite Big 4 thrash band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) Anthrax- Persistence In Time Anthrax- Sound Of White Noise This band...is a joy! I don't mind having spent decades not "getting" them, it's great fun deep diving their discography now. Edited September 1, 2023 by Segue Myles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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