King Animal - New Soundgarden Album After 15 Years

[mrtourette]

Stick with it dude. Your initial estimation is way off.

The majority of critiques have it down as Badmotorfinger meets Superunknown, but even that's fairly lazy. There's Louder Than Love, Down on the Upside and Ultramega OK in there too.

Other than Halfway There there's no Chris Cornell solo stuff at all.

Edited November 14, 2012 by mrtourette

[she bangs the drums]

This album definitely needs a little patience and is a grower, my favourite track so far is By Crooked Steps. Cornell's voice on this particular track is at its best.

Hopefully we will see them back in the UK in 2013?

[jump]

I'm suspicious, you seem to be trying way to hard to make people like this. I'll rely on my own opinons. Professional critics have far more to consider in a review other than whether it's actually any good or not for it to be genuine, accurate or honest.

[mrtourette]

This album definitely needs a little patience and is a grower, my favourite track so far is By Crooked Steps. Cornell's voice on this particular track is at its best.

Hopefully we will see them back in the UK in 2013?

[mrtourette]

Worm does that alot, there's normally 50 page arguements between him and Neil that go on for months.

[worm]

I'm suspicious, you seem to be trying way to hard to make people like this. I'll rely on my own opinons. Professional critics have far more to consider in a review other than whether it's actually any good or not for it to be genuine, accurate or honest.

[worm]

This album definitely needs a little patience and is a grower, my favourite track so far is By Crooked Steps. Cornell's voice on this particular track is at its best.

Hopefully we will see them back in the UK in 2013?

[worm]

Attrition is my early favourite.

[mrtourette]

I'm enthused dude. It's what I'm getting from it as a massive fan. Just passing on the joy. Make of it whatever you will, I care not.

Edited November 14, 2012 by mrtourette

[worm]

I'm very happy for you, I truly am, but try and avoid the cliche of media reviews to prove your point. They don't mean shit.

Edited November 14, 2012 by worm

[Ed209]

The most exciting thing I learnt from this thread is the new Deftones album which annoyingly completely passed me by as I've missed out on tickets for their tour in Feb. Saying that, the new Deftones album is insanely good.

Back to soundgarden, my mate said there was talk of a London show in December. Can't find much out about a gig or any tour dates at all. Anybody know anything?

[jump]

The most exciting thing I learnt from this thread is the new Deftones album which annoyingly completely passed me by as I've missed out on tickets for their tour in Feb. Saying that, the new Deftones album is insanely good.

Back to soundgarden, my mate said there was talk of a London show in December. Can't find much out about a gig or any tour dates at all. Anybody know anything?

[worm]

The most exciting thing I learnt from this thread is the new Deftones album which annoyingly completely passed me by as I've missed out on tickets for their tour in Feb. Saying that, the new Deftones album is insanely good.

Back to soundgarden, my mate said there was talk of a London show in December. Can't find much out about a gig or any tour dates at all. Anybody know anything?

Edited November 14, 2012 by worm

[Ed209]

Err, yeah. That was probably what he was talking about. He probably did say november, was a while ago he told me.

Oh well, I was out of the country last week so couldn't have gone anyway

[Ed209]

I heard some taster stuff. It sounded canny, unlike their efforts post-Around the Fur. I'm a big fan when they get it right and incidentally they're huge fans of SG and cite them as an influence. Worst gig I've been to was a Deftones gig along with a Smashing Pumpkins gig. The sound was to blame in the former case though, ego in the latter.

[metallimuse]

I'm suspicious, you seem to be trying way to hard to make people like this. I'll rely on my own opinons. Professional critics have far more to consider in a review other than whether it's actually any good or not for it to be genuine, accurate or honest.

[worm]

Thought Diamond eyes was an extraordinary album and probably now the deftones album I listen to most, this feels like a nice move on from there. Very atmospheric, intelligent song structuring, as you said very carefully put together. Only on a couple of listens but I know there's a lot to go on and explore in this album its going to be on loop for sometime.

Deftones aren't an incredible live band, they're a little one dimensional compared to the depth found on their recorded music, but saying they're still a very good live band.

[kaosmark2]

White Pony's my fav Deftones album, although I haven't really listened the last 4 because of how boring their S/T and Saturday Night Wrist were. Heard lots of reports of them being shite live as well.

[mrtourette]

Now who's giving who their opinion? I like that review. It's very fitting. I'm a writer. I like literary flair when it gets it right. If you don't like it, ignore it, and spare me the patronising lecture.

[mrtourette]

I took it as a fan being excited about his favourite band's latest offering but hey ho.

Edited November 15, 2012 by mrtourette

[worm]

Don't get me wrong, you can put as much stock into reviews as you want to help form your opinions, just don't tell me my opinions wrong and try and use reviews to prove it. I dare say I've found you just as patronising as you've found me.

Edited November 15, 2012 by worm

[worm]

It takes different strokes etc.

[metallimuse]

It takes different strokes etc.

[t8yman]

White Pony's my fav Deftones album, although I haven't really listened the last 4 because of how boring their S/T and Saturday Night Wrist were. Heard lots of reports of them being shite live as well.

[AcademicPistol]

Did you give SNW a really good airing? because I find it an incredibly satisfying listen. Id say its arguably their weakest album, but still better than a lot of bands best albums. if that makes sense.