SMC: Timothy's Monster ~ Motorpsycho

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  • thebetterman
    thebetterman Posts: 657
    yeah, i'm having trouble with this file too, how to you deal with a rar file, i run windows, so i know there's got to be an easy way out there somewhere.

    thanks guys
    -one thing to remember, always have a good time, all the time
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    OK, people. I have now uploaded it as a .zip file as well.
    Let's hope that works better for you with problems.

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • thebetterman
    thebetterman Posts: 657
    wow, i'm just getting onto disc 2 on my first listen through, and i'm liking this album a lot. I was a bit hesitant when you noted there prog sound on the second disc, as i've given that term a bad reputation in my mind (i.e. The Mars Volta who i never could get into) but i'm loving Giftland and looking forward to the rest.

    First disc was great though, i like the vocals, and the music is awesome. I'll throw a more complete review/opinion up later after i listen to it more.

    thanks again Barcoach.
    -one thing to remember, always have a good time, all the time
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,290
    SMCers, check this post out: http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=2789595&postcount=42

    If you're interested, just PM me.

    As for this release, after a couple listens I don't much care for the first disc. The second one is more my thing. I want to listen to it more before I comment though.
  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    well, i have to say that i haven't even had time to download this one. after much consideration - i must admit this to the faithful SMCers - i bought a business...and, i'm not sure that i'll be able to devote the time i wish to spend to this. but, give me a chance to settle in and we'll see how it goes. i'm not bailing just yet.
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • burnin-candle
    burnin-candle Posts: 158
    OK, just got around to listening to this and I'm loving what I hear! Especially disc 2. I haven't put much thought yet to the singing or the lyrics, but man they have a wide range of textures for the instrumental parts. I thought they were going to be more "hard rock", but they explore some great territories with their sound, that I was kept excited pretty much through out. Sounds very Scandinavian, as in they have that great experimental attitude towards their music. ;)

    I'll post more when I get more spins through.

    By the way, is this the same band that collaborated with the Jaga Jazzist horns?? ( I was gonna choose Jaga Jazzist for my next pick, but I think I'll have to choose something different)

    Cheers.
    "If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done"

    If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    burnin-candle wrote:
    OK, just got around to listening to this and I'm loving what I hear! Especially disc 2. I haven't put much thought yet to the singing or the lyrics, but man they have a wide range of textures for the instrumental parts. I thought they were going to be more "hard rock", but they explore some great territories with their sound, that I was kept excited pretty much through out. Sounds very Scandinavian, as in they have that great experimental attitude towards their music. ;)

    I'll post more when I get more spins through.

    By the way, is this the same band that collaborated with the Jaga Jazzist horns?? ( I was gonna choose Jaga Jazzist for my next pick, but I think I'll have to choose something different)

    Cheers.

    Yes, they have released one cd in cooperation with Jaga Jazzist, called "in the fishtank" or something like that. They also had with them one of the jaga jazzist guys on their Let Them Eat Cake and Phanerotyme tours playing keys mostly. Think he is also credited in the liner notes for the cds. (that's the orchestrated albums).

    So experimental music is the scandinavian style, huh? Cool. :D

    In general, I am surprised that most people seemed to take to disc 2 the most, as I thought that was the harder accessible material. Then again, maybe that's what SMC is all about :)

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    OK, I'm bringing this back up to the top.
    It's been a week, and it may be time for people to come with reviews or whatever, so we can proceed to the next selection.

    Not sure whether I should review it myself (I'd give it a rave review of course ;)) or whether my introduction counts as a sort of review. Anyway, it'll be more interesting to hear what you guys think of this, unbiased as you are. :)

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    I liked it a whole bunch! I only listened once or twice, since I am busy as all hell, but I enjoyed the sound. Plus Norway was the only scandinavian country I didn't listen to music from before this!

    good choice! I'm sorry I don't have much more time to say anything about it
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    I'll give this a final bump, if people have anything more to say about it.

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,290
    I was pretty disappointed with this one after all the good things I've read about this band over the past couple of years. The 'epic' tracks here- Giftland, The Wheel, and the Golden Core- are the ones that kept me listening. The sound of most of these songs was a real turnoff- for most of the first disc I felt like I was listening to any number of crappy bands on Myspace. The sound of the recordings definitely have the garage feel, which judging by the album title is what they may have been going for, but it was a real turn off to listen to. But from Giftland on, it was like a completely different band. I would probably love this record if the tracklist was those 6 songs (Giftland/Watersound on d1 and all of d2) and the production on it was a bit better.
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    AndySlash

    If you want to hear some Motorpsycho stuff that is recorded "properly", check out Trust us. And maybe Angels and deamons at play will also be more to your likeing.
    If you do enjoy these albums, I'll bet you'll like Timmy after some time.
    Timothy's monster is a spring album something to listen to when you just met a girl.

    Really Timmy could be a jewel for you, if you let it.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    The new Motorpsycho album is good as well.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    back to the top of the board.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»

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