i like the album art, i thought i was in for some vaporwave. opening tune music is not as doomer as i knew new order to be. it is fun but it kinda sounds like someone whos figuring out their casio keyboard for the first time. I liked the 'vanishing point' track but i wouldnt listen to the other songs recreationally. u can really tell these guys are from the uk btw.
this is the first time i listen to this album and band. album sure looks spooky. it is from those days people thought the magic card art style was a cute look for an allbum i think. makes it look pretty indie and low budget. black sabbath from black sabbath by black sabbath: i like the syncopated drums in the opening track, the part wheere he said 'o no!' was abit feelsweirdman. not sure about the title because the song or bells or lyrics does not remind me of shabbos? I get the point is to use tritones bc it sounds spooky but the three notes get very boring after a minute or so. I like the outro alot, especially the triplets on the cymbals (i think?). also final guitar section is neat but it does not sound very special (but it might have been for its time!). second track sounds abit gimmicky to me, the harmonica tires fast. not a fan. I love triple time songs and particularly 6/8 so i liked the intro and outro alot, but when the time changed back to 4/4 it didn't do much for me. I think that 6/8 meter could serve as a great basis for some nice solos. Fourth song got a curious intro. I like the zills one or two minutes in. The riff sounds a bit boring, and not played very tightly. I think the guitarists do a pretty good job soloing on this track. i found evil woman not interesting. i think Sleeping Village is one of the most interesting tracks on the album. it seems like guitarists have some freedom here. change past the halfway point is where it gets fun. dissonant outro is also nice, but I could do without the repeating guitar riffs. to this point it is clear these people are good musicians technically. i really like these solos. it could also jusst be the studio quality was poor which may be why it doesnt sound very tight. it is a common issue with records from that time. warning is another song where guitars (and drummer) get to flex. it sounds llike a blues, but again 3 minutes in, when the vocalist is done it gets pretty curious! i guess it is shredding which is cool, but the harmonies are quite simple and the solo guitar sounds like absolute ass in my headset (might be feedback issue or maybe too much reverb wasnt a thing back then). tempo changes are cool, i like that. in the last track i got the feeling the drummer may be a jazz drummer? For second i thought i was about to listen to a bebop song, but it is not. to me alot of the guitar riffs feel alike. Halfway the guitars start playing arpeggios which always sounds cool and good but harmony stays quite similar. then theres another nice solo. not a fan of the vocalist overall, but instrumentalists are good if they are not just playing riffs all over. i can only imagin this was just popular at the time. i mean deep purple built a career on just riffs. i must admit i zone out pretty quickly when i hear another riff permutation, especially with all the distortion. i do not typically listen to this type of music, but i think i see why people might like it, but dont think it aged well bc of production. it was probably quite revolutionary for its time. i hear serious blues and rock influences. i also read up some factoids and read someone killed themself listening to this bands music? i dont think the music is that bad but ok.