Albums that were seriously disappointing...

[hipster holocaust]

Actually, you can. Mythbusters proved it.

Don't tell me I missed the redhead providing a specimen on cable television

[Ghost Dad]

Nah, it was from an elephant

[a world of no]

Actually, you can. Mythbusters proved it.

Don't tell me I missed the redhead providing a specimen on cable television

he's right. elephant... but now you have me thinking of kari polishing one of her own turds, and i'm uncomfortable with my enticement of the idea.

[Necrometer]

SPOILERSPOILER_SHOW

I actually didn't give a shit

[Mooretician]

Snakes for the Divine was a total disappointment EXCEPT for the title track, that shit is one of the best HOF songs ever.

[godofdeadlydeath]

Snakes for the Divine was a total disappointment EXCEPT for the title track, that shit is one of the best HOF songs ever.

I've come to basically agree. I loved that album when it first came out, but when I want to listen to HoF, I hardly ever grab it, and if I do, I get about halfway through "Frost Hammer" before putting on Blessed Black Wings again. I think "Bastard Samurai" and "How Dark We Pray" are great, but the album as a whole doesn't do much for me.

[fallbacktostone]

everything about snakes for the divine was just compressed to all hell for some reason. and the songs go nowhere.

[Mooretician]

Yeah, the production on Snakes was pretty shitty. They recorded the new one with Kurt Ballou who seems like a totally inappropriate choice. Fucking Steve Albini and Jack Endino did it right, get back with one of those dudes. Preemptively putting this here for now:

[triple clutcher v2.5b]

They recorded the new one with Kurt Ballou

I think I just peed a little.

[altars of radness]

They recorded the new one with Kurt Ballou

I think I just peed a little.

I hope that was pee of dismay. Snakes sounded so fucking bad; why wouldn't they make a conscious decision to record with someone who could help redeem them? Converge's records sound ok because I've grown accustomed to them, but all the other Ballou albums I've heard have sounded awful. They sound big, but they also sound steroid-ed and fake.

It's cool that they work with a different engineer for each record, but why piss around at this point? Who would fault them for making all their records with Albini from now on?

[triple clutcher v2.5b]

They recorded the new one with Kurt Ballou

I think I just peed a little.

I hope that was pee of dismay. Snakes sounded so fucking bad; why wouldn't they make a conscious decision to record with someone who could help redeem them? Converge's records sound ok because I've grown accustomed to them, but all the other Ballou albums I've heard have sounded awful. They sound big, but they also sound steroid-ed and fake.

It's cool that they work with a different engineer for each record, but why piss around at this point? Who would fault them for making all their records with Albini from now on?

I have supremely low hopes for this one, so I'm gonna happily wet myself if I can at least imagine them creating an album that sounds like some brutally ridiculous combination of "Blessed Black Wings" and "Jane Doe".

[kickpuncher]

not to thread hijack, but jesus--a new HoF already? smoke another blunt and let some ideas foment, pike. last one was definitely a stinker

[BUNGVOX]

guided by voices 'isolation drills'

[Blair]

not to thread hijack, but jesus--a new HoF already? smoke another blunt and let some ideas foment, pike. last one was definitely a stinker

"Alcoholic wasteoid needs to tour in order to drink, eat, and get smokes."

[altars of radness]

They recorded the new one with Kurt Ballou

I think I just peed a little.

I hope that was pee of dismay. Snakes sounded so fucking bad; why wouldn't they make a conscious decision to record with someone who could help redeem them? Converge's records sound ok because I've grown accustomed to them, but all the other Ballou albums I've heard have sounded awful. They sound big, but they also sound steroid-ed and fake.

It's cool that they work with a different engineer for each record, but why piss around at this point? Who would fault them for making all their records with Albini from now on?

I have supremely low hopes for this one, so I'm gonna happily wet myself if I can at least imagine them creating an album that sounds like some brutally ridiculous combination of "Blessed Black Wings" and "Jane Doe".

Man, I hate the sound on Jane Doe.

[Ghost Dad]

The guitar sounded awesome, why the hate?

[altars of radness]

The guitar sounded awesome, why the hate?

Everything else, I guess.

[hipster holocaust]

The guitar sounded awesome, why the hate?

Everything else, I guess.

You couldn't be further from the truth my friend. That album's production is fucking stellar.

[altars of radness]

The guitar sounded awesome, why the hate?

Everything else, I guess.

You couldn't be further from the truth my friend. That album's production is fucking stellar.

Whatevs, dude. It sounds pretty average to me. The drums sound totally ordinary, the vocals get boring after about thirty seconds and I don't think their slow parts were very good back then. I liked the next couple records way more.

[AskForRaffo]

I liked the next couple records way more.

[EEEOOOEEEOOOEEEOOO]

I think the sound on Jane Doe works for what they were going for, which is basically Today is the Day. In the end, it just makes me want to listen to Temple of the Morning Star, but then again so do most things.

I will now stop talking about music production before I say something really dumb.

[Ghost Dad]

The guitar sounded awesome, why the hate?

Everything else, I guess.

You couldn't be further from the truth my friend. That album's production is fucking stellar.

and I don't think their slow parts were very good back then. I liked the next couple records way more.

Weird, I thought hell to pay and Jane doe were the best tracks on there.

no heroes was worse, imo

[hipster holocaust]

I think the sound on Jane Doe works for what they were going for, which is basically Today is the Day.

I can see the similarities but I highly doubt that's what they were "going for," especially when taking into account how Steve Austin completely raped their previous album

[fallbacktostone]

i used to absolutely love that retarded and swollen sounding goofball production of when forever comes crashing.

[Geeheeb]

The Ballou Dropdead stuff from the 7" last year wasn't too heavy handed with the godcity sound. I think he gives that sound to bands who want it (and a lot of them do), but not for everything.