[The Horrible Esthete]

99. IBE

I saw this album on a bunch of peoples top threes the other day, so I threw it on.
I could not believe how muddy it sounded - and how many of the tunes I could live without.
Kinda suprised myself because I never knew I really did not like this album until the other day.

I LOVE the sound of this album. It's so raw. I think it's one of the best sounding hip albums out, and I absolutely love the drums sounds on it. To each his own, I guess.

I have no problems with album's "sound", so to speak - I just don't like the songs much. In fact, I reluctantly have to use the "hate" word to describe my feelings for Heaven, Vac Scar, and Melt, and I really don't care much for Makeshift, NOIB, and Josephine.

I do think Gus is fantastic, I love Nashville, and I really like SIKU (thanks mostly to the terrific guitar lines/sound). I came to appreciate Are We Family especially once I heard it live, and I also found appreciation for Mean Streak hearing them do it live a couple times. I'd like Copenhagen a lot more if I liked the vocal melody as much as I like guitar bits.

[cygnus8595]

An updated list, with WATS in there. I thought it would be higher, but it's still in good company.

FC - 4.83
TATH - 4.67
PP - 4.58
DFN - 4.43
RA - 4.33
WATS - 4.25
IVL - 4.18
M@W - 4.14
IBE - 3.77
WC - 3.63
UTH - 3.55

*EDIT* Moved up a notch, upgraded The Exact Feeling from 3 to 4.