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Just listening on iTunes now, Quasar seems a lot slower than the live version but it's just still as kick ass, also Billy's vocals sound really good, not classic SP good but certainly the best in a long time!

I agree. I'm sooo happpy with this album.

I really dig the psychedelic/electronic thing going on, Billy seems to have nailed the sound he was experimenting with on the last few TBK releases

dreamelectric wrote:
Do you use a credit card on your account? If so then you wouldn't have to worry about a balance, I just use the Itunes cards as I don't have a real credit card, so I've got a nice 15 cents in my account that I have no use for what so ever...

Well I had to go through the trouble of making a new account, but I'm finally listening to the album!

I really like this. I really, really like this. I listened briefly just to get the sound of the album and it sounds sooo good. The Chimera stood out to me a lot.

Musicman11 wrote:
Awesome! Glad to hear it.

I'm on The Chimera now and it's really awesome, very ZWAN but very good!

I've read too many opinions already!

It's time to ditch this popsicle stand for the time being. Have fun everybody!

The Chimera and Inkless are great! I'm really really happy with this, I was excited with the 30 second clips but now I think Billy is back to his true best.

Strayz1 wrote:
Yes! I agree!

Someone needs to rip this and break it down song by song.

Billy's vocals are still reminiscent of TFE/Zeitgesit but boy does it make a hell of a difference when they're mixed properly! His voice works so well throughout Oceania!

Goddamit, I planned to wait until the actual release but you guys got me all excited! Now I'm listening to it on iTunes! Only on Violet Rays so far but damn the intro for it is great! The Celestials was fuckin ace as well! Not sure what I thought about Panopticon. Quasar, as expected, serves as a damn great opener.

dreamelectric wrote:
Doing that right now! I'm recording it, it's on the 30 minute mark at the moment. I'll do my best to post it on mediafire or something by tonight or tomorrow.

Dorovo wrote:
That'd be amazing, thank you!

Looking forward to seeing how this album comes out live, especially being played in its entirety!

Dorovo wrote:
You're the man Dorovo!

Wow@Pale Horse, loving it!

Ugh, this shit didn't record at all -.- Now it's personal, I want this album lol.

I need mp3's!

I need to do some stuff but I don't want to stop listening! (My third go around already.)

Okay so my opinion really doesn't mean shit until I've given the album multiple listens but here's my opinion on it after first listen:

Overall, I enjoyed it. While it was a good listen, it still didn't strike me as BC "discovering" that soul he had supposedly been missing. His voice has really only marginally improved since Zeitgeist and half of that is due to production.

My biggest complaint though is that the album seems to lack sonic diversity. Remember when Stumbleine somehow perfectly shifted into XYU? Or maybe when Silverfuck transitioned seamlessly into Sweet Sweet? Yeah, I know I do. I didn't really hear much of that in this album. While we get some loud songs and we get some quiet songs, that's about it. The atmosphere remains somewhat stagnant and the album just sort of lulls and floats on to the next song. Unlike Zeitgeist, there weren't any immediately catchy pop/rock songs on this one. At least, I didn't really hear one. (while Zeitgeist had the epic Tarantula and That's the Way) The album ends a bit abruptly as well. Wildflower seems like a decent song, don't get me wrong. But the way it just sort of faded at the end sort of disappointed me. I was hoping for either a bittersweet lullaby-esque ending or, preferably, a fireworks show of a song that just explodes and fills me with energy! (like an Age of Innocenece esque ending)

The songs alone though are pretty damn good I thought! My highlights on first listen were Celestials, Violet Rays, Oceania, Pale Horse and Chimera. Pinwheels also stood out for how different it sounded. The beginning was a bit trying on me at first, but after the song set in and I absorbed it, I kinda dug it. I enjoyed getting to hear Nicoles backing vocals and although BC's voice doesn't seem THAT much better, he sure seems to enjoy the music he's making more than Zeitgeist. The next time I listen. I'm gonna have to pay more attention to Mikey's drumming. And with the shitty speakers I listened to Oceania on, I couldn't hear the bass much at all. Sorry Nicole!

Even though I have a lot of minor nitpicks and gripes, I still really enjoyed this album on first listen! (the only reason I'm so critical is because SP is my favorite band, haha) Take everything that I said with a grain of salt as I've only listened to it once and I'm probably full of shit. A definite buy and I can't wait to listen to a quality recording of it on my headphones!

Just downloaded this link. Clicked midway into one song, sounds legit. Not about to listen to it yet, but very very sooooon....

http://www.mediafire...ztqvs6teo74yn8p