posted July 03, 2003 21:03
Ok, i'll try and keep this short- i'm probably typical of a few people here in that i committed the ultimate crime and stopped following Voivod around the time of "Negatron" ( i heard it at the time and couldn't get with it.) Anyway being dragged back in with "Voivod" and now with the CD finding tool of Ebay at hand i decided to buy both "Negatron" and "Phobos" and listen again. "Negatron" is better than i remember, i'm not saying it's amazing but once you accept the vocals the music/songs are OK although the drums sound a bit strange (not bad-just odd). Anyway a few weeks later Phobos arrives- FUCK! Did i miss out. Let me make this absolutely clear THIS ALBUM IS EASILY AS GOOD AS ANY OTHER VOIVOD ALBUM- in many ways it's the true successor to NOTHINGFACE and in terms of ideas/intensity and overall feel i prefer it to (gasp) THE OUTER LIMITS. I know all you who bought this on release don't need a johnny-come-lately telling you how good this record is- i'm talking to anyone who missed it. Don't hesitate to get a copy first chance you get. This is a VOIVOD fan circa "Dimension Hatross" era through to "Outer Limits" speaking and this record has blown me AWAY! RISE/MERCURY/PHOBOS/BACTERIA/TEMPS MORT/FORLORN all rule and the other tracks are great also- my ONLY critisism would be that the tempo is a little one paced during the second half. As for the vocals -they TOTALLY work- i promise you by the time the psychedelic heavyness of PHOBOS is washing over you you'll have forgotten all about the issue of who the singer is. I read other comments on this record and assumed them the rantings of a fan who has lost all critical judgement- I was wrong- PHOBOS IS THAT GOOD! I love the new album BUT now having heard PHOBOS ......
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disneysdreamdebased
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posted July 03, 2003 21:31
Ok maybe not as good as "ANY" other Voivod release- but it's close!
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Ne0rC
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posted July 03, 2003 23:23
I would say it's as good as the other albums. It's a damn good album, but this is from someone that can't stand The Outer Limits =/.
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posted July 04, 2003 05:01
Phobos rocks. I still think it'd sound better with Snake on vox - no offence to Eric, but I'm just stuck in my ways! There are some amazing riffs all through that record.
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disneysdreamdebased
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posted July 04, 2003 15:14
Yeah, i think KRONIK or VOIVOD LIVES will be my next piece of completing the voivod-puzzle. Believe it or not- i have STILL never heard WAR AND PAIN or ROOOOOARR! Killing Technology was as far back as i went- that record took me a while to get into but it is worth the effort TORNADO/FORGOTTEN IN SPACE/THIS IS NOT AN EXCERCISE/KILLING TECHNOLOGY..phew, i think i struggled because my vinyl copy was so "trebley" it was hard to listen to as the record progressed. Thanks for the tip WC!
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Ne0rC
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posted July 04, 2003 17:31
I still have not listend to Roar or Killing Tech yet, still I basically have the rest of the CD's.
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Mezcalhead
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posted July 04, 2003 18:03
You haven't listened to Killing yet????? WTFFFF man??? That's insane.
And to Disney, Lives is worth it just to hear them play Ravenous Medicine on stage. That is my favorite take of that song. It kills! The rest of the stuff on there is mostly Negatron which I don't care for. But get it, just for track #9. Hmmmm....I've just cranked it up and Insect is pretty fucking great too. Buy this album!
posted July 05, 2003 08:28
I just listened to LIVES all the way through and I have to say that the entire album is fucking great!!! Even the Negatron stuff was good. Sure it would be nice to have some more of the oldies on there but the few that are they are incredible. I was really surprised how great it sounded.
About every 3 months I'll listen to all the VV albums in a week. Tomorrow its time to enter the Dimension......
posted July 03, 2003 21:03
