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Topic: KATORZ official release review
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VoivodFan
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posted July 23, 2006 11:52
    
I think that Katorz is the best album since TOL. Some of the songs are amazing. The highlights imo are: Dognation, No Angel, Getaway, Mr Clean, Red My Mind, Odds and Frauds. This album reminds me of a modern Dimension Hatross at times. No Angel is the fav song. It sounds pretty new for Voivod, especially the chorus. yet has some classic trademarks. The middle part with Piggys rythmic riff and solo is almost the highlight of the album. The accoustic interludes blows me away as well. Haunting, sad, beautiful. There are too many goodies to mention. Im very happy with this album.Rating would be something like: 8/10 -------------------- Tonight we celebrate!
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nothingface
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posted July 23, 2006 12:23
I resisted to urge to get the leaked copy of the record, so I have nothing to compare the sound of the official album to. Sorry I can't be of any help there. Since I really liked Phobos (musically), I've always wondered what it would have sounded like with Snake on vocals. I think this album answers that. It's certainly the best since TOL, but too different a style to compare to anything prior. It does have it's DH moments, but not enough to fairly compare the two. There are elements of Nothingface in there, perhaps to Glen Robinson's credit. Either way, the new record is so much more cohesive and "Voivod" than the last album. With regard to the political tone to the record, I think they've always been political, just not as blatant. Remember "Stop Animal Testing" in the Ravenous Medicine video? Dimension Hatross is another with big political and religious views. It just may be that now their opinions may be more direct and focused. It's a bit more preachy than before, but who can blame them?
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Paulie 88
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posted July 23, 2006 13:20
I don't think there was ever supposed to be a DVD with it. If you see the E-Card, there's a pane at the end that says there's a documentary on the life of Piggy coming in 2007. The 5-minute trailer has pieces of the making of the album, I think THAT is where that will end up.I am still a bit befuddled about the riffs, they're very "rock." It's not much like Piggy to find one note and hit it singularly 16 times as a riff, "dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun." The Tower is like that, but wow, there's a whole lot more like that now! Whatever, it's Voivod. We miss you PIGGY! Rock on brother... Best,
PAULIE -------------------- Voivoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!
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DIMESLAND http://youtu.be/2LtFOX6JdVo
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nothingface
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posted July 23, 2006 19:07
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Originally posted by Paulie 88:
I am still a bit befuddled about the riffs, they're very "rock." It's not much like Piggy to find one note and hit it singularly 16 times as a riff, "dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun." The Tower is like that, but wow, there's a whole lot more like that now!
I've been thinking about this a bit since you mentioned it. I think there's always been a bit of that in their music, but they used to have a bass player that would do more than just follow the guitar, making it less noticeable and far more musical. I'm not knocking on Jason. Everyone has their own style, and for whatever reason Blacky's bass lines just swirled around Piggy's guitar in the right way. I'm not sure who was writing the bass parts back then, but it was something special; very much unlike conventional bass player thinking. Snake's vocal style has also shifted dramatically. His newer, groove-oriented approach brings out any repetition in the music.
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VoivodFan
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posted July 24, 2006 13:36
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Originally posted by warcorpse:
My Katorz review -
I don't like rock. There are four good songs, so I give it a 4/10.
Which are the four songs you like? quote:
Originally posted by Paulie 88:
It's not much like Piggy to find one note and hit it singularly 16 times as a riff, "dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun."
Best,
PAULIE
Yeah Voivod songs are more simple these days. Though sometimes i feel they where almost too complex on for example "Nothingface". On "S/t" and sometimes "Katorz" the songs are too regular instead. I prefer the in between style like "Outer Limits". Its true also like Nothinface said, Blacky did some great stuff on the bass which added complexity. I really liked when he did harmonies on the bass under the guitars. -------------------- Tonight we celebrate!
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Juan87
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posted July 24, 2006 22:17
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Originally posted by warcorpse:
My Katorz review -
I don't like rock. There are four good songs, so I give it a 4/10.
HAHAHA!!! Bounding to genres now?
Keep the faith, brutha  -------------------- 
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posted July 22, 2006 20:28
posted July 24, 2006 10:04
