Comments for Quartertonality http://quartertonality.com Somewhere Between Rational and Irrational Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:50:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Favorites albums of 2011 by It's Already Tuesday Links http://quartertonality.com/2011/12/27/favorites-albums-of-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 It's Already Tuesday Links Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:50:18 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=1045#comment-1270 [...] Quartertonality Favorite Albums of 2011. [...] [...] Quartertonality Favorite Albums of 2011. [...]

]]> Comment on Album review: Radiohead – “The King of Limbs” by Favorites albums of 2011 | Quartertonality http://quartertonality.com/2011/03/29/album-review-radiohead-the-king-of-limbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Favorites albums of 2011 | Quartertonality Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:49:54 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=773#comment-1269 [...] Radiohead will never be able to catch a break ever again. They are caught in the terrible, yet still enviable, position of people expecting great innovations from album to album and then fans and critics regularly misunderstanding their music and heaping faint praise onto them. Make no mistake The King of Limbs is a fantastic album. Sure, it is short, and there isn’t much in the way of guitar on it, and it’s really percussion heavy. It’s still a Radiohead album though and in my mind they are nearly at the level where they can do nothing wrong. There are definite gems on here and it should not be simply cast aside. (review) [...] [...] Radiohead will never be able to catch a break ever again. They are caught in the terrible, yet still enviable, position of people expecting great innovations from album to album and then fans and critics regularly misunderstanding their music and heaping faint praise onto them. Make no mistake The King of Limbs is a fantastic album. Sure, it is short, and there isn’t much in the way of guitar on it, and it’s really percussion heavy. It’s still a Radiohead album though and in my mind they are nearly at the level where they can do nothing wrong. There are definite gems on here and it should not be simply cast aside. (review) [...]

]]> Comment on Album review: Chad VanGaalen – “Diaper Island” by Favorites albums of 2011 | Quartertonality http://quartertonality.com/2011/10/05/album-review-chad-van-gaalen-diaper-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 Favorites albums of 2011 | Quartertonality Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:35:12 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=965#comment-1268 [...] Listening to this album filled the void left by Women not releasing anything this year. This was my gateway into listening to more of VanGaalen’s stuff and it remains my favorite album of his. With it’s haunting and warm sound, psychedelic imagery and noisy guitars Diaper Island hit all the right  notes. Standout tracks “Peace on the Rise,” “Heavy Stones” and “Do Not Fear” would be a good fit on any year end mix. (review here.) [...] [...] Listening to this album filled the void left by Women not releasing anything this year. This was my gateway into listening to more of VanGaalen’s stuff and it remains my favorite album of his. With it’s haunting and warm sound, psychedelic imagery and noisy guitars Diaper Island hit all the right  notes. Standout tracks “Peace on the Rise,” “Heavy Stones” and “Do Not Fear” would be a good fit on any year end mix. (review here.) [...]

]]> Comment on EP review: Grand Lake – “Leaves Ellipse” by New release: Churces – “Save Me” | Quartertonality http://quartertonality.com/2011/03/23/ep-review-grand-lake-leaves-ellipse/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 New release: Churces – “Save Me” | Quartertonality Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:44:37 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=760#comment-1262 [...] out Caleb’s other project Grand Lake and their recent EP “Leaves Ellipse” (it’s great) Sharing is [...] [...] out Caleb’s other project Grand Lake and their recent EP “Leaves Ellipse” (it’s great) Sharing is [...]

]]> Comment on Album review: Joan of Arc – “Life Like” by [mp3] Introducing // Legs Like Tree Trunks | Tympanogram – Test Your Music http://quartertonality.com/2011/05/16/album-review-joan-of-arc-life-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 [mp3] Introducing // Legs Like Tree Trunks | Tympanogram – Test Your Music Wed, 25 May 2011 19:40:25 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=869#comment-1208 [...] gritty rock. And on his own blog, Quartertonality, Adam recently wrote about the new album from Joan of Arc – a band that is a contemporary staple in the playing style. Not that these are the only two [...] [...] gritty rock. And on his own blog, Quartertonality, Adam recently wrote about the new album from Joan of Arc – a band that is a contemporary staple in the playing style. Not that these are the only two [...]

]]> Comment on Album review: Sloan – “The Double Cross” by Pete Williams http://quartertonality.com/2011/04/20/album-review-sloan-the-double-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Pete Williams Mon, 16 May 2011 13:39:00 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=833#comment-1206  I second BBoris.  I put PT up there with Navy Blues and maybe a notch below "Between the Bridges".  Not that it doesn't have some low points, but there are enough excellent songs (including it's in your eyes, which is one of my top 5 favourite Sloan tunes) that it really stands oon its own as a great album.  Unfortunately I agree on Action Pact.  It's a weaer offering that I blame more on their "Production Strategy" of the time than the sognwriting efforts.  All that being said, great review.  I do find you hear the individual voices more disticntly since NHTEOI came out.  With "One Chord" the songs have more consistency between them.    I second BBoris.  I put PT up there with Navy Blues and maybe a notch below “Between the Bridges”.  Not that it doesn’t have some low points, but there are enough excellent songs (including it’s in your eyes, which is one of my top 5 favourite Sloan tunes) that it really stands oon its own as a great album.  Unfortunately I agree on Action Pact.  It’s a weaer offering that I blame more on their “Production Strategy” of the time than the sognwriting efforts. 
All that being said, great review.  I do find you hear the individual voices more disticntly since NHTEOI came out.  With “One Chord” the songs have more consistency between them.
 

]]> Comment on Pitchfork Music Festival Day 3 by Velvet http://quartertonality.com/2008/08/10/pitchfork-music-festival-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Velvet Sat, 07 May 2011 21:53:04 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=61#comment-1192 Thanks for shrniag. What a pleasure to read! Thanks for shrniag. What a pleasure to read!

]]> Comment on The meaning of Quartertonality by one rare salad http://quartertonality.com/2011/04/26/the-meaning-of-quartertonality/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 one rare salad Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:43:00 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=863#comment-1149 Amen, brother, amen. Amen, brother, amen.

]]> Comment on Album review: Sloan – “The Double Cross” by quartertonality http://quartertonality.com/2011/04/20/album-review-sloan-the-double-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 quartertonality Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:49:00 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=833#comment-1127 Thanks man. Pretty Together was actually the first Sloan album that I heard. I had a really hard time getting into them until someone said, "Maybe you should listen to Twice Removed". That pretty much set me straight. There are good moments on both of those albums for sure, songwriting wise. I don't care much for the production of Action Pact and I can take or leave Pretty Together. Thanks man. Pretty Together was actually the first Sloan album that I heard. I had a really hard time getting into them until someone said, “Maybe you should listen to Twice Removed”. That pretty much set me straight. There are good moments on both of those albums for sure, songwriting wise. I don’t care much for the production of Action Pact and I can take or leave Pretty Together.

]]> Comment on Album review: Sloan – “The Double Cross” by BBBoris http://quartertonality.com/2011/04/20/album-review-sloan-the-double-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 BBBoris Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:10:41 +0000 http://quartertonality.com/?p=833#comment-1119 Great review, couldn't have said it better myself. Love the record. I also don't understand the hate for Action Pact and Pretty Together... PT may be my favorite Sloan album.... Great review, couldn’t have said it better myself. Love the record.

I also don’t understand the hate for Action Pact and Pretty Together… PT may be my favorite Sloan album….

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