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Author:  ---NT--- [ Thu May 01, 2008 9:31 pm ]
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Only listened to a couple songs so far, but it's pretty good. Looking forward to plugging in tomorrow when I get to work and have the office to myself.
Watched the DVD that came with it - kinda boring videos, but whatever...cool songs!
If anyone has the Japanese version and want to trade burns shoot me a PM!
Author:  wretchrd cp [ Thu May 01, 2008 10:39 pm ]
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i picked it up it's a little different than i expected but after a couple of listens i really like it for the most part. there are a couple parts in some of the songs i am not feeling, but the more i listen the more i like.
Author:  redhanded [ Fri May 02, 2008 5:39 am ]
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I have not heard jack on this, is it like Pink or more like the eariler stuff. How long are the songs?
Author:  ultrapaul [ Fri May 02, 2008 6:48 am ]
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I've been listening to it all week and I have really been enjoying it. A good combo of some mellow and some rockers. Mine didn't come with a DVD. Was there a special version?
Author:  atease [ Fri May 02, 2008 7:29 am ]
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I'm new to boris in the past 6 months and I really love this album.
Make sure to check your local listings, they're touring this summer :D
Author:  vog_island [ Fri May 02, 2008 7:35 am ]
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the Japan version is pretty good. I haven't heard the US version but the track order is different, with some longer tracks in different mixes. "Message" is supposedly quite different.

Some of my friends think they are doing new releases too quickly, but I think the schedule is about right. <i>Rainbow</i> has been one of my favorites from them, so I don't think the quality has suffered. <i>Rock Dream</i> wasn't as good, but that's because Merzbow made the exact same sound over the course of a 2-disc album.
Author:  ---NT--- [ Fri May 02, 2008 8:30 am ]
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Not quite finished with my first listen...playing right now.
This album is more similar to Pink and Rainbow than say Amplifier Worship. But I really liked those albums. So far I really dig the mellowness of "My Neighbor Satan" - but the rocker "Statement" before it is great too, if you like Boris' newer sound.
Song length is pretty varied - 7min, 3min (x2), 5min (x2), 9min (x2), 15min.
A couple of the songs end weirdly where it sounds like they're going to transition into the next track but then the "new" song at the end of the track breaks after a couple of seconds and then the actual new song starts on a new track and isn't related at all to the couple of seconds the ended the previous track. :?
The DVD came if you ordered from Southern Lord. It has 3 videos - "Statement", "My Neighbor Satan" and "Pink". Wata looks very bored playing her guitar.
Vog - the Southern Lord version doesn't have a song called "Message"? If you wanna trade copies shoot me a PM.
Author:  ribbon controller [ Fri May 02, 2008 9:23 am ]
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I have a lot of Boris if anyone wants to trade a burn of Smile pm me
Author:  vog_island [ Fri May 02, 2008 9:33 am ]
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also, if you get a chance to see them this summer, don't pass it up. I've seen them live three times at this point and they are always excellent. There aren't a lot of bands that I think must be seen live to really appreciate, but Boris is one.
Author:  vog_island [ Fri May 02, 2008 9:39 am ]
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oh, "Message" is called "Statement" on the US release & in a different mix.

Wata always looks bored. Atsuo on the other hand freaks out whenever he can.
Author:  ribbon controller [ Fri May 02, 2008 9:47 am ]
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vog_island wrote:
also, if you get a chance to see them this summer, don't pass it up. I've seen them live three times at this point and they are always excellent. There aren't a lot of bands that I think must be seen live to really appreciate, but Boris is one.

agreed..they played a free in store show at amoeba here a while back ..maybe they'll do it again
Author:  ---NT--- [ Fri May 02, 2008 10:03 am ]
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Now I just finished listening through Earth's The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull. Wow! Love it! Really like the new direction they've taken. Still sounds like Earth but more refined and mature. Really peaceful...sounds like good music for sitting in the backyard and watching the sunset with a glass of bourbon.
I also finally watched the DVD that came with Hibernaculum and was surprised that he plays on a Telecaster. I figured for sustain and resonance that he'd use a Les Paul, or else something more obscure. But I guess the Telecaster makes sense when you figure in the country/western influence.
Author:  lurker [ Fri May 02, 2008 3:05 pm ]
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in the car this week i have been switching between smile and torche - meanaderthal.

good stuff.
Author:  conqueror [ Fri May 02, 2008 9:59 pm ]
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i still kick myself for not going to melbourne in '05 to see them.
Author:  meczilla [ Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:21 pm ]
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Had the great pleasure of seeing Boris last Friday. It was an overcrowded sweatbox and the Roger Murtaugh idea of being "too old for this shit" crossed my mind but the music totally made up for it. Heavy and technically proficient. They bring their own smoke machine and make you feel totally natural throwing up devil horns. If they're coming through your town, check it out!

http://homepage1.nifty.com/boris/top.html
Author:  Parka [ Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:27 pm ]
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---NT--- wrote:
Now I just finished listening through Earth's The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull. Wow! Love it! Really like the new direction they've taken. Still sounds like Earth but more refined and mature. Really peaceful...sounds like good music for sitting in the backyard and watching the sunset with a glass of bourbon.


It's a great album. I really should pick up the Daymere version.
Author:  ---NT--- [ Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:16 pm ]
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They're coming through at the end of the month - I plan on going. (I just missed Earth - I think they played last Friday. D'oh!)
Author:  lurker [ Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:45 pm ]
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i got my ticket for boris july 17 should be a sweet lineup:

Boris
Torche
Author:  redhanded [ Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:49 pm ]
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Just saw them last night, great stuff but this is the 4th and probably the last time for me to see Boris live. I liked them when they were more on the drone and noise end, the rock stuff is fine too but not their shows seem too long with the space out slow songs that seem to last forever. Just doesn't go over well live again, and again.

The drummer always owns the night though
Author:  marswillrule [ Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:12 pm ]
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Shameless plug.

If anyone is looking for the following vinyl releases:

Mabuta No Ura with inserts - never opened / never played

The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked Volumes 1, 2 + 3 (orange) - never opened / never played

or the Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter dvd

my want list is here: http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=22814
Author:  666doll [ Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:20 am ]
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I rock Pink at least once a week.

If any of you haven't yet, you should check out Sonic Flower and Bunkur.

Sorry if either band has been mentioned here before...
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