Goat wrote:
Esiel wrote:
You're being a tad harsh on this one, Zad. I do agree that if you look at their past works, it's not a masterpiece but it's much better than I expected. I do enjoy atmospheric stuff to begin with and this one is much more focused and less experimental than Home was.
That said, I've got my own gripes about it. The intro is unfitting to me and I skip it almost everytime. I wouldn't have closed the album with A Constant Run either. It's boring to me compared to some of the stuff like Capital of Nowhere or Pale Traces.
All in all, I'd give it an 80, as I love the sound/genre and Silje's voice fits like a glove.
Perhaps, but it did feel at times like the band were on autopilot, and whilst I found it perfectly listenable (and Silje's voice is similar enough to Anneke's to make the chance hardly noticeable, as I said in the review) it took no risks whatsoever, the experimental parts on past Gathering albums being what elevated them above other bands for me.
That is true, though. Although, it's those same experiments that made Home a quirky album. And to be fair, you seem to hold How to Measure a Planet in much higher regard than I do. I loved the atmospheric half but hated the second CD, so don't listen to me too much...
Also, I find it a great album but worthy to be put next Mandylion or Nighttime Birds? Or even if_then_else? Certainly not.
