The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra (#3161)

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:20 am

metalNESS wrote:

noodles wrote:

For me

Ocean machine = 95
terria = 100
synchestra = 99
infinity = 99
accelerated evolution = 90
physicist = 70
devlab = 80

:shock: Wow, that is a first. Most Devy fans find that album to be waaaay to weird.

Devlab is definitely cool, but you need to really listen. It's a good album to play while reading or studying or something.

This is how I would score Devin's output:

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing - 75/100
City - 95/100
No Sleep 'Till Bedtime - 85/100
SYL - 80/100
Tour EP - 50/100
Alien - 85/100

DEVIN TOWNSEND

Ocean Machine - 99/100
Cooked On Phonics (Punky Bruster) - 80/100
Infinity - 85/100
Christeen EP - 85/100
Christeen CD Single - 50/100
Physicist - 90/100
Terria - 99/100
Live Bootleg - 70/100
Ass-Sordid Demos I - 75/100
Ass-Sordid Demos II - 70/100
Accelerated Evolution (DTB) - 80/100
Project EKO - 75/100
Devlab - 85/100
Synchestra (DTB) - 99/100

I think that covers everything.

Stefan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:30 am

Eyesore wrote:

metalNESS wrote:

noodles wrote:

For me

Ocean machine = 95
terria = 100
synchestra = 99
infinity = 99
accelerated evolution = 90
physicist = 70
devlab = 80

:shock: Wow, that is a first. Most Devy fans find that album to be waaaay to weird.

Devlab is definitely cool, but you need to really listen. It's a good album to play while reading or studying or something.

This is how I would score Devin's output:

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing - 75/100
City - 95/100
No Sleep 'Till Bedtime - 85/100
SYL - 80/100
Tour EP - 50/100
Alien - 85/100

DEVIN TOWNSEND

Ocean Machine - 99/100
Cooked On Phonics (Punky Bruster) - 80/100
Infinity - 85/100
Christeen EP - 85/100
Christeen CD Single - 50/100
Physicist - 90/100
Terria - 99/100
Live Bootleg - 70/100
Ass-Sordid Demos I - 75/100
Ass-Sordid Demos II - 70/100
Accelerated Evolution (DTB) - 80/100
Project EKO - 75/100
Devlab - 85/100
Synchestra (DTB) - 99/100

I think that covers everything.

what about the album with Steve Vai ?

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:37 am

Stefan wrote:

what about the album with Steve Vai ?

Eh...I'd give that a 65/100. If Steve Vai could have stopped being "Vai" for a little while it could have been a really good album. "Deep Down Into The Pain" is still a sick fucking song, I recommend it to everyone! Devin's vocal performance is outstanding on that album, especially that song (the first time I'd ever heard Devin). It's amazing that at 19 years old he was that good.

Did you know he landed that gig by way of his Noisescapes demo that he sent out to labels taped to his dirty underwear? Somehow Steve Vai ended up with it. Hahaha.

Stefan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:39 am

Eyesore wrote:

Stefan wrote:

what about the album with Steve Vai ?

Eh...I'd give that a 65/100. If Steve Vai could have stopped being "Vai" for a little while it could have been a really good album. "Deep Down Into The Pain" is still a sick fucking song, I recommend it to everyone! Devin's vocal performance is outstanding on that album, especially that song (the first time I'd ever heard Devin). It's amazing that at 19 years old he was that good.

I saw him live with Vai... I wished Vai could have been replaced (he just bores me)... Devin was good but, then, he almost always is... 8)

NewFriendAncientEnemy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:13 am

For every other newb's use.

Ocean Machine - 99, 95, 80, 97@M-A.com
Cooked On Phonics (Punky Bruster) - 80
Infinity - 85, 99, 90, 85, 95@M-A.com
Christeen EP - 85
Christeen CD Single - 50
Physicist - 90, 70, 75, 82@M-A.com
Terria - 99, 100, 94@M-A.com
Live Bootleg - 70
Ass-Sordid Demos I - 75
Ass-Sordid Demos II - 70
Accelerated Evolution (DTB) - 80, 90, 75, 91@M-A.com
Project EKO - 75
Devlab - 85, 80
Synchestra (DTB) - 99, 99, 80, 91@M-A.com

Those aren't real links, sorry. I'm not that leet.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:24 am

NewFriendAncientEnemy wrote:

For every other newb's use.

Ocean Machine - 99, 95, 80, 97@M-A.com
Cooked On Phonics (Punky Bruster) - 80
Infinity - 85, 99, 90, 85, 95@M-A.com
Christeen EP - 85
Christeen CD Single - 50
Physicist - 90, 70, 75, 82@M-A.com
Terria - 99, 100, 94@M-A.com
Live Bootleg - 70
Ass-Sordid Demos I - 75
Ass-Sordid Demos II - 70
Accelerated Evolution (DTB) - 80, 90, 75, 91@M-A.com
Project EKO - 75
Devlab - 85, 80
Synchestra (DTB) - 99, 99, 80, 91@M-A.com

Those aren't real links, sorry. I'm not that leet.

I'm lost. What do all those numbers mean?

noodles · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:30 am

Eyesore wrote:

NewFriendAncientEnemy wrote:

For every other newb's use.

Ocean Machine - 99, 95, 80, 97@M-A.com
Cooked On Phonics (Punky Bruster) - 80
Infinity - 85, 99, 90, 85, 95@M-A.com
Christeen EP - 85
Christeen CD Single - 50
Physicist - 90, 70, 75, 82@M-A.com
Terria - 99, 100, 94@M-A.com
Live Bootleg - 70
Ass-Sordid Demos I - 75
Ass-Sordid Demos II - 70
Accelerated Evolution (DTB) - 80, 90, 75, 91@M-A.com
Project EKO - 75
Devlab - 85, 80
Synchestra (DTB) - 99, 99, 80, 91@M-A.com

Those aren't real links, sorry. I'm not that leet.

I'm lost. What do all those numbers mean?

I think their reviews on metal-archives

Ness · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:40 am

noodles wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

NewFriendAncientEnemy wrote:

For every other newb's use.

Ocean Machine - 99, 95, 80, 97@M-A.com
Cooked On Phonics (Punky Bruster) - 80
Infinity - 85, 99, 90, 85, 95@M-A.com
Christeen EP - 85
Christeen CD Single - 50
Physicist - 90, 70, 75, 82@M-A.com
Terria - 99, 100, 94@M-A.com
Live Bootleg - 70
Ass-Sordid Demos I - 75
Ass-Sordid Demos II - 70
Accelerated Evolution (DTB) - 80, 90, 75, 91@M-A.com
Project EKO - 75
Devlab - 85, 80
Synchestra (DTB) - 99, 99, 80, 91@M-A.com

Those aren't real links, sorry. I'm not that leet.

I'm lost. What do all those numbers mean?

I think their reviews on metal-archives

Looks like reviews from metal archives with the average in blue (maybe)

NewFriendAncientEnemy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:53 am

No! That's you guys! Your scores, plus the average of the scores at Metal-archives.com. If my comp wasn't retarded, I could link so you could see all the reviews those @M-A.com scores represent.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:22 am

Aah...gotcha. I thought you'd lost your mind for a second.

NewFriendAncientEnemy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:28 am

Eyesore wrote:

Aah...gotcha. I thought you'd lost your mind for a second.

Yeah, that too.

Stefan · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:53 am

finishing the first spin... 8)

this is a very good album ! many layers and some really good songs.... so far a solid 90/100

Ness · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:37 pm

Stefan wrote:

finishing the first spin... 8)

this is a very good album ! many layers and some really good songs.... so far a solid 90/100

That is huge coming from Stefan.

rio · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:10 pm

Stefan wrote:

np
zorn, patton, lombardo - live in san francisco

Wowzers, could you maybe send me a track?

Stefan · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:56 pm

rio wrote:

Stefan wrote:

np
zorn, patton, lombardo - live in san francisco

Wowzers, could you maybe send me a track?

or I could send you the whole live ? 8)

NP
The Devin Townsend Band "Synchestra"

Goat · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:58 pm

Stefan wrote:

rio wrote:

Stefan wrote:

np
zorn, patton, lombardo - live in san francisco

Wowzers, could you maybe send me a track?

or I could send you the whole live ? 8)

NP
The Devin Townsend Band "Synchestra"

Could you send me a track? Not the whole thing, I'll just forget about it...

Dago · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:59 pm

Stefan wrote:

finishing the first spin... 8)

this is a very good album ! many layers and some really good songs.... so far a solid 90/100

I thought i could give it a 90 but after like 4 spins it kind of bored me. Still a superb album. I rate it 80/100

Stefan · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:38 pm

Zad wrote:

Stefan wrote:

rio wrote:

Stefan wrote:

np
zorn, patton, lombardo - live in san francisco

Wowzers, could you maybe send me a track?

or I could send you the whole live ? 8)

NP
The Devin Townsend Band "Synchestra"

Could you send me a track? Not the whole thing, I'll just forget about it...

ZORN PATTON LOMBARDO

there you go ! 8)

Goat · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:41 pm

Stefan wrote:

ZORN PATTON LOMBARDO

there you go ! 8)

Muchos gracias, muchacho. NP....

Edit: jesus, I couldn't hear a whole album of this at one sitting, not for the first time, anyway.

Jeff@Metalreviews · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:39 pm

Eyesore wrote:

Zad wrote:

Quote:

Ken - 99/100

That good? I'll have to get this at some point, so far I own Accelerated Evolution and Terria by the man and love them both.

Absolutley, album of the year for me. I fucking love it! I disagree with the notion that "Vampolka" and "Mental Tan" are filler tracks. I hear a lot of complaints about "Vampolka" because it's strange, but that's what makes it so good...it's unexpected. And had Devin just included that in the song "Vampira" and not split the two I don't think people would be complaining so much. And "Mental Tan" is just a nice, short instrumental. They're both good, though, they add to the overall feel of the album.

Yes, whole album is unbelievably strong and taking those two tracks away wouldn't affect the album, but that doesn't make them filler. You could take "Vampira"—one of Devin's best songs ever—off the album and it wouldn't affect the album. It's THAT good!

Devin is the fucking man!

Album of the year? The year is still young :wink:

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