Discogs.com
Sign Up Log In Help
My Discogs
Marketplace
Browse
Groups
Submissions Watchlist Drafts Collection Wantlist Favorites Friends
Items I Want Browse All My Purchases Manage Inventory My Orders Billing
Artists Labels Recent Additions Recent Reviews
Recent Activity My Groups Saved Topics Start a New Group
All Artists Labels Releases Needs Vote Catalog # For Sale Advanced
Der Blutharsch - The Philosopher's Stone/ Reviews
Master Release Stats & Ratings History 40 For Sale
Post Review or Comment
Rated 2/5
Der Blutharsch - The Philosopher's Stone Review by enfantterrible May 18, 2008

referencing The Philosopher's Stone, CD, Album, Dig, WKN29

I'd give a fuck if Albin pretends to be a rock n' roller now and also pretending to reject all his characteristic style work behind him. Everyone should be able to change, or to twist the course of things and ideas but don't expect to be praised for your intentions or reputation alone, change with style and change for good, not for worst.
This work should have been released with a pseudonym, instead it got fermented by the reputation from Der Blutharsch's name and this is just suicidal. It doesn't take you to change style or dynamics to lose a fan base, it only takes a bad work and mediocrity, and this work summarize such conditions.
This work has not head or tail and the sloppy playing and production could be forgiven for a beginner but not a veteran like this. The utter distortion and out of tune guitars creates a huge reverberation that could represent a huge hang over after a big wild party, the tunes are rhythmless, the guitars (played as major league instruments here) completely overshadow the remaining instruments with their infinite reverberation, the singing is horrible, pure cacophony made to supply incautious... what else can be said? Mediocre. Only one song saves the nightmare, the last one, its the more cohesive from all, the better played and sung. That last hidden monologue with rhythm box accompaniment from Bain Wolfkind is ubnoxious and fortunately its the vomit that end up the whole episode of alcohol intoxication.
Silence is certainly gold after this.
helpfulagreedisagree Reply report notify me
Post Review or Comment
My Discogs
Submissions Watchlist Drafts Collection Wantlist more...
Help
Contributing to Discogs Quick Start Guide Buying Selling Help Forums more...
About Discogs Jobs Blog Developers API Widgets

Discogs™ website Copyright © 2009 Discogs Terms of Service Privacy Policy