Tuesday, September 27, 2005

0015: AudioFile02: Circa Survive - Juturna
I know I said I'd get to pictures, but I'm still sorting through them, I took like 200 pictures and I'm not resizing all of them. So I'm finding the good ones. Sorry, Doc.

On to the review, I've been wanting to do this cd for a while.

This cd has moved up the ranks, starting at "ehhh..." to what is one of my favorite cd's I own, that's saying something. I think this cd's tied with Circle Takes the Square, please don't make a comment about the circlyness.

Let's start with the vocals, I've shared my very strong opinion on Anthony Green several times on OtakuBoards and from now on I might just point them to this. Anthony has the best singing voice in the Emo genre. He is the reason I was originally interested in this band, and he is the main draw of every project he takes part in, which is a rather long list, spanning from Saosin to The Sound of Animals Fighting as well as some lesser-known groups, if there is such a thing.

You will hate Anthony and the rest of the band if you hate Rush, Coheed and Cambria, and any other bands that feature singers with very high vocal ranges. If you are nodding after reading this, I hate you, please comment me with your email address so that I may formally insult you. I understand that you can dislike a particular voice, or that C&C can get on your nerves, but that does not make it bad music. Please, pleasepleaseplease, never say a musician/band sucks ass when they have more than several million fans and there's nothing actually wrong with their music. I don't like AGAINST ME! but no way in hell will I ever say it's bad music.

Thank you for patiently reading. I had to get that off my chest.

Ok, aside from the vocals, the rest of the instruments are played very fast and softly at the same time. This creates an ambience that could be considered both heavy and soft at the same time. In true progressive rock fashion, the guitars are all enhanced with reverb and delay, creating something that is both melodic at times and just a lot of noise at other times.

I also enjoy how a few songs, most notably "Stop the Fuckin' Car" are drum-driven, creating almost a trance-y feeling.

Thus, this band at least deserves a download. "Act Appalled" is the easiest song to find, I personally don't like it as "The Glorious Nosebleed," "We're All Thieves," and "Oh, Hello." Try to find one of those. If you like it, well, you can...


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