Re: [sdre-l]: TRT

[Gravelview]

I think there are many things that make The Rising Tide just a less-enjoyable
album for me, but I suppose the main reason is just the record's general
atmosphere, which is kindof a difficult reasoning to explain but, like.. as a
whole is just sounds *for lack of a better term* corny.. like not corny like
80s hair-band corny, but like Hall and Oates/ life insurance commercial
corny.. lol, sorry that's the best way I can explain how it strikes my ears
atmospherically. People whine about it being "over-produced".. but I think
production can be a good thing, so I'll call it "mis-produced".. there's lots
of stuff thrown in there that just sounds *to me* wrong, or un-needed.. for
example, like the tons of keyboard/piano tracks that are just playing the
vocal line. The vocal lines themselves kinda bug me too.. they sound like *I
know this sounds wierd but:* overthought.. like he spent so much time
analyzing them that he made em all snazzy to the point where they don't fit
the song at all... some of the songs bug me because they
harmonically/arrangement-wise just seem not to fit together at all, like Rain
Song or The Rising Tide.. some bug me because they have this really wierd new
wave sound to em that just gets on my nerves: like Television and Disappear..
and others because they seem too repetitive or un-arranged for their own good
(as much as repetition and simplicity CAN be a good thing): like Tearing in
my Heart and Faces in Disguise. It seems like I've knocked on ever song but
the "rock" ones.. and those too didn't have much staying power for me, I
liked Fool in the Photograph and Snibe at first... and I still like em ok..
but they aren't so spectacular to my ears as to hold up the whole album...
Killed by An Angel really bugs me now.. like this lame attempt to "rock"
again.. and a self-admittedly Neil Young rip-off riff.. it's dissapointing to
say the least.. The Ocean is still a good song, while a little "mis-produced"
it flows nicely.. One just sounds like a big, whooping ear of corn, I'm
sorry..
sorry to go on this big rant about it, but The Rising Tide is just
dissapointing to my ears.. and I thought I'd try my best to answer your
question about reasonings for that. Remember, his is just my .02 dollars, and
that can't even get you a stick of gum.
- j o e

np; Hum - "Puppets"