Glassjaw - Material Control (December 1, 2017) Album • Page 54

this didn't actually come out. y'all are just joking. it doesn't exist.

 

im not sure if this is a "masterpiece" per se but it certainly works as a strong declaration that Glassjaw still got it and are still a heavyweight in the oversaturated post-hardcore genre. its the band firing on all cylinders imo

 

I gotta give it like 5 more listens before i really say anything but for now i will say this:



Everyone who is saying this is too chaotic? Do you listen to this band?

 

As long as we can all agree it stomps The Color Film.

After several listens (5 total, mostly while driving), I wished there were more "slow" songs with more vocal-centric melodies like W/T. The bass RIIIIPS... guitar work is fantastic (albeit hard to digest on initial listens) and the drums are also well done (although it sounds like Billy was really channeling specific Glassjaw songs to emulate rather than putting his own spin on it). I think Daryl is too low in the mix but maybe that's a good thing... his style on this record is more complimentary of Beck's work on guitar/bass.

It'll def end up in my Top 10. The more I listen, the more I like it.

 

No ones been called a garbage human. You're a child

 

And no one on earth cares what Drew thinks let alone is he a scholar

 

god The Color Film was awful.

 

Beck's style is so fucking cool. Even when things get weird and wild it still grooves so hard. This is honestly the kind of record I would love to play on/be a part of.

 

I'll say it. If you don't like this album, you're a garbage human.

 

AND A CHILD!

 

Strange hours is so fucking groovy!

 

anyone who doesn't hail this album (I have not listened to it yet)

 

Glassjaw - Material Control | Theprp.com

New review up over at ThePRP. Wook is a hell of a writer.

Here's a snippet that really resonates with my opinion:

 

Yes? I mean you see people in here saying how weird and wild it is, you have the DEP drummer, Closer is one of the fastest tempos they've played at, some of these songs sound Earth crushingly giant while still being chaotic (like Pompeii), the production is done in a way that everything blends together in a messy, chaotic way

I don't think it's that hot of a take.

 

He's pretty much a genius. His feel is incredible.

 

am i the only one that really really liked Color Films album this year because I thought it was rad

 

this album is really good

 

Wish I could grab some of these

 

Making it work for a single guitarist is the impressive part for me. I feel like a lot of the time he's using envelope filters / phasers and string noise as a crutch just like he relied on the synth on Coloring Book.

And there's nothing wrong with that... these tricks really take away from the "musicality" of playing guitar. It's hard to make such crazy sounds WORK on guitar and it's even harder to do that when you don't have a more tradition guitar tone being played by another member. The bass is what really drives this record... the guitar is the biker meth that makes the trip wild and dangerous.

 

This sucks

Because I haven't heard it yet :(

 

You had me going there

 

And here we go..................

 

What about someone who just thinks its ok?

 

Not garbage, recyclables

 

Recycling is good for the environment.