Saosin - Along The Shadow (May 20, 2016) Album • Page 34

Definitely one of my favorites as well.

 

Would love to hear acoustic renditions of some of these tracks.

 

Ugh, could not disagree more.

 

Ideology Is Theft is one of my favorites on the album. It fucking rips.

Doesn't seem like 12-6 made the album.

 

I'm going to listen to this after work I still haven't. If it sounds kind of like Circa I'm sure I'll love it

 

it doesn't you'll like it I think

 

Anyone know the setlist they've been playing for Taste of Chaos? Are they playing any songs from the albums Cove sang on?

 

Not in order:

Seven Years
Translating The Name
Third Measurement In C
I Can Tell...
The Silver String
Racing Towards A Red Light
Illusion & Control
Control And The Urge To Pray

 

Also, I think this album absolutely separates itself from Circa. The only common connection is obviously Anthony. This album is more aggressive and heavier than anything Circa has really done. I mean, sure, Circa has Get Out, Schema, and Descensus, but I think this album separates itself from even those songs.

 

Kinda similar to how No Devotion is the more atmospheric version of Thursday's stuff but still pretty different

 

Yeah, I think that's a good example. I remember seeing a lot of people say that album reminds them of No Devolucion. Sure, it's mellow and moody, but they're very different from each other otherwise.

 

this is really really good

 

Finally own this on vinyl. The clear/purple swirl actually looks pretty sweet.

 

This is definitely better than I was expecting. I've been listening to it weekly since it came out.

 

i'm going to post this here because this band sounds like what would have happened if saosin stayed with anthony after the first release and stayed heavy but proggier. a supergroup of sorts (will swan, members of hail the sun, stolas, a lot like birds) they're really the only band of this style i still like. the last EP was very good, hope i like this LP



pay what you want for the first LP, it's very good.

 

good rec. Definitely like what I hear from the EP. The vocalist sounds a ton like AG at points.

 

I've been a "life-long" Saosin fan, I've posted on their forums for the entirety of their "career" (From TTN till well after In Search Of). I've made amazing friends and fell in love with a girl who I ended up spending 3 of the most beautiful years of my life with.
So to say that this band, especially in this line-up, means a lot to me would be an understatement.

So after careful assessment and after having had enough time for it it sink in, my feelings on this album have distilled to a resounding yawn. It's not even bad, it's just uninteresting.

Edit: Definitely checking out Sianvar, thanks for the rec.

 

he's also the vocalist/drummer in hail the sun, though i don't really like anything i've heard of them. sianvar is far more interesting

 

20 seconds into Sianvar this is more interesting than Saosin's entire discography post-TTN.

 

Probably because Blue Sky Noise came out. I can see the comparisons but I'd say there is a wide difference.

 

Been listening to Along The Shadow semi-regularly ever since the release and my opinion on it hasn't changed one bit. Though I will say I'm enjoying Drinking From The Fountain a lot more than I did at first.

 

Love Sianvar. I've been really anticipating their LP. It's out today???

 

Oh nvm it comes out in August.

 

Anyone coming back to this? Listened today for the first time in a while with no expectations and was floored

 

I still like it a lot. I think it's ranked at 7 for my end of year list.