DAILY REMINDER THAT THIS IS DEVIN'S TOP 2 EVER AFTER DECONSTRUCTION

How many times does he say "ALL HAIL" in this one?

>be me
>Spirits Will Collide sounds
>wtf
>Pick up King
>Replace Spirits Will Collide with King
>mfw Empath is now a 10/10 and one of the best albums of the modern era

The track just doesn't work well in my opinion.
I will explain in more detail what i didn't like about the track:

The intro was fine. it's maybe not as epic as Devin wanted it to be, but it was alright. but then the entry of the drums was really weak and it didn't feel like it builds up to what comes after it, it's suck a weak and flacid transition.

The entire song is full with weak transitions that i feel like do not enhance the song as a whole, but take away from the experience. another part that really sticks to me as weak is the "old school" part in 5:55 in the middle of the disco part. it doesn't contribute to anything, it just takes away from the experience. in addition, the production of the song is really sterile and it doesn't sound as organic as the production in earlier Devin albums.

Don't get me wrong, the song has some nice ideas so it's not a complete failure, but as a whole its a disappointment

>mfw Empath is the first Devin album to be perfectly dynamic and not brickwalled at all since he started to mix his own albums

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Synchestra and Ki has some incredible songs.

Triumph has to be one of Devin's best songs, it's so good

As i wrote earlier, i haven't heard Empath as a whole yet. only Genesis and Spirits Will Collide, which i was not impressed by

this is the only correct ranking

rateyourmusic.com/list/Bowsette/devin-townsend-ranked/

I don't get what is so great about Ki I mean sure it has some cool songs but it is also plaged with boring soft alt rock like Terminal and Winter

I like soft alt rock

Terminal's great. I'd happily cut Winter though.

cringe

you have high score for a trip

Also i highly disagree with that ranking, i already wrote which Devin albums i think are the best.

But it's all subjective.

With that said, why the fuck Accelerated Evolution is so low? i would easily put it in the top 5 Devin albums ever, including SYL albums

Should i really remind you all how incredible Accelerated Evolution was? fine

youtube.com/watch?v=dssvRfh8QVk

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Accelerated Evolution? top? It's like his last re-harsh of his old alt-prog metal sound after he started to change of direction with great stuff like Synchestra or Ziltoid.

The sense of melody is super uninteresting, I feel that lacks a lot of substance and the pop tha tries of does even kinda generic, the production is not even great at all like in other albums of him, the only thing I remember loving is that 3D solo in Deadhead, nothing else.

and Slow Me Down has one of the most cliched melodies in music history as the chorus, you know? It makes me literally cringe, no joke

youtube.com/watch?v=R-7yNZwcFrc

my iq to the left

I'm with this guy. Accelerated Evolution is only good compared to his last few records. Compared to his other older works it's super forgettable.

Not re-harshed at all. the sound of Accelerated Evolution is nothing like any other Devin album that came before or after it.

The melodies in Accelerated Evolution are superior to any melody in Deconstruction, lol. i don't know how can you not love the melodies in songs like Depth Charge, Storm, Away, Suicide, all are absolutely stellar songs.

Slow Me Down is not bad but its definitely the weakest track on the record.

How the hell do you find it forgettable?
For me Accelerated Evolution is one of his most memorable records by far. the melodies in the good songs of that album are catchy as hell

>How the hell do you find it forgettable?
Couldn't tell you, I forget how it sounds.

Ignore the weird image at the start of the video. this should make you love Accelerated Evolution again:

youtube.com/watch?v=oEJJxPgwkzA

Deconstruction > Empath > Ziltiod > Ocean Machine > Terria > Addicted! > Accelerated Evolution > Casualties of Cool > Synchestra > Ki > Ghost > Z2 > Epicloud > Transcendence > whatever is left

I left SYL stuff off which I'm not a big fan of except Alien, which I might put between Ki and Ghost

Kek

Ew.

Synchestra > Ki > Ocean Machine > Ziltoid > Ghost > Infinity > Casualties of Cool > Terria > The Hummer > Accelerated Evolution > Addicted > Cooked on Phonics > Sky Blue > Physicist > Empath > Transcendence > Dark Matters > Deconstruction > Epicloud > Devlab

Let me try do a ranking. im not including Empath because i haven't heard it yet

Ocean Machine > Accelerated Evolution = City = Terria = Synchestra = Ziltoid > Ki = Alien > Strapping Young Lad s/t = Epicloud = Addicted = Infinity = Deconstruction > Casualties Of Cool = Ghost = Heavy as a really heavy thing > The New Black >>>>>>>> Physicist > Dark Matters > Transcendence > Sky Blue > The Hummer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Devlab

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>visit Yea Forums for the first time to see Mick Jagger news
>people actually talking about Devin Townsend in a positive way

Imagine my shawk

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Forgot to rank Cooked on Phonic. put it together with Sky Blue i guess

I respect this ranking. Synchestra is incredible but doesn't get as much love as it should

his new album is really good

From the little i heard sadly i think its like transcendence 2.0

You mean Epicloud 4.0?

how about you listen to it

I will eventually not now tho

Epicloud actually had some great ideas tho, it did not just mash random things together for the sake of it. that's why i think Epicloud is better than the albums in that style Devin made later

What in the world is this tour that he's going on? Devin acoustic, Dance with the Dead, and some noise rock weirdo are opening for some ugly clown metal band I've never heard of.

Tfw my brother thinks Epiclouder was better than Epicloud.

Epicloud was better and it's not even close

if you like how Synchestra kicks off with that holy trinity of the first three tracks I feel like you will like how Empath ends. And by that I mean the whole of Singularity. Most worthwhile thing on the album and one of the best things he has done in his career imo.