Devin Townsend
Discussion
'Let it roll' and 'Hypergeek' are form one of my favourite musical moments. They must be listened to in order.
The melody of 'let it roll' is just beautiful, and it transitions into 'Hypergeek', all melodious major tonality arpeggios, acoustic guitars and sweet pianos. Then it hits you, like a nailbomb. I don't want to spoil the surprise but these two MUST be listened to in order. With the stereo on loud and dynamic range set to the maximum!
The melody of 'let it roll' is just beautiful, and it transitions into 'Hypergeek', all melodious major tonality arpeggios, acoustic guitars and sweet pianos. Then it hits you, like a nailbomb. I don't want to spoil the surprise but these two MUST be listened to in order. With the stereo on loud and dynamic range set to the maximum!
HarryFlatters said:
He's amazing. One of the most talented singers and guitar players of his generation, criminally underrated.
Can go from opera to death metal in a heartbeat.
Ziltoid the Omniscient is impressively hilarious.
Speaking of "from opera to death metal"... Laure Le Prunenc from Igorrrr OMG I think I'm a little in love... Can go from opera to death metal in a heartbeat.
Ziltoid the Omniscient is impressively hilarious.
If you've not heard of Igorrr before, it's a project by a French producer that mixes opera, IDM and death/black metal. Worth digging on Youtube for live performances. The soundtrack to my Halloween!
thetapeworm said:
A local venue is advertising that tickets for "An evening with Devin Townsend" go on sale on the 16th. Unsure what such a night might entail but for £35 a pop in an intimate venue I presume it'll be great for fans.
I was just going to post on this. I managed to get a ticket to the Bristol gig this morning, a small consolation for all the stuff I've missed out on since Vai. The wife doesn't get it so this is one for the "Going to stuff alone thread" 
kuro said:
I was just going to post on this. I managed to get a ticket to the Bristol gig this morning, a small consolation for all the stuff I've missed out on since Vai. The wife doesn't get it so this is one for the "Going to stuff alone thread"
If it's any consolation I'm almost certain I'll be going alone to the one in Leeds, my wife remarked that she'd rather go see the Spice Girls 
thetapeworm said:
kuro said:
I was just going to post on this. I managed to get a ticket to the Bristol gig this morning, a small consolation for all the stuff I've missed out on since Vai. The wife doesn't get it so this is one for the "Going to stuff alone thread"
If it's any consolation I'm almost certain I'll be going alone to the one in Leeds, my wife remarked that she'd rather go see the Spice Girls Just stumbled over this thread after watching this last night: https://youtu.be/_zm5QD7smSw
Might be of interest to some of you guys.
Might be of interest to some of you guys.
Mr_Yogi said:
Just stumbled over this thread after watching this last night: https://youtu.be/_zm5QD7smSw
Might be of interest to some of you guys.
Watched that earlier this evening. I hadn't heard of the condition synthesia before, Devin can visualise sound as colours and shapes as well as being pitch perfect. Fascinating insight.Might be of interest to some of you guys.
gazza285 said:
It wasn’t all metal, I toured with Black Star Liner, who were an Asian influenced dub rock band, they were critically acclaimed, but never made the sales, and were dropped by their label...
I actually bought a copy! Although I don't think I have it anymore, lost in the great CD collection theft of 1998. I remember seeing them play a couple of times as well including a headline gig at Exeter Cavern.
kuro said:
Mr_Yogi said:
Just stumbled over this thread after watching this last night: https://youtu.be/_zm5QD7smSw
Might be of interest to some of you guys.
Watched that earlier this evening. I hadn't heard of the condition synthesia before, Devin can visualise sound as colours and shapes as well as being pitch perfect. Fascinating insight.Might be of interest to some of you guys.
kuro said:
Watched that earlier this evening. I hadn't heard of the condition synthesia before, Devin can visualise sound as colours and shapes as well as being pitch perfect. Fascinating insight.
I found that amazing, that he doesn't have a thorough grasp of music theory but instead visualises the music. It was also interesting when he explained the problems he encounters expressing his ideas to other musicians, I particularly loved the reference to space kitten's whiskers 
Don1 said:
Saw that he was touring and...... Sold out in the UK.
It's one of his acoustic tours, I got a ticket for Bristol and looking forward to it. Also, the new post DTP album Empath is out in March which sounds interesting.https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&a...
Empath's landed. final track is Singularity. It makes Bohemian Rhapsody sound like a small child playing London's Burning on a recorder. It's in chapters, the ending has Vai.
This may be his best album.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSaodyiBQo
This may be his best album.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSaodyiBQo
V1nce Fox said:
Empath's landed. final track is Singularity. It makes Bohemian Rhapsody sound like a small child playing London's Burning on a recorder. It's in chapters, the ending has Vai.
This may be his best album.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSaodyiBQo
The 7 part documentary on YouTube is an interesting behind the scenes look at the concept of the project and his reasons for pulling the plug on the DTP. This may be his best album.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSaodyiBQo
I'm holding off listening to any of the album as I pre-ordered a limited release red vinyl pack from Omerch. I thought I would receive it on release day but no sign of it even being shipped yet and it seems numerous others are in the same boat so quite annoying.
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