tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post1797384594899300719..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Boris: DronevilUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-62175869408697049222017-08-02T02:58:17.675+03:002017-08-02T02:58:17.675+03:00Smoke Weed Everyday!Smoke Weed Everyday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-43469496043826688532015-05-10T09:25:36.300+03:002015-05-10T09:25:36.300+03:00I'll admit I tried it ...once. I then gave the...I'll admit I tried it ...once. I then gave the 2 discs away. My recommendation for current "doom" would have to be the Wounded Kings.Michel LeGrisbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953054928483927129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-74528068693973404412015-05-09T06:22:15.434+03:002015-05-09T06:22:15.434+03:00Georgie boy, if you want some great 'modern...Georgie boy, if you want some great 'modern' Doom Metal, check out the now sadly defunct Reverend Bizarre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-92161302418117889872015-05-09T01:08:16.154+03:002015-05-09T01:08:16.154+03:00That's not my belief whatsoever -- I'm a b...That's not my belief whatsoever -- I'm a big fan of Brian Eno. Eno didn't make his ambient stuff "hooky", per se, but he was a master of atmosphere -- Boris, from what I've heard of them, and from George's reviews, are not, except for maybe "Flood". There's good and bad ambient music, just like there are good and bad 4-minute rock songs. Like I said, my comment was not a definitive assessment -- but peddling yet another hour of monotonous sludge w/ this added gimmick doesn't leave a good taste in my mouth. "Zaireeka"'s approach is kinda pretentious too, but at least the album is listenable and interesting in stripped-down form. I find people who call Electric Wizard's "Dopethrone" one of the greatest metal albums because it's SOOO "heavy" and "sludgy" pretentious, because (to my plebeian ears) it's boring as sh!t.Which One's Pink?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01967778287591586043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-57643498282668819412015-05-09T00:49:51.600+03:002015-05-09T00:49:51.600+03:00"Pretentious" my ass. All ambient music ..."Pretentious" my ass. All ambient music is "pretentious" too I take it?<br /><br />Boris aren't trying to write yer average 4-minute rock song. God I am sick and tired of people dismissing all music that doesn't focus on melodic hookwriting as "pretentious" - it's been itself a pretentious criticism since the 70s.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001613630669089666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-66595574138612013432015-05-08T21:57:01.060+03:002015-05-08T21:57:01.060+03:00When will bands learn that gimmicks aren't an ...When will bands learn that gimmicks aren't an adequate replacement for good songwriting? "Zaireeka", however one feels about it, can be forgiven because Wayne Coyne proved he was a smart, skillful songwriter all through the last decade. Plus, if you only played the main disc you at least got some decent tunes, while the others had some cool if unnecessary sound effects. I've never sat through this album, or any great amount of Boris material, so I can't really make a definitive judgment -- but these guys sound like uber-pretentious dicks.Which One's Pink?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01967778287591586043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-14815213396806695542015-05-08T18:49:52.022+03:002015-05-08T18:49:52.022+03:00Of course one simply can go to Youtube to check th...Of course one simply can go to Youtube to check the result.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp63Aba-fiQ<br /><br />I listened to a couple of minutes. Nice muzak, far less irritating than elevator music. But I think Agalloch boring as well.MNbnoreply@blogger.com