The Great Misdirect - Between the Buried and Me
This album gets better with every listen. Each song has its own individual kind of feel to it. Starting with the pretty mellow Mirrors, then moving through all sorts of crazy goodness from Obfuscation and Disease, Injury, Madness. Then they move into the evil carnival beginning of Fossil Genera: A Feed From Cloud Mountain, a song that morphs into the progressive heaviness that Between the Buried and Me does so well. Then comes the great misdirect of The Great Misdirect: the acoustic ballad Desert of Song. This moves into the epic Swim to the Moon which really defines the album. Swim to the Moon is itself enough to make the whole album worth buying. It has all the great characteristics of an epic BTBAM creation. It's got the intricate scale work with a double-guitar approach that I find something new that I like about every time I listen to it. With the solo trade-offs, great bass backing, keyboards, intricate drumwork, and of course the epic breakdowny section, Swim to the Moon deserves the Prog-Song of the Year Award.
I think its pretty apparent, but just to be clear, overall, The Great Misdirect is another triumph from Between the Buried and Me, one of the most influential metal bands of the last 10 years.
Recommend? MOST DEFINITELY
Not So Heavy Stuff:
Phish - Joy
Phish is back in action, finally. Their new album Joy has all the makings of a great feel-good folk, blues, jam album. They definitely have not lost their touch for their style.
Recommend? YES, if you like Phish
Modest Mouse - No One's First and You're Next
Modest Mouse's new album is very Modest Mouse-like. After a few listens through, I'm not too impressed. Modest Mouse definitely sticks to their style with this new album, venturing not at all from their safe zone. Although a couple songs are worth listening to for some new type of Modest Mouse sound (The Whale Song, King Rat) it seems like they filled the majority of this album with fluff.
Overall: Worth listening to, not worth buying.
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