Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:53 pm
out of the choices...went with geo.
music is awes too...its super close. theres just a little more behind geo.
headphase...to me that album is empty. by track nine i have to shut it off. ive tried and tried. it just doesnt sit well.
twoism/maxima, though not on the list, could one of them. but it bounces tween them for me. max has the edge music needed to up it to geo level. its kinda like twoism meets geo.
what the hell did i just write?
music is awes too...its super close. theres just a little more behind geo.
headphase...to me that album is empty. by track nine i have to shut it off. ive tried and tried. it just doesnt sit well.
twoism/maxima, though not on the list, could one of them. but it bounces tween them for me. max has the edge music needed to up it to geo level. its kinda like twoism meets geo.
what the hell did i just write?
Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:04 pm
I always thought the Beautiful Place EP pulled-off what Geogaddi had attempted much better.
Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:16 pm
NorthcutTAmnestY wrote:I always thought the Beautiful Place EP pulled-off what Geogaddi had attempted much better.
nice!
Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:26 am
For the past 12-13 years, Music Has the Right to Children has been the soundtrack of my life. It's the only album that I never get tired of. It just feels natural.
At first I thought Radiohead's OK Computer was going to be my favorite album for ever. It's still an excellent piece of art, but I rarely feel the need to reconnect with it. MHTRTC simply has the ability to transcend ages.
At first I thought Radiohead's OK Computer was going to be my favorite album for ever. It's still an excellent piece of art, but I rarely feel the need to reconnect with it. MHTRTC simply has the ability to transcend ages.
Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:41 am
Campfire Headphase.
Maybe because it was the first boards I listened to but I still listen to it after many years and it still feels so fresh. Pontiac Dream to me is an amazing track and sounds close to Trans Canada's sound imo.
mhtrtc and 'gaddi are great albums, love em both to death, but I think they brought a lot of their musical universe to bear with tch. Thats not to say that all the tracks on tch are great, I still don't really like Satellite Anthem Icarus very much and usually skip over a couple of tracks. But I love the overall tone of the record.
Maybe because it was the first boards I listened to but I still listen to it after many years and it still feels so fresh. Pontiac Dream to me is an amazing track and sounds close to Trans Canada's sound imo.
mhtrtc and 'gaddi are great albums, love em both to death, but I think they brought a lot of their musical universe to bear with tch. Thats not to say that all the tracks on tch are great, I still don't really like Satellite Anthem Icarus very much and usually skip over a couple of tracks. But I love the overall tone of the record.
Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:18 am
Would have to say Geogaddi, though I really like IABPOITC... a little more rhythmic and melodically straightforward, but dark and minor. Especially love the title track.
Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:57 am
I ain't answering this shit.
Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:25 pm
Hard decision this. I've gone with MHTRTC, both due to individual tracks and as a complete package, but TCH is a very close second.
I've never understood why people don't like TCH. I suppose if you listened to BoC from the very beginning then the differences in it might have felt like something of a departure from what they were all about, but as someone who discovered BoC after all three albums had been released, I love it. Still sounds like them, and I don't think it's a 'move on', just adapting their style, which I think was a good move.
I love individual tracks on Geogaddi, but for me it doesn't gel as well as an album as the others, although I'm clearly in the minority here! I still love the album, just not as much as the other two.
I've never understood why people don't like TCH. I suppose if you listened to BoC from the very beginning then the differences in it might have felt like something of a departure from what they were all about, but as someone who discovered BoC after all three albums had been released, I love it. Still sounds like them, and I don't think it's a 'move on', just adapting their style, which I think was a good move.
I love individual tracks on Geogaddi, but for me it doesn't gel as well as an album as the others, although I'm clearly in the minority here! I still love the album, just not as much as the other two.
Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:06 pm
Geogaddi is actually a rather easy choice for me. It's not that the other albums are weak; it's just that Geogaddi stands out among my whole collection for being flawless from beginning to end. It's sheer, utter perfection. Few albums have that effect on me.
Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:31 am
I know it's not one of their full album releases but you're missing their tightest, most refined collection of BoC tracks to date: In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
Not a single weak track on it and the best release to introduce new people to.
Anyway, my vote in this particular poll goes to MHTRTC. :p
Not a single weak track on it and the best release to introduce new people to.
Anyway, my vote in this particular poll goes to MHTRTC. :p
Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:38 am
Geogaddi. Don't even have to think twice about it.
I first heard Boards through The Campfire Headphase, and I liked it quite a bit so I decided to explore more of their discog. Geogaddi was the last major release of theirs I listened to, and upon first listen it almost was difficult to believe it was the same band that made TCH and MHTRTC. Both of those albums are excellent, but there's quite a few things throughout the two that I don't care for. They also took a while to grow on me. Geogaddi did not. Geogaddi immediately began to establish itself as the strongest of their work as soon as the first few bars of Music Is Math played. Years later, it's the album that immediately comes to mind when I hear the words "Boards of Canada" and in my opinion incorporates all the elements of their music style so well. Its sound, structure and layering is the epitome of what makes up BoC. As an album, it's woven together from start to finish and it has the most interesting story to tell out of their discography, and track for track it has the most replay value. Of course, it isn't for everyone. People have told me before that they can't replay it often for various reasons. I personally have never felt that way, but to each their own.
I first heard Boards through The Campfire Headphase, and I liked it quite a bit so I decided to explore more of their discog. Geogaddi was the last major release of theirs I listened to, and upon first listen it almost was difficult to believe it was the same band that made TCH and MHTRTC. Both of those albums are excellent, but there's quite a few things throughout the two that I don't care for. They also took a while to grow on me. Geogaddi did not. Geogaddi immediately began to establish itself as the strongest of their work as soon as the first few bars of Music Is Math played. Years later, it's the album that immediately comes to mind when I hear the words "Boards of Canada" and in my opinion incorporates all the elements of their music style so well. Its sound, structure and layering is the epitome of what makes up BoC. As an album, it's woven together from start to finish and it has the most interesting story to tell out of their discography, and track for track it has the most replay value. Of course, it isn't for everyone. People have told me before that they can't replay it often for various reasons. I personally have never felt that way, but to each their own.
Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:05 am
Geogaddi, which has set the bar - now we wait and see if it can be equalled...
That said, there's a fair bit in the way of highlights scattered across MHTRTC, and a few top moments in The Campfire Headphase for me (especially OSTRE), but a large chunk of Geogaddi has a certain depth and sound that hits the mark and is extremely well written and produced.
I know we're not dealing with EPs here, but if we were, then Hi Scores and Trans Canada Highway would both be fairly hot on the heels of Geogaddi - far from a one-horse race!
Rodheh above has made some very good points
That said, there's a fair bit in the way of highlights scattered across MHTRTC, and a few top moments in The Campfire Headphase for me (especially OSTRE), but a large chunk of Geogaddi has a certain depth and sound that hits the mark and is extremely well written and produced.
I know we're not dealing with EPs here, but if we were, then Hi Scores and Trans Canada Highway would both be fairly hot on the heels of Geogaddi - far from a one-horse race!
Rodheh above has made some very good points
Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:36 pm
I really like Geogaddi's aesthetic - I actually prefer it, but I still think MHTRTC is a classic; it just has the better tunes I think.
I have this suspicion that Tomorrow's Harvest will be a lot like IABPOITC for whatever reason. I kinda see an overlap somewhat in themes.
I have this suspicion that Tomorrow's Harvest will be a lot like IABPOITC for whatever reason. I kinda see an overlap somewhat in themes.
Tue May 07, 2013 3:51 pm
It's too hard for me to vote on this, each album represents an important time in my life.
I just wanted to bump this to say that although I certainly understand why TCH isn't a favorite for many, I think it doesn't receive enough praise. The last 1:20 of Chromakey Dreamcoat is BOC at their finest. Two of their finest short tracks - Constants are Changing & Sherbet Head - are on the same album. Arguably the best song they've done IMO is on it as well - Tears From the Compound Eye. That track is just ridiculous!
Of course this is all subjective, and everyone has their favorites. I just wanted to say that TCH is as important to me as the rest of the catalog, and the high points on this album are as good as anything they've ever done.
I just wanted to bump this to say that although I certainly understand why TCH isn't a favorite for many, I think it doesn't receive enough praise. The last 1:20 of Chromakey Dreamcoat is BOC at their finest. Two of their finest short tracks - Constants are Changing & Sherbet Head - are on the same album. Arguably the best song they've done IMO is on it as well - Tears From the Compound Eye. That track is just ridiculous!
Of course this is all subjective, and everyone has their favorites. I just wanted to say that TCH is as important to me as the rest of the catalog, and the high points on this album are as good as anything they've ever done.
Tue May 07, 2013 5:06 pm
Fuck this.
Tue May 07, 2013 7:09 pm
I just wanted to bump this to say that although I certainly understand why TCH isn't a favorite for many, I think it doesn't receive enough praise. The last 1:20 of Chromakey Dreamcoat is BOC at their finest. Two of their finest short tracks - Constants are Changing & Sherbet Head - are on the same album. Arguably the best song they've done IMO is on it as well - Tears From the Compound Eye. That track is just ridiculous!
This album was such a grower for me. I never felt "disappointed" in it, but it took me years before it hit me how good it is. I actually never read any critical reviews of it, I'm kind of curious now what non-hardcore fans thought, because I came into it with certain expectations and it sort of clouded my idea of it for awhile. Now I'm shocked I couldn't see how beautiful it is.
Since the new album came out I've noticed a lot of fans coming back to it and appreciating it more than on the first go around.
Tue May 07, 2013 8:54 pm
It will always be Music Has The Right to Children for me. It was like an amazing discovery for me, because I'd heard Aquarius a few times out of context before I knew that BoC were actually a long-standing established and popular duo - I one day decided to find out where it was from only to come across a whole album of wonder. It was the soundtrack to my life for a while and quickly became one of my favourite ever albums.
Geogaddi might be the album I play more often now but I will never get tired of MHTRTC. It has most of my very favourite songs by BoC and is, very appropriately, the most nostalgic and sentimental release of theirs for me.
Hi Scores is also my favourite EP although A Beautiful Place is very close.
Geogaddi might be the album I play more often now but I will never get tired of MHTRTC. It has most of my very favourite songs by BoC and is, very appropriately, the most nostalgic and sentimental release of theirs for me.
Hi Scores is also my favourite EP although A Beautiful Place is very close.
Tue May 07, 2013 9:23 pm
Without hesitation I had to say Geogaddi, without a doubt. It is Boards at their most inspired. I feel like it was the natural continuation of the Twoism EP actually, both feel like a real exorcism for the two brothers. The two releases are absolutely saturated with despair, isolation and angst. It is also imo their most cohesive work. Music has the right is a classic but feels much looser in comparison. I have to say that if I had to pick one electronic release to call art (and this is purely hypothetical, I do not mean to imply that other electronic music isn't art) it would be Geogaddi.
Now that's said and done, I have to say something for Campfire. Campfire is in the unlucky position of coming from an artist who already have a very established style, and who had just previously released their most successful and popular album. When it came out people were expecting something completely different from what they got, and it is entirely natural for them to feel jaded about this. My opinion on the album is that it is escapism in multiple forms. It is an escape from stagnation for BOC. An escape from purely electronic music and branching out into using more traditional instruments. An escape from life and it's troubles for the listener (the fact that it is inspired by an acid trip fits nicely with this).
I don't think the album should be compared to their other work, it stands on its own as an experiment. I find it requires a much different mindset when listening to it than their other work, I find that whereas I love picking apart Geogaddi and the other releases, I tend to just sit back and absorb TCH. I focus on how it makes me feel, not on what they are 'trying' to tell me. And this is reflected in the simple (and yet apparently paradoxically refined) production. Live drums, slower pace. The production is focused more on the quality of the sounds being produced than how intricate and numerous they are.
Basically what I am trying to say, is that I think TCH gets too much flak because it requires an approach from the listener that they may not be used to, and therefore a lot of BOC fans find it difficult to appreciate. It isn't dumbed down, it is just very emotive.
Now that's said and done, I have to say something for Campfire. Campfire is in the unlucky position of coming from an artist who already have a very established style, and who had just previously released their most successful and popular album. When it came out people were expecting something completely different from what they got, and it is entirely natural for them to feel jaded about this. My opinion on the album is that it is escapism in multiple forms. It is an escape from stagnation for BOC. An escape from purely electronic music and branching out into using more traditional instruments. An escape from life and it's troubles for the listener (the fact that it is inspired by an acid trip fits nicely with this).
I don't think the album should be compared to their other work, it stands on its own as an experiment. I find it requires a much different mindset when listening to it than their other work, I find that whereas I love picking apart Geogaddi and the other releases, I tend to just sit back and absorb TCH. I focus on how it makes me feel, not on what they are 'trying' to tell me. And this is reflected in the simple (and yet apparently paradoxically refined) production. Live drums, slower pace. The production is focused more on the quality of the sounds being produced than how intricate and numerous they are.
Basically what I am trying to say, is that I think TCH gets too much flak because it requires an approach from the listener that they may not be used to, and therefore a lot of BOC fans find it difficult to appreciate. It isn't dumbed down, it is just very emotive.
Tue May 07, 2013 9:32 pm
Decorah wrote:It's too hard for me to vote on this, each album represents an important time in my life.
I just wanted to bump this to say that although I certainly understand why TCH isn't a favorite for many, I think it doesn't receive enough praise. The last 1:20 of Chromakey Dreamcoat is BOC at their finest. Two of their finest short tracks - Constants are Changing & Sherbet Head - are on the same album. Arguably the best song they've done IMO is on it as well - Tears From the Compound Eye. That track is just ridiculous!
Of course this is all subjective, and everyone has their favorites. I just wanted to say that TCH is as important to me as the rest of the catalog, and the high points on this album are as good as anything they've ever done.
I must agree about Tears from the Compound Eye...one of their best tracks ever. I liked that album from the start but I did not start loving it until I listened to it whilst lying on the floor in a bit of state of sorts.
My favorite is and will probably always be MHTRTC. I loved that record from the moment I looked at it. I just knew there was something inside that was amazing and different. Definitely love at first listen too. I love every note on that record. I kept buying more copies of it because the experience of buying it and taking it home and listening to it was so good.
I should never have expected Geogaddi to sound remotely like MHTRTC. It took a while for that record to come together for me and there are still parts of it that I have a hard time with (Gyroscope). Its an amazing piece of art and its hard for me to think of it as just an album of music. Its something else; its something more. It was also a very difficult time in my life and it always brings back there a little. I am also still mining this one.
It would be interesting to incorporate the other releases in the poll. IABPOITC is also perfect for me, and like the comment someone made about how it kind accomplished what Geogaddi was trying to do. For me it definitely represents a crossover period from the old BoC to the newer.
Wed May 08, 2013 4:26 am
This question is too hard. But If I was forced to pick one, it would be The Campfire Headphase. Only because if feels like more of a complete concept than the others. And above that I would place the High Scores EP. That EP just has this perfect all encompassing nostalgic aloofness that completely resonates with me personally. I don't know why. It's just me in my most honest element.
Every album, mini album and EP has it's own personality though, and weather changes mood, so....
Every album, mini album and EP has it's own personality though, and weather changes mood, so....