synchrodub wrote:Sometimes when communicating, can't take me so serious. I will say this though, I'm not sure where I heard this if it was from the band or not, but it was suggested that TH was a follow up to Geogaddi. Makes no sense. Geogaddi is extremely positive, like a real good mushroom trip, top notch work, extremely organic. The darkest parts of Geogaddi contain a lot of light. TH has an undertone of anger that was new to my ears, there are songs that are easily forgettable, unable to listen to the whole record without falling asleep or getting bored. None of the other records have this effect. Something was going on during the creation of that record that spoiled the trip for the listener. It's a very careless album. They did not put the same amount of effort into the production as campfire headphase or geogaddi, something was way off. In a way, it was almost overdone. With all of this said, there are a few standout tracks that are extremely powerful. Cold Earth, Sundown and Come to Dust stand out the most. A drastic change from campfire headphase. All the light organic drums, feedback, heavily layered tones, tv shows and synths, guitars, field recordings. A highly evolving blend of organic rightousness campfire headphase is then TH was so angry, hard to understand why they chose that route sometimes.
I know it's an opinion but you make quite a few bold statements there. If you cannot listen to the whole record 'without getting bored or falling asleep' as you put it, then I think the fault does not lie with the creator but more with the listener. Maybe you need to actually be in the mood to properly enjoy the album. Or to actually appreciate its merits in the context of the concept of the album.
There is actually something beautiful and comforting about desolation, destruction and death, strange as that may sound. It is part of life, whether we want that or not. Also I don't think that they necessarily prescribe solely to the perspective they present with Tomorrow's Harvest. It is just a perspective, a theme. And social commentary described with sounds instead of the usual words or imagery.
Therefore I strongly disagree with your statement that it is a careless album. The sound production alone is better than all their previous albums and the details and nuances they put in are many. I also find it fascinating that they took the time to explore such a relevant but difficult topic. Finally I think TH actually has the most standout tracks of all their albums, while still feeling like a perfectly constructed coherent narrative.
But to each their own of course