The Devin Townsend Band - Page 3

BloodSword · February 24th, 2006, 12:29 PM

I saw Devin with Opeth on Feb,18th. Although his set was too short, it was trmendous. Great sense of humour,anyone remember "What am I gonna play now? Oh, heres a Fuckin' C Chord." And then complete mayhem. I just got Synchestra in the mail the other day and after a couple listens, I am amazed, really a great musician. Anyone like Godspeed you Black Emperor? I also got "lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven" and I recommend burning a fat one end to end and putting this on(with headphones) for a mind-numbing audio assault.Peace.

Talking Meat · February 24th, 2006, 04:32 PM

To me, Terria is a transcendent work, something that can only be made when the stars are all aligned and you have a magician on hand, preferably one that knows how to work a soundboard. I think SYL's Alien is damn sick too.

Have and love all his stuff except for Ocean Machine, which after reading this thread its quite obvious I have to run out and get.

Uneasy_Conscience · February 25th, 2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by EVH316

No, no, no.

Do NOT start with Accelerated Evolution. It's the one Dev album that is disappointing. It lacks all of the qualities that make Dev Dev.

Ocean Machine is his masterpiece - truly awesome - and Infinity is superb too.

Terria is very good.

Physicist is an issue of debate among Dev fans because it's much heavier than any of his other solo albums, however it's a grower and is my second fav behind Ocean Machine.

But trust me, Ocean Machine is THE album. The second half of the album - from Funeral through to the end - is my favourite grouping of tracks on any album, ever. So yes, it's good. And I'm right so don't argue!

Im with this guy. as you can tell by my user name, i am a HUGE dev fan...have been for many, many years now.

ocean machine and infinity are his best, with infinity being the single greatest album ive ever heard.

Minion520 · February 25th, 2006, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Devy_Metal

Im with this guy. as you can tell by my user name, i am a HUGE dev fan...have been for many, many years now.

ocean machine and infinity are his best, with infinity being the single greatest album ive ever heard.

I agree with you but I'd switch Infintiy with Terria, I guess its just a matter of taste on that one, but Ocean Machine is untouchable

chomps · February 25th, 2006, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith!

Has anyone heard the song "Loser" on Human Equation by Ayreon?

Devin sings a small part at the end and man does he rip the shit out of his throat.

Yeah. That's a good song. The best songs on that album is the ones where either Mike or Dev sing.

And I am a big fan of Devins solo work, but not much of a fan of SYL. It seems weird to me...I dunno, maybe SYL will grow on me.

DaphnesFall · February 26th, 2006, 12:07 AM

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To me, Terria is a transcendent work, something that can only be made when the stars are all aligned and you have a magician on hand, preferably one that knows how to work a soundboard. I think SYL's Alien is damn sick too.

I agree there man, Terria is full on...Earth Song still blows me away. SYLs Alien is amazing, on my most listened to list right now.
But Ocean Machine is really fucking good, get it.

Uneasy_Conscience · February 26th, 2006, 07:57 AM

as good as syl is (and it is very good) devin's solo stuff is really where he shines and what he is all about. if you can appreciate syl for anything other than the brutality you should check out the solo stuff, no doubt.

BloodSword · February 26th, 2006, 12:42 PM

Devin Townsend is becoming if not already one of the most prominent metal musicians today. I actually got into Devin before Opeth with Ocean Machine. Ocean Machine knocked me on my ass.Now Synchestra. I don't think there is better atmospheric metal(besides Opeth) being written today. Listen to the drumming on Synchestra, I think Ryan (whatever the fuck his name is, should learn it though) is a complete beast. Give the other musicians on this recording some credit. Certainly, one of the best in at least 3 yrs.

February 26th, 2006, 07:57 AM	#57 (permalink)
Uneasy_Conscience "Build up that wall!" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4,057	as good as syl is (and it is very good) devin's solo stuff is really where he shines and what he is all about. if you can appreciate syl for anything other than the brutality you should check out the solo stuff, no doubt. __________________

February 26th, 2006, 12:42 PM	#58 (permalink)
BloodSword Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,469	Devin Townsend is becoming if not already one of the most prominent metal musicians today. I actually got into Devin before Opeth with Ocean Machine. Ocean Machine knocked me on my ass.Now Synchestra. I don't think there is better atmospheric metal(besides Opeth) being written today. Listen to the drumming on Synchestra, I think Ryan (whatever the fuck his name is, should learn it though) is a complete beast. Give the other musicians on this recording some credit. Certainly, one of the best in at least 3 yrs. __________________ "SHORTER OF BREATH, AND ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH."

February 24th, 2006, 12:29 PM	#51 (permalink)
BloodSword Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,469	I saw Devin with Opeth on Feb,18th. Although his set was too short, it was trmendous. Great sense of humour,anyone remember "What am I gonna play now? Oh, heres a Fuckin' C Chord." And then complete mayhem. I just got Synchestra in the mail the other day and after a couple listens, I am amazed, really a great musician. Anyone like Godspeed you Black Emperor? I also got "lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven" and I recommend burning a fat one end to end and putting this on(with headphones) for a mind-numbing audio assault.Peace.

February 24th, 2006, 04:32 PM	#52 (permalink)
Talking Meat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pirate ship Posts: 253	To me, Terria is a transcendent work, something that can only be made when the stars are all aligned and you have a magician on hand, preferably one that knows how to work a soundboard. I think SYL's Alien is damn sick too. Have and love all his stuff except for Ocean Machine, which after reading this thread its quite obvious I have to run out and get.