Gigaton: Official album thread

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Early Impressions

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26%
4 stars
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53%
3 stars
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12%
2 star
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verb_to_trust wrote:
RAG319 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:You guys aren't really going to listen to a leak are you?
Absolutely I am. I have no intention of buying a physical copy of this record.
So just stream it when it drops?
Yep or download a leak hopefully sooner!
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B wrote:Man, those early reviews really threw a bucket of cold water on this.

How so?
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yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
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Soundgarden-size grunge-hulk “Take the Long Way”
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EJ wrote:Soundgarden-size grunge-hulk “Take the Long Way”
yeah, there is no way thats true.
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VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
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B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
Pretty much every outlet said those things about No Code, Yield or Riot Act.
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I'm sure Guerrilla Candy is a good review, but I can't get his page to come up. Why don't they give us an advanced copy. Stip would write an amazing review. We'd totally kiss their ass.
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B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
I seem to recall Binaural not getting outstanding reviews.

Please be like Binaural.
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B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
This was an interesting reading on all of those reviews, B.
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B wrote:Man, those early reviews really threw a bucket of cold water on this.
again huh? this is a wet album now
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B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
Sterogum gave it a B I think, and Rolling Stone gave 4 stars.

I wasn’t expecting an A, personally, so these good reviews are what I was hoping for.
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B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
Do you even read the whole reviews?
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B wrote:I'm sure Guerrilla Candy is a good review, but I can't get his page to come up. Why don't they give us an advanced copy. Stip would write an amazing review. We'd totally kiss their ass.
whose dick do you need to suck to make this happen, B?
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Hypnosomnia wrote:
B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
Do you even read the whole reviews?
No. No I do not. Nor do I read the threads in Red Mosquito.
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RAG319 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
RAG319 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:You guys aren't really going to listen to a leak are you?
Absolutely I am. I have no intention of buying a physical copy of this record.
So just stream it when it drops?
Yep or download a leak hopefully sooner!
So you're excited about it? And looking forward to some shitty leak to listen to on your phone? Instead of listening to the thing properly at any point?
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EJ wrote:
B wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:yeah why? those reviews seem pretty cool.
Consequence of Sound: B+
Stereogum: "Par for the course"
AV Club: "Ambitious, if uneven"
I seem to recall Binaural not getting outstanding reviews.

Please be like Binaural.
yeah Binaural was hated. I remember Rolling Stone calling it a very shy album from a band that once mattered....it was so fucking funny.
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verb_to_trust wrote:
RAG319 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
RAG319 wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:You guys aren't really going to listen to a leak are you?
Absolutely I am. I have no intention of buying a physical copy of this record.
So just stream it when it drops?
Yep or download a leak hopefully sooner!
So you're excited about it? And looking forward to some shitty leak to listen to on your phone? Instead of listening to the thing properly at any point?
hell yes! and them when I hear a good clean copy i’ll better appreciate it
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I'm actually ok with the last few albums, they are definitely the bottom end of the catalogue, but I wasn't completely turned off by them.

Reading these reviews, I'm cautiously optimistic there is at least more depth on Gigaton. Hell, it even seems like they put forth some effort rather than PJ by the numbers.

Trying not to be too stoked, even though for me DotC is the best thing they've done in over 15 years.
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