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| 3.5 great | Xinlo | June 4th 14 |
a solid album overall, but sort of directionless. And the electronic influences on the second half of the album aren't doing it for me either... that said, Anathema is one of their best songs ever.
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| 5.0 classic | DarkNoctus | April 13th 14 |
way better than weather systems, not as good as some of their best albums but this album is everything i wanted it to be. welcome back, anathema!
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| 5.0 classic | victor120494 | June 1st 14 |
This album is majestic music from a majestic band. Its emotional melodies and soundscapes are mesmerizing and are perfectly complemented by the soaring vocal lines and words. If the heavyness they once had is not in-your-face, it is somehow subdued in there, the massive pounding of the drums being where this is most noticeable, aiding builting up the epic-ness of their music; wich screams in every song. Like I read in some review, it's probably the most "Anathema" album ever released, once it has references from earlier works from the band it's definetly a step forward, a glimpse into their future, a postulate of what the soul of this band is. It's a new-born classic!
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| 3.7 great | Voivod STAFF | June 15th 14 |
Anathema go back to the sweet gloom of their late-'90s-early-00s era, take a small loan from their current indentity, and wind up with their most interesting album since 2003.
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| 3.5 great | Scornfyre | December 12th 22 |
This sounds exactly like Weather Systems except it's directionless without the concept of Weather Systems. Obviously not a bad albums cause, cmon, it's Anathema, but people shouldn't kid themselves that this is anything different from the two albums preceeding it.
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. STAFF | August 22nd 19 |
This one is interesting. It's not as grand (and cheesy) as their last two (even though it still is), and it brings some welcome electronic additions. And fortunately, it's not bland like The Optimist. "Ariel", "Anathema" and "Take Shelter" are especially awesome.
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| 4.5 superb | Rik VII (sound-off ratings out of 10) | July 21st 19 |
Gathering some of Anathema's finest tracks, Distant Satellites continues the band's astonishing run of masterpieces. The electronica-influenced last streak of songs, while irritating to some, functions as a small EP within the album and rounds it off well, with the title track proving to be a career highlight. The other two songs of that section, however, represent its only weakness: Their electronic aspects sound phoned in, and You're Not Alone, as a song, lacks ideas. Despite that, their most underappreciated release. - 9.0
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| 2.5 average | EasterInTheBatcave | June 11th 16 |
The electronic drumming in the second half of the record doesn't totally work for me, and the record isn't as consistent as their best work, but overall Distant Satellites is another good release from Anathema. The three parts of "The Lost Song" and the band-title track "Anathema" (which features some of Vincent's most impressive vocal work ever) are the highlights. The mix is very good too. Overall, Distant Satellites isn't at the top of Anathema's discography, but it's far from the bottom, and is a mostly worthwhile listen.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alex C. | January 15th 16 |
A good release, albeit a little bit too static in its on-disc form. The album breathes a completely different life in the live settings, where some of the tracks become the most aggressive Anathema have been in a decade.
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| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | June 18th 14 |
Album number 3 of the same basic formula starts to feel a bit stale (by Anathema standards). It's still really good, but I can't say I'm a fan of the electronic portion of the album. Antimatter (which featured a member of Anathema) integrated the electronics much better.
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| 4.0 excellent | trogora | June 5th 14 |
The album should have stopped after their self titled song "Anathema".
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| 3.0 good | goodenuff | June 1st 14 |
50/50 for me, end of album is better but as a whole, disappointing. same tricks as the last 2 for first half of album. i think anyone who loves those will love this but may not like you're not alone (totally KidA) and the title track. piano, orchestration, the female voice, we love you, i love you, i'll cry, getting a bit meh. Radiohead never wrote so much cheese to gain pop. rthey need a 5 year break to make an 8/10 at least i think.
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| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 7th 24 |
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| 2.0 poor | Hati | July 19th 14 |
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| 2.5 average | Lalka | June 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dr7 | June 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Hybza | June 16th 14 |
| 3.8 excellent | Deviant. STAFF | June 15th 14 |
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