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| 2.5 average | INTERNATIONAL POPSTAR STEVEN WILSON | August 2nd 17 |
"I say dear boy, what tomfoolery has gone on here with the tunes? I shall have to convene with my fox-hunting brethren to discuss how great it is to be old as fuck and angry at eveything over a good raisin scone and some earl grey" - Zakalwe
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| 5.0 classic | zxlkho | August 2nd 17 |
finally and in conclusion; the luciferian towers L.P. was informed by the following grand
demands:
+ an end to foreign invasions
+ an end to borders
+ the total dismantling of the prison-industrial complex
+ healthcare, housing, food and water acknowledged as an inalienable human right
+ the expert fuckers who broke this world never get to speak again
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| 3.0 good | SandwichBubble | July 15th 17 |
Sorry to anyone who lives in Israel I guess (?)
You're not really missing all that much.
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| 0.0 | Jots EMERITUS | September 21st 17 |
TIL: zakalwe and zaruyache are in fact not the same user. the Z, 2 As, and an E had me fooled for years, by gum
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| 3.0 good | Brady Hayes | August 27th 17 |
If a song titled Anthem for No State isn't hype idk what is
Edit: :^/
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| 3.5 great | Joellipopelli | April 13th 21 |
I had this rated as a 3.0 since it released, but having listened to it again for the first time in
years I think I came to a different conclusion: This album is great, actually.
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| 0.0 | zakalwe | August 2nd 17 |
It would appear that not only do useful idiots talk total bollocks they also make music which is complete cobblers.
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| 4.5 superb | r68saga | July 15th 17 |
5 cause is how hyped i am (ayaya9oidhihdfihfdvrsddvs
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| 4.0 excellent | zaruyache | September 21st 17 |
More solid post-rock interspersed with that noisey drone chamber classical ambient that I love. Godspeed have opened up their style a little bit on Luciferian Towers, opting for some actual instrumental harmonies and arguably more coherent drone sections. It's a little bit different, but nothing really unexpected.
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| 0.0 | JJKeys | September 15th 17 |
lmao whomst'd've voted 5 before it was released
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| 0.0 | Gyromania | September 14th 17 |
I'm aware that I'm well known as the resident contrarian shit-talker on Sputnik these days (you can catch me in threads of your favourite albums de-hyping them to hell and back), and that probably tarnishes my credibility, but I genuinely do love this band. I got into post-rock through Godspeed, back when I'd nearly given up on the genre. So it pains me that I find comeback-era Godspeed to be a hollow shell of their former selves. Their last two albums reeked of 'been-there-done-that-but-done-it-better,' and sadly, the same applies to Luciferian Towers. There are some cool ideas present here, but they've been playing it too safe for years now. It's hard to feel the same enthusiasm and excitement anymore.
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | January 23rd 24 |
Idk what on earth is happening in the soundoff section here. Anyways, is this the best GY!BE record out there? Definitely not. But it remains well crafted. The transitions (aside from within the two triptychs) are really poor with frank blanks in places, making this feel like a compilation of B-side pieces rather than a true album, although all the pieces have a coherent aesthetic. 1 is the most interesting with its slight traces of brass and jazziness. The others are to me variations of the sound on Yanqui UXO, with good quality and cool instrumentation, but with build ups that never lead to the heights GY!BE has used us to. It's fine, and from another band it would surely score higher, but it's hard not to feel disappointed. The last triptych was losing me a bit until the violin comes in on 06:30 and makes the conclusion all aerial and beautiful. That's probably the only GY!BE-worthy moment there along with 1, but man would be nice to hear on a road trip. 3.7
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| 4.0 excellent | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | July 6th 23 |
Godspeed's maligned excursion into orchestral drone sees the band pulling many punches for the sake of a slow-burning shortie escapade with a direct, unabashed political messaging layered unsaid underneath all the wispy cacophony of the music.
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| 3.0 good | gsboomie | August 15th 19 |
I'm a new fan of Godspeed, and I absolutely adore work of their's such as, Slow Riot for New Kanada, Lift Your Skinny Fists, and F#, but this just feels kind of uninspired. I'm not sure how else to put it, but the rest of the group's work fills me with emotion throughout sprawling and constantly changing songs. This isn't bad, if anything its still a good album, but not much more. Hoping this grows on me as I listen more.
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| 3.5 great | Annyxtopheles | August 3rd 19 |
7.6/10... Underwhelming even compared to Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. Let alone F# or Lift Yr. Skinny Fists. But hey, it's still very good.
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| 1.0 awful | LethalPaintball | October 21st 17 |
a shining example of being a dissapointment,
underwhelming, boring, unmemorable,
unnecessary, and flat out bad release
never thought in a million years id think a
GY!BE album would deserve a 1
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | September 28th 17 |
At one point in time, Godspeed was my favorite band of all time. Everything they'd released from 1995-2002 was nothing short of post-rock perfection, even if Yanqui U.X.O. was just a shade below the others. As it stands, I'm lukewarm on their two records released before this one, as it seems they'd just simply lost the songwriting magic they posed before. "Luciferian Towers" isn't nearly as good as their pre-hiatus records, but it is their best post-hiatus record, if only because it is the work of a band who understands they'll never be on the level they once were, but still stick to their guns and write the music they want. Like all Godspeed records, it's a grower, containing subtleties not noticeable much on merely one listen, and like all Godspeed records, the true essence of the record isn't it's build-ups or it's crescendos; it's in the atmosphere. This record sounds like awakening on a somewhat sunny morning and accepting that though things may not be how you want, you're still going to power through it. Perhaps it's a cliche, but it's an extremely well done cliche. And if that's all they can do now, so be it.
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| 3.5 great | Xenophanes EMERITUS | September 23rd 17 |
I was all set to hate this but after several spins it's got some of the bands most subtle and memorable moments ever
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| 2.5 average | Winesburgohio STAFF | September 16th 17 |
post-rock stalwards create an album that comes achingly close to being their first worthwhile listen in decades and -- wait, is that Baba O'Reilly????
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| 3.0 good | Travelhead | September 15th 17 |
When I heard the album concept and the title, I expected gybe to destroy all luciferian towers and protest the news with their music filled with full of rage and noise. But this record is too mellow for this kind of concept. That's why I rate it as 3.
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| 0.0 | Pekke | August 10th 17 |
as in anything that has happened past two years has changed the perspective of this band to any political elements, demands be but means won't, as usual, this time they need to write down their vision because hype blinds every corner. Zakalwe calls them useful idiots but it's merely one of the original movements that cot swarmed with sparkle zombies echoing each other, I still understand tve band's perspective as one that discontinues all wrongs to make right, noble but impossible. You can only HOPE. Will fucking buy.
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| 4.0 excellent | Spec | March 14th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Sapee | December 23rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | June 25th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | joitp | May 6th 23 |
| 2.5 average | clisson | February 27th 23 |
| 3.0 good | MvdW | December 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Samuel | November 3rd 22 |
| 2.0 poor | ahig | November 1st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Aranox | October 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Mardy | September 28th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | lurxy | June 22nd 22 |
| 3.0 good | rooby | May 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | DNiewen | March 8th 22 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | March 1st 22 |
| 3.5 great | efp123 | January 8th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Zakusz | August 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Tunnel | July 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | July 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | GB7 | May 20th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Thomm | May 15th 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | Pon EMERITUS | April 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Butland | March 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | jhop | February 24th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | rc239 | January 15th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Roidv | January 10th 21 |
| 2.5 average | gschwen | December 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bloaf38 | December 7th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Gazham | August 12th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Sowing STAFF | May 11th 20 |
| 3.0 good | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | IsItLuck? EMERITUS | January 29th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Emily | December 18th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Abraxas | December 11th 19 |
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| 4.0 excellent | DiGio991 | November 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | d00stin | October 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | FakeOne | September 16th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Moge | September 12th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Kroehny | August 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | JOK | July 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | June 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | May 29th 19 |
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| 4.0 excellent | JS98 | April 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | xfortinx | February 21st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | February 11th 19 |
| 2.5 average | crab | January 29th 19 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Sam C. | September 28th 18 |
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| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | January 12th 18 |
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| 3.5 great | Eons | December 9th 17 |
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| 1.5 very poor | Rdv | December 3rd 17 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Majoicjo | November 17th 17 |
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| 3.5 great | rjk | November 10th 17 |
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| 2.5 average | Tyll | October 30th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rail | October 29th 17 |
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| 4.5 superb | mh13 | October 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | October 24th 17 |
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| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | September 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | BeeRyan | September 23rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Anarres | September 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | September 21st 17 |
| 2.5 average | almonds | September 21st 17 |
| 3.5 great | furpa | September 21st 17 |
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| 3.5 great | Ben STAFF | September 20th 17 |
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| 4.5 superb | Emelic | September 19th 17 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | September 19th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | September 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | hpmk26 | September 18th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Riviere | September 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Taxt | September 18th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | nyshago | September 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Verlix | September 17th 17 |
| 2.5 average | gilly | September 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | robin | September 17th 17 |
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| 2.5 average | bbgames | September 16th 17 |
| 3.0 good | qwe3 | September 16th 17 |
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| 3.0 good | Prancer | September 16th 17 |
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| 2.0 poor | Elynna | September 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | September 15th 17 |
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| 5.0 classic | loulou | September 15th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | September 15th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Trundle | September 14th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | anat CONTRIBUTOR | September 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jekub | September 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | hesperus | September 14th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Jade | September 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Winndex | September 7th 17 |
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