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| 4.0 excellent | TRMshadow | January 13th 13 |
Devin Townsend doing what Devin Townsend does best, making beautifully emotive music with his patently majestic wall of sound. 4.1/5
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| 5.0 classic | crazyaga | June 22nd 12 |
Such an emotionally intense album....rThis album shows that Devin is actually a really soft guy deep inside 
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| 4.5 superb | Blazewire | May 11th 20 |
A very solid part of the Devin Townsend discography and his first album under "The Devin Townsend
Band" moniker. A great mix of his wall of sound style. Combination of progressive rock/metal with
some of the happy sounding "pop" influence that would go on to influence later albums. An easier
to get into album that the likes of previous albums Terria or Infinity. If you enjoyed the Ocean
Machine album this is definitely worth listening to. Tracks to check out: Deadhead, and Depth
Charge
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| 4.0 excellent | zaruyache | November 26th 17 |
almost as good as Ocean Machine, definitely #2 for Devin's old solo albums. While it's not as hazy as Ocean Machine, it's definitely a brighter, more typically "happy metal" sounding record while still largely doing the same things instrumentally.
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| 4.5 superb | branflakes911 | November 9th 16 |
A moving and very human album that channels the emotional journey of being in love and ends on a towering height.
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| 3.5 great | EasterInTheBatcave | June 10th 16 |
Accelerated Evolution is the most straightforward of Townsend's solo records, with almost every song on the album being entirely distorted and falling into the realm of hard rock/progressive metal. While this lack of dynamic and stylistic shifts is a bit disappointing, the album is by no means bad. Indeed, it contains some of Devin's best vocal work ("Storm," "Deadhead") and guitar solos ("Away," "Sunday Afternoon") ever recorded. The mix is superb as well-- the record sounds absolutely enormous, and this is perfect for the stadium-rock-esque vibe. Though the underwhelming drumming, aforementioned lack of dynamics, and a comparatively weak track in "Traveller" hold Accelerated Evolution back somewhat, it is nonetheless a very good record, and well worth hearing.
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| 4.0 excellent | Trism | May 21st 13 |
I'm about 80/20 on this album, Away and Sunday Afternoon just don't do it for me. The rest of the album is pure awesome though.
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| 4.0 excellent | Staker | November 25th 10 |
A more straight forward Devin Townsend album - but that's not to say the songs aren't powerful, diverse, and absorbing. Very worthwhile.
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