 | Anathema Weather Systems
4.0
excellent
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| 5.0 classic | bhairava108 | March 22nd 12 |
17 years since I fell in love with you...and I love you more than ever... no matter how much you have changed
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| 4.5 superb | Piglet | March 16th 12 |
A benign mix of Katatonia and Sigur Ros in a prose of beautiful songwriting and esoteric lyrics. Really lovely stuff.
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| 4.5 superb | Alex C. | January 28th 13 |
Anathema is a relentless factory of brilliance. This album is no exception: the vibe is amazingly different from their past efforts, the progression this guys have is clear, and it's the progression of every human-being who went from darkness to light. Will be remembered as one their greatest efforts in years to come.
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| 5.0 classic | afergusonart | March 15th 12 |
i think i've found my place in time and space....
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | March 21st 12 |
How the hell is this band still so fucking Good?????
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| 3.5 great | TheFantasticDangler | March 14th 12 |
Untouchable Part 1&2, Sunlight and the Beginning and the End are highlights for me.
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| 5.0 classic | Trey STAFF | January 22nd 20 |
Weather Systems wasn’t always my favorite Anathema release, and I definitely wouldn’t have seen it as my number one of the decade. When I first heard Weather Systems there was a lot to buy into. At that point (and to this day) it was easily their best and most unique album. It wasn’t until Weather Systems that it truly felt like they had found their own sound that didn’t borrow liberally from bands like Radiohead and Pink Floyd. The melodies were excellent, the songs were beautiful, and the addition of Lee Douglas as a full time vocalist was the final missing piece. Instead of just enjoying it, though, I let the cynical reviewer in me start to nit-pick. I wanted to call it formulaic just because it took the previous album’s formula and pushed it to a higher level. I wanted to call it ‘soulless’ because it seemed to epic to actually be legit. And the second half of the album that I criticized as ‘boring’ in my original review is actually the stuff most similar to We’re Here Because We’re Here — while at the same time I complained about how Weather Systems lacked the depth of that previous release while delivering a whole second half that was perfect for it. I was stupid.
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| 3.0 good | poustia888 | March 14th 12 |
Most of the tracks follow the same recipe. There is one track though that is mind blowing, 'The storm before the calm'. Wish the whole album was as good as this one
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| 5.0 classic | metalspirit | December 31st 12 |
I've listened to some emotional albums before, but this is just beyond belief
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| 0.0 | D41V30N | March 26th 12 |
Fantastic Record. Why hasn't this been reviewed yet? Has this not been released yet?
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| 2.5 average | DarkNoctus | March 25th 12 |
a tackier version of their last album
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| 3.5 great | SuzyC | December 21st 21 |
Hmm, my opinions shift over time. They totally abandoned the doom metal elements I really liked about them. Didn't sit well with me at the time, but now I don't mind. This is actually a very pretty record.
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| 4.0 excellent | YRI | April 11th 21 |
Anathema deliver once again like they always do, with quality, and with beauty, both painful and blissful. Untouchable might be a career defininig moment.
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| 4.5 superb | Carsomyr | January 20th 21 |
Unbelievably powerful album. The only thing holding it back from a 5 is that the lyrics are quite vague and underdeveloped, but your heart will be so busy bursting inside your chest that you'll hardly notice.
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| 4.5 superb | Rik VII (sound-off ratings out of 10) | July 18th 19 |
Weather Systems sees Anathema pick up where WHBWH left off, adding some extra drama with lofty orchestrations and more of a driving force behind the songs. It's more powerful and also proves more versatile, even containing a call-back to good old moody turn of the millennium Anathema in the form of The Beginning And the End. The closing act is where this album excels in comparison to its predecessor. One of their very finest albums. - 9.0
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. STAFF | May 15th 19 |
Creative and greatly orchestrated, but idk it felt quite grandiloquent and sometimes cheesy. Still a great record, but not as excellent as I expected.
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| 2.5 average | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
Weather Systems feels contrived at times, and there are too many tracks which follow the same formula (basically, all of them besides "The Storm Before the Calm"). Lee Douglas also oscillates too fast in spots; it's unnecessary and distracting to me. However, with all that said, this is a beautiful album; both parts of "Untouchable," "Sunlight," "The Lost Child"... really, the whole thing. The problem is that some of this beauty seems borne of style rather than substance. I still recommend Weather Systems, but it, in spots, lacks the emotional resonance of Anathema's best work.
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| 5.0 classic | Starchild9 | January 15th 16 |
One of the most beautiful and emotional albums I've ever heard.
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| 3.0 good | Bombastus | January 25th 15 |
They ditched most of the aspects that made
them good and decided to molest the listener
with contrived, embarrassingly over-emotional
rock songs. I had high expectations. Numbo-dumbo-jumbo-mumbo-schmumbo, man.
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| 4.5 superb | Golly640 | June 21st 14 |
When an album makes you start at the beginning and not want to stop until you reach the end then it has gripped the listener. Weather Systems does this for me more so than WHBWH.
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| 0.0 | Drummerboy123 | January 7th 13 |
The 2nd half of the album grew on me a lot more. Album is now superb rating
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| 3.5 great | lifter | June 2nd 12 |
I think the reviewer nailed it. Although I do wonder, given his valid criticisms, why he's rated the album as "Excellent." Everything here is monumentalized, bigger production, soaring vocal passages that at times soar perhaps a bit too high. "We're Here Because We're Here" had somewhat more of a rock edge, and I personally miss that element. I hear the experience of making "Falling Deeper" in this album.
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| 3.0 good | CrazyFool84 | May 20th 12 |
Agreed with this album's review; the disc is a pretty record, with beautiful changes and melodies throughout, but it feels like it's lacking that substance from its predecessor. It's pretty clear by this point what direction Anathema is heading in, and they really do wear this style well. A much more emotional record this time out, Weather Systems may drive off some fans of the band who have been waning since the last few records, but any listeners who's a fan of the change in sound should eat this record up.
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| 5.0 classic | Palimpsest | May 14th 12 |
Changed my mind. This album is amazing. Seems to take a few listens to sink in for some people.
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| 3.5 great | Fernando Alves STAFF | May 13th 12 |
Enjoyable music, but once again I feel the band failed to cross that thin line between competence and greatness.
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| 4.5 superb | Trez | May 12th 12 |
Has grown on me a TON with repeated listening. This band is simply brilliant!
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| 3.5 great | PiratesWithHats | April 25th 12 |
Ultimately forgettable besides track 1. WHBWH is much more diverse and excellent.
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| 4.0 excellent | Yazz_Flute | April 21st 12 |
Anathema: Master of making music for pussies.
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| 2.5 average | Mchailas | March 30th 12 |
This album is a mixed bag, it offers some awesome moments blended with some awful ones.
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| 3.5 great | Lineman | March 13th 12 |
I had too big expectations. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Palimpsest.
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