| 4.5 superb |
| Aereogramme Sleep and Release |
| Anthony Green Avalon |
| Ayreon 01011001 |
| Brand New Daisy |
| Chiodos Illuminaudio |
| Circa Survive On Letting Go |
| Circa Survive Violent Waves |
| Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 |
| Dream Theater Awake |
| dredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion |
| dredg Catch Without Arms |
| Eleventh He Reaches London Hollow Be My Name |
| Fair to Midland Inter.Funda.Stifle |
| Honorary Astronaut EP001 |
| James LaBrie Static Impulse |
| James LaBrie Elements Of Persuasion |
| Kaddisfly Set Sail The Prairie |
| Kamelot The Black Halo |
| Kamelot Epica |
| Kiss Kiss Reality Vs. The Optimist |
| Manchester Orchestra Simple Math |
| Mastodon The Hunter |
| A very nice album, big improvements over CtS. It's just really fun and shows a band just writing music to be writing music for the hell of it (clearly evidenced in the lyrics to "All the Heavy Lifting"). I thoroughly enjoy this.Standouts: Bedazzled fingernails, Octopus Has no Friends, Creature Lives |
| Mastodon Crack the Skye |
| Mastodon Leviathan |
| Minus the Bear Menos El Oso |
| Moving Mountains Pneuma |
| Moving Mountains Moving Mountains |
| Oceansize Everyone Into Position |
| Porcupine Tree In Absentia |
| Portugal. The Man In The Mountain In The Cloud |
| Portugal. The Man American Ghetto |
| Redemption Snowfall on Judgment Day |
| Rishloo Eidolon |
| Rishloo Feathergun |
| Rush Hemispheres |
| Rush Signals |
| Rx Bandits ...And the Battle Begun |
| Rx Bandits Mandala |
| Secret And Whisper Teenage Fantasy |
| Serenity Fallen Sanctuary |
| Serenity Words Untold & Dreams Unlived |
| Seventh Wonder Mercy Falls |
| Spock's Beard Snow |
| Steven Wilson Grace for Drowning |
| Stratovarius Elements, Pt. 1 |
| Symphony X The Divine Wings of Tragedy |
| Symphony X Twilight in Olympus |
| System of a Down Mezmerize |
| The Dear Hunter Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading |
| The Dear Hunter Act I: The Lake South, the River North |
| The Omega Experiment The Omega Experiment |
| The Receiving End of Sirens The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi |
| The Reign of Kindo This Is What Happens |
| The Rise of Science Casey |
| The Sound of Animals Fighting The Ocean and the Sun |
| Thrice Major/Minor |
Major/ Minor is the album that defines Thrices career. It is apowerfull tour-de-force that latches onto you and refuses to let go. The powerfull,soothing,haunting, beautiful vocals of singer Dustin Kensrue are the highlight of the album however the whole band gives it their all the result is likely the strongest disc in Thrices discography. It avoids eccentricies of the Alchemy Index. It contains the power of their early work yet keeps the soft gentle feel of Vhiessu and Beggers.
Major/Minor stregth lies in its simplicity. Thrice set out to make this album without a concept, just well written and performed songs. The delivery on this concept is near flawless. Every song flows together and carry some deep weight in their lyrics. Looking at the lyrics of “Anthology” one can see subtle metaphors with life and sailing on troubled waters. Literally about a promise made to someone special, it carries a deeper metaphorical meaning, that no matter how vicious the storm love can weather it through. “Anthology” is only one example of the deep lyrics Thrice have crafted for this album.
Just like the lyrics, the music is flawless as well. The simple guitar rhythms on songs like “Promises” are very reminiscient of the best of bands like The White Stripes or even AC/DC. The music is complex but never over steps its bounds. It is honestly just a near perfect work. There is nothing that detracts from this album in the slightest. The songs will last due to their deep meaningfull lyrics and hidden sounds and intricacies that thrive on repeated listens.
This album is a perfect example of why Thrice is considered by most to be the defining post-hardcore band. They did not stick to the paradigms set by other bands in their genre by smashing through barriers of the genre and crafting some of the best music ever written. Thrice can never truly be understood but from what has been determined so far is that what they do can never be matched, has no equal and changes lives. The best part is, there’s more to come. |
| Thrice The Artist in the Ambulance |
| Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV |
| Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II |
| Trophy Scars Alphabet Alphabets |
