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Published on December 26th 2003 This is my favorite CD of all time. I can not do this album and the beauty that it is justice with any grouping of words, yet this review will probably be very long since I could talk about this album forever... Elliott created the perfect album with False Cathedrals, I really believe it. Production is top notch. The art work is beautiful. And the music contained inside is the most moving collection of songs I have ever heard. Every song is covered in beauty, layered and played to perfection. The band took their "old" sound (a spacey mix of rock and punk; spacey enough to send you into that kind of trance beautiful music puts you in, but not to spacey to leave you floating in layers of guitars bored to death) and turned up the spaceyness (not a word). But not in a bad way. Spacey in a way that just makes you close your eyes and feel like you're floating, feel like everything is ok and everything is beautiful. Chris has got one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard, I swear he has the voice of an angel. His voice, suttle guitars and perfectly utilized piano and effects leave you in the air, but the drumming and second guitar are what keep you from floating away into bordom. The drum work on this album is some of the best I've ever heard, it really keeps the songs grounded and flowing, and is essential to the beauty of this album. While one guitar delicately plays riffs and notes that are beautiful and dreamy, the other keeps everything together and keeps things from getting lost. The beginning of the album is more dreamy and beautiful than the second half, tracks 1-5 contain more piano and overall are slower and not as heavy as other songs. Track 6, Lipstick Stigmata, brings in more of a heavier and back to earth kind of feeling. There are a few soft tunes thrown in, but nothing as beautiful and layered as the begining tracks. The later songs are more bare in a way; the band sheds some of the piano and effects and harkens back to their old sound a little. While 1-5 are some of the most beautiful and dreamy tracks the band has ever written, the last 4 tracks are I think the most interesting and creative songs the band has ever written. Superstitions In Travel is a half acoustic song that starts out with a very raw and bare sound, only to transform into a fully realized semi-rocker. Carving Oswego isn't very different, a standard Elliott song, but there is just something about it that stands out and makes it different. It's probably my favorite track on the album. Lie Close starts out with some great drumming, and is the heaviest and most rocking track on the album. The last minute of the song is totally amazing. And the final track Speed of Film sums up the entire album in a way, it's a perfect mix of the two sides of the album, a perfect blend of the dreamy and the rock. False Cathedrals is probably the most beautiful piece of music I've heard so far in my life. No matter how I feel or what has happened, I can listen to this album and escape. False Cathedrals and Elliott are a piece of me, and have had an impact on my life. This album means something to me, and is a truly great acomplishment. It may not touch you like it has me, but regardless, False Cathedrals is beautiful and amazing album that you will more than likely enjoy.
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This album gets the same reaction everywhere I read about it. breathtaking, Elliott is freakin' awesome! I don't care what all those other kisamas think...I think Elliott shoul've been more well known, more famous. Ya get what I'm saying? Anyway, this album is certainly the best from Elliott. It's exactly what I'm thinking about this band in the review. Great review! And to FYE...you guys suck ass because you wouldn't let me order an Elliott CD. Later, peace! haha! your screen name is bringbacktheboyiused!? nice one michael! I think it might be a little hard for Elliot to "do better" considering they broke up... Okay fuckers...yes the album was good...but I still belive Elliott has it in them to do beter...and they will. Of course it's their best out, by my standards but this whole perfect 10 shit has got to stop Hahahaha "Your name as it's displayed on the review is less emotastic and more pedotastic." "OK, I don't have much room to talk about usernames, but "bringbacktheboyiusedtobe"? I had a friend named Elliott when I was in middle school. His parents traveled the country selling drag racing memoribila at car shows. "and why do people with opinions think they are right?" you all suck so much...i havent heard this cd but i dont even need to...i just count how many people talk shit about it and then i know its good. tsol is the starting line right? "As for the review, I agree with you 100% on how absolutely incredible and prefect this album is. It's definitely my #2 of all time. Truly beautiful music that, if you listen closely enough, rocks too. If you own the newest album and don't own this, like Jeru said, you're playin yourself. If I could, I've give this one an 11 out of 10." Why not 12 out of 10? Or 165 out of 10. Or might as well -65 out of 10. "Seen them live. Damn nearly fell asleep." a perfect 10. midtown doesn't come anywhere near this. jackass. "thanks for the discordance axis review. good stuff. " yeah, this album is good, like a 7-8. i think all "favorite album" reviews should be just fucking banned, i couldn't make it past the first couple paragraphs even though i've heard all of the songs numerous times. Fuckin faggot with shit in parenthesis "This is my favorite CD of all time." get really high and listen to this album. drugs make things so much better than they actually are. So im a wrestler who likes cradle of filth? kikass! Your name as it's displayed on the review is less emotastic and more pedotastic. The screen name is from a Braid song (Eulalia, Eulalia). Emo-tacular or not, Braid is awesome. cradle of filth? why? just because he said goth?? im seeing the agency reunion Yeah me too, kinda odd. Old wrestling like 80s style. For some reason, Greenvandal makes me thing of pro-wrestling. when i hear greenvandal i hear cradle of filth Coming from someone else.. is this ablum actually any good? The review was good but over hyped. hahahahahaha OK, I don't have much room to talk about usernames, but "bringbacktheboyiusedtobe"? i don't like their singer's voice... very silly. the songs are decent, but this is just cheese pop. Um...I wrote this review and the Appleseed Cast review, not the Against me and the other review...I gave the wrong screen name thingy, but the right e-mail addy. it was ask024@yahoo.com. Sorry, could this be fixed maybe? no big deal... you sure did say the word "beautiful" a lot. Seen them live. Damn nearly fell asleep. Heh. Snore-core. Dear Andy, This album is great for road trips at night and going sleep. I love this album. Jo gat ponkt stong = strong Alot of people are gonna pull the "emo-wuss" card on this one but it is a truly great album. STOP WHINING What the fuck is this, "Perfect review rating week?" |
