Got this in the mail a few days ago, based on various members' recs here for S.W.'s albums. Got the blu-ray version for the surround.
I was very excited about this one, and had very high hopes. I've heard a lot about his abilities esp. with surround sound, and that part I appreciated. He seems to have a gift for creating an immersive surround sound without it being overly heavy-handed or gimmicky. Bravo on that. Plus it was cool to see that Jordan Rudess plays in some tracks, now that I know who he is.
But, frankly, I was deeply disappointed with the music overall. This is just me, just my opinion, but I was completely un-moved by the music on this album. I thought it meandering and pointless, almost no melody whatsover. Some of it was downright ugly. There were some decent spots I suppose, but nothing that particularly grabbed me. I had a hard time even finishing the whole album.
Apologies to Botch and others who have expressed a fondness for Wilson's work. I really wanted to like this one... but no, it just didn't work for me. I felt that he put much more effort into layering various sounds, than composing interesting music. Even a pretty healthy serving of bourbon didn't save it.
bscene-drinkingdrunk: :snooty:
I'm gonna go listen to Atom Heart Mother again.
