Lost in the Sound Of Separation (CD/DVD/Vinyl)
by: Underoath
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Rating:  - * very well done.... ... in just a few words of my own...you cant get any better than good christian metal...and this my friends is good christian metal!. GOOD JOB AND GOOD LUCK!. Rating:  - * Ambiguous Jams That Don't Make Good Music ... I've been an Underoath fan since They're Only Chasing Safety. I really LOVED Define The Great Line. I was thinking that if Lost in the Sound of Separation was anything like Define The Great Line, we were all going to be in for a treat. Define The Great Line is such an amazing, broad, sweeping, and deep album. This album is just more jam and riff driven. It feels like a lot less thought, time, and effort went into it as a whole. If you like to hear bands just pick up their instruments and press record on whatever comes out, then you'll love this album. I prefer it when bands dismiss song after song and riff after riff, until only the best, top-notch material reveals itself. There's no way Underoath did that on this album. It's hard to even tell one song from another, which I LOVED on Define the Great Line, but the same angle on this album just ends up being annoying because the songs never actually sound very different. It's just ambiguous jamming and riffing, and let's throw some drums on it too. I'm disappointed and I think a lot of fans will be too. The only reason it gets two stars for me is that, like all Underoath albums, they close them nicely with a few good tracks at the end that are more retrospective and less heavy. Those tracks seem to always be great and there's a couple here. Rating: - * woah. ... Underoath have really out done themselves in this album. It's definetly Underoath... but heavier, much heavier. I think that in a way, they have all really matured since Define The Great Line. The way they mixed Spencer's screams and Aarons vocals, just blows my mind. I have loved Underoath from the start, but once I put this cd into my computer and pressed play, I almost peed my pants- Lost In The Sound Of Separation was that good. Rating: - * A step forward from DTGL ... A little while back, I wrote up a review for UO's DTGL. I gave the album four stars, but honestly, I felt it really was more of a 2 1/2 or 3 star effort for this particular band. So why the higher score? Because this is UnderOath we're talking about, and since they've essentially paved the way for the metalcore/screamo revolution of present day, DTGL was by comparison to other similar records a four star effort. I fully expected to extend the same sort of respectful review to LITSOS, but surprisingly, I didn't have to... Now, if you're still holding out for a like minded follow-up to TOCS, you can probably move right along. As much as I loved TOCS and still feel it's UO's best release to date, that sound is long behind the band and probably not coming back. LITSOS could best be described as a more focused, yet varied extension of DTGL (IE the darker, heavier sound is in tact but things aren't quite as messy). The weird, experimental stuff from DTGL pops up here and there, but it's done in a more restrained way, so as not to take away from the album's accessiblity. And yes, contrary to some of the other reviews here, LITSOS is indeed more accessible than DTGL. Obvious hits include the nearly TOCS worthy Desperate Times:Desperate Measures and tightly melodic A Fault Line, A Fault Of Mine. Losers include the lengthy Emergency Broadcast and pointless instrumental Desolate Earth. The latter is actually a bone of contention with me. The album itself would have ended perfectly with the melodic Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear. Adding an additional track comprised almost entirely of dragging instrumentals seems like a waste of disc space to me. In short, this would have been a solid 10 track album. At the end of the day, UO are still one of my favorites, and no one can deny their talent or the impact they've had on the metalcore scene. For the casual fan taken in by TOCS and left stranded with DTGL, I'd recommend a single song download of Desperate Times: Desperate Measures. For UO fans, you've probably already heard it, and for those on the fence, imagine a more accessible version of DTLG with a little something new in the mix, and then make up your mind. Rating: - * simply greatness ... What else can i say besides good god save us all!!! absolutely monumental...this cd does it all for underoath. they have come quite a ways since chasing safety almost 5 years ago. i recently saw these guys perform in germany with songs on this cd and it was amazing. without a doubt an awesome cd. the next question should be is it their best? i dont know if i can say that, define the great line was incredible obviously, but this brings a different side of these guys out and i am simply blown away. |
The real joy of the set, however, is nine NBA playoff games presented as they were originally broadcast and almost in their entirety. They last about 90-100 minutes with TV introductions and post-game interviews, but minus halftime, commercials, and some slower moments. The games include such absolute classics as the game in which rookie Magic Johnson started at center in place of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the 1987 "baby hook" game against the Boston Celtics. If you're used to watching current NBA games you might be tempted to just skip to the end, but it's surprisingly rewarding to watch the game develop, to watch the game's superstars strut their stuff (or see a couple of 1972 reserves named Phil Jackson and Pat Riley), and to observe how radically the sport has changed over the years. Variable picture quality and technical glitches are unavoidable (even the 2002 game looks washed out), but this is the first time complete or nearly complete NBA games have been available in the home-video era, and they probably still look better than the VHS tapes you've been saving over the years. Yes, it'd be easy to argue about which games from the Lakers' long history should have been included, and the highlight videos don't have a ton of replay value, but the NBA Dynasty series is a major milestone in archived sports. --David Horiuchi
