DEATH!!!!
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Topic: DEATH!!!!
Posted By: J-Man
Subject: DEATH!!!!
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:40pm
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Death is one of my all-time favorite bands (and Symbolic is in my top 15 albums ever released). I always feel like Chuck gets less attention than he deserves, especially considering how much he innovated extreme metal. My favorite would be Symbolic (with the other 3 albums in their late-period not far behind), but I know many people who prefer the more primitive thrash/death style of their early albums. So vote on!  -Jeff ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:43pm
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I have a soft spot and great admiration for Death and Chuck Schuldiner. I started following his music with the release of Spiritual Healing and have followed him since until the end, including Control Denied albums. To this day, Human is the album that has the heaviest and most substantial impact on me, not least because of the liner notes: "This is more than an album for me. It is a statement; it is revenge" As for favourite songs: Altering The Future Suicide Machine Trapped in a Corner (there are more of course but those are the three that would always be up there). |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:47pm
I love his quotes like that in each of their booklets. I don't know if you read what Paul and Sean wrote for influences in the booklet for Human, but I find it interesting that they cite Frank Zappa and Chick Corea among their exceptionally short list of influences. It just shows how open to experimentation this band always has been  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
avestin wrote:Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:48pm
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My favorite Death songs.... hmmm..... in no order.... Suicide Machine Crystal Mountain Perennial Quest Flesh and the Power It Holds Scavenger of Human Sorrow Trapped In A Corner Symbolic ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:49pm
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The Sound of Perseverance. The entire album is amazing, especially "Voice of the Soul." It also features a great cover of JP's "Painkiller." ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:52pm
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It seems all the best guitarists are taken from us prematurely... Chuck Schuldiner Criss Oliva  Dimebag Darrell Abbott Randy Rhoads list goes on and on... ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:52pm
| Human, without missing a beat. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 6:58pm
I hate the cover of Painkiller  That drops the album from a masterpiece rating IMO. It would have been such a fantastic tribute to Death if not for that cover. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 7:02pm
REALLY!?  Maybe it's just its placement at the very end. It could be more suited in the middle, but I love that song. It's a fantastic tribute to Judas Priest. ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 7:07pm
I also like it, but i do realise many people hate it (the tr00er, bigger the hate). Anyway, Remember that it is a bonus Jeff. It is like depreciating an expensive dinner due to the quality of the coffe they served in your way out.
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 7:29pm
That is very true, Caio.  The vocals just kill me on that song; way too high pitched for Chuck. The soloing is pretty good, however. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 7:38pm
Too high pitched? You obviously never listened to the Judas Priest version, hahahahahaha
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 7:42pm
I have indeed heard the Priest version.... but there's no growling in that version. Death metal vocals that sound like Satanic-black metal screams, but an entire octave higher than that annoy the crap out of me!  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 8:02pm
| I voted on "Human". Perhaps, I think directionality from the first stage and technical respect to have been established by this album. |
Posted By: birdwithteeth11
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 8:25pm
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Human, because of the precedence it set. ------------- 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 8:30pm
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I'm surprised that Human is running away with this so much. I was almost sure that Symbolic would have completely blown the other albums away. Especially considering the group of prog fans that populate most of the forum right now. Oh well, they're both 5 star albums from me. -Jeff ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 8:45pm
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My personal favorite is Symbolic. One sign of a great album is when I cannot choose a favorite song. I'm pretty sure each composition was my favorite at one point in time. It has a crisp, clean production that doesn't take away from the heaviness of the songs, and showcases some of Gene Hoglan's most interesting playing. Human comes as a close second, but was probably the most important album of theirs in terms of the band's overall progression. If the band stopped after 3 albums, I probably wouldn't have been into them. |
Posted By: DeathOfSeasons
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2010 at 2:40am
| I'm disappointed with the lack of love for Scream Bloody Gore and Leprosy. I'd say those two albums were the peak of Death. After that they went downhill with Spiritual Healing but they picked up with Human. I never really liked anything they released after that. |
Posted By: coorpz
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2010 at 5:22pm
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Sym Bol Ic!!!!!!! Death ftw. Not liking Human +++ is downright insanity. |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2010 at 5:39pm
| Between Symbolic and The Sound Of Perseverance. Went with The Sound Of Perseverance. |
Posted By: Metalbaswee
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 7:38am
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Moving this to the poll section people!
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Posted By: MrEdifus
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 9:01am
| I went with Sound Of Perseverance. Chucks vocals on that kill me, in the best way possible. |
Posted By: angelmk
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 10:31am
| The Sound of Perseverance definitely, superb album. Symbolic , Individual Thought Patterns are also excellent |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 11:42am
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WHAT? SYMBOLIC IS BEATING HUMAN? BLASPHEMY!!! -------------   
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 3:21am
Maybe in prog circles but certainly not in metal circles...
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 9:26am
Definitely in both circles...  I don't know if you remember this poll ( http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=147 - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=147 ), but Death didn't even get mentioned as one of the death metal giants! They do generate much discussion, but they aren't often recognized as being one of the best death metal bands....just sayin'....------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 4:49pm
| I went with "Symbolic". It's one of my favorite albums ever, and I never get tired of listening to it. |
Posted By: mosefus
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 6:22pm
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It's Leprosy for me all the way. Love the shoddy production, love the rawness of the riffing, even though the progressive sensibilities are still present and, truthfully, love the fact it's faster that most of their later stuff. What a great band all round though. ------------- http://www.smellthecult.com http://www.smellthecult.blogspot.com Keep it metal and ye shall be wise |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 7:59pm
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Jeff, glad to see you kick up a fuss about this band, they truly are something special
Furthermore, how the devil are you man?
And yep, had to vote for Symbolic, followed by Human, ITP, Spiritual Healing and then the rest.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 9:39am
| Wow, toughie, I hesitate between Human, ITP and Symbolic... Will be back for a vote... |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2011 at 9:13pm
| The Sound of Perseverance. |
Posted By: SKwid
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2011 at 9:14pm
Obviously symbolic  -------------  
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2011 at 2:02am
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Individual Thought Patterns Always has been my favorite, and all these years later it still is. Followed by Sound of Perseverance, then Leprosy. But I love the whole Death discog. One of my all time favorite bands. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2011 at 7:03pm
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2011 at 7:13pm
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Spiritual healing!!!!
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