Comments on: Woods of Ypres – IV: The Green Album

By: Old Pick Axe

Old Pick Axe — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:22:39 +0000

When Alice In Chains and Paradise Lost birth a baby of the Divine…

By: Nick Taxidermy

Nick Taxidermy — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:50:47 +0000

this blows.

By: thisblacksession

thisblacksession — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:32:28 +0000

Fucking terrible, shitty, unwanted news. Such a wonderful musician – RIP David and my thoughts to you and yours.

By: E. Thomas

E. Thomas — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:52:54 +0000

RIP David.

By: krustster

krustster — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:22:47 +0000

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

yeah I agree about the clunky parts, I think I know what you mean. Part of why it doesn’t bother me too much is because there are like 15 songs on the album and the bad parts/songs are a pretty small percentage of the run time.

By: STIFYY

STIFYY — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:47:04 +0000

^ HA HA HA!!!

Fuckin Dan

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:24:06 +0000

YAY DUUURUNK POSTS!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:23:50 +0000

if this album had been their “major label” debut, things might be quite different.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:23:19 +0000

Maybe because there is something very respectable about the band’s DYI/independent nature.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:22:34 +0000

And, for the record, I think that for some weird reason, a lot of writers are giving them a pass on the clunkier aspects of their sound and the whiny lyrics.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:20:14 +0000

I’m really conflicted about Woods of Ypres in general. They have some great music and lyrics/vocal lines. BUT. There are some terrible, awkwardly phrased (lyrically and musically), clunky passages mixed in as well. I think in some ways they’re still searching for an identity as a band. They got their start as black metal so they feel some commitment to it, but literally everyone except David Gold (who only played drums on “Against the Seasons…”) is gone and it’s only natural that they drift away from that now, but at the same time, you have to wonder if this (sometimes amateur sounding material) would have gotten them as far without that first album. I dunno. I’m also pretty damn fucking drunk. Conclusion: there is a lot more filler than i would like from a band at this level.

By: krustster

krustster — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:11:02 +0000

I’m a bit intoxicated so please keep that in mind when reading my disjointed post.

By: krustster

krustster — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:10:27 +0000

Pursuit of the Sun was an old favorite of mine for a while. I was pretty shocked to hear the change on this album (as I missed “Woods III”) but I like it. I also have to agree that those two songs are the best for sure. Pretty good review! The album as a whole was still really good and I thought the long running time worked in its favor as the few songs that missed the mark were easily dismissed as there was a whole hour worth of better songs. I was originally taken aback by the ridiculously depressing lyrics but it quickly grew on me. This is just a well-executed album.

By: Hammersmith

Hammersmith — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:42:52 +0000

I really enjoyed Pursuit of the Sun, Allure of the Earth, but everything from Woods of Ypres after that hasn’t really done anything for me.