http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2005/12/31/favorite-albums-2005-1/ don't you think that if we knew how we would have already? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2005/12/31/favorite-albums-2005-1/#comment-33323 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:37:58 +0000 http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2005/12/31/favorite-albums-2005-1/#comment-33323 [...] If you aren’t already into Wilderness, I don’t really know how to help you. Forget comparisons, they are unlike anyone else out there. My least favorite music reviewer’s assesment of Vessel States mischaracterized this uniqueness in comparisons to PIL, Fugazi and Lungfish. You could not possibly listen to Wilderness alongside any other band and think that they sounded like them. They may give hints of their influences - I’d add Joy Division - but to say they sound like anyone else is ridiculous. They only play their most recent songs at shows; much as the 2006 show at The Echo consisted of only tracks from their recent LP, the show last night consisted entirely of new songs (well, actually I think I might have heard “Living Through“). The vocals are uncanny (I have to stand by my assessment back in 2005 that James Johnson’s chant-like singing sounds like a Lord Of The Rings wizard conjuring up a spell). Their drums are far more inspired than other acts that get credit for their percussion. Probably the most conventional aspect would be the guitar and bass, but even these have a fullness with minor-key harmonies that one would be hard-pressed to match. [...] […] If you aren’t already into Wilderness, I don’t really know how to help you. Forget comparisons, they are unlike anyone else out there. My least favorite music reviewer’s assesment of Vessel States mischaracterized this uniqueness in comparisons to PIL, Fugazi and Lungfish. You could not possibly listen to Wilderness alongside any other band and think that they sounded like them. They may give hints of their influences - I’d add Joy Division - but to say they sound like anyone else is ridiculous. They only play their most recent songs at shows; much as the 2006 show at The Echo consisted of only tracks from their recent LP, the show last night consisted entirely of new songs (well, actually I think I might have heard “Living Through“). The vocals are uncanny (I have to stand by my assessment back in 2005 that James Johnson’s chant-like singing sounds like a Lord Of The Rings wizard conjuring up a spell). Their drums are far more inspired than other acts that get credit for their percussion. Probably the most conventional aspect would be the guitar and bass, but even these have a fullness with minor-key harmonies that one would be hard-pressed to match. […]

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