THE EARTH IS NOT A COLD DEAD PLACE

Explosions In The Sky

Post Rock/Math rock

3.87 | 241 ratings

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Truly a fantastic album, one of the best in my collection. Put this album in your player, turn off the lights, and clear your mind of all thoughts. Pure euphoria.

The music: For the lack of a better term, emo post-rock. Shimmery clean guitars slowly building into a thunderous climax. While each song generally follows a similar format (I believe they are all in 6/8 or 3/4), they never get repetitive or samey. The harmonies between the guitars are excellent, and the subtle, snare drum and crash cymbal plenty drumlines complement them perfectly.

The songtitles, while somewhat clich�, usually fit the music nicely. First Breath After Coma is refreshing and hopeful, The Only Moment We Were Alone is emotional and beautiful (this is one of the best songs I've ever heard. It has actual brought me near to tears on several occasions), Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean is sad and sombre, and so forth.

An exceptional album from start to finish. Defintely a step up from Those Who Tell the Truth...I believe everyone should hear this music, whether you accept as the truly emotional beauty that it is, or as fantastic background music (e.g. my parents).

AbsentEnemy | 5/5 | 2005-8-23

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