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    Posted: November 01 2015 at 10:59
After 4 decent albums they then offered up the horrible "Chuckles and Mr. squeezy". Are they done now? Going out on such a dud? Anyone know what they are up to?
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 11:33
Their first two albums are great. I think El Cielo is one of the top Crossover albums here. 

I don't listen to CWA much but The Pariah is ok for what it is - more pop/indie oriented. 

I wouldn't be surprised if Chuckles really brought them down, I haven't listened to it since it's pretty much been universally panned. Otherwise pretty good band. 
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That album is really a "St Anger". 

What is it that sucks about it so much?  I've not heard it.

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Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 12:09
I guess for me it is because it is not prog in any way.
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I've been listening to some songs on it - i mean, it isn't nearly the same band from El Cielo. The songs overall are just predictable and just bland. You could listen to 2-3 songs on the album over and over and get the same experience. 

It could be viewed as a decent pop album but it just lacks their normal emotional delivery or a strong grip with its hooks, chorus and songwriting. 
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Points: 41323 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 12:48
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

That album is really a "St Anger". 

What is it that sucks about it so much?  I've not heard it.


it's not a St Anger, it's just an easy alternative pop-rock album, quite poppy. I like the album, it's ok but the magic of El Cielo and CwA is gone.
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Points: 113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 15:46
I hope they're not done. I know the guitarist started his own band called Black Map. They're more of a desert rock band and kind of poppy. 
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Points: 4671 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 16:33
Chuckles was my first listen to them, and I hated it.
Then I grew to really like it!  Haven't heard it in a while, so I can't say for sure why.
I've since got El Ceilo and honestly have not gotten in to it.

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Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2015 at 09:04
Pariah is my favorite by Dredg, I hope they go back to making music like that.
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Catch Without Arms was the only thing I could get into from Dredg, but it is a good record.  Couldn't feel El Cielo, and I got rid of Pariah not long after getting it.  But Chuckles was a massive departure from previous work, and I'm really not sure what they were trying to do with it.  If they were trying to go mainstream pop, then they certainly could've chosen a better album cover.  Either way, it wasn't good.

That NorCal scene Dredg came from had a good thing going about a decade ago.  The bands were all kind of riding on the coattails of the Deftones.  But it faded out rather quickly.
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