Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep

Grumpyprogfan wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: No, people mentioned it on here and I listened to it on youtube and it definitely sounds like the beginning part is chopped off.  You can hear the decay of the first tom hit at the beginning of the song. Granted it's a micro second, but noticable. If it was correct, there would be no decay of the tom. It is definitely an error during the mastering of the CD/LP. Still a good album. The Wobbler folk may be listening to another mix/master and not the release sold to the general public.

Edited by Zeph - November 03 2020 at 09:44

Once again Wobbler gave the prog rock world another masterpiece. I've listened to this album so many times and with each listen it gets better and better. Beautiful mix of heavy, symphonic, eclectic music makes this album in my opinion one of the best prog albums of all time. After they made From silence to somewhere I could not wait to see what will they do next and now after hearing this album I know this band is only getting better. I will not compare them to any of the classic 70's bands I will only say that Wobbler now has their own trademark sound. By the banks is the greatest album opener ever, that riff made my mind explode it's so heavy and it welcomes you to a unforgettable journey, Five rooms is a unstoppable prog force, brilliant drumming and amazing bass playing, Naiad Dreams is a great passage to epic 19 minutes Merry Macabre fantastic closer, the end of the song is a perfect end of this perfect album.

Where's the anacrusis???

After a few listens, I don't think the album is as good as Rites @ Dawn but I do understand the hype actually. As for the high rating, well, tbh I don't care about the collective rating. Whether it's metacritic or this site, it makes no sense and you can never tell just by looking at the collective average rating if the production is any good. It's meaningless.

Grumpyprogfan wrote: ^Makes a difference to me. I guess the only way to know for sure is to hear them play it live.

I loved this release, this was like a collaboration mix of Camel/Caravan meets King Crimson/YES and they all make an album together

Like the album but it's not anywhere near the brilliant From Silence.

suitkees wrote: Thanks to all the enthusiasm expressed here on the new Wobbler album I listened to it, but it won't change my stance on this band (which is the same I have regarding e.g. Änglagård). It is a good and pleasant listen, but to me it sounds more like a 70s prog tribute band - mixing elements from different bands - writing their own material. It lacks originality and I it also lacks spontaneity. So many times, while listening, I am thinking "oh here they sound like Yes' Awaken, here they try some Gentle Giant and there some Genesis..." Again, it is a good listen - I would rate it three stars (but I'm actually not rating albums on PA) - but I actually prefer their previous album which had a bit more originality in it.