Arc of Life
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Topic: Arc of Life
Posted By: chopper
Subject: Arc of Life
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 03:35
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So has anyone listened to this new album from Yes offshoot Arc of Life? I'm on my second listen, didn't make it to the end the first time and I don't think I will this time either. The production is weird, the songs are weird - on first listen I thought something had gone wrong with my Echo. The vocal melodies just don't match the instrumentation and that has a weird 80s sound to it. The whole thing is just weird.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 04:17
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Well I did make it to the end but I think that will be the only time, I'm more likely to listen to Heaven and Earth again than that. There's just something deeply odd about the whole thing, like they recorded the vocals and backing tracks separately and then got them all mixed up. It's just weird.
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Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 05:55
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It has the name Billy Sherwood attached.... need I say more? Even Bad Company and Foreigner are probably looking over at this dumpster fire band going "jeez guys, at least try to have some semblance of grit or creativity" This is the music they play in purgatory ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 06:55
I'm guessing you didn't like it much either?
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dougmcauliffe wrote:Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 10:55
Based on this I have my answer....... -------------   
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 12:10
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I totally agree! Billy Sherwood's production makes everything he touches like a rejected Amiga protracker demo converted to bargain bin AOR. It's very predictable and kinda templatey sounding, know I'm saying? Stiff and lifeless drum mixing, amateurish guitar backdrops, no coutnerpoints. IMHO it's just very "off" sounding. It's something I would expect from a beginner.... but Sherwood's a veteran. So that's peculiar. The weirdest thing about his works, and Arc of Life in particular is that you don't hear any development. Billy just got stuck in a late 80s early computing production phase and hasn't developed artistically ever since then. ------------- Bez pierdolenia sygnał zerwie, to w realia wychodź w hełmie! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 13:14
Glad it's not just me then. Shame, but I just found it very odd and not something I want to listen to again - unless it's to check if it really is as bad as I thought.
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 13:39
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I gave it a review of 2 stars. Davidson and Sherwood need to forget their Yes wannabe fantasies. At least they got their own name and they are not trying to further ruin the "Yes" name. It's quite awful. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 05 2021 at 21:13
| I haven't heard it yet, but I don't have my hopes high for this one. The only two songs I really like from Sherwood, if I understand it correctly (that he wrote them), are The More We Live, by Yes, and The Vanishing Race, by Air Supply. |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: March 06 2021 at 11:44
Another band that I can now blissfully ignore, I guess  |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 07 2021 at 04:32
| I've not heard it yet but all the opinions I've read have trashed it or been less than enthusiastic. I certainly won't be stumping up the £15 being asked. Such a shame that Dave Kerzner got involved with this. Truly talented guy who normally is associated with good stuff like the In Continuum project and the Sound Of Contact album he did with Simon Collins. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: March 07 2021 at 04:48
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I listened to it and... well uh... they didn't make it for me. I find it rather boring unoriginal music that doesn't dare to stand on its own. And I get the impression someone very much liked to play with buttons instead of playing instruments. I don't understand the choice to use the voice processing (including auto-tune) that much, either. Some good melodies and riffs here and there, but too sparse and too much trapped in mediocrity. BTW, it doesn't sound like Yes to me, but they must be capable to play some Yes music...  ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 08 2021 at 03:04
Phew! That’s way too close a call...was just going to order it and luckily. I came on the Forum first! Now that’s a BIG BIGGER BIGGEST NO PURCHASING IT!!!!------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 08 2021 at 03:19
You can always listen to it first - it's on Spotify. Just because I didn't like it doesn't necessarily mean you won't.
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 08 2021 at 08:03
I have done a listening session lol and I 100% agree with you ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 08 2021 at 08:21
That's ok then, I'd hate to be accused of depriving them of sales.
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 08 2021 at 08:46
But you’ve saved my ears! 😂 ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 11 2021 at 01:07
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Did have a listen to it when I went to bed and then in the middle of the night on my Alexa. Maybe not the best way to judge but anyway.. The songs are actually okay. Its an obvious rip off of eighties Yes pop era . No problem with the vocals as such, there is a lot of over production for sure but I don't totally hate. Some great bas playing when the ricky is more up front in the mix. Honestly I don't think its that bad but I maybe need to pay proper attention to it!
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