I guess this is an old topic but: what DIDN'T you like about Alaska?

[POMguitar]

I've seen quite a few people on this board express their dislike for this album, so I was wondering.

for me, I didn't like:

-the constant use of those single ride cymbal hit transitions
-the incredibly cheesy ending of selkies
-the tacky endings of some of the songs (the primer, backwards marathon, etc.)

what about you?

[ttiwguitar]

I don't have many problems with the songwriting, I think it's awesome in that respect. The ending of Roboturner drags, but whatever. I don't like the production at all though.. guitar tone is way too dry, and I'm not a fan of the drum sound. The cymbals sound too distorted to me at times too.

[mircfool]

i still fuckin love the cd.

only problem is the repition of things for me. it loses its staying power that s/t and tsc had because of it. i hate to say it, but structure actually made a cd worse. :-(

[RyanFelix]

Too much wank/cheese, shit production, too much "rroooyeee roooyyyeee roooyyyeeee" in Tommy's vocals...Just weak songwriting in general compared to previous bitbam endeavors.

[asthesunsets]

i got bored with it in like a month.

[jacob shock]

Im sick of how tommy is gaying shit up. first CD rules SC was awesome but there was super gay shit. Now with alaska it fucking ruined it. Oh i still love the musical aspect of it but tommy gayed up the rest

[asthesunsets]

i dont think they've gotten worse or anything, im just kinda tired of the style. listening to them for 3 years straight has gotten old. but its opened my ears to other shit.

[Sudden Intoxication]

production is my only complaint
sounds too warm and dry compared to the other two imo

otherwise i have no problem with them not being super br00tal

[The Stinging Rain]

It's cheesy as hell and really wanky, just like Ryan mentioned. I don't feel the same urgency or passion that I could detect on the S/T either.

[KaffeinE]

Too much wank/cheese, shit production, too much "rroooyeee roooyyyeee roooyyyeeee" in Tommy's vocals...Just weak songwriting in general compared to previous bitbam endeavors.
i like his "aaarrrrrrhhhh arrrrhhhhh aaaaarrhhhhh" more

[Savior]

Of course nobody wanted to admit that Solace was better when they both leaked, but now you realize how goddamned right I was.

[RyanFelix]

Of course nobody wanted to admit that Solace was better when they both leaked, but now you realize how goddamned right I was.

True dat.

[KaffeinE]

ion dissonance solace? please ysi that, me love you long time. i soooo hooorny.

[Savior]

I'll put it in the ysi thread after I upload this Lye By Mistake.

[!WaR]

Alaska is alright, gets boring kinda fast, nothing really that memorable, some good tunes, nothing near the calibur of S/T which i recently fell deeply in love with again, such a perfect first attempt.

[nepoleon_solo]

The guitar tones were a little too different for me. Change is not always good.

[seijuromitsurugi]

the bad power metal sections, wack solos, filler death metal riffs, shitty production, excessive repeats with certain sections



don't you tell me i didn't complain when they did it on sc, i hated need for repetition

[Supreme]

solace is so good.

oh yeah... back in irc everyone was like omfg alaska <333333333333333333333

[burnedalivebytime]

probably the weather .

[Captain Amazing]

I liked it a lot. I still do.

But it's completely inferior to their other stuff and I haven't listened to it in months. I don't miss it at all.

The sound quality doesn't punch you in the face as much as it did on the other albums, even though I've heard complaints about the production quality of those.

Some of the sections are long and drawn out. Some of the riffs are really shitty, just seem like random notes not played for any specific reason. The songs don't flow as well.

I like it, but it's just not blow-away awesome.

[burnedalivebytime]

i actually stopped listening to alaska one week after i heard it ...i thikn i just got burnt out on btbam though .

[keep dreaming]

only a few songs that i can listen to on alaska without getting overly bored, whereas i can listen to silent circus all the way through.

[!WaR]

the only album i can listen through all the way every time is the self-titled, every song is tougher then shizballs.

[Wes]

YEAH BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN YEAH YEAH YEAH MOSH

[crackrocksteady]

i didn't like Croakies and Boatshoes. that was the most half-assed song they could possibly make. especially the (pitchshifted?) vocals.

[seijuromitsurugi]

YEAH BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN YEAH YEAH YEAH MOSH



that's really not the case...



btw, your brother's drumming is about the only thing that stands out on this album.

[indigent]

I think I might have listened to the CD all the way through once, maybe.

[DillingerEscapePlan]

I think I might have listened to the CD all the way through once, maybe.

TRUE

Tracks 5,8,11 = pointless
Track 6 = for God's sake END...why does it repeat 3453 times?

However, I disagree that Selkies is cheesy. But there are definately cheesy parts, like the intro to Primer, and Autodidact at about 3:43

[mayhcaek]

Too much wank/cheese, shit production, too much "rroooyeee roooyyyeee roooyyyeeee" in Tommy's vocals...Just weak songwriting in general compared to previous bitbam endeavors.

I agree 100% with this. Some of the riffs are cool but they are all thrown together and the songs go nowhere.

[Sudden Intoxication]

i don't mind the cheese
it doesn't have to sound to cool as balls for me to like it imo

[teh Mazn]

i really really enjoyed/enjoy the album, although i too am getting a little burned out on BTBAM. i made a mix of all my favorite metal songs and included all my favorite BTBAM songs and that cd does the trick for me.

[astainedsky]

yea croakies may be my least fav song by them

i really enjoy the primer though...

[Wes]

the original song title for croakies was "Croakies and Boatshoes: A Day in the Life of a Dudebrah"

[Savior]

Oddly enough I actually like Croakies more than most of the other songs on the album.

[Manwë]

The only part of the cd I don't like is the outro to Roboturner.

And I never really thought the actual song Alaska fit in well with the rest of the album.

[Captain Amazing]

Yeah I think Croakies is pretty fun. It's not "good" as a song, but it's fun to listen to.

[RyanFelix]

"CROAKAYYS"

"BOWSHHOESSS"

"CROAKAYYS"

"BOWSHHOESSS"

[Wes]

this is really old, but has anyone seen the video of that hardcore band playing in some assembly room full of tards moshing?

[Manwë]

The one shot in what looks to be a cafeteria?
'From Russia With Love' is the thing I'm thinkin' about.

[Bradford]

^^isthat it? becuase if so, yeah i did.

and regarding alaska, drumming was bitchin' but the tone was shit, crap, and ass all in one. just production period. vocals sucked balls.

i didn't particularly like the new style.

[Wes]

The one shot in what looks to be a cafeteria?
'From Russia With Love' is the thing I'm thinkin' about.

YES!!!! FUCKING FOUND IT!!!

warning: messed up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-365Z0ajtg&search=retard%20hardcore

[astainedsky]

hahahhhahahahahahhahahahahhahaha

[asthesunsets]

holy damn, thats brutal.

[KaffeinE]

that was retarded
get it?

[!WaR]

there was some evil "getting down" and "boogying" in there. hahah