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Album Details
- Artist: Thrice
- Album: VHEISSU
- Label: Mercury
- Year of Release: 2005
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- Reviewed by: dadair on 2005-12-16
RecommendBad Religion and Black Flag styled emancipation of free will sees front man Dustin Kensure and co, swiping out at the desecration of the value of human beings in opener 'Image Of The Invisible'. This is done in a manner that you would not normally associate with Thrice, as they raise their intensity a notch to get your interest from the outset. This Orange County quartet plays the atmospheric card prominently to demonstrate their new direction.
'The Earth Will Shake' dives liberally into the post hardcore/metal territory to grip and shake you with a tale of their dark and troubling dreams. This is juxtaposed by the mellow and yearning indie ode type commencement to 'For Miles', featuring careering, trouble laden vocals that are helped home by a trickling piano riff and wallowing guitars. This offering then turns into an angry Gremlin of the post-hardcore variety to keep you on your toes.
Varied and bolstering percussion provided by Riley Breckenridge is prevalent throughout this offering, doing a great deal to create a mysterious and slightly tormented mood. He provides the bite in the eerie and crunching 'Stand And Feel Your Worth'. It is going to be very intriguing to hear about the response of the Thrice hardcore to this new and experimental direction?
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on 2007-07-18 kevinare Said:
this album to me is a masterpiece. i always liked thrice but i think their best work and best effort came through in this album.
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on 2007-07-10 blackxdan Said:
After first listening to this album, i didnt know if i was too into it or not. I wasnt sure if the songs sounded good, or the songs were terrible. To be honest, i was just really really confused. I didnt know what to think. But it took me a little while to really gain the respect for the music and how much time and effort the band had put into making this album. I came to realize that the band didn't get worse, they just matured a lot from back in the whole 'illusion of saftey' times. their first hit 'image of the invisible' is an awesome song, with an amazing video. Then 'red sky' is equally amazing. Truth be told, thrice put together an awesome CD after their hit 'artists in the ambulance'. If you didnt like the old thrice, maybe you need to try picking up their newest album and see if it doesnt change your opinion around on them.
Rating: 7/10
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on 2007-07-04 kev_stev Said:
I love this album; I think it was a giant leap forward for the band. I really like how the songs are ordered: the screaming doesn't begin until the third song, then all hell breaks loose in the middle of the album. The screams aren't as prevalent on Vheissu as they were The Artist in the Ambulance which makes them, when used, more emphatic--creating an overall stronger, and more emotional, set of songs.
Rating: 8/10
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on 2006-09-23 dscanland Said:
Saw these guys live on the Taste of Chaos tour. It was hot. This album isn't their finest moment but really, it isn't too bad. I'd recommend starting on their previous album and work into this one.
Rating: 6/10
