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Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:58 pm
by Kloppsta
Any love for HevyDevy here? I came across these album commentary's he did for Ki, Addicted, Deconstruction and Ghost.
The guy is a bit of a musical genius in my eyes. Digging hearing the artists production commentary about each album as he plays through it. Great insight into the creative mind.
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Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:59 pm
by TmcB
I miss his Skullet
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:01 pm
by Kloppsta
TmcB wrote:I miss his Skullet
lol...you prefer SYL to DTP?
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:02 pm
by TmcB
Welllll..........
no.
But the Skullet was still a sight to behold.
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:09 pm
by moliere
Massive fan here, love SYL and most of the DTP stuff (some is just a little bit too fruity). NOT a fan of his work with Steve Vai, haha.
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:15 pm
by Danger Mouse
SYL is mental, he is a creative nutcase, very much in a good way.
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:17 pm
by TmcB
DTP gets a bit Phantom of the Opera at times but I like that kind of guilty pleasure
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:27 pm
by Kloppsta
yeah, i cant think of another artist who has so many different "layers" to his creative persona and output. i must admit i tend to prefer his more chilled out and straight ahead albums (i.e. Ocean Machine, Ghost, Epicloud, Ki) but I still enjoy the relentless brutality of SYL and heavy DTP. Its interesting because i saw in an interview that he really tries to make some of his productions so busy and over-bearing that they are hard to listen to but at the same time hard to stop listening to! I think he said that about the making of Alien. He nails that for me with the heavy stuff....i find it hard to start and hard to stop if that makes any sense! But yeah, the mellow stuff's where its at for me. Fav song would be Deadhead for sure! Love that chord progression and melody.
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:27 pm
by jeremyb
Yep, he's awesome, completely mad, but awesome!
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:51 pm
by finn61
My friends showed me the EMGtv "Kingdom" video a few months ago and I was floored. I'm still trying to figure out what of his stuff i'm really into, but there's defintely some stuff in there that i really enjoy!
Re: Devin Townsend
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:57 pm
by moliere
I think my absolute favourite would be the Ocean Machine album. Probably followed by City (SYL) and then Terria maybe?