parkinglot Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 If anyone wants that /100 Canadian retail exclusive, feel free to give my local a call. If they can get one, I can grab it for you and ship it to you if you want. 1.780.439.1273 (Blackbyrd Music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Looks like my CD and t-shirt order has arrived. No vinyl yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Record release show on Friday! Way excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 I have to wait til October 24th to see them. The past two years they've played Chicago on 9/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron666monkey Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 This album got a really shitty review in the new Decibel. I usually find Decibel reviews to be pretty accurate, but whoever reviewed the record must have been had shit stuffed in their ears because after breaking down and listening to a few tracks on the full album stream, I wholeheartedly disagree with the review points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHerbalLife Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Yeah that dude be trippin'. One does not simply give a bad review to a Windhand record. Relapse's site now lists /150 purple, green with splatter as a variant. As I recall, initially it was dubbed purple / green merge. Perhaps that's the reason why Pirates Press didn't include it in the photo on their ROTW blog. Didn't press the most limited variant immediately and now pressed a slightly different version of it? *Edit - nevermind. I just didn't notice any splatter in the mock-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Just listened to this on CD on my stereo system. Sounds fuckin' huge. I wasn't getting that impression from the digital listens but damn. As far as the musical composition. Its killer. There's a lot going on. There are some weird choices like a song just straight cutting out to finish but its so good all over regardless. "Hesperus" and "Kingfisher" as the two back to back epics make a hell of a combo and they're so different from each other. There's a weird broken down sort of ragtime(?) swagger to a few of the vocal lines in the former. Its so out of place yet it works. She just sounds drunken and ominous here. There really is a weird attention to detail which really breaks up the monotony of what Windhand can be to some listeners even though I'm totally comfortable with their business as usual sound. There are some different sounds on this one and they go beautifully in complement to the normal sound they have. Its almost more colorful than any other release. I wish I could have spun the vinyl for the first listen but it was nice not to have to get up and flip and switch discs for a change. I don't know what to say. I'm kind of in shock. The overall mixing and guitar tone sounded different on these new tracks with Endino at the helm and I was worried this LP wouldn't sound as big based on the digital mastering I was listening to but on a real system, this album crushes and smothers. Con: Some of the leads could have been higher in the mix. I think that's it. One con. Can't wait to hear it on vinyl. EDIT: Plus I think I like the original recording of "Forest Clouds" to the LP version. That might simply be because it came first though. We'll let time tell. TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Acoustic version of "Sparrow". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stongo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Still waiting for my LP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Still waiting for my LP's. I think a lot of us are :/ I know I'm still waiting. Anyone who has gotten theirs, did your account on Relapse website get updated? Mine still says processing pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freki Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think a lot of us are :/ I know I'm still waiting. Anyone who has gotten theirs, did your account on Relapse website get updated? Mine still says processing pre-order. I have orders received 6 months ago that still say "processing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Yeah, my Baroness Yellow & Green pre-order from 2012 still says "processing." I've had it in hand since July 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ok, cool. That's what I thought, and I seemed to remember the same thing happening with my last order too. Terrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stongo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Mine still says processing and I got it yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Alright, alright. No one else needs to post answering my questions. 3 is plenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Randomly showed up in a large box that was crushed on a corner. Record is fine. Green Purple Splatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawney Bomb Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 So they amended the green with purple merge to have splatter? That sucks. Will probably sell that off right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 So they amended the green with purple merge to have splatter? That sucks. Will probably sell that off right away. That will work out I guess. Aren't you the guy always saying he only likes black records? Why did you even buy this version? Sandmankev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 That will work out I guess. Aren't you the guy always saying he only likes black records? Why did you even buy this version? to probably bitch. That thing looks awesome Sandmankev and cambionic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Blue/purple merge is beyond gorgeous and the packaging is so heavy duty! Pics later. My awesome Goya harvester of bongloads tshirt came today too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathyou99 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 So they amended the green with purple merge to have splatter? That sucks. Will probably sell that off right away. I'd be interested if you decide to let that go at any point, this album sounds amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Maybe you are thinking of the /400 blue/purple merge. I believe the /150 variant (with slipmat) has always been green/purple merge w/ splatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritter96 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 cambionic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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