Derek™ Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 7:19 PM, chamb117 said: i only checked in on VC every now and again so apologies for bumping this thread. the B&W art with gold vinyl looks sharp as fuck as long as it's actually opaque gold and not clear piss yellow. i wouldn't expect any less than the former from triple crown, but damn. my takes that are probably hot: act I is... not very good at all! at least compared to everything that came after it. extremely boring/dull to me. how can anyone listen to act I and think, yeah, this is definitely as dynamic (not to mention as well-produced) as all the later stuff? it's an absolute drag. act II is better! i'm glad i didn't quit after act I because act II is dope. some no-doubt all-timers on that one. but it still has its moments where it drags. casey hits his stride with act III. i have no idea how ethan (above) or anyone can find this album forgettable when it fuckin rips. act IV is... also not very good at all. except "a night on the town," which is unreal how good it is. everything else on the album pales in comparison. i didn't like migrant, though, and the two were written back-to-back, so i chalk it up to casey taking a different route (that i did not enjoy). i hated act V at first... but it grew into one of my favorites. and after listening to it hundreds of times i don't know how i didn't like it at first. but i think that first impression might be what deters folks like derek, too. but "the most cursed of hands," "mr. usher", "the march" – pretty easy top-10 all-time for me. i agree with ethan that "beginnings" is a woefully weak closer and was such a bummer to know it ends on that note (TBD). so........ act III > act V (open to switching them) > act II >>>>>>>>> act I > act IV. also open to switching I and IV, dgaf, barely listen to them. to reiterate: migrant is also also also not very good light me up, fellas Kind of late here, but I’m just now reading this and find it quite agreeable... though I guess I should revisit Act V for kicks. I remember really enjoying glimpses of it, and it translated so well in a live setting, but... yeah. Act I isn’t as consistent as II or III for me either, but there’s something about the charm of the production and muh nostalgia, there. It was so different and fresh when it released, and maybe there’s a little bit of rose tinted glasses happening there, for me. The later albums are just so polished and squeaky clean. Like they’re sterilized. A big part of it, too, is that I really lost my tolerance for any kind of theatrical sound in my music since ~2009. I can still enjoy earlier Dear Hunter, Coheed, etc. but it may explain why I seemingly lost interest in their newer outputs all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgipants Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Fowty Dollaz said: I visited once and instantly hated it. It's like a really shitty NYC. Though I will say that everywhere nearby (coastal) is gorgeous. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesar11 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 8 hours ago, ethanpricington said: Uh oh!!! @cesar11 come get em!!!! Destroy them!!!! if at this point, folks don't understand the situation, it's on them to figure it out. 🤷♂️ but hey, thanks for thinking of me!! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgipants Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 5:19 PM, cesar11 said: if at this point, folks don't understand the situation, it's on them to figure it out. 🤷♂️ but hey, thanks for thinking of me!! 😃 Trust me, I understand the situation, it's just incredibly frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgipants Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Mine finally arrived and weren't beat to hell. Glad to know they're not just tossing things around a distribution center with all that's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 3:34 AM, Derek™ said: Kind of late here, but I’m just now reading this and find it quite agreeable... though I guess I should revisit Act V for kicks. I remember really enjoying glimpses of it, and it translated so well in a live setting, but... yeah. Act I isn’t as consistent as II or III for me either, but there’s something about the charm of the production and muh nostalgia, there. It was so different and fresh when it released, and maybe there’s a little bit of rose tinted glasses happening there, for me. The later albums are just so polished and squeaky clean. Like they’re sterilized. A big part of it, too, is that I really lost my tolerance for any kind of theatrical sound in my music since ~2009. I can still enjoy earlier Dear Hunter, Coheed, etc. but it may explain why I seemingly lost interest in their newer outputs all at once. (also kind of extremely late here)... i strongly agree with the polished/squeaky clean/sterilized take. which i think is a big reason why act IV and migrant fall super flat for me, and also why i didn't really like act V at first. (i actually hated it.) but revisiting act V... the sheer number of callback makes it worthwhile, but also the production quality really plays up the wide variety of genres throughout the album, unlike act IV/migrant (which is very uniform in their sounds). so, hopefully you did revisit act V and you enjoyed it as much as i do. but if not, it is what it is! Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatrocket8 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 https://equal-vision-records.myshopify.com/collections/vinyl-lp/products/tdh0act4rb-lp https://equal-vision-records.myshopify.com/collections/vinyl-lp/products/tdh0actvor-lp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 2 hours ago, meatrocket8 said: https://equal-vision-records.myshopify.com/collections/vinyl-lp/products/tdh0act4rb-lp https://equal-vision-records.myshopify.com/collections/vinyl-lp/products/tdh0actvor-lp So many variants of those albums! 😣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Wax Bodega repress bundle: https://www.waxbodega.com/products/745182-the-dear-hunter-acts-bundle Individuals: https://www.waxbodega.com/products/744583-the-dear-hunter-act-i https://www.waxbodega.com/products/744584-the-dear-hunter-act-ii https://www.waxbodega.com/products/744585-the-dear-hunter-act-iii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinadamk Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) Also purple w/ black marble at Newbury comics too - Act 1 - https://www.newburycomics.com/products/the_dear_hunter-act_i_the_lake_south_the_river_north_exclusive_lp?variant=42320631922868 Act 2 https://www.newburycomics.com/products/the_dear_hunter-act_ii_the_meaning_of_and_all_things_regarding_ms_leading_exclusive_2lp?variant=42320631955636 Act 3 - https://www.newburycomics.com/products/the_dear_hunter-act_iii_life_and_death_exclusive_2lp?variant=42320631988404 Edited July 12, 2023 by Justinadamk Rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethanpricington Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) Am I having a stroke? Is the bundle for all 3 albums MORE than purchasing the exact same variant of each separately?????????????? UPDATE: I was having a stroke. It's $5 cheaper. I'm an idiot and have a nice day ✌️ Edited July 12, 2023 by ethanpricington IndigoHollow and Justinadamk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, ethanpricington said: Am I having a stroke? Is the bundle for all 3 albums MORE than purchasing the exact same variant of each separately?????????????? Act 2 and 3 are 35 each ethanpricington 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinadamk Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, ethanpricington said: Am I having a stroke? Is the bundle for all 3 albums MORE than purchasing the exact same variant of each separately?????????????? UPDATE: I was having a stroke. It's $5 cheaper. I'm an idiot and have a nice day ✌️ I had the same thought and had to take out the calculator to confirm it was $5 cheaper and not $5 more haha ethanpricington and IndigoHollow 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 I kind of wish they would do something new/unique now with all the represses they’ve done of all the albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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