Devin Townsend's Deconstruction

E.S. · February 18, 2011, 12:46:38 PM

So... who else is a fan of that lovely Canadian creature?

I was just watching THIS, and.. whoa! This album is going to kick serious butt, even by DT standards.
I'm a huge fan, I think he's a brilliant singer and composer.. and he's a much better guitarist than a lot of people give him credit for.

gr8gonzo · February 18, 2011, 01:21:02 PM

:shock: Wowsers. I've struggled getting into DTP, though I certainly like some of it quite a lot. This is an entirely different animal. Monsterous!

MikeEvs · February 18, 2011, 02:53:55 PM

Big DT fan looking forward to it

davejd · February 20, 2011, 05:39:54 PM

Sounds amazing,you gotta go down deep down into the pain.......

sawtooth · March 04, 2011, 11:49:24 AM

Anyone seeing him at Nottingham tomorrow? I am!

MikeEvs · March 04, 2011, 01:18:19 PM

Wanted to see him in Bristol tonight but left it too late to get tickets and it's sold out :cry:

Pedro · March 04, 2011, 01:44:45 PM

Quote from: "sawtooth"Anyone seeing him at Nottingham tomorrow? I am!

Nope. Tinyfish/Pallas and a show of Frost*erisk shirts at the CRS awards for us. Enjoy it.

Mooman · March 04, 2011, 04:23:00 PM

Going to see him in Manchester on sunday, the day after Lighthouse Family (odd weekend much?)

Love DT, he can move through so many different styles of music and still manage to make it sound like his own. Cannot wait for this album and Ghost (the "atmospheric" album he's releasing at the same time)

Drarok · March 05, 2011, 01:21:57 AM

Quote from: "sawtooth"Anyone seeing him at Nottingham tomorrow? I am!

Mememememememe!

I've been listening to his support act this week, he's dead good. Jem is a guest vocalist on one song, which really confused me!

sawtooth · March 06, 2011, 08:45:52 AM

Quote from: "Drarok"
Quote from: "sawtooth"Anyone seeing him at Nottingham tomorrow? I am!
Mememememememe!

I've been listening to his support act this week, he's dead good. Jem is a guest vocalist on one song, which really confused me!

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Awww sorry Drarok - wish I'd seen your post before the gig, would have been nice to have a chat!
I'd heard a few snippets of Aeon Zen and thought they (he) sounded a bit like Threshold - which aint no bad thing I reckon - but need a bit more time to establish their own sound, cos they came across to me as a bit 'prog-metal by numbers. Great singer and playing but I couldnt hear any keyboards from where I was standing.

Devin was insanely fab. He's a complete bonkers nutter on stage but I love him!
Ziltoid! :lol: :lol:

Drarok · March 06, 2011, 09:30:23 AM

I'm pretty sure I saw you as we pulled into the carpark. Definitely some chap in a Frost* tshirt anyway - the US flag flavoured one. I shouted "Frost faaaaan" out the rear window, but no reply. :lol:
I certainly had not been drinking on the way! >_>

sawtooth · March 06, 2011, 01:55:04 PM

Ha ha that would have been me!

Didn't hear you though

Mikey · March 07, 2011, 07:44:04 PM

Where's the best place to start with DT?

sawtooth · March 10, 2011, 11:36:12 AM

Quote from: "Mikey"Where's the best place to start with DT?

Devin has worked in a wide variety of styles from ambient, pop rock, punk, rock opera/spoof with Ziltoid, full-on prog metal, all the way to the darkest, nastiest death metal with his Strapping Young Lad persona (that's if you want to pigeon-hole his music into genre's).

For me, having heard most of his earlier stuff, I would recommend his latest 'Addicted!', and older albums such as Terria or Infinity as a good starting point then work out to his ambient or heavier stuff from there. Others may disagree, this is just my personal preference. Enjoy!

Oh- and nice to see you back on here Mikey

Mikey · March 10, 2011, 06:57:40 PM

Quote from: "sawtooth"Oh- and nice to see you back on here Mikey

Thanks, am I right in thinking DT's on some of the Dweezil albums?