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2nd May 2007, 6:26pm
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| | Skillet Brandishing
Join Date: Jan 2007
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| Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
It’s rare to come across an album which is essential listening, not just because of its musical quality or its inventiveness, but also because of its importance to modern music. Take To The Skies is just such an album.
From the opening atmospheric synth of Stand Your Ground; This is an Ancient Land you can tell you’re about to hear something special and this feeling is solidified when Enter Shikari kicks in. With lead singer Rou producing such vitriol against a dynamic background of synth, crashing drums and heavy guitar riffage, you can’t help but be impressed by this young band as you’re swept along for the ride. Adieu showcases the band and their most heartfelt and mellow, with sweet infectious melodies accompanied by acoustic guitar, before building to a glorious crescendo in the last minute.
According to one of the band’s own song titles, Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour. This isn’t the best way to sum up the...
Last edited by poprock; 2nd May 2007 at 6:25pm.
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5th May 2007, 7:27am
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| | Super Discunt
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 7,059
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
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Originally Posted by bevros  fuck yeah, im probably one of the only people in the world with therre album haha and they put me on the guest list for evanescence back in the day so gotta give a mention  i miss 2001 :P lol | 2001 is "back in the day" now? Fuck, i feel old.
Also, there are 2 Apartment 26 albums and i have both of them . | |
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6th May 2007, 8:14pm
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| | Blessed And Arrogant
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Clydebank
Posts: 1,829
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
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Originally Posted by MarkMono Utter shit, start to finish.
No speaking to the cunt that recommended this album to me again. | And your band is doing so much better than them as well... | |
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6th May 2007, 8:18pm
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| | Harvey Kartel
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Beatdown Central
Posts: 8,891
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
Which means Mark is disqualified from commenting on them, OBV.
Also, synths + shite generic rock music. IT'S JUST PROG ALL OVER AGAIN, INNIT? | |
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6th May 2007, 8:19pm
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| | A little glass vial?
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Airstrip One
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| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
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Originally Posted by Loudmom And your band is doing so much better than them as well... | Popular != good. | |
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6th May 2007, 8:24pm
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| | Kingpun
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Buried In Smoke
Posts: 12,710
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
They are pure and utter pish.
High-Five!
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6th May 2007, 8:46pm
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| | Chips, motherfucker.
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth
Posts: 3,445
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
Apartment 26, that was a while back.
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6th May 2007, 9:07pm
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| | I'm Not Crying Wolf
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: queens park
Posts: 2,381
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
i won a copy of the album... its had a couple of listens, its not that exciting and i'm glad i didnt pay for it...
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6th May 2007, 9:10pm
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| | Harvey Kartel
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Beatdown Central
Posts: 8,891
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
That's comparable to being raped for winning a raffle. | |
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6th May 2007, 9:10pm
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| | I hate nightclubs
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mount Florida
Posts: 11,064
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
Lost Prophets + faux Trance - faux hiphop = Enter Shikari.
TBH they're the definition of AWRIGHT, no idea why so many people love/hate them so much.
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6th May 2007, 9:17pm
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| | Better not to err
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Glesgae
Posts: 28,613
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
Finch + Synthesiser loop? Quote:
Originally Posted by Loudmom And your band is doing so much better than them as well... | I don't have a band, check yer facts. | |
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6th May 2007, 9:18pm
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| | Harvey Kartel
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Beatdown Central
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| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
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Originally Posted by Neil. no idea why so many people love/hate them so much. | Same reason I hate any average band, because shite people won't stop telling me how amazing they are. | |
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6th May 2007, 9:30pm
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| | I hate nightclubs
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mount Florida
Posts: 11,064
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
I'd have a lot more time if, like the Klaxons, they realised they were an utter joke.
That said, when i'm pished I like the song with the clappy bit.
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7th May 2007, 5:45pm
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| | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 295
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
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Originally Posted by Christie. Enter Shikari are brilliant for getting people in a rave mood tho! |
NO, just no.
mon round my house and ill put on some hixxy. | |
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7th May 2007, 5:48pm
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| | Super Discunt
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 7,059
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
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Originally Posted by Loudmom And your band is doing so much better than them as well... | Given that rationale (If a band who are not you are doing better than you [based on conventional ideas of popularity] then you're not worthy to comment) you should probably stop saying anything in any discussion ever.
Do grammar, discussion and politeness a favour....
Type all your replies in Wordpad then delete them without posting the contents. | |
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8th May 2007, 1:39am
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| | In Shadows Growing Wings
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Glasgow, West End
Posts: 3,778
| Re: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
That album is fuckin awful.
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