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KATATONIA
TONIGHTS DECISION |
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| | Reviews: 6 |
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| Average Rating: 9.00 |
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Very solid release
by IcemanJ Ohio, USA
Reviewed on January 26th, 2003
Katatonia is of course, known for their very dark, depressing tone in their music. While they aren't the most depressing sounding band i've ever heard (Godspeed you Black Emperor and My Dying Bride beat them) they are good at what they do. Tonight's Desicion is the perfect halfway point between the less depressing, more upbeat feel on "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" and the darker, heavyer "Discouraged Ones." Those albums are both brilliant in their own way also.The artwork in this cd is amazing thanks to the great Travis Smith. The booklet is filled with depressing and original artwork and photography. Some of my favorite songs are "For my Demons," "I am Nothing," "Had to (Leave)," "A Darkness Coming," and "Nightmares by the Sea." The first 2 songs are a great example of the bands catchy(but only if you have an ear for it) doomy, heavy (with haunting clean vocals) style of this album. Just one of the many styles of Katatonia. "Had to (Leave)" and most of the other songs have some melodic, sad, brilliant riffs and vocal melodies (and lyrics). "Nightmares by the Sea" is a cover of a Jeff Buckley song. Katatonia left both the original sound to it and also twisted it into their own sound. If you didnt know it was a cover you probably wouldn't have the slightest idea it was. This is probably the most upbeat song on the album and works perfectly after the darkest, softest song "A Darkness Coming" which is an extremely dark tune with acoustic guitars and deep melodies. Each Katatonia album probably has its number of fans who see it as their best, but if this is still missing from your collection, don't miss out. If you are a brand new fan, this would make a great introduction even though "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" would usually make a better introduction.
More "Tonights Decision" reviews:
[2003-01-26] Very solid release (10)
[2002-09-23] Four and a half stars, more like.... (8)
[2002-04-17] Sad, dark and beautiful (10)
[2002-01-21] That what is atmospheric music!! (10)
[2001-07-04] Close, but no cigar...... (8)
[2000-12-20] Excellent reissue (8)
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