I’ve had this album in my iTunes library for a while, but it wasn’t until this morning that I finally got down to listening to it. The first thing I thought when I heard it was ‘what a waste of cereal’, because by then my jaw was lying on the floor in sheer awe-struck paralysis.
A review I read for it on Amazon sums it up perfectly: “The Flight of the Knife is like everything you’ve heard before, and nothing you’ve heard before.” Culling influences from such greats as The Beatles, Queen and David Bowie, their fusion of these various styles (topped with their masterful sense of theatrics and showmanship) creates a whole new entity altogether that re-defines the term ‘Eargasm.’
Still, talking (or in this case, writing) about music can never fully give one an accurate idea of what it sounds like, so included in this post are a few tracks off the album for you to try on for size:
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Track 3 – “Imitation of the Sky“
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Track 1 – “Flight of the Knife, Pt. 1“
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Track 5 – “Fire-Tree Bird“
Those are all the free samples we have for you today, folks. Now go buy it already.
This sounds special. Really nice. I kinda feel the same while listening to this as I do listening to Radiohead. Dunno what it is, but it makes me feel a certain way, only this is less chaotic.
Thanks for sharing,
-Stein
Less chaotic? Haha… never heard anyone say that about Bryan Scary before. Either way, I'm glad you found it enjoyable – the whole album is like one whole rock opera, I'd definitely bring my CD along for a long trip to Disneyland or some other excursion of that magnitude.
-Kev, The Virts
Maybe I feel it's less chaotic because I can follow all the small details, and that they make more sense in my mind then Radiohead does…
-Stein
And finally I got my own account, so I can comment even more intensely then I already do!
-Stein
Awesome! Now all you have to do is to get an avatar – that way I don't have to squint to see who it is before replying. Hehe.
-Kev, The Virts
Done master!
-Stein
I'm diggin it, thanks
Holy crap this is great.
i no rite lolz
Glad you like it, man. Seems like this is one of the few we agree on ;)
-Kev, The Virts
This is awesome Kev