Track Listing

1. Quietly
2. Hate and Heartache
3. Pine Boxes
4. Guilt and the Like
5. Generation of Ghosts
6. Rocking Chairs and Shotguns
7. Medicine
8. Beautiful Corpse

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109807 in Music
• Released on: 2008-07-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .11 pounds

Customer Reviews

Quietly...Beautifully...Brutally.
Albums like these serve two purposes. One: they show how ahead of the curve Neurosis truly is. Two: A band can never go wrong putting out epics like these.

MotA has clearly improved in both writing and production. The album sounds superb. "Ties That Blind" was monumental in execution and scope. It's easily one of my favorite records of ANY genre. This album is not like that at all. It seems more refined and, dare I say, even restrained. From the album art, to the font (notice all the lower case cursive) there's definitely a theme to be found.

I throw in the Neurosis comparison because few of their "disciples" ever attain the focus, precision, vision or execution that they are capable of. ISIS and Cult of Luna are there. I feel with this album MotA have stepped up to that level. Above anything else, this band is excellent at dynamics and tugging the heartstrings, both brutally and beautifully.

I could see how this album may take a listen or two to fully absorb...but it will be worth every minute you spend with it.

So far away
It's an incredible CD, only for people who likes to go further... Pure Sludge, deep and full of strength and power.

i really wanted to love this album,
i mean after all, who didn't love the ties that blind and time and withering?

but alas, this album pales in comparison to their former releases (probably due in part to the lineup change, or maybe just a progression in a direction i don't personally favor). some of the material seemed almost more in line with some post-metal dynamics (which i'm a huge fan of, but not in this case), and they weren't done well here. they seemed to have dropped the heavy distortion in favor of delay, and it doesn't quite work. although most of the album follows this formula, there are a few tracks that set themselves aside (notably 'a beautiful corpse' and the title track, 'quietly'). another aspect that was added that i'm not fond of is the addition of actual singing, only apparent in the song 'rocking chairs and shotguns'. the lyrics also feel shallow in comparison to the previous releases, something which i know i loved about them.

one positive thing i can say about the album is the vocals are tight. perhaps too much so, i adored the lo-fi aspects of time and withering, but this release just seemed over-produced giving it a rushed and hollow feeling.

i know this is just natural progression, but i really hope mota gets back to the basics with their next release so i can continue loving them and have a reason to go out to a show and see them.