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GETTING KILLED & 3D COUNTRY................................................ABBEY ROAD & RUBBER SOUL
this has spawned purely from two different listening experiences i had while really high so it's likely completely incoherent and nonsensical but it makes sense to me.
first of all i want to immediately say that on the debate of getting killed vs 3d country i am firmly on the side of getting killed. 3d country was my first introduction to the band and it is definitely the more jammable and accessible album. i found getting killed took me longer to fully 'get', and while 3d country wasn't immediate either, i was more quickly taken by it.
3d country feels wild and fun, and while the songs do vary, it feels more like a consistent sounding jam akin to a king gizzard album. when initially getting into the album, i often struggled to keep interested past undoer, and found that the songs somewhat blended together. i mean i straight up didn't like undoer at first and only started to appreciate it when i tried to learn it on drums. while i know the album very well now and the songs all feel unique in their own way, i still struggle to remember what order they go after undoer, and exactly which song belongs to which title. i understand why people love this album so much and prefer it to getting killed. it has a sound that is addictive and cameron's voice is unlike anything else, especially as he's mellowed out following heavy metal, but nowadays i find myself reaching for getting killed far more often.
getting killed feels tight and mature. the sound varies in a far more noticable way, almost to the point of whiplash between trinidad and cobra. the only songs i would say feel too similar are getting killed and 100 horses, maybe bow down as well. all of which i used to sometimes skip but now have come to appreciate. this is similar to how i used to feel about the run from crusades to tomorrow's crusades in 3d country, though domoto and mysterious love do stand out within it. anyway, the flow and order of getting killed feels much more deliberate. they've moved past throwing everything at a song and put far clearer consideration into every small thing, especially within the instrumentation. they still at times sound strange and messy but they've honed it into laser focus. long island city feels like a triumph and something you could've never seen coming based on 3d country. it's clear that heavy metal opened up so many new possibilities for cameron when it comes to arrangement on all fronts, including that which is more minimilist like au pays or half real.
now with my general opinions on the geese albums out of the way i want to actually get to the point i'm making:
getting killed = abbey road
3d country = rubber soul
(as a basic point, the album covers have similar vibes. but that's more of a bonus.)
i remember listening to abbey road on an edible and remembering the point that she's so heavy and here comes the sun are very deliberately placed in the tracklist with a mind to flipping the vinyl, which is why the tracks together can sound jarring in any other context. i found this reminded me of both trinidad into cobra, and au pays into bow down (as reverse). then this made me think that half real and au pays sort of split the album in half as a slower interlude, like because to sun king before the medely. obviously bow down, taxes and long island city are very separate songs and so don't really align with the medely, but long island city does kind of feel like it serves a similar purpose to golden slumber, carry that weight and the end: some sort of uncertain future. the context for the beatles is obvious with this, as they created abbey road knowing it was the end, but for geese it feels more interesting in hindsight, as this is the album that catapaulted them into the limelight. in both cases they have no idea where they're going.
more recently i felt a similar connection between rubber soul and 3d country but in a slightly more superficial way. both of them just feel like major stoner albums placed in the middle of a career. they are the exact point between both bands having fun and jamming and being critically revered. i remember george harrison said that rubber soul is his favourite album purely because it was the most fun to record, and 3d country feels similar, but obviously i'm not aware of geese's exact opinions. rubber soul has many distinct songs much like 3d country, but also like 3d country, it can fold in on itself as a consistent experience and repetitive feel. while i do consider them both stoner albums they are for different reasons. rubber soul is definitely more mellow and chill with occasional fun parts, while 3d country is an album to get up and groove to, to really lose yourself in physically.
this has spawned purely from two different listening experiences i had while really high so it's likely completely incoherent and nonsensical but it makes sense to me.
first of all i want to immediately say that on the debate of getting killed vs 3d country i am firmly on the side of getting killed. 3d country was my first introduction to the band and it is definitely the more jammable and accessible album. i found getting killed took me longer to fully 'get', and while 3d country wasn't immediate either, i was more quickly taken by it.
3d country feels wild and fun, and while the songs do vary, it feels more like a consistent sounding jam akin to a king gizzard album. when initially getting into the album, i often struggled to keep interested past undoer, and found that the songs somewhat blended together. i mean i straight up didn't like undoer at first and only started to appreciate it when i tried to learn it on drums. while i know the album very well now and the songs all feel unique in their own way, i still struggle to remember what order they go after undoer, and exactly which song belongs to which title. i understand why people love this album so much and prefer it to getting killed. it has a sound that is addictive and cameron's voice is unlike anything else, especially as he's mellowed out following heavy metal, but nowadays i find myself reaching for getting killed far more often.
getting killed feels tight and mature. the sound varies in a far more noticable way, almost to the point of whiplash between trinidad and cobra. the only songs i would say feel too similar are getting killed and 100 horses, maybe bow down as well. all of which i used to sometimes skip but now have come to appreciate. this is similar to how i used to feel about the run from crusades to tomorrow's crusades in 3d country, though domoto and mysterious love do stand out within it. anyway, the flow and order of getting killed feels much more deliberate. they've moved past throwing everything at a song and put far clearer consideration into every small thing, especially within the instrumentation. they still at times sound strange and messy but they've honed it into laser focus. long island city feels like a triumph and something you could've never seen coming based on 3d country. it's clear that heavy metal opened up so many new possibilities for cameron when it comes to arrangement on all fronts, including that which is more minimilist like au pays or half real.
now with my general opinions on the geese albums out of the way i want to actually get to the point i'm making:
getting killed = abbey road
3d country = rubber soul
(as a basic point, the album covers have similar vibes. but that's more of a bonus.)
i remember listening to abbey road on an edible and remembering the point that she's so heavy and here comes the sun are very deliberately placed in the tracklist with a mind to flipping the vinyl, which is why the tracks together can sound jarring in any other context. i found this reminded me of both trinidad into cobra, and au pays into bow down (as reverse). then this made me think that half real and au pays sort of split the album in half as a slower interlude, like because to sun king before the medely. obviously bow down, taxes and long island city are very separate songs and so don't really align with the medely, but long island city does kind of feel like it serves a similar purpose to golden slumber, carry that weight and the end: some sort of uncertain future. the context for the beatles is obvious with this, as they created abbey road knowing it was the end, but for geese it feels more interesting in hindsight, as this is the album that catapaulted them into the limelight. in both cases they have no idea where they're going.
more recently i felt a similar connection between rubber soul and 3d country but in a slightly more superficial way. both of them just feel like major stoner albums placed in the middle of a career. they are the exact point between both bands having fun and jamming and being critically revered. i remember george harrison said that rubber soul is his favourite album purely because it was the most fun to record, and 3d country feels similar, but obviously i'm not aware of geese's exact opinions. rubber soul has many distinct songs much like 3d country, but also like 3d country, it can fold in on itself as a consistent experience and repetitive feel. while i do consider them both stoner albums they are for different reasons. rubber soul is definitely more mellow and chill with occasional fun parts, while 3d country is an album to get up and groove to, to really lose yourself in physically.