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Pigmata! ... and VM 2x05
Oct. 28th, 2005 11:45 amNew Pig CD!!! It's mine!!!
It comes out November 8th, but they shipped it early and I got it yesterday.
I am so ridiculously happy. (I didn't really expect anything new from Pig ever.) This is a remastered version of his album from last year that was only released in the UK (Watts - Pigmartyr). The remastering makes a world of difference; it's really incredible how much better the songs are when you can hear them properly.
And it's got three new tracks!
Of the three, I LOVE the first two. God Rod is sort of like this Frankensteined together mix of Schwein's Crown, KMFDM's Fuck Me, and some kind of Latin dance thing. It starts off like another metal song, and it builds up to a chorus which you expect to kick in ultra heavy, but instead of raging guitars it suddenly takes a complete left turn and becomes this Latin dance type song. THAT is Pig. That's why I love Raymond Watts. This musical twist is clever, surprising, and once you get your head around it, it's so satisfying.
The next new song, On the Slaughterfront, is also amazing. It's like this cheesy, jazzy little lounge song from hell. Raymond's voice sounds amazing, and I love that this song really doesn't sound like anything else he's already done. (It's got maybe a bit of Black Mambo and a bit of Pig Orchestra.) The lyrics are striking, and sad--it ends with this haunting "My death's too slow."
The addition of these two songs takes this album from "Pig's attempt at straightforward metal" back to real Pig, like Swining-era experimental Pig.
The last track, Filth Healer, is kind of a disappointment in comparison. There's nothing wrong with it, it just doesn't stand out after following the two kickass preceding tracks.
So ... yeah. New Pig album. Awesome. Go buy it.
Oh yeah, and my Veronica Mars 2x05 thoughts: ( Read more... )
It comes out November 8th, but they shipped it early and I got it yesterday.
I am so ridiculously happy. (I didn't really expect anything new from Pig ever.) This is a remastered version of his album from last year that was only released in the UK (Watts - Pigmartyr). The remastering makes a world of difference; it's really incredible how much better the songs are when you can hear them properly.
And it's got three new tracks!
Of the three, I LOVE the first two. God Rod is sort of like this Frankensteined together mix of Schwein's Crown, KMFDM's Fuck Me, and some kind of Latin dance thing. It starts off like another metal song, and it builds up to a chorus which you expect to kick in ultra heavy, but instead of raging guitars it suddenly takes a complete left turn and becomes this Latin dance type song. THAT is Pig. That's why I love Raymond Watts. This musical twist is clever, surprising, and once you get your head around it, it's so satisfying.
The next new song, On the Slaughterfront, is also amazing. It's like this cheesy, jazzy little lounge song from hell. Raymond's voice sounds amazing, and I love that this song really doesn't sound like anything else he's already done. (It's got maybe a bit of Black Mambo and a bit of Pig Orchestra.) The lyrics are striking, and sad--it ends with this haunting "My death's too slow."
The addition of these two songs takes this album from "Pig's attempt at straightforward metal" back to real Pig, like Swining-era experimental Pig.
The last track, Filth Healer, is kind of a disappointment in comparison. There's nothing wrong with it, it just doesn't stand out after following the two kickass preceding tracks.
So ... yeah. New Pig album. Awesome. Go buy it.
Oh yeah, and my Veronica Mars 2x05 thoughts: ( Read more... )
