Both of these albums are marvelous and I had listened to both previous to the tourney being conceived (they're both fairly big on certain music rating websites), but couldn't remember much of either. I re listened to both and ended up voting Out of Focus, but both are still marvelous.
Both of these albums are marvelous and I had listened to both previous to the tourney being conceived (they're both fairly big on certain music rating websites), but couldn't remember much of either. I re listened to both and ended up voting Out of Focus, but both are still marvelous.
Vote to Out of Focus. It was my nom after all, which means that I like this record...A lot... 😄 _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
Out of Focus was a nice enough discovery for me. But I think the jammier elements were a bit much for me. I preferred the far simpler "It's Your Life" and "Fly Bird Fly" over the excruciatingly long "Whispering". It all kind of reminded me of Phish.
I don't worship Have A Nice Life like many others seem to, but I do like Giles Corey quite a bit. I think the record does a phenomenal job of creating a haunted bedroom despair that masks some of Barrett's songwriting weaknesses.
Both of these albums are marvelous ... ended up voting Out of Focus, but both are still marvelous.
THIS. By far the hardest vote for me in this initial round. They both are exceptional at what they are trying to accomplish. If I was stoned and looking to chill at the beach, Out of Focus. If I was epically depressed and puttering about alone in my room, Giles Corey. The tipping point was that I could see how Out of Focus could conceivably have influenced J Spaceman. Out of Focus.
Looks like Brandon did my job for me just fine here while I was out, and I still have to give Out Of Focus a listen (It sounds interesting from what people have said in this thread), but yeah, Giles Corey is a pretty stunning work to me. I don't think it's up to the grand standard that Deathconciousness is, and I imagine if we had another go at this I would have nominated something else (Liars, Bedhead, Clinic, etc.), but the way way Barrett blends simple folk melodies with his own dirgey brand of post-punk on this album is pretty great. Like Brandon said, it's at its heart a pretty miserable album, but there's a sense of hope and serenity in this album that's really reassuring and ultimately lift it to a sort of life affirming album. The first few moments Grave Filled With Books always strike me with a beautifully comfortable sense of warmth, a sort of beacon in the miserable loneliness that Barrett tends to write about. Lyrically it can either be really literary and nice or very emotionally blunt, and both styles work pretty well for Barrett. It even has some of the explosions of energy and noise that were sorely missing from The Unnatural World (still a good album). The climax to No One Is Ever Going To Want Me always has me reeling in anticipation. Anyways, it's a really good album, thanks for writing about it better than I ever could Brandon.
edit: Alright, just about done with Out Of Focus and I'd say I thought it was solid enough but not nearly enough to sway me from my nom. It had some great moments but the jamming does kind of feel aimless and there were times when I thought some instrumentation and songwriting was a bit too proggy for me. Didn't feel like I wasted time with it at all, and some of the guitar work was really admirable.
Giles Corey was much better than Out of Focus, because it was not dull and tuneless, and I was not bored by the middle of side one. If Brian Wilson made creepypasta, it would sound like Giles Corey, especially with a song called "Grave Filled With Books" with a slowed-down surf music vibe.
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