The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid
by Stars Of The Lid

From bongritsu 10/24/2013 04:55 | #89043 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Beautifully produced but its not dynamic, lacks a sense of story and not much interesting progression or experimentation. For me, it did not hold up to multiple listens.

I listened to this and I faded out. I don't really know what happened, can't recall any thoughts. I woke up later, but was still trapped in this thing. I couldn't get out, and it hit me that the idea of a Nick Drake album seemed danceable at that moment. I could feel my skin turning pale and my muscles weaken. My mom even saw me and asked if I was okay - she said I looked sick and seemed bummed out. After hours, I managed to switch to reggae album Heart of The Congos, and it was like stepping out of a tunnel and being overwhelmed with light

This may not sound pleasant, but few albums have affected me like that. Most music just exists - it's pleasant and all, but not really worth preserving considering how akin it is to tons of other music. Some music goes beyond just sounding good, it can affect your mood and situation - make you happy, wondering, fascinated, cry, dance, sleep, vomit or whatever (affective doesn't mean a spiritual realisation or anything like that, just that it doesn't leave you indifferent). I guess it's stuff like that we are on sites like this to look for. And this album gave me one of my most interesting music experiences ever. Affective music - and I think I'm building a healthier relationship to this album

From ForegroundNoise 05/06/2018 08:27 | #214271 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I'm sick of these comments that complain about this album being too long and drone-y. This is a record that's almost universally regarded as a masterpiece of its genre - to complain it's too long and drone-y is like complaining To Pimp A Butterfly has too many lyrics. If it's not your type of thing then there's probably something off with your relationship to ambient music as a whole rather than this particular album, c'mon guys the sub-50 ratings are a bit gratuitous don't you think?

From Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/01/2015 02:29 | #146829 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

This couldn't be made by humans. It must be made by some divine being...

Ambient music is typically the type of music I put on to do homework. I can't put anything with lyrics on, it will distract me. One late night at the library, as I was cramming for the toughest chemistry exam of the semester, I began to play this epic on Spotify. As it was playing, I was slowly becoming less focused on the studying and was becoming increasingly captivated by what I think is a masterpiece of the genre. At one point, my entire mind was filled with astral imagery. I imagined myself floating through some spectacular areas of space, or walking through the Arctic wilderness under a dark, rich blue sky with the northern lights serving as a guide. There are some moments on this LP that are so damn powerful, its inexplicable. Especially the Austin Texas Mental Hospital series. Just stunning. This album will hold a special place in my heart forever. Thank you, Stars of the Lid.

From Listmeister 06/26/2014 13:42 | #115338 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Blech. I listened to the album for a tournament. Single notes droning on for hours and hours. Tremendous waste of time.