Today I put the Formulas cd in my car after years of not listening to it (or any MA really) and I (re)noticed how raw the album actually sounds. It all sounds so real, up front and aggressive. Especially the opening song Heaving Earth. I always felt that song had a slightly different mix than the rest of the album, namely the vocals.
I'm glad I'm listening to this record again because it's a goddamn masterpiece. And I hear once more why I fell in love with this band back in 1998.
PS- lyrically I always thought the second song (Prayer of Hatred) was originally called Heaving Earth but somehow the titles got swapped.
Formulas in the car
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Re: Formulas in the car
Considering my driving habits, this is something that I really, really shouldn't do.
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Re: Formulas in the car
"Formulas Fatal to the Freeway."shadowalk wrote:Considering my driving habits, this is something that I really, really shouldn't do.
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Re: Formulas in the car
Also how the hell did Trey come up with all of this pseudo fake Sumerian? That's not just Lovecraft inspiration... that's some drug induced trance-like dream sequence. All thise translations, incantations... no wonder this album felt surreal and magical when I was 12 years old.
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Formulas
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Shredlord wrote:"Formulas Fatal to the Freeway."shadowalk wrote:Considering my driving habits, this is something that I really, really shouldn't do.
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Re: Formulas in the car
drugsiamgoat wrote:Also how the hell did Trey come up with all of this pseudo fake Sumerian? That's not just Lovecraft inspiration... that's some drug induced trance-like dream sequence. All thise translations, incantations... no wonder this album felt surreal and magical when I was 12 years old.
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Re: Formulas in the car
Fo shomorbid board eli wrote:drugsiamgoat wrote:Also how the hell did Trey come up with all of this pseudo fake Sumerian? That's not just Lovecraft inspiration... that's some drug induced trance-like dream sequence. All thise translations, incantations... no wonder this album felt surreal and magical when I was 12 years old.
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