I was told going into this album by a coworker not to take Townsend seriously. I didn't understand until the song Earth Day started and I couldn't help but laugh. With lyrics like "Eat your beets, recycle...recycle...
Don't eat your beets, recycle...recycle" who wouldn't laugh a little. All I could think of was The Beets from Doug went metal. Other than the ridiculousness of the lyrics at times, this is a great album. Awesome technical guitar and drums with someone who can sing classic metal. There were a few times were I felt like it was overly proggy, but that's the style of the album and I can't fault it for that. At one point during The Fluke I thought to myself that this is what it would sound like if Dethklok sang and covered Kilroy Was Here by Styx. Why do I make these weird connections? I don't know, but that's what came to mind. I really like Nobody's Here, which is weird because its very ballad like and that's not normally my style.
Favorite track: Nobody's Here
Spotify: Devin Townsend – Terria
If you like this, then try these: Dream Theater – Octavarium
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