Don't get me wrong, Cynic is my religion but like, they were kinda just fusing Alan Holdsworth with the sort of things Paul played as a touring guitarist for Death.
Holy Shit, this is awesome. I've been a fan of Cynic ever since i looked into Human from Death, and this... my God. I can't wait for Cynic's new album.
O.o how does masvidal play that guitar part and sing at the same time?!?! i find it hard enough to attempt to play the guitar bit, but he sings on top of that? holy crap. awesome.
I love how they didn't just play the the studio version at the end. This concert seems to have been played before the album came out, so there is a chance that this part was still under works, but I like to think that (perhaps taking advantage of the fact that this song hasn't been heard before) they chose to go this full-on feel-of-the-moment-improv way. That's what live experience us for, that's real musicianship - so inspiring!
When I'm listening to Cynic, inevitably I still go back to this version of Evolutionary Sleeper and listen to it multiple times. I really prefer this to the album version. Slightly faster pace, drums still going when the second verse starts, bridge at 2:59 just sounds fuller to me. I also love it that there's no growl. Better (to my ears) phrasing for the guitar solo. I don't know, I would just have loved it to hear this version on the album, which is still an awesome song.
Just amazing, the new album is amazing, they´re just so blooded musicians and this music is so full of heart. just can´t imagine how much they have to love the music
Wow, I can't believe Cynic is coming back! I hadn't heard about all this until last night, probably because I was too excited about the news I got about Atheist writing new material.
I love my mosh pits just as much as the next guy, but if I went to a Cynic concert, I'd be more than happy to just chill out and listen to the music :P
@ArtOfStealth Its different when you hear a song for the first time though..you don't know what to expect...they are focusing on what is happening...the crowd got into it a little more when they played Focus at this concert
I know, I saw that, and believe me, I'm more than appreciative of that. The Ocean sucked a bit, and Cynic played more new stuff than old (I prefer neither, however) and didn't have a long set, but the whole gig was unbelievable. Still, Meshuggah, Cynic and The Faceless? That's what I call missing out.
That would be a Steinberger headless guitar that Paul said he got into in the early 90s because of the unique sound and the jazz influences who used them.
i have no idea what tours you're talking about, but the reason it would be logical for them to tour with Meshuggah is because they are NOT "jam type music" jam type music is like...the grateful dead, and Phish. I've most commonly heard them referred to as "technical death metal", which seems pretty fitting in my opinion.
I agree. As much as I like Meshuggah, especially their early material, I still personally like Cynic much more though. Meshuggah are more influential, due to having more releases and more exposure.
He uses a vocoder. I'm not quite sure, but it is definitely a vocoder. I think it's a footswitch controlled one because when I saw them the other day, he hit the floor with his foot then started talking normally to us.
