For me it was the live version. At first, I thought the album had a weird production to it because I was so used to the live version after 1.5 years before buying the album. Now I like it though.
Your music is one thing, but as a soul, you are on another level that I appreciate. Especially because you care about others and has nothing to do with your success in music. You offer so much more...and it shows to anyone who follows you on a regular basis. That's what makes you very unique and special. Thanks man!
Supercrush is the reason I got into Hevy Devy and what a good thing that is. Life has been better because of that. I cannot thank him enough, not just for his music, but also for these words of wisdom.
These podcasts have been so great for getting through this period, Devin. You express all the anxieties we all have about it, but at the same time manage to bring some (actually quite a lot!) of hope into it in the end. Thank you so much.
that album is how i found your music. specifically, the song “Numbered” showing up in a random playlist. this was really nice to listen to, thank you :)
There's something very comforting about hearing Devin speak of his personal challenges during these trying times. We're all facing similar issues, and it helps to get a different perspective.
One thing I've learned about your music from playing bass, Devin, is that even when you do a simpler song in standard tuning, they are fun as hell! I regularly play "Bend it like Bender", and am currently learning to play "Vampira" from the Synchestra album. Thanks for giving me new motivation to face the challenges learning bass can bring!
One of my favorite albums of all time! Sometimes certain art, especially music can transcend space and time and expand one's vision of what is possible. This album always takes me back to 2010, when I was 37 years old and life was amazingly simpler, yet somehow much more complex if that makes any sense. Not to be too nostalgic, but I truly think this album represented a Renaiisance for Devin, kind of like Pulp Fiction did for John Travolta! The layers, the melodies, the sheet beauty of Anneke's leads and harmonies transcended rock/pop/metal and in a way created a new genre of sonic bliss in my opinion. There's a beautiful sadness to this album which I love so very much.
It's amazing isn't it that merely thinking back to 2010 feels like reminiscing about a simpler/happier time, like we do when talking about the 90's or 80's. I was about 22 back then and a girlfriend of mine actually got it for me knowing I was a fan of Devin and Strapping Young Lad. I think immediately I knew this was an album that was going to be revered by many for years to come. The shiny pop metal sound allowed your "normie" friends as others have pointed out to listen to it along with you, yet there's enough of Devin's trademark deep self aware lyricism and sonic power for long time fans of his to appreciate.
This album is one of these albums of yours that litterally changed my life. It's a masterpiece, and thank you for this podcast and all these years of awesome music.
I absolutely loved this commentary. I struggle to this day with home production for many of the reasons Devin laid-out. It’s comforting to know your hero went through it as well.
Been learning music mixing & production for a few months. Hearing his earlier mixing experiences adds form to my understanding of parts of it I've struggled with. Thanks very much Dev, looking forward to Puzzle. Can't get enough of these *DEVIN TOWNSEND PODCASTS.*
Hey, if you do finish these podcasts - I for one would vote that you simply continue. The information about the albus is really great... Especially as I'm a musician in a band... But the rest, the talking about how things are, is very calming and reassuring and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I've found I've been in the same places you talk about when these podcasts air, I suppose many of us with an attunement to empathy are going to react in the same way. But yes, it's comforting to feel less alone. I discovered your music in 2010 I think, so Addicted was the first album that came out when I knew your music, and I've been to at least one gig on every tour since... Including Plovdiv. So this has a special place in my heart, memories of being younger, complicated as that may have been.
I discovered this album literally last year on New Year’s Day 2020. Great start to an.....interesting year. I love this album so much. It is perfect.....
Remember picking this up when I was 13 and it blowing my mind. My first Devy album, and still my favourite. I don't really listen to much metal anymore, but I always find the time for Devy and this album in particular
I've been Addicted to Addicted! album for a long time... Still one of the best albums of Devin for sure! I would listen to this album every day back in 2014 and 2015 on my way to work.
I came and saw dev on this tour at a meet and greet session before the show and he asked me sincerely how i was going and just that question from him made things for me much better. Because at the time i wasnt good. But his music and his genuine interest in others makes everything in the world a lot better. Looking forward to the next album and tour!!
No dislikes! One of Devin's best albums for sure. Had it delivered when it came out together with Ghost, another masterpiece. Whoever sent it signed it with a thank you card too. Probably people from the label - it was super nice of them.
About 40 minutes in, when he starts on the subject of his own self-realization of addiction- to not necessarily drugs or alcohol, as such is not my case either-but addiction to stress and anxiety and the overwhelming, constant feeling of unease and unrest and tension, I just suddenly started crying, much to my own shock. Him speaking his own self-realizations hit me and caused me to realize them about myself as well, something I could never quite pin down or put my finger on. How quitting one addiction didn't actually stop the addiction, but just shifted it onto another feeling or subject or action within oneself, that really opened my eyes. I am always in my own head too much as well, but often I don't even realize these things about myself. Thank you, Dev, you have helped me today. This is the first podcast of yours I've listened to, and although you said it was a day in which you were not good with words and are in a dark space, you have woken me up to my own self, and in so have inspired me to help myself in ways I didn't know I needed to.
I discovered Devy by accident. Being a HUGE fan of the Gathering for many years, and then discovering this album, it took me by surprise. Here was a new male vocalist (for me) that was quickly becoming my fav metal vocalist after Warrel Dane, collabing with a female vocalist that sounded a lot of Anneke. I bought the album, flipped it around, and low and behold, it WAS Anneke!! What a magical moment! Two of my fav metal vocalists collabing in such a beautiful wayb
This podcast is great and i hope Dev reads the comments because they're filled with lotsa people who say wholesome and grateful things, love you man, your music and your art has helped me a lot
Omg the podcasts continue! Please, Dev. Keep these going. I have listened to all of them so far and it seems to be something I look up to for inspiration of sorts. Also, you have a very soothing voice. I live by myself and these have been something I fall asleep to. Please go on all the way to empath
@@neilwinchell7468 his official website I think he did share it on his twitter a day or two before this episode was posted on youtube I ll look for it and post it here
Thanks for another great podcast! I can sense you are tired man! To make the trip easy, get some testimony or do a part in a interview mode with someone of the past project... Take care and thanks for the great music (in the name of humankind)
Loved the part where you talk about using actual music writing techniques and it turned out really good. Love all your stuff. This album really made me love your music more and more.
I honestly think Dev is one of the best songwriters. He does fantastic experimental and progressive songs, but that's only because he has such an amazing knack for crafting actual songs in the art of songwriting !
Omg 11yrs!?!wow and iam so happy u posted again brother ,gives us all a brief moment of peace while all this is going on....thanks dev and GOD bless u brother
Was waiting for this patiently thanks Dev,this podcast has been a saviour in these times,i want you to know that you are offering relief for all of us.
This really helps us all my friend, as it helps you too. We will all get through this together and carry on making music. Maybe even I will get back to making music again one day. God bless you. Thanks so much for all you do, its inspirational to millions.
Glad that he focused more on the actual process of the album and the details that went into it..some of the past ones veered more into just talking about unrelated things. Not that it's a bad thing, I could listen to him read the dictionary and be content. But hearing the process behind these albums I love is what I am here for!
There are some things to say here: First: Thanks for sharing all your thoughts with us. People appreciate your music because it feels so unique so diverse and it just really seems to be you. Not some charts BS. I am always excited to hear, what comes out of that Devin witch kitchen next . What magical music brew is it this time? And again, how do you do that? I am not the only one saying, that there seem to be some unexplained mental healing power in your music. Some feel depressed or stressed and feel some relieve when listening to your albums. Be it more metal or more ambiante, but all those choir melodie lines go somewhere deep into a soul. I even heared of guys fighting cancer and reporting how it helped their mental status. One more thing you should consider, is maybe some people even exist because of you. Imagine that young fresh in love couple listening to „ Ih-Ah“ , having sex to it and giving birth to a kid nine months later because of that. So no stress, like some of your lyrics often say : „it will be o.k.“ People want your music and your performance right because of You, not because of rushing through some schedule, not because some chart position. We get what we see and that‘s what we want. Just some of my thoughts to it.
Just wanted to say thanks for this. I think your reflection on this time and the effect on humanity is wholly accurate. Good luck with caring for yourself, your family and the work.
This is a great soundscape for some meditation or a nap! Oh, and the content is great too, well worth a rewind after waking up from the said nap ))))))
here in Quebec, in 2 hrs were entering our first night of 8pm curfew lockdown for 1 month, this helped take the edge off, thanks Dev! now, gonna go rewatch the first quarantine concerts you did, they were magical!
I am very inspired by many of the things you said towards the end of the podcast about these times. It was like therapy. I appreciate your perspective about these times and also this interesting time in your career.
After hearing you for the first time in Ayreon, this album was what I found when searching for “Devin Townsend”. This album in particular (plus Meshuggah) is what got me through crazy months doing my MSc thesis. Meshuggah for the rythm, this one to keep positive. Thanks!
Man, I love the production and mix of this album. I remember listening to it when I got it and thinking how much progress had occured in the sound of the recording.
I'm loving these. Very much looking forward to the Puzzle. Last time you really seemed to be into a project was Casualties of Cool and it was like nothing else you had done and it turned out absolutely brilliant. Wishing you good luck on the path!
