Man, I wish I could hear Static and Sleep for the first time again. I remember first hearing Sleep and sobbing my eyes out by the end. The older gentleman talking about better times, sad that time has gone by without him, and the music gives me that exact same feeling. I'm glad you liked the album! If you love drones, you'll love their later work, especially Asunder. Although if you do decide to hear more you may want to go chronologically.
Really glad you liked LYSFLATH! Their debut F#A# infinty is similar in many ways, but it is much darker and feels much more hopeless. Since you liked this album, I think you’ll like that one too
This album always sounds like hope in the face of all the horrors that the world throws at us. There are moments of intense bleakness and terror but the hope and beauty always resurfaces or that feeling that we can storm the barricades. I saw them play most of this album live in London just after it came out in 2000 and it's still one of the most incredible gigs I've ever been to, just beautiful, intense, emotional, unrelenting. Astonishing stuff.
I used to work overnights at Target back when this came out. One night I put it on a boombox and played it while I worked and the faces and dirty looks I got from the old ladies working there will be burned in my memory forever.
The ending of Like Antennas To Heaven makes me sob every time. The feeling I get is the bittersweet part of life, having to say goodbye to a loved one as they pass away. It’s gut wrenchingly sad, but also comforting, like they are being absorbed by the pure light of heaven. This album is one of the greatest of all time.
@@lpxlLift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven is Hope. Like Antennas To Heaven... and its ending is all about Lifting Your Fists to a Heaven full of Hope.
I’ve seen them live. Overwhelming experience. Dense monolith of sonic proportion. Same sort of sensation when I saw Swans. If you ever see any of them protect your ears. Both shows were an experience of a lifetime.
a bit controversial but my fave album from them is "Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!". the tapes in the songs are actual recorded things. that's why it feels so real. on Allelujah they recorded actual riot in Montreal we all took part of. and the album kinda is an echo of all this. so yeah i'd recommend you that.
5:30 "If you jump scare me..." lol I'm tempted to fast forward to the final track to see if he gets got. Also funny coincidence I just looked and the sudden explosion in Antenna's to Heaven happens at like the exact same time stamp. So awesome to see younger folks discovering this music. It was honestly a joy to watch, kinda got to relive the first time I heard this album 15 years ago.
I love this album it stresses the limits of what music is capable of it has such immense story telling and imagery without any lyrics everyone who’s listened comes away with a different take away, it has so much to say about life, death, and the human consciousness that it literally can’t be put into words
Live near Montreal and had the pleasure of meeting the guys from Godspeed a few years ago at a show and you can definitely tell just how creative and intelligent they all are. Really cool group and I wish I could've picked their brains a bit Also seeing them live is a must. They still tour and its an experience. They mix old and new songs and do completely new renditions of songs regularly. Its not like seeing any other band. They dont just play the hits, even as a 10+ year fan every time ive seen them they've played something I've never heard before.
I agree with the person who suggested F♯ A♯ ∞ by Godspeed. Also might give Explosions In The Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place a listen. This Will Destroy You - S/T Mono - One Step More and You Die Mutemath - Self Titled or Odd Soul or Vitals
Bro, you're walking a similar musical path I've been on, so it has been really great seeing your reactions to albums I hold close to my heart while also introducing me to great music. I would like to recommend the self titled album Circulatory System by a group that sprung from the same fertile soil as Neutral Milk Hotel. It's been one of the most rewarding albums for me, but it was also one of the most challenging. Keep it up, you're awesome!
Glad you liked the album, if you want any more Godspeed I actually recommend their EP “slow riot to new zero kanada” is a little under 30 min long and the peaks are just as good as skinny fists’
The track Sleep from this album, always leaves me a sobbing mess. It's just something related to how the guitar just sounds like it's a pained wailing burst of emotion, screaming throughout the middle of the song. The effect gained from that guitar screaming, is done by the guitarist rubbing a screwdriver against the strings of the guitar like a slide.
Really glad you connected with this! I’m gonna try reccomending something you probably won’t have heard of before and it’s called ‘the ascension’ by Glenn branca. It’s only on RU-vid and has the similar sound of infinity and beauty that skinny fists has, but achieves it through dissonance and noise instead of building from calm to chaos. If you’re in the mood for something a little more abrasive while still easily listenable, I seriously cannot recommend it enough. Love the content btw :)
If you wouldn't mind doing a non-english album (Japanese), I'd like to recommend A Towel Blanket is Peaceful by Kaneko Ayano. It's really sweet and relatively hard hitting
im not gonna lie, when going into this album, i thought i was gonna absolutely hate it, hell i started listening to it to make fun of it, but as soon as i started to listen, i ADORED it, gy!be has became one of my favorite bands, and this albums has became my 4th favorite album ever
Exuma, The Obeah Man might be one worth your time. It's a campy, psychedelic, Bahamian folklore, rock album from 1970. The album actually inspired Jordan Peele's NOPE as it's about a deity coming to Earth and teaching a family to find peace within their community. It's super different from this, but really similar in the sense that it'll take you on a hell of a journey.
If you liked this I throw my hat in the ring and say you'd like Parannoul - After the magic. Think Storm off this album and a poppier Sigur ros but with layers upon layers of drums, guitars and Korean vocals. Trust me... it is good 👍
Great album and reaction! Have some recommendations for you if you feel like it: Steely Dan - Aja Supertramp - Crime of the Century Genesis - Trick of the Tail
Not related to this band but probably my favorite band of all time, maybe check out Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age at some point? It’s a thematic record with some super heavy and amazing-sounding guitar tones, super highly recommend (would make for a fun reaction vid as well!)
If you want to hear something very different than you ever heard, try "Venetian Snares - Rossz csillag alatt szulettet". Try to have a open mind and a angry soul. Hope your channel keeps growing
