King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland ALBUM REVIEW 

This will easily be in my top 5 King Gizzard albums of the year.

King Gizzard, a band which gives you the opportunity to actually say "I think it's one of the best albums the band has released this year"

Can we just talk about how much King Gizzard is killing it on the album art?

DAMN 7 POLYGONDWANALAND 7 7 is the new 10

This is easily a 9/10 for me. It has a great flow to it. I thought the production was excellent, especially the decision to put the bass in the front of the mix. This is right up there with Nonogon for me.

Almost 3 years since this masterpiece, Polygondwanaland, was released. And I still think a 7 was a low, not fair rating for it.

I feel like Nonagontony Infintano just wants them to release Nonagon and anything more chill "lacks energy​" there is literally nothing wrong with chill

Honestly, I still can't believe this album, even after almost a week. I see it as something of a climax for the band's discography. Everything's been leading up to this point, and now the band is ready for new things. I think that had this record come out in the 70s, it would be considered an absolute classic in its genre. 10/10 in my book.

Just finished listening to this album. Definitely some of my favorite musical moments of the year.

Look at the cover of the album. Inner Cell, Loyalty, Horology = Horology I, Horology II, Horology III Horology ends with the main character telling his story to a traveler, who then becomes the protagonist of the next 3 songs. He explains his fascination with Tetrachromacy in the 1st song, then searches for it in Searching..., then has found it in The Fourth Color. These 6 songs are so strong imo that it brings the album to a light to decent 8.

Loyalty is such a fucking good song. One of the best psych rock tracks I've ever heard.

*Polythonyfantanoland*

It sounds like you stopped listening to the album when the long pause in fourth color begins. Did you listen to the full on wall of sound at the end? Thought that was deff a strong finish to the album.

Review Ajit Pai as a person.

>linking the sketches review at the end like it's an actual review

king melon and the vegan wizard

If any band is making music right now half as interesting or rocking as King Gizzard please let me know because I'm missing out big time.

*NONAGONINFINITYOPENSTHEDOOR,NONAGONINFINITYOPENSTHEDOOR*

Nothing to say about their concept making this album completely royalty-free? I dig it, it's like saying thank you to all their listeners. Good boys.

the band came in for coffees at my work while they were recording this album. i never felt more like an underachiever in my life.

Kendrick Lamizzard and the DAMN. Wizard. melon/10

Why didn't you listen to Polygond a little more and got the "full grasp of the album's lyrics" before reviewing it? Understanding its plot really helps one to appreciate its musical twists and turns.

Thanks to King Jizzard and the Jizzard Jizzard for blowing all the loads for us this No Nut November.

“I feel like there should have been a mini-climax before the main climax” WHAT PART OF “I WILL DRAW AND QUARTER ALL THE CHILDREN JUST TO PROVE THAT I’M NOT A COWARD” DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND??

A whole eight minutes and ten seconds and he hasn't even finished his drink. So much for Thirsthony Boytano.

thank you for your review anthony you came out with another opinion i can get behind you did it but a 7? 10 out of 10 review it again

Tetrachromacy is a beast track. For me this is actually a candidate for AOTY.

Man I'd love to hear King Gizzard experiment with synthesizers more.

This album is a masterpiece. All 10 songs are beautifully crafted, IMO. It's less 4-on-the-floor rock and far more intricate than their previous stuff. You say it has less energy, but there is far more thought about the composition of these songs... The intricate layers really shine the more plays you give it. I think it's their best album. The blending of unusual time signatures, Stu's melodies and phrasing, some more interesting percussive work from the drummers this time, the woodwinds (so beautiful), a hint of Mike Oldfield creeping through at times... But I do miss Han-Tyumi! :) I've been listening to it on repeat 6 hours a day for the past 3 days... I love it

"they're starting to stretch their ideas thin" this is their most creative and different album yet Anthony confirmed for not knowing how to review prog rock

I think this album will be much more appreciated with time. It's really a very cohesive and flowing album, like classics are.

This is only a seven because Cal still has his yellow flannel

These guys never stop, they're my new favorite band

Day 22 of no nut November: I am proud to say I have successfully found a way to travel through time, I have already made three trips myself and have witness famous events such as Lincoln’s Gettysburg address and doctor king’s “I have a dream” speech. I am currently working on a way to convert dark matter to a stable usable energy i’ll get back to you when I do.

I️ like the review, but you lost me when you kept yelling about Jews being lizard people, you sure you okay Melon?

PolygonDAMNaland

One of my favorite if not favorite King Gizzard albums. I’m always interested in hearing other fans opinions. It reminds me just how dynamic this band and it’s following is! Great video

This album can make my brain hurt if I want it to, or relax my brain. Every time I’m about to listen to it I get exited, and I’m never disappointed. Because of this, it’s my favourite album

I was hoping you'd talk about how the album was free and how you can do whatever you want with the album (even sell it or use it for your own profit). I thought that whole thing was so awesome form King Gizzard's part, and to me at least it gave the album a whole new dimension of appreciation.

Sketches of East Brunswick: 10 Sketches of East Brunswick: 11 Sketches of West Friesland: 15 Sketches of Spain: 8 Sketches of Brunswick East: 10

Crumbling Castle is an amazing track, one of the best of 2017 and easily one of KGLW's VERY best.

The Fourth Colour (ending song) is FUCKING AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Internets Thirstiest Music Nerd 💦😩

I can't believe how amazing this album is. Every chance they take on this pays off. I haven't been this excited about an album since Deloused in the comatorium

It's one of the best albums I've heard in my life and I'm 44 with a very eclectic taste in music. :)

Anthony, can you do a review of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic? Thank you!

Hey, Anthony. I know you're probably not gonna see this but if you do, I would really love it if you reviewed Tool. I'd like to know your opinion on them, and if you wanted to know which albums to review (if you weren't going to review their music in general) I'd suggest either Ænima or Laturalus, and I'd just really love to hear you talk about the band, and I don't know your opinion on them and I can't find a video of you talking more about them more than a reference in a fan letter. So if you see this, I think that'd be awesome. I really hope you see this, but you probably won't. Thank you for making awesome videos though

Dear Anthony! I was wondering how many albums do you own? Do you have physical copy of every lp or ep you review?

C'mon Tony, this one is an 8 already. Not just because of the beautiful songwriting, the polyrhythmics and awesome John Carpenter keyboard sounds, but also because of the fantastically careful and atmospheric production. Just my opinion.

Plongawandapingpongdi

will you change your score for the 7th anniversary of MBDTF?? Or do we have to wait til the 10th anniversary to get the score changed to a 10?

does anyone know which album cover we can see in the background? the one with that scary face, i´ve seen that so often, but i just can´t tell where it is from.

I hate King Gizzard, they make so many albums and every single one is amazing. How am I supposed to fit every single one of these on my phone?

Tetrachromacy was one of my favorite tracks of the record. It has such an interesting structure considering all the changes in time signature and how they play with patterns of 3/4 and 4/4

Loved that Ministry cover at the beginning, Antwon

Someone please tell me the album that is the face at the back, I have been searching the name for ages

Waiting for the next KGATLW album, "Fate of the Fantano"

In the end of the album, the guy is searching for the fourth color, a color that can't be seen by humans, and when he find it, the guy becomes a god. That is what he's searching for Melon !!

Almost never agree with your opinions but you expose me to a lot of music I wouldn't listen to otherwise. Respect your work ethic and enjoy the content. Keep it up my dude

S P O K E N W O R D P A S S A G E S

What album do you have behind you (the one with the screaming face)?

I actually thought it really picked up towards to latter half of the record. I wasn't really drawn in by the few songs after crumbling castle but loyalty through to the ending with The Fourth Colour I thought was fantastic. Mostly agree with the criticisms though for sure.

Damn, I was sure this was gonna make the loved list, but then again I have loved all the releases from King Gizzard this year. At least it was close to making it.

Please continue inviting Cal back on the show. I know it probably has no effect on your views or channel, but you'll make us super happy.

S P O K E N W O R D

If you're interested in giving this album a listen, King Gizz released it for free into the public domain. You can download it for free from the Blood Music Bandcamp page

No mention of the amazing way that the band have released the album is a bit dissapointing

I give it a solid low 9. 9.1-9.3 easy. Shit is a masterpiece.

Best album King Gizz has released since flying microtonal banana

could u not wear flannel till end of vid so i don’t know the score based on ur shirt? i like to find out at the end of the video

I didn't even know there was a new King Giz Album out! This is like the 4th one this year!

I can't imagine what a set list from these guys would be like in concert. They could literally play anything.

Can you review the new Enslaved album, please?

Okay yeah but has Cal finished the Autechre review yet?

Are you gonna review no shame by hopsin? It's out now

KGATLW conseguiu entregar 5 álbuns de alta qualidade em apenas um ano, incrível!

Hey Fantano, have you heard of Jacob Collier and would you consider checking out, and maybe reviewing, his album “In My Room” ?

Ok... so, i've been listening to this one a lot... and as usual, i do think is an instant classic. Beyond the beautiful and well executed "entanglement" provoked (or evoked...) by the use of polyrythm there are the lyrics and the story that is dense just as the music is and it's good enough to be considered literature. After some thought, I did my own interpretation. There are four chapters in this album (each represents a colour perhaps?).The first chapter begins with Inner Cell in which the citizens of an arcane city are planning a rebellion against their "God-King"... then by Loyalty we switch into the perspective of this entity and the fight that ensues. Now in Horology it's a bit more complex... the first verse speaks of how this entity came to being... then we get a third person narrative where we are told about the plot (Inner Cell) being crushed (Loyalty) and how there is a survivor without eyes that arrives to the "castle walls"... That's chapter one. Chapter two. Tetrachromacy is the story of the survivor, who, living within the castle walls learns about the ability to see the unseen (a fourth dimension within the third)... an ancient obtainable magic knowledge thingy. Then in Searching it's a first person narrative from the point of view of the eyeless survivor searching perception in life when then comes the revelation (or the application via procedure?) and then he "becomes God". The Fourth Colour is all about ascension and to transcend... The chapter three is the whole bulk of Crumbling Castle in which we see this God (or rather the God sees its people) fall in the besiege of his Castle ("castle walls"... Horology...). In the song, the now Godlike references other chapters "you would not believe where I'm from..." (fourth chapter, Polygondwaland) or the lines "we have even said our last rites", "are we safe in our holding CELL" (chapter one, the God-King worship-rebellion). Anyway Crumbling Castle references everything in a thousand year cycle because the Godlike knows and that's why is the longest song... it's pieced together. The fourth and final chapter is the thriad of songs that make the Polygondwanaland story. In here the survivor(s) (and possibly the Godlike because they needed someone to see this secret land "Grand and never been/Seen by man, veil of a dream") set out to find a new land... dreaming of it upon arriving they recognize this place as a very ancient land "full of dinosaurs" in which they founded (or found) an ancient civilization that is ruled by "a God-King" who becomes an evil god... soooo, then back to Chapter one. This is at least how I made sense of this album haha. "On this very day, in one thousand years The earth will be relative to the sun and the moon And a new world will be created I know because it is written here" Crumbling Castle in Verse 7... man these guys know how to build epic mythologies!!

Hey Mythony Mantano, why no mention of polyrhythms in an album that's built on them just like Flying Microtonal Banana was on microtones? The 'story' structure of the album is more along the lines of: Crumbling Castle Polygondwanaland+The Castle In The Air+Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet Inner Cell+Loyalty+Horology Tetrachromacy+Searching...+The Fourth Colour Each of the songs in these sections share elements with the others in their section. This could potentially make the album click a bit more for you with these ideas in mind. But hey at least it wasn't a 4/10!

What's that album in the back

I feel like while, Nonagon and Banana mught have been more entertaining albums, I still like this more because it feels like more of an experience

You going to review No Dope on Sundays by CyHi The Prynce?

Very nice review melon. Have a good day

I think concept album is the word we're looking for.

Blu and Exile just released a new album together, I'd love to see your opinion on it

King Crimson and Judast Priest on the shelf behind him, and talking about King Gizzard! Awesome!!

I'm coming back to Polygondwanaland after a couple of years and wanted to say it's a grower. I'd rank it within Top 5 KGLW, with Nonagon Infinity, Flying Microtonal Banana, Ice/Death and Mind Fuzz. It's just that good. (In fact if these 5 albums were their entire discog I don't think their reputation would change much...)

7? You're an insane person, melon! Polygondwanaland is my favorite Gizz album next to Nonagon Infinity.

Solid thumbnail Creative use of props, very inventive. Overall, this break of form ended up being a surprise success for melon head I'm feeling a decent to strong 8 on this one. Tran-

Can you do a hair tutorial video and what death metal songs do you recommend?

What about the well-balanced complexity, the overwelming technical skills of the musicians and the overall musicality of the band on this record? Not to forget the fact that this record conceptually combines the previous three albums in an astonishilngly homogeneous way.

hey you should review the Long Awaited Journey album by Alon Mor that'd be neat

Good review, a little sad though that you didn't mention anything about how they are releasing the album as well as the rights to distribute the album for free, potentially bolstering indie or homemade record labels. It has no effect on the actual album, sure, but it's a really neat idea for the music industry.

Diggin' the King Crimson album on the shelf.

Anferny Phontino, you make this album sound impeccable. I must have it NOW!

Poly is my fav gizz album in terms of melody/harmony as well as the narrative that ties it into the gizzverse

The song searching is so fucking good, as well as inner cell, both castle songs, tetrachromacy, loyalty... ah jeez I'm about to just list the whole thing at this point.

WE'RE GONNA GET THERE

please review an Australian hip hop album Anthony, it'll be interesting to see what you'd think

Please review Who Built the Moon?