I've listened to the full discography so much I couldn't imagine rejecting or omitting anything at this point. I have some love for all of it, and every song has its place. I certainly have my favorites, but it feels like a whole continuous thing that continues to grow. Definitely a fan of this song. It's got an insidious vibe to it. Thanks for your reactions!
In 2021, when Tomb came out, I was in the tomb of my life, due to Covid and it’s aftermath. I listened once, and realized that I was not ready for the deep analysis I gave to Sundowning. When Eden singles came out I took Tomb along with the excitement of watching ST explode into the ether. For me, I love all of the art given to us via ST. I really enjoy your reactions. Carry On! 😎
I'll be honest, this album took me a bit of time to warm up to. As I look back now, I can't understand why at all. Every song is right in my wheelhouse and I love all of them today. It's a total masterpiece. I've struggled to put my finger on why I didn't get off to a great start with it, but the closest I can come to explaining it is that it really is different from Sundowning. I dunno. If anyone who doesn't like this album is reading this, give it a few spins again if you've only listened to it once or twice. Another great reaction, my man!
Life has a big impact in our enjoyment of what we listen to as well! There have been plenty of times that I have gone into a first listen with a dark cloud over me and it ruined the whole experience. I later go back and love it! First impressions mean a lot but sometimes a second chance is warranted 😊
I jumped in after TMBTE came out and I listened to this immediately after Sundowning and was pretty iffy on it as well, but now I’m the same as you: “why the fuck didn’t I enjoy it immediately?!” Now this is typically my go-to ST album, and High Water is up there on my favorite songs of theirs
@@Smithysmithin yeah, I don’t understand it. I LOVE that album now, and there were definitely songs that immediately grabbed me, but it took me a minute to connect with songs like High Water, Mine, and Telomeres. Can’t explain it, but it all worked out in the end.
When I first heard this album I was new to metal and I just didn’t understand it. It took me earlier this year falling in love with Sleep Token through Sundowning to really come to appreciate this album. Now it has some of my favorite songs! I also think my brain was just ALSEEP cause it’s so good 😂😂😂
I’m assuming you will do the music videos for the ones off this album! I agree with the other comment that this was not an album I went to often. Just a select few songs. And now I go to it often. TMBTE is still my favorite album because it holds a special place in my heart, but I can’t decide if I like the first or second album better. They’re pretty equal but all the songs and albums are amazing in their own way. All of sleep token songs and albums are above any music I’ve ever listened to honestly. And the more I listen, the better each song gets. It’s wild.
TPWBYT is definitely my favorite ST album, although oddly my favorite song is on Sundowning. That being said, I absolutely love every single one of their albums. 🖤 worship
Im really enjoying your reactions. Youre honest opinion and raw emotion is what I like. It's been quite a ride so far. As to the identity of the band, it's out there and I've seen it. Im not outing them here, it's not my place and truly it doesn't matter. The music soeaks for itself. The anonymity adds an element to the live performances, the way the band interacts and Vessel's infamous dance. To me they are 4 guys, Vessel, II, III and IV.
On first listen to this album, I found I preferred Sundowning. Since listening to it multiple times, it has grown on me to the extent that I'd be hard pushed to pick a favourite between it and Sundowning. I think it depends on my mood as I find that TPWBYT is heavier lyrically, ie the subject matter is emotionally deeper. Great reaction as always. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
My playlist consists of all 3 albums and the EP's. I love them all for different reasons, each have been important to me as different things in my life were happening. 😊 I will be completely honest though, I can take or leave the cover songs
The fact that Sleep Token have such a large hit ratio with you is proof of how much they resonate with you. I bet there aren't many other bands that you can listen to their entire back catalogue without skipping a few? 😊
i found ST through tiktok with their TMBTE single The Summoning. TPWBYT by far is my favorite album with The Love You Want being my favorite track which i cant wait to see you experience it! lots of emotions run through that song. Worship.
I look forward to sitting down at the end of the day and watching your reaction videos! Thank you 😊 Also, I love both their mellow songs and their heavy songs. They’re perfection ❤
Oh late to the Sleep Token party today Tut Tut 😆 But I Like That & your 708 subs Yay ... I have found a few 2 only instrumental video's you can look forward to at the end of the journey. Although once on this journey you never leave. Liking this album but just cannot pick a fav yet x
I have discovered Sleep Token through this album, so in the begining I didn't like sundowning that much and event to this day there is some of its music that I skip when then appear in my playlists. They have music for every kind of people and this is why they're getting so much attention. I'm loving the journey, keep going!
It's great to see how many people here found TPWBYT as a grower because I felt the same but have absolutely zero idea why I didn't like it in the first listen through!
I love this album. I also love One, Two, Sundowning, TMBTE, and all the single releases. Lol. But seriously each album has its vibe and purpose in telling the story.
This is my favorite album, BUT it was kind of a grower for me. After a few listens I understood the album, and it still is their best in my opinion. Eden is definitely a bigger album in every sense of the word, but it has a couple of skippable songs, at least for me.
That seems to be a common theme! It is a departure from Sundowning for sure so I can understand why it would be a shock at first. TMBTE I have only heard 2 songs and it will stay that way until I get there, but the 2 I have listened to were great!
@@BraindeadBreakdown oh absolutely! There are lots of gems in TMBTE, I've been listening to it since it came out, at least once a week. Can't go wrong with either one.
I think i’m biased but Sundowning & Two are my favorite albums/ep lbut that’s because those are how I discovered Sleep Token, and I found them at a very different point in my life so lyrically and emotional sundowning is my #1. but sonically… TPWBYT is my favorite if that makes sense. like it’s a treat to the ears… obviously it still hits the emotions but I get jam to it a bit better lol
I can understand that completely. I think the reason I am enjoying this one a bit more so far is because of the vibe aspect. It is too early for a final decision though because 1. I haven't finished it yet and 2. I need to listen to all of them multiple times first 😂
A grower for sure. I think perhaps when people listened to it when it first came out, it was an evolution they didn't expect. If you're coming back from Eden (heh!) then it's more expected. Just a theory
This is the favorite album of the 3, but I do have favorite songs from each album. Vessel, ii, iii, and iv seem to be male presenting, and there are 3 feminine sounding backup singers. They are all masked, so not 100% on that. 🙂
Its weird to say it was divisive. I think... for those of us who came in with Sundowning, and even those from the EP days, it was unexpected. Sundowning felt like it was ramping up for something more like Eden, and it fell short of that expectation. Eden kinda feels like something that capped off that expectation, both for them to blow up, and for the the sort of heavy we knew they were capable of. And thats coming from someone whose not like INTO metal. Ive had a taste here and there, but nothing that made me want to devour it the way ST has. It whet my appetite with Sundowning and then went a different direction. And the songs that are heavier or most appealing to those on the metal side on Tomb, im only now finding an appreciation for. Still not a fan of Like that, or the repetition of Hypnosis, still prefer the instrumental versions. But album wise i ended up liking the singles and poppy soft stuff the most. (Atlantic, High Water, and missing Limbs are the ones that stuck with me after i overplayed the singles). So its my least favorite album, and i very much love it. The divisiveness is just because of expectations (which i am always overall happy that ST always subvert and undermind or blow out of the water). But its just weird to call it divisive when its such a chill album when i feel like they have so much more about them that is far more divisive? Like Hey Ya and the other early covers. I suppose Tomb ends up just being the poster child for the obvious gatekeepy "but is it metal" discussion that had to be spun out again when they blew up this year and new people had to rehash it. I feel like the music needs one of those maturity warnings, but instead of that, its Vessels message from that first interview about defining genres in big black and white letters.
Sundowning is my favorite album, TPWBYT has my favorite songs and TMBTE was okay to me, but it had a very satisfying end to the trilogy Don't hate on me, this is just my own personal opinion