(Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Post-Rock)Kollaps Tradixionales is the sixth studio album by the Canadian art-rock band, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. It's aboot an hour of long over-lapping instrumentals that, at first, don't sound all that great. To be honest, on my first listen to this thing I wasn't impressed. But as every album goes, playing it a second time gives you a better perspective on how much you'll like it or not.
On my second run through the album I noticed much more than I encountered on the first listen. The orchestrations seemed to fit better and it all made a lot more sense to me. It's like that painting that at first you can't possibly comprehend how any thought went into it at all, but soon realize it was no simple task to accomplish. There is a LOT going on in this album. In the forefront are the lead vocals that cannot possibly be mistaken for good singing, but it works well, and they can go anywhere from being soothing to yelling in your face. Then there is the prog-rock ensemble of the main band. Drums, heavy guitar, plenty of bass, and distortions (yet it's not driven by guitar, surprisingly). And in the back of it all is the actual orchestral arangements, including string and brass instruments, setting the overall mood as depressing yet insightful. Alas, I give this record a 7/10.
On my second run through the album I noticed much more than I encountered on the first listen. The orchestrations seemed to fit better and it all made a lot more sense to me. It's like that painting that at first you can't possibly comprehend how any thought went into it at all, but soon realize it was no simple task to accomplish. There is a LOT going on in this album. In the forefront are the lead vocals that cannot possibly be mistaken for good singing, but it works well, and they can go anywhere from being soothing to yelling in your face. Then there is the prog-rock ensemble of the main band. Drums, heavy guitar, plenty of bass, and distortions (yet it's not driven by guitar, surprisingly). And in the back of it all is the actual orchestral arangements, including string and brass instruments, setting the overall mood as depressing yet insightful. Alas, I give this record a 7/10.
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