You can actually hear the fretless bass master's fills, which gives the album a kick and really puts the sound out there. Steve is perfect for this album and he really gives it a unique sound with his amplified bass fills. Andy's solos blend beautifully with the flow of the music, and most of my favorite Death solos come from this album. Gene Hoglan is a monster on the kit, smashing away as if it requires no effort for him. I think this is probably Death's most technical album, but Death don't make the same mistake that a lot of bands make when they go technical, which is direction.The first track, "Overactive Imagination", is a great opener. It starts out fast, and changes into an even faster verse."In Human Form" has one of my favorite Bass lines ever. It has some great riffs and Chucks screaming sounds great."Jealousy" has to be one of the most technical songs on the album. Gene throws in some triplets at odd times, which work very well. "Trapped in a Corner" is a classic. The drums seem to overtake everything in the song with what Gene is doing. Sure, the solos are great, but Gene is doing some very complicated stuff. "Nothing is Everything" has the same, High-hat/Ride attack from Trapped in a Corner, but it still sounds good. Once the song gets to Chucks solo though, it really picks up."Mentally Blind" is one of my favorite Death songs ever. Why? Because of the drums. Gene again rips it up, especially the ending. If you listen to the ending, the double bass is probably the fastest he ever went. Not to mention the great bass and guitar work. Chuck really knew how to write some great songs.Next comes the CD's title track, "Individual Thought Patterns". The song is slower than most of the other tracks, but it makes up for that in heavyness and technecality. "Destiny" starts out acoustic. Just Andy playing. Then that fades out, and into great song with alot of melody. The chorus is one of my favorites, being an old school Death type song, screaming out the name of the track."Out Of Touch" is a song that starts off slow, and then turns into almost a full on thrash song. It's very fast, and probably helps with Genes work with Dark Angel and Testament. The guitar is awesome, like amost every Death song, and you can hear the little things Steve is doing."The Philosopher" closes out the CD. The intro is sort of dark, and goes great with the song. Everything is great. Chucks solo and his vocals take over the song, and that's what make it great.Some artists get lost in technicality and have no clear direction of where they're going with the music, but that doesn't happen here. Every single solo is a blistering fest of emotion and intricasy. The solos are also pretty long on this album, which I love. Every single song is ripping and screaming with technicality and carefully placed riffs. The music seems to have a really big "push" to it's sound, not just because of the blasting bass, but because of the speedy and precocious guitars, blended with the heavy pounding drums. My highlight songs are "Trapped In A Corner", "Jealousy", "In Human Form", and "The Philosopher". However, each song has it's own highlights and special parts to it. I'd say it's probably the most unique album Death have ever done, and it is a must have for any Death fan. Though I prefer Human and "Symbolic", the next album in Chuck Schuldiner's mission to progress DEATH metal.Album rating: 8.5/10 points = 84 % on MPV scale = 4/5 starspoint-system: 0 - 3 points = 1 star / 3.5 - 5.5 points = 2 stars / 6 - 7 points = 3 stars / 7.5 - 8.5 points = 4 stars / 9 - 10 points = 5 stars social review comments Review PermalinkPosted Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Review this album Report (Review #75522)
Individual Though Patterns continues the lyrical slant of Human, eschewing the gore of old for introspection and social commentary. While the track are just as strong as those found on Human, something about it just didn't click with me the way that Human had. However, there are some Death classics here: The Philosopher is in my top 5 favorite Death songs, with Steve's best basswork to date; it even beats out the solo on Cosmic Seas even though he doesn't solo on this song. Chuck's lyrics are so full of bile and anger this song wouldn't sound out of place on a Rage Against the Machine album. Trapped In a Corner is a fine display of Gene's talent; this former drum tech for Slayer drum god Dave Lombardo can match almost anything his inspiration has put out.As with Human, this is more technical than progressive, but, once again, the Opeth fans should stop right now and at least buy the studio output from Human through the swan song Sound of Perserverance. The lyrical focus and the experimentation are the foundation for Opeth. You might as well get all their studio albums just to learn about this genre-pioneering vessel for one man's genius.PA Grade: C+Metal standpoint grade: B social review comments Review PermalinkPosted Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Review this album Report (Review #105475)
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In "Overactive Imagination", Riff of the guitar by original harmony and a complex rhythm are features. Complete, heavy Riff. And, rhythmically by putting fast and slow. Or, it storms about Blast Beat that flows from Solo of the guitar. The band boasts of a complete perfection. The composition of an intermittent rhythm of "In Human Form" is impressive in original Riff and the melody. Melody and rhythm developed one after another. And, development of a unique melody and a steady rhythm might be splendid. The technical part that the band does is complete. As for "Jealousy", the melody that develops with the complexity twines round the rhythm of six. And, the flow that the rhythm of 5 and 3 is emphasized from an original melody is splendid. And, Solo of a part that shifts to the rhythm of six and a complete guitar. The composition and the perfection of the tune are splendid. As for "Trapped In A Corner", original harmony twines round the rhythm of seven. The rhythm that puts fast and slow continues. And, complete individuality is drawn out from the storm of the rhythm and Riff to emphasize the rhythm of two. Development and the idea of the tune have a splendid perfection. Guitar Solo in close relation to heavy Riff. And, rhythmically to emphasize 1 and 3. The tension has good atmosphere. "Nothing Is Everything" has a rhythm that puts fast and slow in the basis and an intermittent melody. And, the melody of harmony with a more unique guitar. And, it shifts to the flow that multiuses the rhythm of six and the dash feeling is produced. The technology of the band and the composition of music might be considerably calculated. "Mentally Blind" shifts to the part of the melody with a good anacatesthesia from the start including the flow with the dash feeling in Riff of a heavy guitar. Solo of the guitar considers beauty. This tune will have individuality. Individuality shines in an intermittent melody and the rhythm. "Individual Thought Patterns" continues the dash feeling from the melody of complete harmony. Riff of a heavy guitar twines round a steady rhythm. The developing flow has the tension. A complex rhythm and the melody have individuality. "Destiny" starts by the arpeggio of a beautiful guitar. The tension is continued attended with a complex rhythm and the melody. After the rhythm of 5 and 3 is emphasized from the part of an original melody, it shifts to the part of the rhythm of fast six. The composition is unique. And, an intermittent flow is accompanied from a steady dash feeling. "Out Of Touch" rushes into the part of the dash feeling from Riff of a heavy solemnity. After the rhythm of 8 and 7 is emphasized, the rhythm of six is multiused. Steady rhythm and original melody. And, their good elements have gone out of Riff and Solo of a unique guitar indeed. As for "The Philosopher", the rhythm of nine twines round the wriggling guitar. Complex composition drawn out from melody of heavy guitar. Solo of unique guitar. The line of Bass also contributes to the tune. The creation of the original music that Death did in Metal Band that piles up various histories is establishment of the music character with a progressive part. And, it might have reached this album at last as one result. social review comments Review PermalinkPosted Friday, January 22, 2010 Review this album Report (Review #262009)
Nestled safely in between two landmarks of death metal, 'Individual Thought Patterns' doesn't seem to get the same sort of attention that it's predecessor ('Human') or successor ('Symbolic') would earn over time. However, despite suffering a bad case of middle child syndrome, Death's fifth album can be labelled as one of the first truly progressive death metal albums ever. With a much stronger lineup of musicians and more consistent songwriting than 'Human', 'Individual Thought Patterns' signifies the beginning of the era in Death's career I believe to be their greatest.Stylistically, 'Individual Thought Patterns' is in fact, quite similar to 'Human', although the improvements make all the difference here. First and foremost, Death mastermind Chuck Schuldiner saw fit to enlist an all-star cast of heavy metal musicians from around the United States. New to Death are two of the greatest heavy metal musicians around, Andy LaRocque (best known for his axework with King Diamond) and Gene Hoglan- also known as the 'human atomic clock'- who would go on to be the drummer for Devin Townsend's Strapping Young Lad. While Chuck Schuldiner always seemed to tower over the other musicians in previous works (especially the earlier material), he seems better matched with these musicians, whose technicality easily rival his own. Still, Chuck Schuldiner's dependence on the phrygian mode can wear a bit tiresome when employed for virtually every solo, but the guitar work here is more memorable than previously. On a related note, 'Trapped In A Corner' would feature Schuldiner's best guitar solo to date, effortlessly flowing through the music, while adding fresh new ideas to the song.Lyrically, Schuldiner should be commended for putting a deeper meaning behind the music than the typical graphic violence and movie horror most death metal bands defaulted to (and still do) but structurally, his lyrics feel like they need some work on them. The rhymes are generally kept very simple and very little abstract imagery is used, instead simply choosing to describe things as they are. Minding this, this is likely an artistic choice of Schuldiner to do so, although the lyrics tend to leave little to the imagination.The album is undoubtedly worth a listen from progressive metal and death metal fans alike. While I would be the first to admit I haven't 'been into' Death before listening to this album of theirs, 'Individual Thought Patterns' represents the first time I have been impressed by the band's work; even 'Human' did relatively little for me. While 'Individual Thought Patterns' doesn't feel as if it fully realizes Death's potential, it stands as being a great album from the metal icon. social review comments Review PermalinkPosted Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Review this album Report (Review #386487) 2ff7e9595c
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