I GUESS THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND THE LAST FEW RECORDS PROPER IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS CAPTURED LIVE AND NOT REALLY TOUCHED MUCH IN THE MIX. I DUNNO. IT SOUNDS TOTALLY FINE TO ME IN THAT REGARD.
OBLIVION HUNTER IS A DECENT RECORD ACTUALLY. IT'S LIGHTING BOLT CHASING DOWN THE ROAD LESSER TAKEN. IT MUST BE SO EASY WHEN YOU'RE CONFRONTED WITH A HEAVING SWEATY MOB TO GO BACK AND WRITE A NEW BATCH OF INSANE MOSH RIFFS AND KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. AND IN A WAY THEY DID ACTUALLY DO THAT, BECAUSE THIS RECORD OF THEIR PSYCH SIDE WAS PUT AWAY. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S NO IMMEDIACY HERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE AS A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON WITH EARTHLY DELIGHTS WHICH ONE OF THE TWO IS LIKELY TO REGISTER ON THE RICHTER SCALE. HELL, ON THIS, GIBSON'S BASS SOUNDS A LOT MORE LIKE A GUITAR PLAYED LOVINGLY THAN A FURIOUS MUTANT BASS.
ON THE WHOLE I PREFER OBLIVION HUNTER TO EARTHLY DELIGHTS. THE CLOSING PSYCH TANTRUM 'WORLD WOBBLY WIDE' HAS A BIZARRE TROPICAL FLAVOUR THAT I GUESS THEY JUST COULDN'T GET AWAY WITH ON A "PROPER" RECORD. NOT QUITE CERTIFIED: GOOD BUT I GUESS THIS ONE DID TAKE ME BY SURPRISE. RECORD MORE STUFF OFF THE CUFF GUYS! DON'T THINK TOO MUCH.
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