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Casualties Of Cool

Casualties Of Cool
Casualties Of Cool

[Album]
14 May 2014
Progressive Metal

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Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend
(Vocals / Guitar)

TheBigBlack Review
(23 September 2023)

Rating - 3 Stars

Devin Townsend has never been one to take it slow or keep it simple. His prolific writings swing from brutal metal to ethereal mood music, and sometimes all on a single album. He inspires and challenges, as every great artist should. As eclectic as his works can be Casualties Of Cool is one that still stands out beyond the others. Teaming up with fellow Canadian musician Che Aimee Dorval, Devin created an album that relied more on mood and chic than the actual songs themselves. That is not to say the songs aren't any good, because there are some here that of exceptional quality - but the album relies on an odd haunting (out of time?) feeling and country melodies to take the listener on a truly unique journey. He leaves the majority of the vocals to Che, but still uses his voice when necessary to move the listener to the next place in his landscape. Che's voice is perfect for the arrangements, and their duets on songs like 'Mountaintop' are so infectious you never want them to stop. In fact the, whole album ends leaving you feeling like aren't finished yet, and you just want more - but much like Devin's earlier one-off project Ocean Machine, this one is probably best left to one single album of lightning captured in a bottle.
Tracks:  
(1/1) 1.
Casualties Of Cool - Daddy (05:11)
(1/1) 2.
Casualties Of Cool - Mountaintop (05:33)
(1/1) 3.
Casualties Of Cool - Flight (05:32)
(1/1) 4.
Casualties Of Cool - The Code (04:41)
(1/1) 5.
Casualties Of Cool - Moon (06:28)
(1/1) 6.
Casualties Of Cool - Pier (03:39)
(1/1) 7.
Casualties Of Cool - Ether (04:50)
(1/1) 8.
Casualties Of Cool - Hejda (03:41)
(1/1) 9.
Casualties Of Cool - Forgive Me (06:00)
(1/1) 10.
Casualties Of Cool - Broken (01:59)
(1/1) 11.
Casualties Of Cool - Bones (03:39)
(1/1) 12.
Casualties Of Cool - Deathscope (06:14)
(1/1) 13.
Casualties Of Cool - The Field (04:01)
(1/1) 14.
Casualties Of Cool - The Bridge (08:14)
(1/1) 15.
Casualties Of Cool - Pure (04:08)

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