fretmeister Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Just got back from the Devin Townsend gig. Phenomenal show. Wanted to see him for years, and he didn't disappoint. Edited July 4, 2014 by fretmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Cool, am I right in thinking he's the chap who sang on Vai's Sex & Religion? He's got an incredible voice if it is him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 [quote name='bluesparky' timestamp='1404527881' post='2493520'] Cool, am I right in thinking he's the chap who sang on Vai's Sex & Religion? He's got an incredible voice if it is him. [/quote] yes he did saw him at hammy odeon on that tour and he was rather good live too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Yup. He's had several bands since then. The super heavy Strapping Young Lad, the slightly less heavy Devin Townsend Band, the current Devin Townsend Project. And the amazingly bonkers Ziltiod concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 and he can widdle the skinny strings fairly well too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Liked quite a bit of SYL and the Steve Vai album. Never got into his other projects though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I used to love his stuff. Well, the old stuff is still untouchable - Ocean Machine, City, Terria etc. Hit a wobbly patch with the disappointing Ziltoid, I just about gave up on him when I heard Deconstruction. I know "It's just entertainment folks" but that album was painful to listen to. And now he's getting the critical attention he deserves. Funny old world! Still, he has a fearsome back catalogue and he's an incredible guitarist and singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I generally avoid any act with 'project' in the title but I'm prepared to be dissuaded from this view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1404582729' post='2493968'] I used to love his stuff. Well, the old stuff is still untouchable - Ocean Machine, City, Terria etc. Hit a wobbly patch with the disappointing Ziltoid, I just about gave up on him when I heard Deconstruction. I know "It's just entertainment folks" but that album was painful to listen to. And now he's getting the critical attention he deserves. Funny old world! Still, he has a fearsome back catalogue and he's an incredible guitarist and singer. [/quote] Ziltoid was intended to be a piss take! It was excellent Deconstruction wasn't great, but Addicted was superb, possibly the best of his career. I pledged to his new Casualties of Cool album, it's pop but very well crafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 some crap phone footage from last night https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152481441848726&l=5200428960395551555 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 and someones rip of the Retinal Circus dvd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJ9U5m81PI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Nice, I'll check his stuff out. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I'm a massive fan. Met him on several occasions too, never anything but fun and gracious for the support he gets. I always had him pegged as "the best rock musician you've never heard of", so I'm glad to see him getting his props a bit more often lately. Saw Strapping and the DTB several times back in the day, and I went to the Retinal Circus show last year. What a gig - something for everyone, commentary by Steve Vai, Anneke van Giersburgen singing wonderfully (and looking gorgeous as usual), stuff from more or less all of Dev's back catalogue, including a couple of Strapping tunes (with Jed Simon on guitar), and plenty of additional theatrics. I think Addicted and Epicloud are two of the best rock/metal albums of recent years, and I'm looking forward to the Z2/new DTP double album coming soon. All hail the mighty Dev. I hope he kick's Sonisphere's arse tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I saw him at The Fleece in Bristol a few years ago as a mate from work is a huge fan. We were stood next to a guy who had his mates throw him into the crowd to go crowd surfing. He ended up near the stage and Devin motioned for them to throw him on up there. So they did, and the guy landed next to his hero who not only got him to sing, but got him to play a few chords on his guitar. The guy then went back into the crowd and ended up back next to me. He just stood there and said, "oh my God, did that actually happen?" and I said to him "not only did it happen mate, but I got the whole thing on video". And here it is. Devin is a goddam legend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilxEaEd0cM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'll need to get some of his stuff now - he's got some great praise in the previous posts. Where should I start? What are the "go-to" albums he's done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 [quote name='bluesparky' timestamp='1404770513' post='2495635'] I'll need to get some of his stuff now - he's got some great praise in the previous posts. Where should I start? What are the "go-to" albums he's done? [/quote] His most accessible albums are definitely Addicted and Epicloud, both quite recent, so jump in there. Ki is also great, if not typical of his usual style. Beyond that, and going back a little, Terria, Synchestra and Accelerated Evolution are awesome, Ocean Machine is sublime, and of course his body of work with Strapping Young Lad is essential if industrial-tinged angry yet melodic metal is your thing (go for City and The New Black first). And, for sheer fun, there's his "rock opera", Ziltoid The Omniscient. All of his albums have great stuff on them, just some more than others. Some of his late-90s records (Infinity, Physicist) are a little on the weird side, but contain some great tunes in amongst the strangeness (Christeen - with Ginger Wildheart, Kingdom, Bad Devil, etc). More recently, Deconstruction is a great record, very heavy and ambitious, but almost unlistenable in parts! And, much as I'm a Dev fan, I haven't really got into his latest, the Casualties Of Cool album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Dev. [color=#333333][font=Helvetica, Arial,]April 13th n[/font][/color]ext year. Albert Hall. With Ziltoid. Hell f***in' yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 [quote name='Russ' timestamp='1404771143' post='2495642'] His most accessible albums are definitely Addicted and Epicloud, both quite recent, so jump in there. Ki is also great, if not typical of his usual style. Beyond that, and going back a little, Terria, Synchestra and Accelerated Evolution are awesome, Ocean Machine is sublime, and of course his body of work with Strapping Young Lad is essential if industrial-tinged angry yet melodic metal is your thing (go for City and The New Black first). And, for sheer fun, there's his "rock opera", Ziltoid The Omniscient. All of his albums have great stuff on them, just some more than others. Some of his late-90s records (Infinity, Physicist) are a little on the weird side, but contain some great tunes in amongst the strangeness (Christeen - with Ginger Wildheart, Kingdom, Bad Devil, etc). More recently, Deconstruction is a great record, very heavy and ambitious, but almost unlistenable in parts! And, much as I'm a Dev fan, I haven't really got into his latest, the Casualties Of Cool album. [/quote] Ok, great, I'll seek them out. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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