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That's how it felt at the last show of his I saw. He was doing his best, but it seemed he really wanted it to be over quick. I was able to have a brief chat after with him and get the set list signed, though, and he looked pretty darn tired. I think Z2 will be a big load off his shoulders as there's been so much expectation and hype for it for a while now.
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@dvntownsend So hey! April 13, 2015... We're going to do a 'Ziltoid musical' at the Royal Albert Hall! ...indeeeed! 
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So, I haven't listened to Devy in over ten years and stopped following him after Accelerated Evolution. Somehow I got the impression he slowed down at some point so I had no idea we as a society were currently undergoing a devin renaissance. So I decided to give all of his stuff a listen again. Ocean Machine, City and Terria are still my favorites but I'm surprised by how much I'm loving Deconstruction and Addicted. I'm really happy that he's integrated (is integrating?) all these moods which previously had their own little side projects ie: Strapping Young Lad is angry Devin, etc. Ziltoid seems to get a lot of love around here so I think I'll check that one out next.
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I know it's likely no one else in this thread really cares all that much about Stolen Babies (the band, not the general concept), but this makes me oh so very happy.
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I saw them when they opened for DTP and wasn't thrilled, but that was mostly down to just not liking that particular sound. They're a talented bunch of musicians, I can't say it's a bad decision.
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AzureSkys posted:That's how it felt at the last show of his I saw. He was doing his best, but it seemed he really wanted it to be over quick. I was able to have a brief chat after with him and get the set list signed, though, and he looked pretty darn tired. Dev has been so busy recently, the dude is firing off on all cylinders with these new albums and tours. He really needs to take a break soon. Last time I saw him he had some allergies and his nose and throat were messed up. He's up there trying to clear his throat to sing the high notes but man I felt pretty bad for him.
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axleblaze posted:I know it's likely no one else in this thread really cares all that much about Stolen Babies (the band, not the general concept), but this makes me oh so very happy. This will be glorious.
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So DT posted this on his facebook page: Is there any reality in which this isn't the best advertisement ever? I really hope he sells these.
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Ha, I was just about to post that, its great . He is doing a Ziltoid show at none other than the Royal Albert Hall here in London. Nothing will keep me from going to that. It's great that he does all the special stuff here - The four albums in By a Thread followed by the premier at the little cinema, The Retinal Circus, Casualties of Cool in Sep and now this. Love it.
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I bought a new unplugged Devy CD the other day, they still got 239 left! https://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend/app_352907568132126
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Varg posted:I bought a new unplugged Devy CD the other day, they still got 239 left! Well, the album itself isn't "new", it was released in 2011... http://www.amazon.com/Unplugged-Devin-Townsend/dp/B006Z1XKD2 I found the track list to be pretty underwhelming. Funeral was cool. But am I the only guys who loving hates In-Ah? I always, always, always skip over it. henpod posted:He is doing a Ziltoid show at none other than the Royal Albert Hall here in London. Nothing will keep me from going to that. It's great that he does all the special stuff here - The four albums in By a Thread followed by the premier at the little cinema, The Retinal Circus, Casualties of Cool in Sep and now this. Love it. But... why? Why does everything happen in London? This isn't jealousy talking. I'm in loving central Florida, nothing special would happen here, and it's not like I can go to New York or Toronto. I just don't understand. He's Canadian, he hangs out in Vancouver, he could play Toronto, or a major American city. Why does he keep going over the Atlantic? And you'll notice, those Unplugged albums are shipping from the UK too...
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Revol posted:
I have no idea, if I ever meet him again I will ask. It great for me since I live here, but I imagine it must be frustrating to not really get the chance for all of these special shows. I still remember the premier for the By a Thread DVD premier. There were only about 50 of us there as it was a boutique cinema place and Devin was going round giving people popcorn and chatting poo poo. I went to the toilet and he was hanging around just outside in the foyer area. I was drunk and suddenly realised, 'poo poo it's just me and Devin'. Said hello, big fan, all the usual poo poo and left him to it - I think he was taking a moment and I didn't want to bug him. I do remember telling him he should do a follow up called Reconstruction, which could be happy, but still heavy as balls. He had a mic the whole time we were watching the shows up on screen and gave the occasional burp or funny comment about whatever. Was pretty special. I'm hoping the Casualties show is going to have that same intimate vibe - it's in a church I believe! henpod fucked around with this message at 11:30 on Aug 1, 2014 |
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I still remember when some London person in the thread was complaining that they could only go to 3 out of 4 of the DTP album shows and how I wanted to punch that person in the face. Anyways, new music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muNLqPPTuDQ
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I still haven't received my pledge drawing of my cat. Is anyone else still waiting for their stuff?
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I finally got around to really listening to Ayreon's The Human Equation where Devin does a few guest vocals. Man, he loving nailed it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABdBsmeDbQQ&t=173s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixZwwTBADis&t=234s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAYSxxYCBgc&t=247s There's supposed to be a stage adaptation of the album in the works, and the role of Rage has yet to be announced. The guy works too hard as it is, but would it ever be fantastic to see him reprise the role for the live performance.
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http://concert.arte.tv/de/wacken DTP Wacken show will be streaming two hours from now
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Chocobo posted:I finally got around to really listening to Ayreon's The Human Equation where Devin does a few guest vocals. Man, he loving nailed it. Spectacular album, probably my favorite one by Arjen. Mikael from Opeth is on it too. About Devin's part of it, he had creative freedom even though Arjen didn't really know him. Wrote his own lyrics, recorded it himself in Canada. Arjen basically said in email "OK so you're playing 'rage' on this concept album" and Devin went "OK when I'm back from touring I'll create something and send it over". http://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/devin-townsend/ quote:- How did you get in touch with Devin? Bald Stalin fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Aug 2, 2014 |
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Just watched his show at Wacken. "I was in the studio until 10 this morning. This is loving weird!". Dude needs a long break.
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Thom711 posted:http://concert.arte.tv/de/wacken For those of us who, for some reason or other, couldn't stream the concert, Devy shared this on Facebook. e: Devin is the goofiest metalhead 
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God I wish he'd release a remake of Ocean Machine, or at least a remaster. If the production were better it'd be my top album of all time. It's already close.
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It looks like all the ziltoid radio shows are of the Internet. 
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"There's so many loving women! And in metal terms, that means SIX!" Devin 
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Rusty Kettle posted:It looks like all the ziltoid radio shows are of the Internet. Was it only just the 7 he ended up doing, rather than the 42 he initially promised? I got pretty tired of the Ziltoid character and it sounded like Devin was too but man did he have great taste in music.
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Stoat posted:"There's so many loving women! And in metal terms, that means SIX!" "I've been married 25 years. That means it's been 23 years since I've had a blowjob. Unless you count my dad!"
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axleblaze posted:I still remember when some London person in the thread was complaining that they could only go to 3 out of 4 of the DTP album shows and how I wanted to punch that person in the face. That was probably me. Still pissed I didn't see Ghost
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Then you're going to hate me, I only went to Addicted and Deconstruction. Looking back I definitely would have gone to Ki but would have given ghost a miss probably. Really looking forward to Casualties, I love the album.
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quote:Animals as Leaders, the Devin Townsend Project + Monuments 2014 North American Tour: I think I need to go to the Atlanta show. I live in Tampa, and I have never been outside of the state of Florida before. If you don't know them, Animals as Leaders are loving excellent.
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Damnit Devin, stop playing the Palladium... Oh well, seeing him with Animals as Leaders again (actually I think Animals as Leader opening for Devin was how I heard of them in the first place) will be cool. Hopefully I won't get kicked out this time but this time I won't bother with the pit so it shouldn't be a problem. And here's the actual dates since no one's posted them:  e:f;b
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UGH, I so badly want to go to that, but the closest show to me is in Seattle and it's on a Monday. Maybe I can get the following Tuesday off work...
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Revol posted:I think I need to go to the Atlanta show. I live in Tampa, and I have never been outside of the state of Florida before. Atlanta metal heads love Devin so I definitely recommend the Atlanta show if you want a good crowd. Also, my condolences on having never left Florida.
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Jesus Christ, Devin is doing almost 40 shows before the end of the year still. He is gonna kill himself . How is he recording and planning stuff in between all of this? Look at all those dates and countries http://www.bandsintown.com/DevinTownsend/start_tracking?came_from=201
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I saw Devin play 2 tours ago, and they were alternating the headline with another band. 1 night it was Devin's turn, the other night was another band. This meant it was a bad game of knick knack paddy wack as to whether you got to see his full show. edit: got a response from Devin re: pledge stuff, he's still working on some of them including mine. I hope I didn't stress him out
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Didn't Devin take a pretty long hiatus after Ziltoid? I imagine the same thing will happen this time as well.
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slogsdon posted:Didn't Devin take a pretty long hiatus after Ziltoid? I imagine the same thing will happen this time as well. He also named another guest vocalist on Z2 that I haven't seen mentioned before: Chris Jericho as "Captain Spectacular".
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The Kins posted:He also named another guest vocalist on Z2 that I haven't seen mentioned before: Chris Jericho as "Captain Spectacular". I think this works well on many levels. He knows how to ham it up. Plus, he could look the part if there were ever a need to.
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Bought my tickets for the Chicago show yesterday. First time seeing devin, and animals as leaders are a pretty decent instrumental act, so this should be a rad as gently caress show. Maximum excitement.
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slogsdon posted:Didn't Devin take a pretty long hiatus after Ziltoid? I imagine the same thing will happen this time as well. I really wouldn't mind if he did. As much as I love his work, some of it recently has gotten a little same-y and if he took a year off to recharge we might get something completely different on the other side.
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