The Devin Townsend Supermegathread!

[Fiction]

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/new...t_of_something_i_dont_wanna_be_the_thing.html

That interview has a lot of information about Devin's process of work. I don't think he particularly had a falling out with Vai himself, just needed to get out there and do his own thing.

 

[Random3]

Devin wanted to be more than just a hired gun. He didn't relate to the lyrics he had to sing and his input was limited in the band. Adding to that is the fact that Devin was signed to Relativity to make an album with his own Noisescapes project, but they wanted him to work with Vai. After he signed on with Vai, the label decided to drop Noisescapes. Devin felt used and betrayed by Relativity and Vai.

Oh I see, so they dropped his solo material after he signed with Vai. Now it makes a bit more sense.

 

[Zalbu]

Can anyone else elaborate on this because I have never actually found any concrete information on what happened. I have been a Vai fan for like 8+ years and Devin for about 2 years. I know that they are on good terms because they both mention each other occasionally, and of course Vai appeared in Devin's Retinal Circus. And I know that the Vai band fell apart after Sex and Religion, and Devin became pissed at the industry and formed SYL.

What I'm not too sure about is why everything fell apart? It can't have been a personal thing else they wouldn't be long term friends.

I hope he's going to elaborate on this in the book, and I'm sure he will. It's so hard to find any details about Devs life from his Steve Vai days up until he started the Devin Townsend Project.

 

[wankerness]

I hope he's going to elaborate on this in the book, and I'm sure he will. It's so hard to find any details about Devs life from his Steve Vai days up until he started the Devin Townsend Project.

Wait, you mean the entire City/Ocean Machine/Infinity/Physicist/Terria etc era?! I guess I've never tried to read anything about him. That would be a PRETTY BIG omission!

 

[BlackMastodon]

Pretty cool talk with Dev:
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/devin-townsends-top-5-tips-for-guitarists-641428

 

[Zalbu]

Wait, you mean the entire City/Ocean Machine/Infinity/Physicist/Terria etc era?! I guess I've never tried to read anything about him. That would be a PRETTY BIG omission!

I mean more specifically about Steve Vai, don't think he's going to start at Devin Townsend Project

 

[coreysMonster]

New song's up on the interwebz. Now THIS is not what I was expecting. This is heavy pop done 100% right.

EDIT: Oh my god I just realised this is his version of Let it Go. He even quotes a part of the melody and the lyrics are "Let it go".

Devin what have you done

 

[wankerness]

New song's up on the interwebz. Now THIS is not what I was expecting. This is heavy pop done 100% right.

EDIT: Oh my god I just realised this is his version of Let it Go. He even quotes a part of the melody and the lyrics are "Let it go".

Devin what have you done

So uh, link?

 

[coreysMonster]

Ask and ye shall receive.

 

[Demiurge]

Alright, now this one is really good!

Only complaint: it could just be the Youtube compression but the production on this one is wonky, too: the ambient parts kind of create a "mush" in the background.

 

[wankerness]

Alright, now this one is really good!

Only complaint: it could just be the Youtube compression but the production on this one is wonky, too: the ambient parts kind of create a "mush" in the background.

Some random guy uploaded it, so it's quite possible he got it from an illicit source and thus the quality sucks. If/when it gets uploaded "officially" then we can judge the production. Youtube wouldn't do anything like this to it, it would have to be a flawed source in the first place.

This isn't bad, but I liked the last one quite a bit more. The verse here is kind of annoying. The second half is a lot better than the first.

 

[Slunk Dragon]

Here's the officially released version. I love the way it sounds, despite it still being on Youtube. I eagerly await this album's release.

Devin said he's been pushing himself with solos, and so far, I really like the ones he's done. He's a very different kind of lead player, but I dig it.

 

[pastanator]

I liked Failure, but this one I'm just kind of meh about. It's not bad, but there's nothing that really grabs me and pulls me in. The chorus is cool, and as a huge fan of Addicted those like two words from Anneke got a really big grin out of me

 

[Tesla]

I liked Failure, but this one I'm just kind of meh about. It's not bad, but there's nothing that really grabs me and pulls me in. The chorus is cool, and as a huge fan of Addicted those like two words from Anneke got a really big grin out of me

I agree. Although my main problem is the drum sound. They just don't sound good in the mix to me personally. I know it's omg nolly blah blah blah, but I dunno...I've never noticeably had a problem with the drum sound on any other Dev album apart from this one.

 

[cip 123]

I don't think it's a bad drum sound. Just for Dev it sounds a little unnatural to me. Something about the snare gets me a little, but it's not gonna stop me listening.

 

[RLG167]

Just found this thread

 

[DLG]

dev really thought it was a good idea to have his albums sound like periphery? dude needs to start doing drugs again.

 

[The Mirror]

dev really thought it was a good idea to have his albums sound like periphery? dude needs to start doing drugs again.

What the actual f***?

 

[anomynous]

Production sounds like Periphery for obvious reasons, but the songs themselves?


lol no

 

[RLG167]

dev really thought it was a good idea to have his albums sound like periphery? dude needs to start doing drugs again.

Not funny, you can't compare Dev to new age Djent. Are you talking about the production quality, or the songs? If you mean the quality that's fine, but no song by Dev sounds like Periphery