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Fermi Paradox

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just want to say this is the greatest tub ring album yet. its a work of art. i dont know what they did to make this album,change members-different style, but it is mind blowing. i have to say its alot tighter sounding and more appealing to the ear than the last album. although that had no downfalls.
but this album gets my vote for rockin....keep it up guys and hope you guys go far cause this album deserves it.
john

I just saw these guys live and bought this record at the show.. Amazing record. SOngs that get stuck in your head for days. This record does feel a little lighter than zoo hypothesis but still rocks. THen there are those mellow/weird tunes like pyschology and negative 1 (that has a rockin version on their b side/dvd sonicks/optics). And just try and deny tunes like future was free, life and times of jack..., Living with rene's head, and fruit of knowledge. Not to mention the riot inducing fury called hands. For fans of good punk, any mike patton project, electronic music that you can't dance too, and people that like interesting lyrics.

After reading peoples views on the closest thing sounding to Mr.Bungle, Tub Ring was frequently mentioned and I have to say they are pretty good. It sounds close to Bungle's debut album because nothing will ever be close to Disco Volante, one of my favorite albums of all time. I love all the tracks on this cd, you got heavy songs, soft ones, there's one that sounds like Secret Chiefs 3 with vocals...I'm impressed with these guys. It's obvious they have talent and are more exciting than the music that's coming out these days. When I turn the music up, people are like turn that up louder cause that sounds awesome!! It's fun introducing real talent to ordinary radio listeners. Give these guys a listen, turn it up, and spread the word. I wonder what Mike Patton thinks of these guys.

An average album. A couple great songs carry the CD, a few of the songs definitely could have been remixed and rerecorded to make for a more solid finished product.

I was truly exposed to Tub Ring after seeing them in concert with Mindless Self Indulgence this year, and since seeing them live I have fallen in love. They not only can present beautifully crafted music in the studio, but they can keep up and unlike most artists, make it even better live. "Fermi Paradox" is a great album and will certainly be high on the list amongst Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, and Dog Fashion Disco fans. While in my opinion this album is not nearly as good as "Drake Equation", "Fermi Paradox" has multiple delights that should attract and fool just about anybody. From your first listen to Track 3, "Future Was Free", you might dismiss this band as a simple electronic punk band from the first few seconds, but as the track progresses, you hear the song get darker, and harder, and take a turn like most Tub Ring songs do. I praise Tub Ring for how they can easily fool anybody about a song in the first few seconds, and then completely change it up without making it sound awkward and out of place. I really enjoy as how the album progressed, the sound gets more and more raw and harsh, but perfectly meshes in. It really makes me wonder why such a fantastic band that has been around for 10 years has yet to reach major success. Some of my favourite tracks off of this CD include "I am the Robot", "Invalid", "Living with Rene's Head", "Fruit of Knowledge", and "Fall Back".

If you are interested in something completely fresh and original to get away from all of the Nu-Metal, and Popular-Punk that exists nowadays, pick up this album.