Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild [Import]

Sikth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Festival Records
• ASIN: B00009PBIW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,770 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Full Title - The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait For Something Wild. Full length debut from UK alt-metal act who've toured with Mudvayne, Mad Capsule Markets, & American Head Charge. The followup to two acclaimed EPs, 'Let The Transmitting Begin' & 'How M

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sikth, sikth, sikth!, November 4, 2003

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marco (malta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild (Audio CD)

Oh my God!
Finally some band that possesses REAL TALENT has come out for us music lovers!
Hailing from England, this sextet will immediately impress for their very technical, yet funky but at the same time heavy, groove!
This is not to say that their songs are not catchy...but this release is not for the faint hearted either!
Sikth finally get to release the cd after two very impressive EP's and the results are rather astounding...
A few words for the production...EXCELLENT! the sound is incredibly clear and crispy...giving chance for the instruments to shine through it.
As for the music...opener "scent of the obscene" sets the ball rolling for the guys with its fast intro, slappy bass and incredibly melodic break, whilst second song "pussyfoot" stomps your head for its whole lenght thanks to manic vocals and grating guitar/double pedal attack...
Other highlights include "skies of the millennium night", a great song from beginning to end, with an almost circus groove where the incredible guitar work really shines! good job guys!
The cd's middle section gives you some relief with songs "TUPELO(that's right folks, a Nick Cave cover)" and "can't we all dream" almost connected to each other, but I personally think they're too much of a dirge to listen to...
The pace increases again and culminates with "such the fool" another classic sikth song, before ending in an interesting spoken word song by singer Mikee W. Goodman.
Only flaw i can see in the band is the reworking of "hold my finger" and "such the fool" which sound greatly better played faster and rawer as in the EP's...but that is a minor mistake which does not affect the greatness of this cd.
Please make these guys famous...they deserve it so much more than many other bands!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, June 4, 2005

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Xero Doug "Doug" (CT,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild (Audio CD)

all i have to say is wow...this is the type of band thats not afraid to try new things. this band is from the UK and they sound like if system of a down and atreyu had kids...this is what they would be...such an awsome band i suggest u buy this very soon b4 there is no more,also buy their new cd comming out in october

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really, truly, absolutely one-of-a-kind!, August 16, 2004

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R. Asher "Halcyon Dusk" (South Texas, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild (Audio CD)

My first time hearing Sikth, I sat and listened to their album front to back, all the way through. It was a revelation. It was a life-affirming experience. It was the real deal. Sikth are so utterly beyond criticism, the same way Dillinger or Mike Patton or Frank Zappa are beyond criticism... if you don't like it, you don't get it.

The guitarists are an amazing team, creating what seems at once both a single continuous flowing sound and ten different parts crashing and tumbling into each other. The bassist is heard loud and clear throughout, and his ear for when to play counter-melody and when to play flashy-ness is perfect. The drummer is a dynamic and ever-present wall of sound, matching whatever comes his way from the band with a liquid flow. The vocalists work together in much the same way as the guitarists, sounding as if they're fighting over the same mike, with each getting out only a few words or a sentence before the other comes in.

The songs themselves... really, the music on this album is not only beyond criticism, it is beyond description. I could say they sound like Dillinger, and structurally they're quite similar, but I couldn't imagine DEP doing smooth vocal harmonies or having two, count 'em, two piano pieces on an album, nor could I really see them covering a Nick Cave song. They've got the quirkiness of Mr. Bungle, but not nearly as much, but then maybe a bit more... you see my problem.

Last words... Sikth have some of the best breakdowns, beyond breakdowns, breakdowns so complex they really aren't breaking anything down at all.

More last words... their version of "Tupelo" is amazing, and I'm fairly sure they're the first metal band to cover any Cave song, and I'd know, I've looked, that's what made me get this album in the first place.

Even more last words... 'Can't We All Dream' and 'When Will The Forest Speak' are two of the greatest tracks of all time, on any album, ever, legendary stuff.