Beware of the new Blackfield disc

[Finch Platte]

Blackfield IV only contains 31 minutes of music. 11 songs, not one over 4 minutes long. Several are under 2 minutes. I know, this isn't major criteria for buying a disc, but when you shell out almost $15 for a CD that you may think would have some prog elements to it, you really want more than 31 minutes of music. What is this, a Ramones disc? And why can't I make paragraphs in this joint??? :mad5:

[Swish]

Blackfield IV only contains 31 minutes of music. 11 songs, not one over 4 minutes long. Several are under 2 minutes. I know, this isn't major criteria for buying a disc, but when you shell out almost $15 for a CD that you may think would have some prog elements to it, you really want more than 31 minutes of music. What is this, a Ramones disc? And why can't I make paragraphs in this joint??? :mad5:

Blackfield = Crap

[Finch Platte]

Blackfield = Crap

Oh. NOW you tell me.

[3LB]

Steven Wilson is no longer in this project for one thing and I was never a huge fan of the earlier albums with Wilson. There were some good songs (Once should have been a PT song) but most of it left me cold. I haven't even bothered to listen to samples of this latest one.

[ForeverAutumn]

I didn't know that SW was no longer involved. I never liked Blackfield even with him.

[Finch Platte]

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Steven Wilson is no longer in this project for one thing and I was never a huge fan of the earlier albums with Wilson. There were some good songs (Once should have been a PT song) but most of it left me cold. I haven't even bothered to listen to samples of this latest one.

I'm pretty sure he's involved with this one. At least that's what the sticker on the outer cover said. I can't check cuz I already took it back. :)

[3LB]

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I'm pretty sure he's involved with this one. At least that's what the sticker on the outer cover said. I can't check cuz I already took it back. :)

I think he still mixed and produced it, but Wilson mentioned on his own website (maybe a year ago) that his involvement with Blackfield will be reduced to 'contributor and not member'. Actually, the third Blackfield album was mostly Aviv Geffen with a little bit of Wilson here and there. Wilson wanted to devote more time to his solo projects. Just as well. I think that the last two PT albums were devoid of those rock/pop gems that were a part of all PT's album pre-FoaBP because Wilson had finally spread himself too thin. To be honest, I don't think he's got that edge back either because his solo output is as monochromatic as the last two PT albums.