Comments on: Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:05:59 +0000

two more things, trobar obviously knows little about music and i have to also disagree that dr. l’ling is one of the best minus the bear songs, it’s the one i tend to skip over sometimes.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:01:58 +0000

the review is good, but i have to disagree that it contains their most forgettable songs. a lot of people have been complaining about the lack of rock and laid back vocals but i think that’s what makes this album so addictive. it has an overall groove that prior albums lacked. i just saw them last week and it was ridiculous. minus the bear is one of the few bands left that still know how to make good music.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:49:58 +0000

Just a correction to the review, once you see the new songs live, you’ll notice that the “epic prog rock-like solos” are at the hands of Jake Snider, not Dave Knudson.

By: thea

thea — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:26:24 +0000

i think that the new cd is an amazing ode to the ideas of yore. though adventures in the south seas may be absent, listening to this cd made me realize that the only way to escape the life that im leading is to go to the south pacific and begin to open my eyes to the fantastic planet of ice that we live on. yes. this album is actually a code for a scientific breakthrough that the lead singer made while studying music theory at Cambridge. our planet is rotating on ice, frozen by certain harmonious strands of sound waves. the reason for global warming is that these ancient strands of music are disappearing from modern life.

By: trobar

trobar — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:38:38 +0000

A good songwriter would help this band. Music is about the song really, that is if a band wants to be successful and get national…and, if the band wants people to remember their music. Frankly, this album is full of forgettable music that is performed probably as well as it could be. So the while the talent may be there, the composition isn’t.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:36:54 +0000

i can kind of see some of the points made in this review. but i still love this album…a lot. i wouldn’t really classify any of the tracks on it as forgettable though. still, very well written. to each their own.

By: Bryce Jacobson

Bryce Jacobson — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:42:42 +0000

The guy has no clue? He covered some of the good and bad sides of the album, is there wrong in that? Just because you fully indulge in the liking doesn’t mean everyone does, and it certainly doesn’t mean the album isn’t good if he pinpoints some of its flaws.

By: Alton

Alton — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:33:02 +0000

I definitly agree with Matt. Planet of ice is a well produced and amazing album. For people that KNOW good music, and don’t dwell in mainstream “music” politics, know that this is REMARKABLE music. The guy who wrote this has absolutely no clue.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:09:58 +0000

damn you’re a snazzy writer.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:28:45 +0000

I cant stop listening to this new MINUS THE BEAR RECORD. I downloaded it like 3 months ago and it has been in my constant rotation ever since. It is dumb writers like you that piss me off. Learn to write about music. Have you even listened to this record?

By: Kalissa

Kalissa — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:31:15 +0000

wow that was amazingly written… you sure know a lot about your topic(s) of interest… and that will work wonders for you as long as you keep putting those music/writing skills to good use!