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Monday, August 23, 2010

How I Feel About "The Cosmic Drama"

The following quote is a post from the absolutepunk.net message board thread for the Cosmic Drama review:

"This album is the best rock album of the 2000-2009 period. Period. I don't care what anyone says, thinks, or argues otherwise. Brian Warren is a genius well beyond his years, musically and lyrically speaking. The mixing and mastering process for this album did delay it's release for an extended period of time. At one point, The Cosmic Drama seemed like something of a myth for Weatherbox fans whose only real communications with Weatherbox were a series of absurd myspace bulletins filled with awesome quotes, web-findings, and philosophical bulletin ramblings.

As someone who hopped in the front seat of the Weatherbox fan train the first night I saw them opening for Say Anything and Manchester Orchestra, I can say without a doubt my musical devotion has been entirely stolen by Weatherbox. Say Anything is a band I quit liking pretty much the day I graduated high school. Manchester Orchestra is amazing, but they tilt towards a different philosophical spectrum I don't necessarily identify with or understand as much as the 'box.

Every time Warren repeats a line on The Cosmic Drama, he sings it slightly differently beaming different feelings/emotions/thoughts connected with the lyric. If something is being said for 2 minutes over and over during a song of this album, the listener needs to understand that Warren would never waste his listeners time while guiding them through the experience of The Cosmic Drama. I believe this album is best appreciated in its intended format (vinyl), and plus...the blue marble print is quite beautiful.

BUY THIS ALBUM. Please. Before you spend money on anything else."

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