Chevelle's new album is pretty dang good

[Lysander]

That's all. Much better overall than NIRATIAS, imho.

Pretty interesting how they decided to become a duo and not have a full-time bass player anymore.

 

[2dor]

Darn right! Been listenting to this a LOT in the past weeks.

 

[dbagchee]

Yeah it’s great. Short but sweet. Looking forward to seeing them live next month.

 

[Lysander]

Yeah it’s great. Short but sweet. Looking forward to seeing them live next month.

I caught them live about 10 years ago in the US, they put up a killer show. It's a shame how they basically never tour Europe thou...

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Album was better than I expected.

I’m so torn on how I feel about Chevelle. I love their overall sound and the production is almost always incredible.

And the other half of me feels like they are great sounding music rather than great music. They’re also pretty limited with what they’re capable of doing and basically just stay in their lane doing the same couple of tricks over and over. To me it’s just kind of mediocre songs with big riffs and big production. Fun to listen to but not bringing a whole lot to the table.

 

[Lysander]

I'll admit Chevelle is not everyday music for me neither, but when that band clicks it can produce some incredible, memorable stuff.

 

[Lysander]

This, right here, is Tool-worthy. I'm in love with this track.

 

[dbagchee]

I have a soft spot for trios. It’s a natural limitation that breeds creativity. A lot of their songs grow on you after multiple listens - each album will have one or two hook tracks and then rest fall in place after several listens.

 

[DrewJD82]

Album was better than I expected.

I’m so torn on how I feel about Chevelle. I love their overall sound and the production is almost always incredible.

And the other half of me feels like they are great sounding music rather than great music. They’re also pretty limited with what they’re capable of doing and basically just stay in their lane doing the same couple of tricks over and over. To me it’s just kind of mediocre songs with big riffs and big production. Fun to listen to but not bringing a whole lot to the table.

Yep, this is where I’ve been with them since the start. There’s some tunes of theirs I REALLY love, “I Get It”, “Face To The Floor” and a few others, but the stuff I don’t dig much never rises above that, despite multiple listens and hoping to dig into it more.

Saw them live in ‘21 and they were great, killer guitar tone and while they stick to what’s on the album their one of those bands that the energy that particular night could give you a great show despite not venturing away from the album versions of the songs at all. Dude’s a Mark IV guy, I dig him just for that!

 

[dk_ace]

Somehow I missed this, gonna have to check it out soon!!!

Been a big fan of them since the first album and they’ve been one of very few bands that basically always holds up in the rotation for me.

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[deathbyguitar]

Started listening to this one the other day and was pretty instantly bored but I'll give it another shot.

Their first 3 albums were a giant influence on my guitar playing, especially Wonder What's Next but I feel like after Vena Sera they just kinda kept doing the same thing over and over again. NIRITAS was pretty cool though. I enjoyed hearing Sam going back to a higher tuned snare, that's for damn sure.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Gonna have to give it a listen. Sci-fi Crimes has to be my current favorite Chev album. Jars, Mexican Sun

 

[Lysander]

Gonna have to give it a listen. Sci-fi Crimes has to be my current favorite Chev album. Jars, Mexican Sun

I'm team Vena Sera myself.