{"id":18243,"date":"2015-02-02T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groundcast.com.br\/?p=18243"},"modified":"2015-02-02T02:54:37","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T04:54:37","slug":"curious-thoughts-inventing-dr-sutherland-traveling-hospital-2014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groundcast.com.br\/en\/curious-thoughts-inventing-dr-sutherland-traveling-hospital-2014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"These Curious Thoughts &#8211; Inventing Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.spotify.com\/?uri=spotify:album:7iavuRKCN9hETFsYq00TD3\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First, I need to APOLOGIZE to my good friend Jim Radford for this delay in reviewing: I just forgot it. Nevertheless, as promised, here is it and I may tell you one thing: this record is fucking awesome. Excellent from first to last song, with catching on the first listening.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, <strong>These Curious Thoughts<\/strong>\u00a0is a progressive rock band with folk that must be listened, because it blends perfectly of folk, neofolk and prog rock, pushing from old to new school influences.<\/p>\n<p>The album starts with &#8220;The Dark Room&#8221; sounding as a 70s prog bands with a generous touch of psychedelia. &#8220;Inventing Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital&#8221; is a lysergic pop, captivating, passing through the indie and folk influences. &#8220;Diagnosis&#8221; continues the same footprint of the previous track, but adds a very strong melodic beauty, bringing a jazzy mix. &#8220;Jupiter&#8217;s Baby&#8221; is a good psychedelic ballad that easily pleased Pink Floyd fans. &#8220;Purple Godzilla&#8221; is a tasteful funky rock, with much swing and energy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Born Again&#8221; draws a pop rock pattern, with a bit of psychedelia with good rhythm guitars. &#8220;Locked up in Chains&#8221; breathes acid rock with prog tones, with some Yes flavors, less eccentric and more direct. \u00a0With a mix between British folk rock and American country, &#8220;Backpack Full of Tears&#8221; seems as a Western movie score. &#8220;Choking on the Walls pleased me no much; perhaps it repeats a pop structure or a melodic chain that I listened in the other songs before.&#8221;Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde&#8221; is a classical British neofolk, sounding a a lot like Death in June, mainly because the vocals. It&#8217;s my favorite song on this release.<\/p>\n<p>The neofolk vibe continues in &#8220;Dirty Windows&#8221;, as a mix between the pop of previous songs and the folkish melodies. In &#8220;An Ocean Song&#8221; the pop backs in a melancholic mood. \u00a0&#8220;Sirens&#8221; starts very slowly and then get tribal drums and some psych melodies. &#8220;My Ashes&#8221; looks like the old songs of the 60s, bringing us a very exciting song with catchy chorus. This epic ends with &#8220;Sacrifice&#8221;, a little \u201cunhappy\u201d compared to the first songs, but pretty sure the rest of the release.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, it&#8217;s a great piece. There are some problems here and there on some songs, the final balance is positively stunning and must be listened on repeat.<\/p>\n<p>And Jim, sorry me for \u00a0took so long time to write this review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, I need to APOLOGIZE to my good friend Jim Radford for this delay in reviewing: I just forgot it. Nevertheless, as promised, here is it and I may tell you one thing: this record is fucking awesome. Excellent from first to last song, with catching on the first listening. 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