The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love

Diminished returns
from these writers of fictions.
Prog rock not their strength.

Extraordinaire, wunderbar, macaduno and then some....

disaster strikes oft
when little men in glasses
think they're important

Not having been the biggest fan in the past, Hazards of Love has won me over. I love the cohesive melodies spread across the album and the grunge-edge they've added to their sound. More than anything though, I love their ambition and the HUGE chance they took creating this album. It's a masterpiece in my opinion and something that will prove difficult for them to top down the road. rating = 97

Didn't Genesis
Do this a long time ago?
I remember the seventies.

Prodigal moments,
too much metal dithering.
Even so, awesome.

Yep, They have achieved what most neo-prog bands have tried in vain to accomplish through decades, an opera rock masterpiece to be truly remembered.

Casual prog fan
brought alive by this spark; burns
virgin wood & rocks.

Infanticide rocks.
"Alright, alright, alright" is
so irreverent.