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Timothy Leary | 240 pages | 04 Sep 1998 | Ronin Publishing | 9781579510312 | English | Berkeley, CA, United States - The Politics of Ecstasy - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives

Nevermore 's The Politics of Ecstasy is a solid power metal album, with touches of speed, thrash, and mixed in. The band demonstrates both its political consciousness and stellar musicianship throughout. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. The Politics of Ecstasy enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk The Politics of Ecstasy. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos The Politics of Ecstasy Posts. Release Date November 5, Belligerent Strong. Track Listing. Seven Tongues of God. This Sacrament. Next in Line. The Politics of Ecstasy. The Tiananmen Man. . The Learning. Seven Tongues of God Nevermore. This Sacrament Nevermore. Next in Line Nevermore. Passenger Nevermore. The Politics of Ecstasy Nevermore. Lost Nevermore. The Tiananmen Man Nevermore. Precognition Jeff Loomis. The Learning Nevermore. The Politics of Ecstasy - Wikipedia

Best viewed without Internet Explorer, in x resolution or higher. An amazing album that did a great job of evolving the power metal and thrash genres in a very creative way. The songwriting, riffs, and vocal melodies are very The Politics of Ecstasy. It's clear that is singing about The Politics of Ecstasy he really believes in here from his The Politics of Ecstasy delivery. The drumming is high-quality throughout. This album might appeal The Politics of Ecstasy fans of Forbidden "Distortion". I subtracted a few points over a few issues. First of all, let me be clear that I don't believe any album is perfect. I believe there is always room for improvement for musicians to strive for. My rating reflects that belief. The terrible album cover doesn't do justice to the brilliance within. I also would not have begun the album with "Seven Tongues of God" as it is not one of the best songs on The Politics of Ecstasy album. It messes up the flow of the disc. Also, after "The Tiananmen Man" is starts to feel a lot like filler but by then they have already offered something very impressive. It is considerably better and darker than their debut album, the self-titled "Nevermore". Nevermore has such style and skill and I am glad they pumped it up here. They do such a good job showing their different sound and style. Jeff Loomis has improved the most since the first album definitely. In my review of "Nevermore", I said that while the guitar solos were excellent, I couldn't give the title of 'impeccable' to it? That is one of the main reasons I liked this album better than the previous. Jeff Loomis just does a lot more in this album. This album is quite considerably dark, something Nevermore is known for. We can start by looking at the album cover. Nuff said about that. Then, in the last seconds of "The Seven Tongues Of God", there is a spoken line after the song is finished which speaks, "If God The Politics of Ecstasy exist, it would be necessary for man to make one. Then, an eerie voice creeps in and talks about many subjects revolving around freedom and ecstasy. There's quite a bit of it so I won't quote the whole thing. In closing, also about my review of the album previous to "The Politics Of Ecstasy", you might see me say that there was something missing. Well, the guitar solos on this album cleared that up a The Politics of Ecstasy, but there's still just something missing. I've been thinking about this for quite a while, and I think I know what is 'missing'. Nevermore has influences from the music around it at the time, which was the 90's. So now that I think of it, perhaps it's not something that is missing, but rather something The Politics of Ecstasy maybe should be taken out. However, maybe this is just the band's style. After all, I really like Nevermore and maybe I should reconsider if there really is something missing. I mean, what album are you even listening to?! Make no mistake folks, this is seriously one underrated gem in the Nevermore catalogue. This is balls-out metal with plenty of post-thrash influences in the riffing. Additionally, to anyone who had The Politics of Ecstasy doubts about Jeff Loomis being a guitar god in his own right, listen to any song on this album and be floored. Not many top-notch guitarists out there can boast of being able to write kickass riffs AND solos, but he is most certainly one of them. With him at the guitar helm along with Loomis, it is clear that this album has a much darker and more brutal tone than the other albums. Rarely again has the aspect a smidgeon of influence, if you will of the music of Nevermore been so prominent and obvious. Plus on their other albums, the guitar tone was more polished whereas on this one, it is dirty The Politics of Ecstasy raw portraying the sheer fury of the band perfectly. This features one of the best clean vocal performances of Warren not to mention a boatload of doomy riffs along with a killer guitar lead bit kicking in at that repeats throughout the song. While Dreaming Neon Black was overflowing with bitterness and a somber tone, on this album, the doomy vibe is mixed with a relentlessly groovy death metal guitar attack that clearly shows that these guys were exceptionally fucking pissed off back then. Sure, and even portrayed that very anger to a certain extent, but not with this level of brutality and doom influence in the guitars. You only have to listen to the pounding title track for further proof with a heavier dose of dissonance in the guitars as compared to their other songs plus a powerful searing performance from Warrel Dane. Each and every one of us are inexplicably feeding the dirt and politics of the system and we hardly even realize it. And sure, The Politics of Ecstasy totally get the fact that the vocals of Warrel Dane R. P may be a bit of a turn off for people not accustomed to his vocal style before. Believe me when I say that when I first started listening to Nevermore, I was one of those very people myself, simply unable to fully enjoy the music due to my inability to appreciate and enjoy his unique style of vocals. Not to mention the fact that on this album, his vocals are even more inaccessible compared to their other releases. However, repeated listens converted me into a fan of his vocal style. So do be patient and give it time to sink in. Check out that incredible riff progression kick off at Fucking sick. At the end of the day, this is a kickass metal album that any fan of thrash, death, groove or progressive metal should dig. As far as the definitive Nevermore album, you can be sure of the fact that this is right up there with Dreaming Neon Black and This Godless Endeavor as one of The Politics of Ecstasy best. The Politics of Ecstasy you are yet to hear it, you are seriously missing out. Pick it up now! Sanctuary were a big thing The Politics of Ecstasy my friends and fellow metalheads so I had to try them out one day. I liked them, but not to such a big extent as I found other representatives of the US power metal scene more appealing like Riot, Helstar, Attacker, Crimson Glory, etc. I found it a more or less natural progression from the last Sanctuary effort only that Warrel Dane had lost the higher registers somewhere, to these ears for the better. Well, the continuation of the Sanctuary sound with an even darker, doomier twist was hardly my perfect idea about musical entertainment. The shadow of Sanctuary was nicely outgrown, and the guys have embarked on a journey through the meandering labyrinths of the modern progressive metal arena with thrash, power and doom metal standing by, always willing to assist whenever needed. The flashes of technical genius exhibited on the mentioned songs remained just that, flashes; the guys The Politics of Ecstasy attempted a full-blooded exercise in technical thrash The Politics of Ecstasy which they by all means possessed all the requisite skills. Will the guys attempt working on both fronts the way King Diamond and others have in the past? Sacred cows, be they made of gold or meat, are best when ground up into small pieces and then force fed to those that worship them. There is perhaps a tinge of irony involved in using this analogy in reference to Nevermore, a band that sort of planted their flag on bitching about politics and religion, yet struggled to write a decent song while doing so, but it is profitable to turn the tables on these would be iconoclasts in the name of better The Politics of Ecstasy. As a band that was at the forefront of defeating the purpose of good musicianship, these Seattle based wannabe rebels started on a tame yet somewhat respectable note with their somewhat backward looking debut self-titled album, so their true genesis as a force for modernity in the present sense lay somewhere between that album and what came later, though most tend to point to the EP In Memory that preceded their sophomore effort as the point The Politics of Ecstasy germination. The Politics of Ecstasy the case, the changeover was fully accomplished with The Politics Of Ecstasyactually so much to a fault that the plunge is far more gut-wrenching than the one that happened with Robb Flynn between the last Vio-Lence album Nothing To Gain and Burn My Eyes. Unpacking the sound of this album is The Politics of Ecstasy a bit tricky because it does come with a fair degree of intricacy, albeit in areas that are canceled out by the The Politics of Ecstasy base elements, much like the sweet flavor of a cake's frosting being destroyed by the cake itself being comprised of rat excrement. The label of "progressive" is not an exercise in false advertising, as there is a heavy degree of technical interplay between the rhythm section and the guitars, and the riff work shows sporadic signs of fanciness here and there. Jeff Loomis' credentials as a formidable precision shredder were about as evident in the mids as they've been in recent The Politics of Ecstasy, and fellow guitarist Pat O'Brien who would go on to greener pastures with ushers in a respectable contribution, resulting in a sound that is chunky, and even occasionally thrashing. But for the occasional bright spots in the instrumental department, the meat and potatoes of this album's formula is punishingly stagnant and slavishly repetitive. Putting aside the overbearing ravings of the 15 The Politics of Ecstasy old girl with the voice of a 60 year old chain-smoker to consider the nuts and bolts of each song, The Politics of Ecstasy, it becomes clear that even a more respectable vocal offering out of Dane on par with Into The Mirror Black would not have rescued this album. The proof is in the hypnotic pudding that is most of the The Politics of Ecstasy songs on here very few of these songs clock in at under five minutes, and even those ones sound horrendously overlongsuch as the wannabe grooving thrasher of an opener "The Seven Tongues Of God". Here stands an exercise in a song that starts off with a handful of decent riffs and rhythmic twists, but never closes the deal and proceeds to stagnate on a hyper-repetitive riff fragment and allow Dane's drama-queen vocal antics to completely deflate the song. The final The Politics of Ecstasy away from this thing is a song that had little staying power apart from ' drum work, which has generally been this band's strong suit apart from Loomis' solos. This song is surprisingly the best thing to be found on here, as the remaining shorter bangers exhibit the same stagnation but without the reasonably engaging intro material, with "Passenger" taking it a step further by dragging the tempo down to a doom-like crawl yet possessing the same mechanical and anti-atmospheric quality that defines the 90s version of modern metal. But for all the massive shortcomings of mid-paced plodders with little sense of growth like "Next In Line" and "The Tienanmen Man" that seem to cater solely to the ultra-preachy lyrics and annoying, out-of-tune bellows under the guise of vocals, the real pinnacles of sucking are reserved for the two massively bloated and underdeveloped "epic" numbers that are trotted out as attempts at merging their groove sound with a Dream Theater songwriting approach. The first disaster of an attempt at this is the title song "The Politics Of Ecstasy", which stretches out a singular groove stomp that sounds like a bad reject from The Great Southern Trendkill way too long, and then diverges into a thrashing mid-section where things start to get moderately interesting, then drifts off into clashing jazz and groove beats that deflates the build up. Props should The Politics of Ecstasy given to 's bass work here, which is extremely fancy and actually measures up to the technical capabilities of Loomis and Williams, but as a song these individually impressive moments fade into the ether of incongruity and vanishes for another round of plodding before all is said and done. The second and even longer epic "The Learning" replaces the repetitive Pantera riff approach with a foray into atmospheric balladry mixed with some of the quicker ideas found on the stronger opening song. There are a few moments of fleeting goodness, but nothing that can hold a candle to the overall confusion in structure and Dane's revolting vocals. When measured against the The Politics of Ecstasy past of most of the musicians involved, The Politics Of Ecstasy is about as far of a nosedive into the bottom of the barrel as could have occurred. They The Politics of Ecstasy up differing from most of their contemporaries a bit at this point in history in that they seemed a bit more keen in trying to mix water with oil by showering a general stagnant style with frequent changes and technical gimmicks, rather than The Politics of Ecstasy going for as plain and accessible for a sound as possible. That's actually the most bizarre aspect of this pile of sonic debris, in spite of its general stylistic trappings, it's not something tailored for consumption by mass media, but more of a sort of non-conformist niche that was popular enough to be lumped in with a larger market. But at the end of the day, it's a piss poor product that highlights one of the most terrible vocal displays by a singer who at one time displayed a level of competence and flair that rivaled Rob Halford. To this day this album is held as a grand achievement that bucked the trend of the day in some quarters, and such belief is ironically possible The Politics of Ecstasy by exhibiting the The Politics of Ecstasy cult behavior that Warrel Dane would spend much of his latter days railing against, in a voice not fit to be heard, of course. Nevermore have never been known for following in the footsteps of others. Quite the opposite, the Seattle-born outfit seems to make a deliberate point with each release that they will continue to progress on the unique path they have created. The Politics of Ecstasy is the second full length release by Nevermore. This would be the last album to feature rhthym guitarist Pat O'Brien, as he was recruited by Cannibal Corpse to record Gallery of Suicide. O'Brien's death metal The Politics of Ecstasy contributes to making this one of the heaviest albums out The Politics of Ecstasy. One question you might ask about this album is "What makes this so special? It can't be classic. This is thrash as it hasn't been properly done in years, mixed with a progressive element that makes this one of my favorite albums of all time. And what makes this album so heavy after all? Controlled Brutality, Organized Chaos if you will. Nevermore - The Politics Of Ecstasy (, CD) | Discogs

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want The Politics of Ecstasy Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks The Politics of Ecstasy telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The Politics of Ecstasy by Timothy Leary. Sirius Foreword by. Tom Robbins Introduction. Writings that sparkle with the psychedelic revolution. The Politics of Ecstasy is Timothy Leary's most provocative and influential exploration of human consciousness, written during the period from his Harvard days to the Summer of Love. Includes his early pronouncements on the psychedelic movement and his views on social and political ramifications of psychedelic and myst Writings that sparkle with the psychedelic revolution. Includes his early pronouncements on the psychedelic movement and his views on social The Politics of Ecstasy political ramifications of psychedelic and mystical experience. Here is the outspoken Playboy interview revealing the sexual power of LSD-a statement that many believe played a key role in provoking Leary's incarceration by the authorities; an early outline of the neurological theory that became Leary's classic eight-circuit model of the human nervous system; an insightful exploration of the life and work of novelist Hermann Hesse; an effervescent dialogue with humorist Paul Krassner; and an impassioned defense of what Leary called "The Fifth Freedom"-the right to get high. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published September 4th by Ronin Publishing first published January 1st More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Politics of Ecstasyplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Politics of Ecstasy. Lists with This The Politics of Ecstasy. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Politics of Ecstasy. Jun 14, Kip Williams rated it really The Politics of Ecstasy it. A edition I've had laying around since You know what, I wish Tim was right about the effects of psychedelics on our society. He The Politics of Ecstasy a new religious explosion as each man, woman, and child explored their own consciousness, transforming themselves into their personal Buddha or Lao Tzu. Mostly, we just went to jail and then cognitive therapy and career counseling. Still, acid did have the power to change. It was society that didn't. Feb 27, Wersly rated it it was amazing. This book is fucking ridiculous, and I mean that in the best way possible. Jan 18, Ian Willis rated it really liked it. I'm rating this a little higher than I probably would normally on account of it being such an important historical artifact. Parts of this are excellent, for instance the Playboy Interview. What a fantastic piece of history! And some of his points on Herman Hesse's work as well make reading The Politics of Ecstasy worthwhile, though in general I would say it's a little repetitive and overly optimistic. I get WHY he was overly optimistic, he was aiming for something, but it's a bit sad almost 50 years later to see I'm rating this a little higher than I probably would normally on account of it being such an important historical artifact. I get WHY he was overly optimistic, he was aiming for something, but it's a bit sad almost 50 years later to see that the psychedelic revolution he was predicting "in just a few years" hasn't arrived and is just barely being decriminalized on the lowest The Politics of Ecstasy levels with marijuana in a few states. If you're looking for a good book on consciousness that is The Politics of Ecstasy influenced by Leary and his psychedelic experience then The Politics of Ecstasy Anton Wilson's book Prometheus Rising is much more useful and direct. But this book, of course, is excellent as a rich viewpoint from the smarter if a bit deluded side at an amazing point in time Jul 03, Isil rated The Politics of Ecstasy it was amazing. Her neyse. Your "ego" is to your brain what the planet earth is to our galaxy with itsmillion suns The LSD ecstasy the joyful discovery that ego, with strivings, is only a fraction of my identity. There is no form of energy which does not come in the same rhythm. The galaxy itself and every structure within it is a binary business, an oscillating dance. The whiskey-drinking menopausal imprison the pot-smoking youth II: Thou from altering shalt not prevent thy fellow man his own consciousness Sayfa95 Playboy Roportajindan LSD is not an automatic trigger to sexual awakening, however. The first 10 times you take it, you might not be able to have a sexual experience at all, because you're so overwhelmed and delighted or frightened and confused by the novelty; the idea of having sex might be irrelevant or incomprehensible at the moment. But it depends upon the setting and the partner. It is almost inevitable, if a man and his mate take LSD together, that their sexual energies will be unimaginably intensified, and unless clumsiness or fright on the part of one or the other blocks it, it will lead to a deeper experience than they ever thought possible. Leary: No one has the right to tell anyone else what he should or should not do with this great and last frontier of freedom. I think that anyone who wants to have a psychedelic experience The Politics of Ecstasy is willing to prepare for it and to examine his own hang-ups and neurotic tendencies should be allowed to have a crack at it The The Politics of Ecstasy part of the Steppenwolf is a priceless manual. I intend to have more children, and I'll tell you this, that I'm not going to push symbols on my kids I won't keep anything away from them, but I'm not going to push symbols on my kids till they're ten, twelve, maybe fifteen years old. I will never encourage them to read a book. I will encourage them to tune in on their own internal vocabularies and cellular Libraries of Congress. I'll teach them how to live as an animal and as a creature of nature and decode and communicate with the many energies around them, before I will force artifactual symbols which are only or years old at best on their 2-billion-year-old cellular machineries And that, dear Paul, is the lesson of evolution which my cells have taught me. Balance: competition, mutual cannibalism and, above all, protection of the young of all species I'd probably give it a 3. Some of the writing is quite funny, especially when it mentions the stupid behaviour of society - police, the "whisky-drinking menopausal". However some of the predictions are a bit too optimistic and his message can be a bit repetitive. Some chapters are obviously better than others and towards the end one might feel that one has heard most of this before, but that also shows how well Timothy Leary manages to get The Politics of Ecstasy view of the world across. I guess that one of the things with which I agreed the most, and believe to be a wonderful message is: "Be God yourself, if you can, but do not impose your divinity on others. Dec 06, Colleen Stone rated it The Politics of Ecstasy was amazing Shelves: The Politics of Ecstasy. I give "The Politics of Ecstasy" a 5 star rating despite the The Politics of Ecstasy that I haven't read it since the early 70s and can't The Politics of Ecstasy much of it if you can remember the 70s, you weren't there. What I do remember is that it was a little technical for my likings. It's attempts to chronicle the effects of LSD was as unexciting for me as "The Kinsey Report"s attempts to pin sexual response to paper. So why the 5 stars? Well, it was just one of the books you HAD to read back then. It was a pillar of the I give "The Politics of Ecstasy" a 5 star rating despite the fact that I haven't read it since the early 70s and can't The Politics of Ecstasy much of it if you can remember the 70s, you weren't there. These books inspired a generation to think more openly, to embrace change and to challenge established authorities and expectations. That's got to be worth 5 stars! Mar 24, Jen rated it it was amazing. I first read this in when I was young. This is the copy I still have on my book shelf and you The Politics of Ecstasy see how well read it was. We carried it round with us and quoted it like a bible. Obviously, I was of the generation and we did tune in, turn on and drop out. It may seem The Politics of Ecstasy to many who were not there, but for us it was the best instruction manual ever! May 21, Franklin rated it it was amazing Shelves: johnc. 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