![]() is the second album after last year’s K.G. It was so interesting that, listening to a track like “Rattlesnake” in headphones, one could only imagine the crowd at a live show going absolutely berserk when it’s played. Perhaps the most notable album from that year was Flying Microtonal Banana, where King Gizzard mixed their psychedelic sound with microtonality and a twist of krautrock. Not only were the five albums all worthwhile, they also saw the band experiment with a new sound on each effort. However, that turned out not to be the case. ![]() An outside observer would be correct to note that with such abundance of new music it would be difficult to expect the quality to remain high throughout these records. However, that is sadly not the case for this Australian psychedelic outfit.Īfter some beloved early albums, the band became more widely recognizable in 2017, which saw them aiming (and succeeding) to release a total of five full-length albums. Nonetheless, they got a pass because they were always honest in their songwriting and it is perfectly reasonable that the same four people write all their music in a very similar manner. Only upon closer consideration does one note strong similarities in song structure, lyrical themes, and whatever else. ![]() Just look at Led Zeppelin the main reason they were successful at it was that they managed to disguise the fact that there was a formula at play. This type of formula is not necessarily bad, as it aims to replicate a former honest musical effort, and there are certainly musicians who have been successful at this type of pursuit. ![]() In the case of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, they’re not repeating a formula to appeal to a larger audience, but rather one for that appeals to their existing fanbase. It is never a pretty sight when a band one is quite fond of begins putting out formulaic records. ![]()
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