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The versatility and genius of an artist named Devin Garrett Townsend, all condensed into this great album. Versatility understood as "professional figure": besides being a singer and multi-instrumentalist, he has been an established producer for 10 years; versatility also understood as musical views: a passion for metal (especially of the "progressive" kind, but his works also strongly feature "death" and "industrial" influences) but also for blues, jazz, classical music, and progressive rock. And here the genius finds its maximum expression: merging such different musical genres would seem like a very daunting task, yet Hevy Devy offers us in "Terria" an impeccable blend—if it can be defined as such—speaking of a metal album would be too simple and reductive, as is also evident is the difficulty of finding a name for the music he composed. But this is certainly not a relevant factor: listening to the fruit of his labors, one gets lost in often dreamy atmospheres, other times unsettling, leaving little room for the superfluous -at least this time- doubts of the listener.
His stunning voice, full of expression and fused with melodies that only seemingly unfold cold and distant, which, on the contrary, contribute to the creation of stunningly engaging sounds; finally, harsh lyrics—which at some points touch a rare sense of melancholy—and sometimes, even ironic.
Therefore, it is impossible to describe "Terria" track-by-track; each single piece shows so many and different nuances that make an objective analysis impossible, theoretically the same piece—depending on the moment it is listened to—might disappoint, yet exalt after the second listen, and still impress, or disillusion. I conclude with the tracks that most caught my attention: "Nobody's Here," "The Fluke," "Deep Peace," and "Earth Day" (the first 30 seconds of this last one are truly breathtaking!). NOT TO BE MISSED!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Mountain (06:32)
Nerves on fire, nothing is a sneaker...everything is catastrophe
That bump in your armpit is Cancer
That bump was turbulence
I guess it starts again
There is no reason for nostalgia,
Everything is still happening,
There is no reason for memory
The step, a choice.
I wish everything could have worked out the way you wanted it to
It's so tragic...so beautiful...
When everything is so hollow
Think of going home.
You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me
So far, i've logged so many hours
With medications and the dog
...You are so beautiful to me
So far, I've lost so many hours,
Two medications and a dog
IT'S JUST ANOTHER MOUNTAIN!
...JUST ANOTHER MOUNTAIN!
Just another weakness
03 Earth Day (09:35)
Eat your beets, recycle...recycle...
Don't eat your beets, recycle...recycle
The message is; 'THERE IS NO MESSAGE'
Babe, you better not ever think,
Staring into the drink...get out of my mind...
Cause I may not be the one to say,
is there no other way we could do this another day?
I saw God.
She said...'If you don't believe me, guaranteed you'll never leave me'
On your way, and out of my time
But I didn't even know if it was true or just a result of chemicals
Shut up and think of something more important to say...
'Sometimes I think that in every straight there's a gay!' Something or nothing a whole either way it's a way,
it's a way, it's a way, it's a way, it's a way
EARTH DAY, EARTH DAY, EARTH DAY, EARTH DAY
it's a way, it's a way, it's a way, it's a way
EARTH DAY, EARTH DAY, EARTH DAY, EARTH DAY
It's like your birthday, it's on Earth Day,
Like a child you're born again, little child you're bored again...
It's your worst fucking day, it's on Earth Day...
Little lies to cover up...please make your mind up
(Eat your beets, Recycle...recycle...)
(...Don't eat your beets, recycle...recycle)
Man Overboard (I'm so far away)
Man overboard (I'm so far...)
But fuck it! ...I really don't care
Fuck! Listen to me! Just shut the fuck up!
Peace, Love, Joy
Man overboard (I'm so far...)
Hate, hell, war
Hate, love, love, hate, love, hate...destruction!
So just shut your face and take a seat
Because after all, you're just talking meat...and music?
Well, it's just entertainment folks.
Sometimes I think that I really have something moreto say...
'Sometimes I think that in every straight there's a gay!' ...forgive me for saying it blows either way, it's a
way,
it's a way, it's a way, it's a way, it's a way...
It's your birthday, it's on Earth Day,
Like a child you're born again, little child you're cold again...
It's your worst fucking day, it's on Earth Day
Little child your time is up...please turn the heat up
You need your beets, you recycle...
...Don't eat your beets...recycle...
Man overboard...I'm so far away...
10 Stagnant (05:25)
Summer's here, the sunlight greets the day
The winters gone, there's no more rain today...
And if I could, I'm sure that I would take your breath away
So ain't it funny how, after trying to find my way home
I'm in the middle now and I won't get lost again
Cause in the winter time, when everything is grey
And in the summer time, into the month of May
I get a feeling that it's all so temporary
And that's the feeling that can take my blues away
Tired of the way that I'm feeling everyday
And I feel it in my head...woo-hoo-hoo...
Tired of the way that I'm feeling everyday
And I feel it in my head now, my head now
It's beautiful, the way it's meant to be...beautiful, but it 'don't do shit' for me...
So peel away a little skin and choke upon the bone
And ain't it funny how, after trying to find my way home,
I'm in the middle now, and I won't get lost again.
But you don't know, how or when it's gonna go
You don't know.
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