April 2, 2020: Gigaton - First Impressions (Read on SPT Episode 134)

Hi Brad and Brad,

I'm still floored by how myself and several other Ten Club members received our presale orders. My hopes is that everyone at the Ten Club are safe and I cannot thank them enough for doing whatever they needed to in order to fulfill several orders. I received my copy the morning of the official release date and immediately put it on the turn table. The first four songs were already familiar to me, since they released them before the 27th. The rest of the record was a different sounding band to me. My first impressions, especially of the last four tracks (Side 3) were that they seemed to drag a little. Just like a fine wine, I knew that I needed to let this breathe a while before making judgement on the album as a whole.

I echo Brad L's sentiment about social media and how some individuals will be negative either because they truly feel that way, or even more irritatingly (that's a word, I just Googled it) are just trolling to get a reaction. I don't have a Facebook account anymore, but still saw plenty of shade being thrown on the Ten Club Forum. This is why I am so glad I found you guys. I knew experiencing this record through your ears would give me more appreciation for songs that didn't stick with me through the first few listens. I've been listening to the record with the liner notes in my lap more often than not, but until I heard you guys break down Alright and Seven O'Clock, I really was not able to appreciate the incredible sound of Alright and the powerful lyric of Seven O'Clock. I'm excited to hear your take on the second half of the tracklist, because I am really curious to know your take on the last 4 tracks, which are starting to grow on me more-and-more.

Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,

Chris

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