Cheap Black Umbrella (Music) (Thought Industry) Price

Related Products

Customer Reviews of Black Umbrella

.
Mm. Very iffy. I was ready for a change in Thought Industry's style; having grown from a heavy-metal listening highschool freshman to a college junior throughout their career, I've found that nostalgia allows me to overlook the sillier aspects of TI's music in favor of their unbridled creativity and fascinatingly self-indulgent and pseudo-intellectual lyrics (not a criticizm, the lyrics are profoundly interesting.) So, in theory, I would happily welcome a shift in tonality to accompany my own change of perspective -- that is to say, in theory, I don't mind the idea of Oberlin cutting down on all of the grandiose, politically-oriented, angry emotional self-indulgence of earlier releases in favor of something a bit more minimal and less florid. But the problem is that Black Umbrella just isn't all that interesting, *especially* when you *are* used to such a whirlwind outpouring of creativity from this band. There's still creativity here, but the songs are all similar, with lyrics all similar, about girls being evil heartbreakers and booze being man's best friend. I can't help but wonder if Oberlin isn't trying to romanticize a sort of boozy, mopey-angry image for himself. In any case, the result is just sort of annoying. Aside from cute touches here and there, this does not stand out or inspire like TI's earlier releases did.

---

TI Rules
I have seen Thought Industry twice at Stryker's lounge. Both times they put on an excellent show. One night Brent Oberlin & They guys from TI came back to my friends house to party. That night was great.

---

DEEP PERSONAL ROOM
Deeper then ever still complicated,melodical depressive combinations are wonderfull and production is very "ROOM"orientated and that's what I like... keep runing my brains with THOUGHTS.