[.ca] Jupiter

Space core at its finest:
One of the best CDs ever made. Awesome vocals, screams, riffs, etc. I'll never get sick of this one. GUYS - Please go back to the hard stuff!!!!

Jupiter your seeminly so right for me:
What is there to say about cave in, that hasnt already been said. when the band name cave in is said in a crowded room, words like genious and godly are uttered. not only has this band compleatly changed their style of music, but they changed they way people listen to music. From as far back as i can remember ive been a huge beatles fan, i cant help the pop-rock and roll that just makes you feel so good, then i added bands like cave in and converge to my cd roster, and i fell in love. the songs on "until your heart stops " were so powerful and raw i could not get enough, but i saw more than meets the ear in that cd. you could heard musicians that wanted a slice of the big time, and wanted to use all there creativity to the maximum capacity. then i heard "Jupiter". From the first snare roll of the title song, through the amazing solos of "big riff" to the final breath of "new moon" the cd had me breathless. cave in had found there sound, and their way into my heart as the greatist band to ever walk the planet(s). you owe it to mankind to buy this cd.

By Jove, Cave-In's got it!!!:
I have yet to hear Cave-In's earlier albums, from what I gather have more of a math-metal sound to them. So I decided to start with Jupiter. I must say I'm really impressed with this. I usually don't care much for when a band makes a transition from a non-trendy form of music such as metal to something that already gets more than enough media attention (like alternative or emo - whatever it is called). You can read my review for Metallica's wretched Load as an example. Yet, I find a lot of enormously compelling things about Jupiter. Cave-In's Jupiter comes across as being heartfelt, jaw-dropping, and hypnotic wheras Metallica's Load comes across as being uninspired, underwelming, and just flat out boring. Load was just a sickening attempt (with suggestive coercing from the eMpTyV/radio consortium)to gather a Gen-X audience at the expense of their loyal fanbase. Jupiter sounds like a group playing what THEY (not a record label exec) believe they should be playing. But enough bellyaching. Jupiter is just a great album from start to end. I'm reminded of a great 1990's alternative band named Failure, another group that never received their deserved success. The cosmic guitar textures and effects have to heard to be believed. Stephen Brodsky's vocals fit this type of music perfectly. And his lyrics are pretty nifty too. If I was a songwriter, I'd give up my movie star (OK, I admit the star is Godzilla) looks just to come up with lines like "You're another coat of red in Hell". It just makes you wonder how unoriginal lameness like Nickleback and Puddle of Dumm sell millions, while most music fans remain ignorant of Cave-In's existence. Why is that?

Beyond Brilliant:
This album has been played over and over again in my car, my home stereo, my computer--everywhere that I have access--for as long as I have had it. While I love the earlier metalcore-ish Cave In, I love this album much, much more. The only way I can describe this album, is that: it is absolutely breathtaking. It is so different from anything I've ever heard, and I find it incredibly difficult (when suggesting it to my friends) to compare it to another band. No single track stands out anymore than another, not because they sound alike, but because every song is so amazing and original. While it is true that there are only 8 tracks, Jupiter is nearly 45 minutes in length; and like I implied before, every song is brilliant. The only complaint that I could possibly have about this album, is that: the lyrics in the CD jacket aren't wholly accurate. I believe a previous reviewer, Ain Soph Aur, summed up my feelings of this album quite nicely when they said, "Some of my favorite songs are: See tracks 1 - 8." Jupiter... a masterpiece that makes it impossible to recommend "a good song from the album".

Best. Album. Ever.:
I don't really know what to say about this album. Honestly any attempt at encapsulating "Jupiter" in words will fall deadly short. It's there in music form for a reason. Don't be put off by pretentious magazine reviewers who love to use this album to drown you with obscure music references (or even, *gasp* some obscure European film director), but it will only confuse you. I'll put it simply: this album changed my life. Not saying it's going to change yours, but it will affect you, no matter who you are. It resonates in your heart like a throbbing door, hiding something terrible behind it, with you staring ahead, jaw wide in anticipation. Go buy it and you'll respect yourself in the morning.

• Jupiter
• In the Stream of Commerce
• Big Riff
• Innuendo and Out the Other
• Brain Candle
• Requiem
• Decay of the Delay
• New Moon