But call me out of line are the rest of you who are slagging it just falling in line?
No, I think people are slagging it, because it's a rather generic sub-par album that only has moments of greatness. Listen to U.F.Orb or Orbus Terrarum, they are genius all the way through. B&T (not counting From a Distance) is not a bad album per se, there just isn't much going on in a lot of the tracks. Many of the sounds sound like presets that haven't been altered in any way. Personally I was initially drawn to The Orb because the music contained so many sounds I had never heard before, so hearing a bunch of stock samples that anyone with a certain synth or sampler has access to is a big disappointment. Add to that the linearity of the tracks when The Orb has always been known for sonic complexity, it becomes hard not to evaluate The Orb as being over the hill creatively. Just because a community reaches a consensus doesn't mean we are blind sheep, in fact I think it indicates that we share a sensibility which is one of the hallmarks of a true community. I'm still listening though, so prove me wrong LX and knock our socks off with the next one! Jason _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail