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SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
An illustration of how "complex riffs" do not a prog band make.
Although a lot of thought has clearly gone into the details and subtle changes, the overall effect is of a single riff used for an excessive length of time, with some simple effects and death-metal vocals.
This is not prog rock by a long stretch - or even prog metal. I would more comfortably fit it into a "Technical Metal" category, if such a category exists. The production is the clinically precise and "blinging" sound that all metal has from Metallica's Black album onwards.
So the first three tracks blur into one, with the minimalist approach to riffing. A new riff is introduced for track 4 "The Paradoxial Spiral", and you can practically hear the musicians counting aloud to get the precision and notes added or subtracted as the rule dictates, but the music ends up feeling extremely samey - one of the major pitfalls of attempting minimalism. Check out any work by Philip Glass to hear the same traps being fallen into by a "classical" composer.
The next three tracks likewise blur into one - and you can hardly accuse Meshuggah of melodic or harmonic invention. There is none - the only "melodies" are the incessant riffs shifting microscopically with perfect unison between guitar and bass. The emphasis as with so much so-called prog metal is on rhythm and production sound.
We finally get a guitar solo around 1:20, but instead of contrapuntal devices, either rhythmic or harmonic, we get noodling around the same lines as the riffs, which dissolves to a single thread.
Fortunately there is some respite with the beginning of "Minds Mirrors", but I'm not really keen on the retro-sounding vocoder, and the textures are very very simple and only serve to underline my feeling that this is not progressive at all.
"In Death - Is Life" starts the 3rd riff on this album, and intruigingly moves onto a second riff - but the treatment the riffs get is now completely predictable, and again the whole dissolves into a repetitve sounding mush, despite the little variations. This is continued into "In Death Is Death" and despite the attempts to break it into small rhythmic-central blocks, never truly moves away from the base around the E chord that maintains a monotony throughout, or if it does, simply moves to the next anchor chord around which "complex" riffs are built and added to over time.
Around 5:00, an interesting jazz-oriented interlude provides respite - alas for only 30 seconds or so, but at 7:10, some electronically processed sounds complete the track. Yep. Around 5 minutes of random and dischordant sounds which may conjure up a spooky atmosphere for you, but I would recommend early Pink Floyd, Amon Duul II or the music of Schoenberg if you like atmospheric dischordant music.
Shed is back to the death metal riffs and vocals, interspersed with a slightly more funky texture - interesting but not varied enough to be prog. This carries on for the next three tracks, until "Sum" brings us to a new and welcome texture. Sadly, it does dot develop - like any of the thematic material used on this album.
This appears to be music made by people who have heard heavy metal, liked it, wanted to do something different to impress their mates, but failed to grasp the basics of what makes a piece of music tick.
Definitely not recommended to fans of Prog Rock, but fans of "prog metal", especially at the Death Metal end may well like it. Albums like this really bring home to me the fact that Prog Rock and Prog Metal are entirely separate genres.
For fans only.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
Drummer Tomas Haake takes a break from the drums and uses his "Drumkit From Hell" sample archive instead, but you'll barely notice the difference. Fredrik Thordendal and M�rten H�gstr�m's guitars sounds different than any other guitar sound I've heard thus far and the bass supports the riffs sludgy sounding approach into a bombastic and kind of inaccessible affair. It's grower for sure, even me, who are a huge fan of this band, didn't think much of this album after first listen, but it growed on me well, though not enough to name it as one of my absolute favorites from them. I still love the riffing and the ambient guitar noodling parts though it drags on for too long sometimes. Overall, I think it deserves at least a 4 star, but not much over that.
Not recommended to new fans, but already fans of Meshuggah should surely check this one out!
"Catch 33", I think, is definetly a prog album. Don't expect any kind of similarities to the likes of YES and GENESIS for you will not find any. In fact most lovers of prog could find this difficult. "Catch 33" will go down amazingly well with fans of extreme heavy metal and fans of very technical and interlectual music (baring in mind that the whole prog genre is full of this, yet this album takes it to a different degree!).
The framework and structure of this album is incredibly interesting and is something i have never come across in my whole life. Meshuggah stand alone in their own field of progressive "math metal". This album is full of much varied tracks times yet this is certianly just one big 47 minute epic that has been broken down into different tracks. I would not say that each track is an individual movement within a suite, that is just not the case here. The first 6 tracks are based around one solid riff that travels through different tracks, building up more power, speed and brutality. The album then progresses into a state of relaxation before it bursts into even more sonic brutality.
"Catch 33" starts off with one thundering riff, proving that Meshuggah's long year gap's between each album is worthwhile for getting all the ideas in. The use of odd time signatures and detailed shifts make each part of the huge opening riff that travels across different tracks completely mind blowing and very interesting all the way. Every time I hear a Meshuggah riff in their unique style I feel completely mezmerized and blown away. Hearing them live at Ozzfest this year was truely incredible.
The first 6 tracks are a journey of growing brutality. "Minds Mirrors" offers an incredible release. This track is essentially placed in the middle of the album to offer a great moment of relaxation. Almost an ode to space rock, the vocals here are echoic and uplifting. There is a still an aura of curiosity and darkness lurking in this track as it starts to go back into even more brutality than when the album began!
The rest of the album shows off less repetitive riffage and songwriting. Highlights are the two "In Death" tracks, "Shed" and "Sum". The later being a breakdown from chaos to order. As the album finishes you will hopefully feel drained by all the incredible complexities in this album (in a good way), and completely blown away.
Meshuggah prove themselves to be an unstoppable force. One of the heaviest and most original bands out there. This album is a masterpiece as it is not only one of the strongest metal albums I have ever heard, but it is one that can help spark off new ideas for future metal bands. 70s symphonic proggers beware, prog metallers... Meshuggah are your new gods!
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
And with Catch 33, they pull no punches. No instrumental solo relief, no cliche 'acoustic part/ heavy part' pop metal dynamics, no nu-metal hip hop urban affectations...nothing but the hard stuff, from start to finish. Sure, many bands can do the unrelenting low-string riffing thing, but very few have the balls to take a single improbable riff and pound it into your head from countless angles the way MESHUGGAH does. As with previous albums, there's an expansion of the HELMET/ SEPULTURA feel here, an industrial tension without industrial pretensions. "Catch 33", however, is even more conceptual- but in a very different way than the usual narrative or thematic focus of most concept albums. This is not as much a story as it is a refined expression of a complex but primal state of being...though the specific definition of the details of this state are best left to the individual listener. Everything up to and after the catching of the breath that is "In Death - Is Death" is hardcore grindage of the highest caliber, toying deliberately with rhythmic and tonal variations that have nothing in common with the DREAM THEATER school of self-conscious musicianship. MESHUGGAH don't give a damn if you respect them.
But you should...apart from the uneasy ambience of the "In Death" intermission mentioned above (which I alternately endure or appreciate depending on my mood), "Catch 33" is a rare journey into the harrowed souls of very bright guys making very dark sounds. If you have absolutely no use for metal, or you prefer your metal to be reasonable in intent and delivery, you won't get anything from this album anyway. For the rest: when you want impassioned self-expression and textured tonal variety in your prog-metal, you have OPETH and PAIN OF SALVATION. When you need to grind your teeth in darkest darkness with no safe corners or instant gratification, there's "Catch 33".
The kind of music theory that went into this is of a level I've never encountered before except in the works of modern classical musician Steve Reich, and I've heard that Schoenberg was involved with it to an even greater degree. It's very clear that they listened to atonal/12-tone pieces when composing this. Iin fact, the Twilight Zone theme is the most well-known example of a piece that follows this theory, so it's no surprise that came to mind. And for another reason it's very appropriate; there's something very sci-fi-like about the atmosphere of the album, all the way from from the grating, futuristic "chords" made up of the "devil's interval", and the perplexing rhythms, to the distorted, sometimes computerized voices.
It's hard to name specific musical highlights on this album, but I thought the lyrics, especially for "Mind's Mirrors" and "Disenchantment" went a long way to add to the mood of the album. Whether they describe a bad acid trip, a near-death experience, or actual death is anybody's guess, but they manage to be beautiful and harrowing at the same time without resorting to vulgarity. Since this album is for a niche audience, my rating would be 3.5 (i.e. only essential if you're into the genre), but this is incredibly well-performed work...you can't even tell that the drum machine is a machine!
I wanted to write this review along the same time as Cynic's Focus because Meshuggah has generally been at the forefront of metal creativity. Other than the heaviness, they basically are entirely different than any other act. This record also reminds me strongly of Focus because of the jazz, complexity, and a brief appearance of "space vocals" on Mind's Mirrors.
It's also heavy as heck, maybe the heaviest to date of their career (8 string guitars go pretty low), though the machine gunning sound is gone. With their last several releases, this is right in line with the progression of their sound (although I was not as impressed with Nothing). All the song's flow together as one gigantic, slow, heavy, droning, complex sound. Again, prog traditionalists beware, this record's not for you. No fine melodic passages, no prog conventions (other than being different), and no pleasant sound.
If one is not paying attention, much of this will all sound the same and will seem boring, unimaginative garbage. However, if proper attention is given, one can notice the subtleties to the sound, the ever present complexity of the work (without running all over the fretboard), and most importantly, the progressiveness of the work (easily the most progressive of all Meshuggah albums).
It is their densest material to date and the most difficult to "get". Catch 33 represents a great transition in their sound and really is the evolution of their sound. I sense future works to expound upon this new change which certainly has divided their fanbase. Those wanting to explore the depths of heavy music, and I do mean heavy music, will have made a wise choice in listening to Catch 33.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
I know that this is a negative review. My goal with this review was not so much to post a negative review but to comment that what I expected to hear from a prog metal album and what I heard from this album were two completely different things. Shame on me for not researching it further before listening.
I have given this album 2 stars because I feel that it is for fans only. I think that if you are a fan of thrash metal or a fan of Meshuggah in general than you will probably like this album, but if you don't like thrash metal, than you should probably stay away from this album. Although this might be the worst album I have heard from prog archive recommendations I didn't give it a one star for Poor. Only for completionists, because from what I can see fans of Meshuggah truly enjoy this album, so it isn't a poor album from that perspective.
So let's get things started. Firstly, CATCH 33 was my first Meshuggah album. I bought it knowing that I didn't like what I had heard from them before, and that I was either going to grow to love them, or grow to hate them even more. Fortunately, the former scenario came to pass. I was immediately struck by the rhythms of M�rten Hagstr�m, the powerfull yell-vocals of Jens Kidman, and the otherwordly quality of Fredrik Thordendal's lead guitar work. While Thomas Haake isn't doing much on this record (time constraints led the band to use a custom drum machine on this effort), his drum programming matches his real drumming to the T, and now that I have listened to the band's other efforts, it is safe to say that it sounds no different in technique and precision than Haake's actual drumming chops. So his absence on this record is truly not an absence at all, and the drum machine's presence doesn't alter the listening experience in any way.
Something I would like to touch upon as well: Many people seem to believe that Meshuggah is 'math- metal', and feature crazily-difficult odd time signatures in their music. Now, I'm not a music tech, and have little to no knowledge of what proper music theory is, but the band's members themselves have on more than one occasion dismissed this notion, and even pointed out that Haake-- ableit playing something off-beat with his feet-- keeps the standard 4/4 time backbeat going with his hands at all times. So even though Hagstr�m may be playing a 23/16 time sig in the foreground, Haake's hands keep things simply and concise underneath all of the chaos. So this leads me to believe that Meshuggah's comopsitions aren't quite as complex as most people make them out to be, and yet I understand that actually playing the songs is a very difficult thing to do. So I am not trying to belittle the band members' technical abilities, but I am pointing out something that may put a person's opinion of the band in a bit more realistic perspective. More or less, the rhythm structure is based on where the bar line is, and not necessarily what time signature the song is written in, since it is in essence, still basic 4/4 time. Why point this out? Well, I have noticed some reviews on here claiming that Meshuggah really aren't anything special, and that the song structure is too simply to be tech/extreme, so hopefully by pointing out that Meshuggah never aimed at being considered this technically-charged math rock band that people are calling them now, it will help those people to look at the band from a different perspective.
With that out of the way, let's get to the reviewing.
CATCH 33 Opens with ''Autonomy Lost'' (which is actually the first of three parts of the same track), and introduces the thing Meshuggah is most famous for: crazy time signature guitar playing and drumming overtop of a basic 4/4 time backbeat. The rhythm featured here is very addictive, and I just love the way it fuels my adrenaline. Something else (I would find out later) Meshuggah loves to often do is repeat the same riff over and over again, creating a form of hypnotic trance, then once the listener begins to feel comfortable with that rhythm, it will completely change and throw you off once again. It's that not knowing what is around the corner aspect to Meshuggah's music that proves that they are progressive, as far as I am concerned. Jens Kidman is on top of his game on this album, and as his voice comes plummeting in, you know that you are in for the ride of your life. Granted, the experience is very fulminating from the get go, and this lack of atmosphere and presence of non-stop aggressiveness is actually something I actually went considerably out of my way to impugnment (See ''The Bedlam in Goliath''), but in this particular case, I feel like the aggressive aspect in the music works very well, and at least there is some structure and groove to it, unlike the former album I mentioned. I noticed in a couple of reviews for this album that it is assumed that the entirety of this song (Which are the tracks ''Autonomy Lost'', ''Disenchantment'' and ''Imprint of the Un-Saved'') is made up of exactly the same riff played repetetively. This is false. as one would know if they took the time to really sit and listen to the guitar work beautifully executed by Hagstr�m. The riff starts out as a certain rhythm, with a certain number of notes per bar and a certain order in which they are played. At many point within the song, all of these aspects change, and the notes are played in a completely different order, rhythm, and time signature. This means that it is a different riff. Similar notes, but different nonetheless. Therefore, while some people over-complicate Meshuggah;s music as mentioned above, some people also over-simplify it, which is just as wrong to do.
Once the first 'movement' of this song (As CATCH 33 is in essence one huge song that spans the entirety of the album) is over, track 4 begins. Now everything is different, and not just the guitars. This continues on for quite some time until the next blatant transition with the track ''Mind's Mirrors''. This is my favorite of the album, just because it is the most dark, the most strange, and frankly, the most prog track on the record. The spoken word section of the album is to be found here, with Thomas Haake speaking his lyrical poetry into a symthesizer that is unkwon to me, but will surely be recognized my more seasoned music listeners. Following this undoubted;y spooky moment on the album is an equality unsettling yet beautiful quiet section, featuring some of the most atmospheric lead guitar work I have ever heard. Thordendal is really great here, and proves that his band is more than just a death or black metal act; they are truly progressive.
Now we are treated to a song that spans two tracks: ''In Death is Life/Death''. The riffs here are some of the best on the record, with a very disorienting rhythm structure that I still haven't managed to tackle yet, no matter how many times I listen to it. Both tracks are more or less the same, with the only real difference being at the end of track two, when a very foreboding quiet section comes in once again, lasting for a very long time. In fact, it lasts so long, that in the past I have found myself drifting off to sleep with my headphones on late at night as this part plays (Well, even on the heavy parts, I become very entranced and hypnotised by the beats, but this case in particular is very soothing to listen to). Eventually, things kick back into gear again, and the band have done a good job of excersizing an old law of music and created a quiet moment for so long that the ear-splitting opening to the track ''Shed'' seems as if it were the loudest thing on the record yet, simply because the contrast is so extreme. It works very, very well.
So the track ''Shed'' as mentioned a moment ago opens with a blood-curtling scream courtesy of Kidman, and then brealks into some of the most pulsing, throbbing guitar riffs on the whole record. This track is fairly short, and feels even shorter, ending way too soon in my opinion, as I wanted it to keep going.
The last three tracks on the album once again continue a single strand of music composition, and it serves as a very good album closer, complete with yet another quiet moment at the end. This is followed by a gargantuine wall of sound that is actually quite beautiful to my ears, before finally silencing the band members for good. All except one. Thordendal continues to play some very bluesy clean guitar work until the album's end, and it truly strikes me positively every time. The dark, quiet sections have been married with the heavy aggressive sections to create what is in my opinion Meshuggah's best album to date. Will they make a better one? Only time will tell, but I can gaurantee that whatever happens in Meshuggah's future, this album will be remembered for years to come. A four star effort.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk Researcher
Seriously though, I've actually heard some pretty decent extreme metal music on a few occasions. There's that Cynic album (still can't get "Veil of Maya" out of my head and the damn thing is fourteen years old!). And Opeth's 'Blackwater Park' is one I still play from time to time. Then there's,….. well, there's,……. erm,…….
That Cynic album is pretty amazing.
So I'm not a major fan of this kind of music. Possibly because there isn't a whole heck of a lot of it worth getting into, and this album isn't much of an exception. First off, simply creating guitar arrangements of basically one riff with oddly-phased timing doesn't make an album exceptional. Whether the riff is a finger-picking acoustic one on a simple folk album or a death metal-like dirge, it's still one lousy riff. On 'Catch-33' the band trades that one in for another one somewhere around "Re- Inanimate", but then there's several more minutes of that second one and a bit of an encore again toward the end of the album. Yawn.
"Mind�s Mirrors" is just a tad more interesting with the sound effects and moody passage, but only because it means the two chords we've been listening to for a while are over for now.
And "In Death - Is Death" breaks the mold for a big chunk of the album (over thirteen minutes actually), but there's nothing new introduced in this track after the fourth minutes beyond some sonic noodling and brief periods of almost total silence. Sounds like the band just left the tape rolling in the studio while they cleaned the knobs on their effects generator and stepped outside for a smoke.
After that we're back to "Personae non Gratae" and what appears to be the same guitar riff as what was on the first three tracks, followed by – well, more of the same with "Dehumanization" followed by the closing "Sum" with almost imperceptible wispy guitar notes trailing off into nothingness.
So maybe it's not fair for a non metal-guy to violate the sanctity of the holy chambers of tech metalhood, but I'm here so deal with it. Really, there's only so much any band can do with three guitar/ bass players and a drum machine, no matter how hard they try and how good of musicians they are. Meshuggah may actually be a stellar metal band, and I've read several reviews and bios that say they are. But on this album I can't say they really rose to the challenge. This sounds more like noise for the sake of inciting angry fifteen year old boys to violence. It's been done before. Two stars for fans of the band but I doubt beyond those that there are even many metal fans who would find this to be great.
Meshuggah have long been known to write highly complicated patterns of monotony, but thankfully that gets thrown away somewhat for this release. The album plays like a forty five minute song, if you will, but there really is not very much in the way of continuity. For the most part, even though all the vocal parts and plenty of the guitar lines sound quite similar, there really isn't any continuity to the album as a whole. Parts are played and discarded. I heard a rumor once that there were lyrics, but you wouldn't know it by listening to this--so I'm afraid I can't discuss those.
What we have here, though, is a critically acclaimed progressive metal act finally trying something progressive. Some awkward and sophomoric soundscapes fill several songs, but even though they aren't terribly interesting musically, they create an effect that I haven't found anywhere else in Meshuggah's music: they make the next section more interesting. The production is much tighter than in previous albums, and the sound conveys more than a mere intent of heaviness--sometimes the music on Catch 33 is in fact heavy.
This album is supposed to be one of the band's most deep works, one of the hardest to digest. In the end, though, it was the only one I could really swallow at all. The repetitiveness and monotony is still present, like in all their releases. Still, an effort at self improvement is a good sign.
There are some interesting things to note about Catch 33. First, this album is actually just one giant song, which has been divided into 13 pieces. Second, this is a concept album. Perhaps not in the standard sense that it follows a story throughout, but it is built around one concept, (which would be paradoxes). Third, Tomas Haake does not drum on this album. Instead they use a drum machine, (aptly named the "Drumkit from Hell"). Granted, the drum programming is done by Haake, and the program uses actual samples for Haake's drumming. So while absent in person, it sounds exactly like he was playing. (Apparently, this was due to time restraints but I am not sure). Also, interesting to note Jens played guitar on the album, in addition to Fredrik and Marten.
The album begins with Autonomy Lost. This segment jumps right into a very Meshuggah riff. Heavy, odd and poly rhythmic. Soon a manic sounding tremolo picking starts up in the background. Then you are pelted by Jens vocals, the most intense yet. This continues through Imprint of the Un-Saved and Disenchantment. Of course with subtle changes throughout that only us proggers would notice.
The Paradoxical Spiral starts with more manic guitar and then a very groovy riff. There are vocals here, ( I believe by Haake) but they are tough to hear, buried way under the music. Jens then comes in. The music has a very different feel in this section. A pretty nice solo comes in about 5 minutes in.
NOW things get real interesting. Mind's Mirrors begin with a very unique sound. I am not sure, but it sounds like guitar tuned so low the strings are hanging. It produces a very low, rattly sound that is really just amazing! Soon Tomas Haake starts delivering some spoken word through a vocoder, (or some synthesizer, I do not know). This over the strange rattling creates a GREAT atmosphere. It really is beyond words.
In Death - Is Life and In Death - Is Death really change the pace. This part goes on for over 13 minutes. It starts out nice. It features a slow, haunting, strange melody with a building noise in the background, and the whole piece builds until we are suddenly thrown back into a riff. It sounds cool, but not very different from prior parts and honestly, it drags a bit. Though there is a cool little section with some great drum programming then we go into another different piece.
This one is a little faster then the rest of the album and is quite technical, showcasing Meshuggah's complex rhythms. There are some intense vocals and interesting solos here. There is an interesting section that builds and builds, with some low vocals then explosion! One of the greatest screams you'll hear. The next section is cool, and the album goes out with some intense screaming and then....dead.
A VERY unique piece, and in my opinion their most progressive one. It is a good work, however there are some downsides. Overall, sections tend to drag. It is good for a while, but I just feel myself ready to fast forward eventually. Maybe they do this on purpose to then wham you with a change...but I can not take it sometimes. Also, I have been talking about Jens vocals for some time. They have been tolerable yet increasingly harsh. Some sections on Catch 33 they REALLY fit the music. Other times they are way too piercing.
A good album, could listen to it, but not very often. However, any Meshuggah or tech/prog metal will at least appreciate the complexity and progressiveness of this album. I give it a 3.5, thus it gets a favorable bump. Highly recommended for prog/tech metal fans.
4 stars
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Retired Admin
The djent progenitors and masters of the EXTREME thrash/jazz/fusion/progressive genre (seeing as they're really the only true ones in it), Meshuggah have released a number of insane and bombastic releases, and Catch-33 is one of my favorites. One epic 40 minute track, the album is similar to Dream Theater's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence but a ton heavier and more extreme (similar in the fact that it's a 40 minute epic broken into parts!). The band, equipped with dual 8-strings and a drummer from hell, flesh out some extreme music. The whole song, as the title suggests, revolves around paradoxes and "catch-22s." Overall, the album gives an absolutely insane ride of bumps and banging rhythms and insane guitar riffs.
Now, I won't review each of the 13 parts individually because they make up for a whole one song. So, Catch 33 is currently the longest Meshuggah song to date, bypassing 2004's 21- minute "I." This song offers a 10 times more dynamic, intense, and invigorating ride. Yes, for most of the time you do get Thordendal's crazy up-down-up-down-up-down-wammy guitar riffing, but occasionally he throws in one of his weird experimental solos or a more creative riff. The song stays rather constant for the first couple minutes until you hit Mind's Mirrors, the first variation from the bombardment of insanity. Here you have some "clean" vocals, distorted by god-knows-what effect, leading some growling guitar massacre by a tremolo bar, and other insane and ambient effects. This song breaks into my favorite part in the song In Death -- Is Life, which opens with an absolutely killer riff that makes anyone want to bash their head through a wall. The song continues with more creative sections and great parts such as In Death -- Is Death, a 13 minute djent session that could leave the most seasoned of head bangers gasping for breath. Shed is another great section, with some more intense and more creative riffing, with even a slight sign of a melodic solo/guitar work. Personae Non Gratae begins the end of the song, that zeniths at Sum, a 7 minute epic djent session that ends this song with a huge smash.
ALBUM OVERALL: Meshuggah, Yiddish for crazy, is quite the proper term for this type of music. Catch-33 is an insane idea, full of insane music, lyrics, rhythms, guitar riffs, solos and so much more crazy stuff that is so typical for Meshuggah. The 40 minute epic takes on a paradoxical ride of djenting guitars, polyrhythmic drumming, and every aspect that you would expect on a Meshuggah album. The riffing can get boring, seeing as there really isn't much to do with djent--ja--ja-ja--djent--ja--ja-ja over and over again, but when there is something really creative put in, it's incredible. Overall, the album is great, with a few boring sections but overall a great ride. 4- stars.
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The album is essentially one long song divided into 13 parts, in which one part ends and another begins at random moments throughout this piece. It almost seems like some sort of appeasement to their record label after their prior release which consisted of one 21 minute track named "I". The 13 individually named parts may give that feeling of a typical full length album, but it's all just a disguise for one seismic entity which shifts mechanically at random moments of its own design and sense of order.
Musically this whole thing is an exercise in rhythm, consistently utilizing the lower notes of eight string guitars and bass playing odd repetitive riffs over polyrhythmic and downright difficult percussion. The sound is thick and bludgeonly powerful at times, although there are also some reasonably long passages of quiet ambience that ease the ears but add to the overall tension of the piece. Lyrics are usually delivered by an enraged shout that's utterly hoarse but still retains humanity, along with some robotic vocals and whispering at key points. As one monolithic work, this thing can get tiresome with its unbridled constant chugging and yet there are times I listen in wonder as to how the hell are they doing this incredible stuff.
The fact that a drum machine is used instead of their stellar human timekeeper is unfortunate. I understand that the percussion here was composed with loops of Haake's work and some serious programming due to deadlines to be met, but it still takes away from the experience unfortunately even if they do sound incredible and intricate. It's like seeing a favorite singer of yours in concert lip sync because he/she has a terrible cold. The reasoning is completely legit, and you know from previous gigs that this singer is truly gifted, but that doesn't mean disappointment should not be felt.
I'm trying to figure out the Catch 33. I'm insane, therefore the music sounds pretty decent. If I was not insane, then the music would still sound pretty decent, therefore I am actually insane even when I'm not insane, although knowing that I'm insane means that I am not really insane etc.
Released approximately 3 years after the less than enjoyable LP Nothing, the shift in album structure to a continuous piece on Catch-33 was prefaced a year earlier with the EP I, not only in its compositional presentation, but also in its lyrical theme. I may be completely off base as the lyrics contain enough metaphoric ambiguity, and there is a significant amount of interpretative discussion to be found on the internet about Catch- 33, that the concept of I appear to be expanding on the concept of self, inner struggles/paradoxes and pitfalls of defining self in reflection of others. To a lesser extent, one might even look at Catch-33 as a microcosmic extension of the concepts used in guitarist Fredrik Thordendal's Sol Niger Within. The ideas expressed in these thick metaphors are abundant with images of self being the primary perpetrator of psychological torture, even in the chemically stable mind. The summation of ideas seems to be presented early on in the album in one of its most recognizable lines, "The struggle to free myself from restraint, becomes my very shackles". Many of these ideas are expressed in the basic ubiquitous teachings of Zen philosophy and the core tenets of Buddhism. From a delivery standpoint, it is understandable that many may feel the ideas and depth of concept are lost in the profoundly distorted and incomprehensible screaming vocals of Jens Kidman. But in the case of Catch-33, there is a dichotomy in that loss of understanding by the listener is the representation of what is conveyed by that soft inner voice that speaks in paradoxes and generates the internal torment of confusion and loss of self.
Instrumentally the band uses 8-string guitars for an extremely thick bottom end. The processing of the guitar sound is peculiar in that even during the most distorted sections the lowest guitar sound less like the distortion of amplification overdrive and more like two metal pieces (wire/fret) vibrating against each other. This creates unconventional accents in the rhythmic patterns that are mimicced frequently today, but were very unique at the time of this release. Thordendal's typical Holdsworthian soloing style is used primarily as a texturing tool throughout the album. A particularly unusual aspect of this album is that Tomas Haake's drum tracks are actually programmed rather than recorded. Haake explains that this occured in the writing process, the programming was used for laying down the guitar tracks and the band as a whole decided the samples "sounded really good" and just went with it. Interestingly, they did perform some of the Catch-33 material live with Haake playing.
Catch-33 is separated into tracks for indexing purposes, but is presented as a single composition with different movements that seem irrespective of the track assignments. The composition displays a great deal more dynamic contrast than previous work. And while the use of "quiet" parts are nothing new to a Meshuggah album, they are never quite as extended as they are delivered on Catch-33. Nor are they ever delivered with as much of an avant-garde musical approach. Previous songs like Unanything, Acrid Placidity had a more generic "this is the mellow song on the metal album" feel to them. Even later, The Last Vigil, approached the use of undistorted strings in a similar vein, but did not come close in the complexity of musical idea. The sections of particular note I am speaking of are at the end of the tracks In Death...Is Death and Sum. There are a couple shorter undistorted sections, but these are the two longest. Each has intertwining guitar patterns and both contain some of the eeriest, most sinister sounding passages in the body of Meshuggah's work. I should hope that Thordendal and M�rten Hagstr�m will employ more of this approach or even explore a separate project in the future. There is something truly majestic about that style. And even the percussive portions of the music display a depth of musical understanding that exceeds that of bands considered in the same paradigm. From the rhythmic structures that use multiple time signatures simultaneously, to use of jazzy dodecaphonics (12-tone), Meshuggah was, and continue to be unbound by expectation.
When taking into account Meshuggah's body of work I find Catch-33 at the forefront of my appreciation for its unconventionality, diversity, and thoughtfulness. It is held from the regard of masterpiece outside of the metal world simply by the vocals. And as I stated previously, there is a fundamental value to that style in the story. But it will be the thing that holds it down from the 5 star criteria set forth by progarchives.com. But I believe that the listener who is up for a challenge will find a very deep and rewarding experience in the intricacies and complex build of this mammoth construction. 4 stars.
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I came across this album in a music shop for �3 and decided to check it out. I'd heard a lot about Meshuggah and what people were calling their "math metal" (which I suppose has today been replaced with the term 'djent'), and was intrigued. However, to be honest this is probably one of the worst ... (read more)
Report this review (#1467437) | Posted by martindavey87 | Monday, September 21, 2015 | Review Permanlink
This was the first whole album I listened from these guys. I was alone, at night in my room and had my huge headphones on. The final sensation I got from it was, fear. I was kind of scared, this music I had never experienced before was haunting...but I wanted to give it another listen and another, ... (read more)
Report this review (#936709) | Posted by Blackwater Floyd | Friday, March 29, 2013 | Review Permanlink
In my opinion "Catch 33" is the best work from Meshuggah, absolute masterpiece which overwhelms with incredible visionariness, terrific concept and perfect execution. It's fascinating and terrifying trip into world where is no difference between life and death. The album is in fact one 47 minutes ... (read more)
Report this review (#299840) | Posted by bartosso | Monday, September 20, 2010 | Review Permanlink
Meshuggah. Are they Prog or Progressive or neither? Without wishing to open old wounds, what do we mean? The term 'Prog' is generally used to define a style prevalent in the early 70s, sandwiched between Psychedelia and Punk, indeed against which Punk reacted. 'Progressive', on the other hand, ... (read more)
Report this review (#280385) | Posted by trout.phosphor | Monday, May 3, 2010 | Review Permanlink
Meshuggah, it's kind of like a double edged sword, you can either love em or hate em (well for most people). I'm in the middle, sometimes Meshuaggah can kind of be boring. You kind of want them to just do something simple, write a piece of music that dosent involve a billion awkward time signatur ... (read more)
Report this review (#248409) | Posted by arcane-beautiful | Friday, November 6, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Hmmm...the second lowest rated Meshuggah album other than Contradictions Collapse? Am I listening to the same album as everyone else? I personally would put this up there with my favorite albums of all time, which includes Wish You Were Here, Images And Words, Master Of Puppets, Still Life and ... (read more)
Report this review (#213196) | Posted by DarkSideOfLucca | Friday, May 1, 2009 | Review Permanlink
I have to say with a great regret, that this is my least favourite album from Meshuggah so far. After hearing the mindblowing Destroy Erase Improve, which i consider a progmetal classic i had huge expectations. But as it turned out, Catch 33 is very different. While Destroy Erase Improve was ful ... (read more)
Report this review (#157662) | Posted by delirium | Friday, January 4, 2008 | Review Permanlink
This was one of the first Meshuggah albums i listened to, and it still stays as my favourite, along with "Nothing". This could be seen as a 47-minute long suite, and i do recommend you to listen to the whole before making an opinion. If you only listen to the first three songs, you will proba ... (read more)
Report this review (#104166) | Posted by Abstrakt | Friday, December 22, 2006 | Review Permanlink
This album is amazing, If I could tell you all what the time signatures going on were I would, but alas I cannot. What I can tell you is that this album is entrancing as well as motivating, it is something I could listen to over and over again without it getting old. Jens' Kiddman's Vocals are pe ... (read more)
Report this review (#81084) | Posted by Lex C | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | Review Permanlink
I am a great fan of Meshuggah since 1995 I heard the DEI and I knew it is something extremly uniqe. It was filled with 5-6 different theme changes in one song including accustic guitar themes and strong background chores and vocals... I think they've lost something though the past 5 years and ... (read more)
Report this review (#81048) | Posted by gejuhasz | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | Review Permanlink
Some people are going to find this album very hard to get into. It absolutely is not for everyone. Some will not be able to get past its uncompromsing heaviness, others will not enjoy the sheer dark nature of this album. I will often criticize a band for lacking emotion, but not this one. ... (read more)
Report this review (#80913) | Posted by int_2375 | Sunday, June 11, 2006 | Review Permanlink
From seeing the other reviews this seems to be a hit or miss album, but for me it hit deep. Meshuggah is getting better and better with age. This album seems to be looked at at a technical veiwpoint, but I never listened to them in that respect. The cd an album not 13 songs. Catch 33 is without ... (read more)
Report this review (#63053) | Posted by | Tuesday, January 3, 2006 | Review Permanlink
The worst work from Meshuggah this far (which is no surprise, because Nuclear Blast forced these guys to record one more album). There are about two different guitar riffs on this "concept" album, switching and variating throught the songs. It could be a jam record of some kind. Well, that may ... (read more)
Report this review (#43915) | Posted by | Tuesday, August 23, 2005 | Review Permanlink
Don't let my 3 star rating throw you off - I really dig this album. But it's not for every prog fan. In fact, not for most prog fans. To like this album, you probably have to be a fan of prog metal, and you have to be okay with screams and the whole prog death genre as a whole. Basically, ... (read more)
Report this review (#42153) | Posted by | Monday, August 8, 2005 | Review Permanlink
After being so into Meshuggah and being charmed by the song "I", I was expecting a strong release when they told that they were on a new albums. They delayed the release date of this album for 6 months and man was I about to die waiting. Even before it hit the shelves (in April), I found the p ... (read more)
Report this review (#39917) | Posted by | Thursday, July 21, 2005 | Review Permanlink
Those who have followed Meshuggah over the years will have noticed how they have slowly spiralled away from what is immediately accessible and conventional. Ever since the stunning "Chaosphere" in 1998, the band have separated themselves from every other band on the planet - there really is no ... (read more)
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I heard about this over an hour ago and some say its Kakarotoks... But IDK
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Anyone tested?
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I find this a fake. Chinese and Rogero can only launch Games from the Disc Icon and all of a sudden this custom firmware can also launch from App_Home...
"It can be used as a normal System Update from any 3.55, 3.60, 3.70, 3.72, 3.73, 4.11 OFW/CFW/MFW" Makes it a fake
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Tested cannot flash under 4.11 ofw
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You got some gut there to test it! Thanks!
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i'd love to take a chance and test this, however i woke up this morning to a very generous offer for my 2 ps3s, sadly the offer has to include both, so from 2pm this afternoon i will no longer own a ps3.
this close to christmas the offer was far too good to refuse. I also figure i'm better off selling now cos the way things are going il only test something dangerous and end up with an expensive brick anyway.
Although i can no longer take part in the fun, it will be still fun to see how all this turns out. i waited months for something to happen and when it finally does, my ps3 gets sold, typical.
i'll still own a suitcase full of games and will probably buy a new slim sometime in the new year so hopefully by then a new cfw will be fully tested and working on these models.
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Sod it! I will test it whats the worst that happens I need to reinstall from my E3! I am downloading now and will report back.
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Serena Williams limped to victory against Lindsay Davenport. Coming back the next day to do the same against human backboard Arantxa Sanchez Vicario proved too much.
"I wasn't tired, I was ailed," Williams said early today after a 6-2, 6-1 drubbing by Sanchez Vicario in the semifinals of the Sydney International, the main tuneup for next week's Australian Open.
"My knee, my calf, my whole right leg hurt so bad I couldn't move," the 16-year-old said, attributing the soreness to seven matches in eight days.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Determination ~~ A Fable
The little girl came from a large family, mostly
brothers. There were so many things she wanted to do alongside them, so many
games she wanted to play that they could... and so many voices in her head
saying "You can't do that. You're just a girl." So many doors locked,
so many gates barred... "Boys are stronger." "Boys are
She laughed at the silly voices every time. "Let me pass!" she insisted. And she passed.
And that was that.
When she wanted to leave her childhood home and marry,
the voices said, "You can't, not yet! You still have responsibilities
here." But she knew it was time to start living for herself. The voices
sought to block her departure.
She set the wedding date and packed her bags.
"Let me pass!" she insisted. And she passed. And that was that.
All through the middle decades of the 20th Century,
when it was the woman's so-called "place" to cook, clean, and raise
the children, she did all that and much, much more. The voices implored her to
remain in her station, and not do volunteer work, not manage her husband's
income, and not do minor refurbishings of their home. "You're doing far
too much!" reprimanded those ever-present voices. "Stick to your
assigned position as a wife and mother!"
She shook her head and laughed as they stood in front
of all she hoped to accomplish. "Let me pass!" she insisted. And she
passed. And that was that.
When her husband died, the young widow was perfectly
suited to continue raising her children as a single mother, having coordinated
so much of their lives to this point anyway. And her guidance continued long
into their adulthood. She would always be their mother, she reasoned. They
would never "catch up" to her; she would always "outrank"
them. The voices said "At their age, you shouldn't help them any more!
They're adults!"
She countered
with "But they're adults I'm responsible for bringing into this world...
and you're in my way. Let me pass!"
she insisted. And she passed. And that was that.
In time, her eyes grew weak, as did the legs, the
ears, and even the mind which was once so sharp. When advanced age threatened
to rob her of the independence she'd lived by for so many years, she knew that
her work was done. And the voices, though not as strong as they used to be,
still droned on. "You have to keep trying! Your loved ones will miss you!
You can't just give up!"
The old woman smiled one last time. "They'll get
by. So shut up. This, like everything else, will be done on my terms. Let me
pass!" she insisted.
And she passed.
that was that.
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I love this...especially the line "you're in my way. Let me pass". How often we feel like saying this. Brings to mind the words 'spunky, strong and independent'.
I haven't been here in a long time and I really like the new look of your blog. Have a great weekend!Well, my dear Silver, it's great to see you sharing your creative writing here again! I hope you keep posting so we can enjoy it!
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Tolerance is the buzz word ricocheting around politically correct circles over the past few years. What that really means is that all political, philosophical and theologically correct viewpoints must be tolerated, and any other viewpoints must be mercilessly squelched. The bottom line of this whole rhetoric is that the Christian viewpoint is hateful and must be silenced.
Throughout the country and throughout the world a new world religion is being drummed into our thoughts by countless organizations yelling that hate and intolerance originate with Christianity and that there has to be a better way to promote love, peace, and environmentalism. That way boils down to global pantheism, where god is in everything, especially nature, and everything is god.
The only people who can't join the converging streams toward universal oneness are devout monotheists, such as Jews, Christians and Muslims, who base their faith on the Bible or the Koran. Their religions preach one God, one sacred Book, and one door to eternal life. They can accept no other and must refuse to model their beliefs to fit an all-inclusive global spirituality. As such, groups refusing to go along with the new global ethic of universal "tolerance" will not be tolerated in the name of tolerance. This means that Biblical Christians are on a collision course with the new paradigms of thought that are emerging and taking root in all out public institutions.
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Fitness/Physical Conditioning
Fitness and Wellness offers a variety of fitness and physical conditioning classes that are designed to advance the overall health of the student. Emphasis is placed on learning appropriate exercise techniques as well as general wellness principles. Some courses included in the Fitness/Physical Conditioning program are total fitness, yoga, core and flexibility.
Weight Training
Fitness and Wellness offers courses specifically focused on learning strength training methods. Instruction on proper lifting technique and training methodologies will be explored.
Clicking on a course below will take you directly to the search course listing page, which includes course description.
How to Register:
- Click on the course link.
- Choose the term during which you would like to take the class.
- Scroll through the "Subject" options until you find Phys Fitn: Health/Fitn Wlns or Phys Fitn: Weight Training, and highlight with curser.
- Click the Get Courses button.
- Find the course number of the class you want and click the lab, lecture or lab/lecture highlighted link to see times and days offered.
- To register you must login by clicking on the secured login highlighted link and following the prompts.
PFFT 100 - Total Fitness A-Fitness
PFFT 101 - Total Fitness B-Nutrition
PFFT 102 - Total Fitness C-Weight Control
PFFT 103 - Total Fitness D-Life Fitness
PFFT 104 - Therapeutic Massage Fitness Lab
PFFT 109 - Introduction to Fitness
PFFT 111 - Aerobic Boxing
PFFT 113 - Core Strength and Flexibility Training
PFFT 114 - Advanced Circuit Training - Restricted
PFFT 119 - Fire Academy Fitness Training - Restricted
PFFT 120 - Aerobic Exercise
PFFT 122 - Step Aerobics
PFFT 136 - Dance Exercise
PFFT 147 - Basketball Fitness Training
PFFT 170 - Yoga: Beginning
- The hours specified for all LCC facilities are subject to change upon decision of the program director.
- Please direct all concerns to:
Health and Human Services Building, Room 108
517-483-1410 - The Fitness and Wellness Program IS NOT responsible for lost or stolen articles. Personal locks MAY NOT be left on overnight in the locker rooms.
Fitness Center
Main Campus - Gannon Building, Room 270
West Campus - Room M126
LCC has two fitness centers, one on Main Campus and one on West Campus. Students can use both facilities by enrolling in total fitness classes (PFFT 100, 101, 102, 103, or PFFT 109). For students who want to use the facilities but not earn academic credit, student and alumni memberships are available. Faculty will help you design a customized fitness program to meet your needs.
Both centers offer a wide variety of cardiovascular and strength training machines including treadmills, ellipticals, both upright and recumbent bikes, Cybex, Free Motion and Magnum Fitness equipment as well as running/walking tracks and stretching areas.
Facility Hours
Spring 2017
January 9th - May 8th
Main Campus GB 270 |
West Campus WCB 126 |
Monday- Thursday |
6:30 am-8:00 pm |
Monday - Thursday |
6:30 am-7:00 pm |
Friday |
6:30 am-7:00 pm |
Friday |
6:30 am-7:00 pm |
Saturday |
9:00 am-12:00 pm |
Saturday |
Closed |
Sunday |
12:00 pm-3:00pm |
Sunday |
Closed |
Weight Room
Main Campus - Gannon Building, Room 192
LCC's weight room is complete with Icarian, Cybex, Paramount, Hammer Strength and Morden machines, cardio equipment and over 10,000 pounds of free weights. The weight room offers ample selection for beginners to advanced students as well as expert instruction in the use of the equipment and the safest, best ways to achieve students' goals.
Weight Training Classes (PFWT)
We offer a variety of weight training classes allowing students to learn about safety, the proper use of equipment, muscle strengthening and endurance. Classes are available for beginners as well as advanced weight training students. Click here for course and registration information.
Weight room use is meant for experienced lifters. It is recommended that you take or have taken PFWT112, 123, or 124.
Membership Requirements
Fitness Center members must have current student status, be a current faculty or staff, or have taken at least one class through Lansing Community College. Current students must be enrolled in at least one class in order to be eligible for the membership.
How to Enroll
Enrollment can be completed online at www.lcc.edu/mall by filling out the combined membership application form and paying. You may also complete this process in our office in the Health & Human Services Building, Room 108. Memberships may be purchased in person with Exact Cash or Check Payable to Lansing Community College. In order for a combined membership to be activated, a membership application and payment must be completed.
Facility Hours
Spring Semester 2017
Weight Room - GB 192 |
Monday & Wednesday |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm |
Tuesday & Thursday |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Friday |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Saturday |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Sunday |
Closed |
Please feel free to contact the Fitness and Wellness Program with any questions at 517-483-1410, or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Total Fitness Orientation Schedule for Spring 2017
PFFT 100, 101, 102, 103, and 109 are open workout classes. Course and registration information is available at lcc.edu/schedule/.
All students enrolled in Total Fitness A, B, C, or D and Introduction to Fitness MUST complete a Fitness Center Orientation Session either face-to-face at any one of the following times, OR complete the Orientation online through D2L. There will be NO late orientations!
Note: Students cannot work out in the Fitness Center until they have completed an orientation. This includes all new and returning students. Contact the Program Office at 483-1410 if you have any questions.
Orientation sessions will last approximately 50 minutes. Students do not need to be dressed for activity.
Main Campus:
Date | Time | Location |
January 9th, Monday |
9:10 am - 10:00 am |
January 10th, Tuesday |
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm |
January 11th, Wednesday |
8:10 am - 9:00 am |
January 12th, Thursday |
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm |
January 13th, Friday |
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm |
January 14th, Saturday |
10:10 am - 11:00 am |
Fitness Center GB 270 |
West Campus:
Date | Time | Location |
January 9th, Monday |
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm |
Fitness Center M 126.6 |
January 10th, Tuesday |
7:10 am - 8:00 am |
Fitness Center M 126.6 |
January 11th, Wednesday |
5:10 pm - 6:00 pm |
Fitness Center M 126.6 |
Spring 2017
- The Fitness Center Orientation is on Desire-to-Learn (D2L) starting Monday, January 9th. The student must complete the "Orientation Quiz" on D2L.
- The student MUST print off the completed copy of the Orientation Quiz and hand it in at either Fitness Center before your first workout!
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This tour, which begins at 7:30 am, gives you the opportunity, in a single day, to sample the attractions that have made the Arenal region famous. To start the tour you will visit La Fortuna Combination Hanging Bridges Tours option consists of a hike on a 1.9 mile (3.1 km) trail on which you can enjoy the rainforests flora and fauna. The trail crosses nine fixed bridges and six suspension bridges and is laid out at a maximum grade of seven degrees so that anyone can walk it.
Our next stop is the La Fortuna Waterfall. From the trailhead you will hike approximately 15 minutes before reaching this majestic waterfall where you can swim or just enjoy it's beauty. Lunch is next and Lava Rocks Restaurant is the place. Following lunch you'll have the opportunity to rest until 3 pm before embarking on the volcano hike. We will choose one of several trails depending on which side of the volcano the lava is coming down and on all the trails you will see a wide variety of plants and wildlife. On the Tucanes trail you will have the opportunity to walk on a lava flow and on all the trails at the end of the hike you will watch the sunset, waiting until dark in hopes of seeing and hearing the glowing chunks of lava tumbling down the side of the mountain, a sight you won't soon forget. You'll end the day with your choice of a relaxing dip in the world-famous Tabacon Hot Springs followed by a buffet dinner.
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I just moved out from seattle to spokane and would like some advice on rivers to check out here. If anyone could help me out, that'd be awesome cause I have no clue where to start. Thanks
Check out the eastside river discussion below. There are some good FF shops in Spokane that can offer you some advice. I'm sure that you will get other comments. You have some nice waters around you. Pick up a Gazette, fill the tank, fly gear in the back and hit the road! I would tend to head north, north west on your forays.
Chuck, Spokane is one of the best places to homebase out of. You can fish the Spokane River, all the lakes or head west to the Yakime,east to North Idaho or western Montana. Tons of good fishing from 10 minutes to 3 hours away. Depends on what you want. Email me for more specifics. Tim
If you want to fish close to home a good choice is the Spokane River. There is easy access along most of the river thanks to the Centennial Trail. My favorite section is downstream from the city in Riverside State Park near the Bowl and Pitcher. Or if you have the time head over to the St. Joe in Idaho (3hr. drive). There are lots of hungry cuts that are eager to take a dry.
hey Bascoe, Thanks for getting back to me. I'd like to find some places within an hour or so of town where I can get to most of the holes from the bank or use waders to get further out. hopefully you know of some places where i could look to get started. thanks man
Chuck, Try the Menach Bridge area both sides of the bridge. Also if you drive through Riverside State Park you will see a lot of good water and there are fish. My son and I just got back. Fished 2 hours and each brought 5 to hand plus missed s few more. Also Browns lake up norht looks low on the posted picture so you can walk around it and find the fish cruising the banks. It will really start turning on in the next few weeks and into October. Renegades or Royal Wolfs are the bomb there. Tim :THUMBSUP


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My Left Ear Feels As Tho Under Water and Cannot Clear, 6 Days After Neck Surgery, Have Told Doc, Have Appt Mon Morning?
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The most likely cause of your problem is some dried blood in your ear canal. During surgery a plug is usually placed in the ear canal to try to prevent this from happening. You should see your surgeon as soon as possible and may need to have your ear canal gently irrigated out to remove any clotted blood and trapped fluid.
During neck lift surgery, it is not uncommon for the surgeon to place a cotton ball in the ear canal. Despite this, blood can still get inside the canal and give you the "blocked" sensation. If it is significantly painful, though, you should see your surgeon. It is possible that you have an ear infection, but of more concern would be if you developed a hematoma / blood collection in front of the ear. This requires early surgical drainage. Please seek medical attention.
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Ears may feel blocked after a necklift due to the swelling in the area .
It should not be painful though . If it is painful then I think you would be wise to seek medical attention . It doesn't necessarily have to be your surgeon ; a family physician can check if you have an ear infection .
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Anyone who has ever traveled with a pet knows that it is sometimes difficult to find decent hotels that will accept your furry friend. With a little research, however, travelers looking for accommodations in Virginia should be able to find lodging that will not only be accepting of your pet but also be more than acceptable for your stay.
Chain Hotels
Several chains have a reputation for being pet friendly. The La Quinta Inns & Suites and Red Roof Inns are two chains that, as of 2010, accept pets at all their locations. The Red Roof Inn hotels will accept one family pet per room. The pet must be well-behaved and not an animal that is illegal to possess. The Red Roof Inn has 12 locations in Virginia, as of 2010, and it does not charge any extra fees for pets. The La Quinta Inns chain has 10 locations in Virginia, as of 2010. Its pet policy varies by hotel.
Boutique Hotels
Boutique hotels are usually smaller facilities that try to set themselves apart from larger chain locations by offering more personalized services and stylish settings. To that end, some Virginia boutique hotels have also gone the extra mile to make pets and their owners feel extra welcome. The Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria, for instance, greets pets with a doggie goodie bag that has a gourmet treat, a pet toy and a list of pet parks. Pets are provided a bowl and bed, as well.
Bed and Breakfasts
Many people prefer the homey atmosphere of a bed and breakfast and, luckily, a number of Virginia B&Bs are pet friendly. Since these inns are run by individual proprietors, rules, policies and fees vary greatly. Virginia bed and breakfasts can be found throughout the state -- from the beaches to the mountains -- and are often the perfect choice for the more rural areas where larger lodging choices may not be available. The Channel Bass Inn in Chincoteague is a pet-friendly seven-bedroom inn. Some of the Channel Bass Inn's rooms have views of the Chincoteague Bay.
Luxury Hotels
Today, many luxury hotels recognize that some of their guests prefer to travel with their pets and have reacted accordingly. In Virginia, for instance, the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, which Conde Naste Traveler readers voted as one of its top 50 hotels in the United States, accepts dogs for a fee. It does not, however, accept other animals. The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, which has been awarded five stars by Forbes and five diamonds by AAA, also accepts dogs for a fee.
The rules and fees for pet-friendly accommodations vary greatly and can change without warning, so travelers need to verify policies and prices before booking a room. Comparing costs are important as some pet-friendly hotels will charge a one-time fee, while others charge daily fees, and still others will charge nonrefundable or refundable cleaning deposits. Policies regarding the types of animals allowed in a hotel also vary, so check with an establishment before bringing an exotic animal or even a cat.
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