The first time that I was introduced to Bardo Pond was seeing them live. I remember watching them and enjoying them live, but felt like they weren't the liveliest of bands to see. I did like the fact that they introduced a flute and violin into a modern psychedelic sound, but I figured that since I was anticipating Mogwai to perform after them, I was just getting antsy. Well Dilate was the album that I got, after seeing them live, in order to check out what their studio recordings sounded like.
More often then not, it seems like a band is either better live vs their studio recording or vise versa, well, I think that Bardo Pond might just not be what I'm into. I wasn't that impressed with them live, but wanted to give them a try, and I have heard three different Bardo Pond releases, and they all seem to him me with the same relatively stagnant sound. I am not going to say that they are bad, I just find them pretty boring. They have great song structure and really do a good job at this sort of modern day psychedelic/acid rock sound. I like the fact that they throw in the flute and violin, it adds a twist of sounds that you don't usually hear with modern day experimental rock bands, add in the female vocals and you will have a good mix, for some, but not me. I guess that maybe the music just didn't grip me enough. Since seeing them live, which was many years ago, I have tried giving them chances, multiple times, as my taste changes; but none of those chances have led to a different opinion. Dilate has 10 tracks, and lasts over an hour, which makes the album seem to last forever. Now, there are some great parts to some of these tracks, but not enough to keep you anticipating more
This album, and probably the band as a whole, will speak to a different audience, that I am not a part of. Like I said above, Bardo Pond is not a bad group, just not my style.
Official Score-3.25/5
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