After a few days of being really intimidated, I decided I& #39;m going to finally tackle this beast of an album. https://youtu.be/wJWksPWDKOc ">https://youtu.be/wJWksPWDK... Going to put my reactions in this thread, through the 6 and a half hours of this experience.

Fair warning, this is an album trying to simulate a person& #39;s slow descent into dementia, and I& #39;m unsure if I& #39;m going to be able to make it through a full listen myself. I also don& #39;t know how dark this thread is going to get, so there& #39;s that.

I just finished Stage 1, which was a bit pleasant. I found myself enjoying some of the tracks, but maybe because I know what this album is about, I wasn& #39;t able to completely relax. The repeat in one of the first tracks and the odd ending to one of the last unerved me especially.

Beginning to Stage 2, I am fearing what& #39;s to come and I do not trust the cheery tune. The distortions feel hostile. Again, that is probably something I created myself with my expectations. Then again, I think it& #39;s part of the intended effect to some degree. The first tracks also-

-feel kind of homely, or nostalgic. The way some of them end is again kind of unnerving.