Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Is being better than crap that much of an achievement?
Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Is being better than crap that much of an achievement?
23 years in, yes it probably is.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
It's good. BoB Cheesewizz keeps it from being great.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Is being better than crap that much of an achievement?
Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Is being better than crap that much of an achievement?
23 years in, yes it probably is.
christ, then I should just quit now.
You've been in a rockband for 23 years?
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
The orchestration on "The End" is a fuck-ton better than the schmaltz plastered all over Future Days. That's the single thing making me pine for Backspacer. I don't miss "Johnny Guitar" but that's because "Getaway" is much better. I do quite like "Got Some" and "Speed of Sound." I'm annoyed that SoS is so full of BoB Cheese but still sounds better than FD. That FD keyboard is criminal. It sounds like deliberate sabotage, and I can only enjoy it by making excuses for it.
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RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Is being better than crap that much of an achievement?
23 years in, yes it probably is.
christ, then I should just quit now.
You've been in a rockband for 23 years?
no I'm only 7 years into my career and I'm already producing crap, except for my collaboration with that guy on the Billy_Billy_Microp_nis cover.
Angus wrote:I really like the album. Do I like it better dan Riot Act? Probably not as of yet. Do I like it better than Avocado/Backspacer? Ow yes, definitely.
yep, putting it above the last 2 albums is pretty easy, if it will pass anything else will take a while to know
To be honest, that is already an achievement I really wasn't expecting. So I'm happy.
i am always hopeful for great stuff, but i tried to keep my expectations way down, even though i told everyone it would be great
Is being better than crap that much of an achievement?
23 years in, yes it probably is.
christ, then I should just quit now.
You've been in a rockband for 23 years?
no I'm only 7 years into my career and I'm already producing crap, except for my collaboration with that guy on the Billy_Billy_Microp_nis cover.
Which was exemplary, I must say.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
So apparently Boom played keyboard on the album as well.
I'm guessing he plays in the tasteful parts.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
For me, the real ride of the album starts tommorrow. With the stream I can't experience it like I do all my other records, where I can skip around, listen to certain parts at will. Most importantly, I can listen in my car, or when biking or jogging, or at work. Then, I can naturally get into certain songs, put other songs on the shelf for awhile, and then find other songs to discover. Right now, the songs I'm going to go straight to are the first 7 songs, and then the last two. I'll probably skip around out of order and repeat ones I'm digging more. I'll shelve LTRP for a while, not sure where Swallowed Whole and SBM will fit either. Right now, on early listen, I see it going to the middle of the pack, which is very satisfying. I'm a Backspacer lover, I love slipping that one on and having a 38 min joyride, for my work commute back and forth. That's hard to beat.
