I agree with your sentiment, but when Mike says heavy I hear it sounds like Iron Maiden and Judist Priest. And I believe it is actually what he means by heavy.Ms Harmless wrote:imo it's heavier lyrically, thematically and musically than every album since Riot Act (except maybe S/T, maybe); "heavier than you might expect" is what he said; I wish we'd had more Dark Matter style guitar, but I still think it's pretty heavyTj wrote:Mike earlier on talked about how heavy this was, and it definitely is not. I am wondering if what got cut are the heavier songs
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I wasnt immediately blown away by the first two tracks yesterday but blasting them this morning with my morning coffee and god damn they are fantastic.
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you think two possibly cut tracks would make this into Iron Maiden?Tj wrote:I agree with your sentiment, but when Mike says heavy I hear it sounds like Iron Maiden and Judist Priest. And I believe it is actually what he means by heavy.Ms Harmless wrote:imo it's heavier lyrically, thematically and musically than every album since Riot Act (except maybe S/T, maybe); "heavier than you might expect" is what he said; I wish we'd had more Dark Matter style guitar, but I still think it's pretty heavyTj wrote:Mike earlier on talked about how heavy this was, and it definitely is not. I am wondering if what got cut are the heavier songs
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I miss crying baby
And why is Running placed after this beautiful instrumental arrangement
And why is Running placed after this beautiful instrumental arrangement
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that placement is bizarre and I can't decide if I like ithlniv wrote:I miss crying baby
And why is Running placed after this beautiful instrumental arrangement
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Pretty sure i don't.Ms Harmless wrote:that placement is bizarre and I can't decide if I like ithlniv wrote:I miss crying baby
And why is Running placed after this beautiful instrumental arrangement
Especially without crying baby.
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Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.
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wuts this nowABNorman wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.
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yesterday I was listening to the album on shuffle and Running came on after React Respond, and another time was followed by Dark Matter; I liked thathlniv wrote:Pretty sure i don't.Ms Harmless wrote:that placement is bizarre and I can't decide if I like ithlniv wrote:I miss crying baby
And why is Running placed after this beautiful instrumental arrangement
Especially without crying baby.
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Also, I hope if there's CD rips popping up, somebody's working on getting liner notes out there...
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Really Running would be better after literally any other trackMs Harmless wrote:yesterday I was listening to the album on shuffle and Running came on after React Respond, and another time was followed by Dark Matter; I liked thathlniv wrote:Pretty sure i don't.Ms Harmless wrote:that placement is bizarre and I can't decide if I like ithlniv wrote:I miss crying baby
And why is Running placed after this beautiful instrumental arrangement
Especially without crying baby.
Also Got To Give is outstanding. Jeff is doing some nice work
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tragabigzanda wrote:I’ve shared, and now I’m logging off for a bithlniv wrote:wuts this nowABNorman wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.
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Just saw a news story that it leaked but true swifties are getting mad and telling people not to share ithlniv wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:I’ve shared, and now I’m logging off for a bithlniv wrote:wuts this nowABNorman wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.
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I'd like that FLAC CD rip too, please.
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ooomphhlniv wrote:wuts this nowABNorman wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.

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Ugh. So annoying
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Where's the RM for Taylor Swift?E.H. Ruddock wrote:Just saw a news story that it leaked but true swifties are getting mad and telling people not to share ithlniv wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:I’ve shared, and now I’m logging off for a bithlniv wrote:wuts this nowABNorman wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.
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Anybody got the new Taylor Swift lol? My daughter is jealous that I'm listening to my new one but she can't listen to her new one yet.
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wut it mean?hlniv wrote:ooomphhlniv wrote:wuts this nowABNorman wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:FLAC CD rip????tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.
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