Fri March 16, 2018 2:45 pm
Anders wrote:The demo is superior, but still.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:45 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 2:46 pm
EJ wrote:World Wide Suicide sucks hard.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:47 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 2:47 pm
theplatypus wrote:The demo is still bad. Of course the band arrangement in the album version is lazy and unimaginative, but the base composition is so sluggishly boring from a musical point of view that I don't see how any harmonic or rhythmic flourishes could ever save it.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:51 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 2:51 pm
doone wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:doone wrote:gawd, this is so hard, I hate so many of them.
Really? This album has aged well for me
I can't say I ever listen to it anymore.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:55 pm
Anders wrote:The Gone demo is great, far from a turd. Very atmospheric.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:56 pm
darth_vedder wrote:Anders wrote:The Gone demo is great, far from a turd. Very atmospheric.
Calling it a turd was probably a little too far. I just listened to the demo, I do indeed like it better than the full band version. The vibe of the song comes across more. The demo is actually pretty solid.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:58 pm
darth_vedder wrote:doone wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:doone wrote:gawd, this is so hard, I hate so many of them.
Really? This album has aged well for me
I can't say I ever listen to it anymore.
I rarely listen to it, but I really like about half the songs. Marker, LW, Parachutes, Severed Hand, Unemployable, and Army Reserve are my glass half full outlook.
Fri March 16, 2018 2:58 pm
darth_vedder wrote:doone wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:doone wrote:gawd, this is so hard, I hate so many of them.
Really? This album has aged well for me
I can't say I ever listen to it anymore.
I rarely listen to it, but I really like about half the songs. Marker, LW, Parachutes, Severed Hand, Unemployable, and Army Reserve are my glass half full outlook.
Fri March 16, 2018 3:22 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 3:41 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 3:49 pm
stip wrote:Unemployable
Fri March 16, 2018 3:49 pm
Birds in Hell wrote:Easy vote for Come Back.
Fri March 16, 2018 3:52 pm
theplatypus wrote:The demo is still bad. Of course the band arrangement in the album version is lazy and unimaginative, but the base composition is so sluggishly boring from a musical point of view that I don't see how any harmonic or rhythmic flourishes could ever save it.
Fri March 16, 2018 4:32 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 4:38 pm
theplatypus wrote:Good things about "Unemployable":
- Matt's nifty ride cymbal work in the intro and middle 8
- Vocal harmonies in the chorus
- Contrapuntal arpeggios in the chorus
- The shift up into the "I've seen the light" section
- The cool high-up bass in the outro, giving the song a whole new color
Honestly it's far from one of my favorite PJ songs; the lyrics are pretty bad, I don't like the verses, and the "oh-oh-oh-oh" part really does sound like Shania Twain. But it's got enough interesting details about it that I still prefer it over 75% of an album where the whole approach seems to have been "nevermind details, let's rawk"
Fri March 16, 2018 5:47 pm
Fri March 16, 2018 6:10 pm
EJ wrote:World Wide Suicide sucks hard.