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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32242 Location: Buenos Aires
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.
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.
The demo is superior to a turd, so it's still a turd anyway you hear it. It's also really boring live.
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.
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.
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.
In the far off distance As my tail-lights fade No one thinks to witness But they will someday
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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.
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.
Not a bad list. I would have Come Back in there as well.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32242 Location: Buenos Aires
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"
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.
Yeah...the demo and the full band take are both very unremarkable.
Really, I think this record holds up fairly well up to and include Unemployable. It just starts to fumble in the back half, IMO.
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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"
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that one.
