bennett Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 i thought flicker fade was a fantastic song, but the entire rest of the last album lacked any energy and was so boring as far as songwriting. it was so disappointing. they're currently recording a new album so i guess we'll see what happens next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Kyle_ Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 7 hours ago, tom18222 said: what is this about? http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/taking_back_sundays_john_nolan_covers_two_brand_new_tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom18222 Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 stumbled accross this by accident today, came up on my suggested videos on youtube. its from a few years ago. pathetic. compare it to this, not even close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xIJxAyN8dE not trying to drag up an old thread, it just got me thinking again haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisions Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 On a TBS binge at the moment so I came back to this thready, and holy shit, what is that show you posted above me? This is the same band? It continues to amaze me. Adam was the best performer I've ever seen in modern rock. Of course the last 9 years of this band's career make that sound like a ridiculous overstatement, but he really was one of the best frontmen I've ever seen. The erratic movement, passionate vocals (especially during the Louder Now era where he seemed to be in control of sounding raspy or clean, while also incorporating an infrequently-used scream in to his act), and perfectly timed mic swings made him more fun to watch than anyone I can recall. Of course the rest of the band was great too. All solid musicians. It's crazy to think how much better Fred and Matt were than John and Shaun now. Those guys have contributed basically nothing. They lost all the passion people loved them for, it's just so weird and John barely sings even though he did when Adam's vocals were actually good, it's bizarre. Be careful what you wish for I guess. This band could've really been something. Oh well, nothing more than can be done/said at this point. I've gone through the same thought process as above numerous times in my life, haha...What can I say, I loved this band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 The original line up reunited fucking blow, John Nolan is an absolute fraud of a musician - made one good album with TBS. Fred and Matt were in TBS when they were at their peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Kyle_ Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Straylight Run was awesome. So nahhhhhhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisions Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 People just liked John because you really felt it when he sang on TAYF. Now that they have no angst he doesn't really provide anything (except the fake southern accent that him and Adam decided to sing with recently). Fred was a better guitarist, screamer, and clean vocalist. Honestly I think that Eddie probably wrote most of the parts on TAYF, they had that punk tinge that Reyes would certainly be inclined to write. Now they're not in that style anymore and I can barely remember a single riff of TBS' last two albums, so that's how I got to this conclusion. Straylight Run was...OK I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 People always gave me shit for saying TBS was at their best with Fred, but I still stand by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisions Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 I can't really decide. I love both eras so much. John really did contribute a lot vocally on the first album, it's part of what makes it such a classic. But I could say the same for Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom18222 Posted April 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 ahh this topic again hahaha. with fred and matt, the band was incredible. live and in studio. fred is an incredible guitarist. his riffs were so sick. and you can tell in old videos that adam absolutely adored fred. he mustve been crushed when he left. capital m-e makes it seem that way as well. i posted this in the original topic. watch fred sing and play guitar in this. its totally flawless, using the whammy pedal and singing at the same time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I dig this: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 reminds me of joan jett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisions Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Yeah, well there's another bad post-Louder Now TBS song. Not really surprised. Adam, man what happened to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentytwenty Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 On 28 juni 2016 at 0:56 AM, Cheerios4u98 said: I dig this: Man I love this song! I loved the last album, and this song, so I have very high expectations of the new album! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 TBS - good emo band, terrible rock n roll band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 i mean, i think louder now made for a really great rock album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Tracker Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 The new song sounds like an Against Me / Gaslight Anthem song. His singing has changed a lot, wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 21 hours ago, bennett said: i mean, i think louder now made for a really great rock album Still had elements of earlier TBS in it though, agree it was a great album. New stuff will be garbage if this is anything to go by. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom18222 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 yeah, bring back fred sounds like against me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Kyle_ Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 http://www.stereogum.com/1888838/taking-back-sunday-singer-blasts-emo-night-inspired-by-his-band-those-motherfuckers-owe-me-some-money/wheres-the-beef/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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