Broken English Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Fuck, it’s out in less than five hours here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Tracker Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Broken English said: Fuck, it’s out in less than five hours here. According to the sub Reddit, it's already leaked. I've got some snooping to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 The whole album feels a lot slower than previous efforts but I really like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken English Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Yeah it’s pretty fucking great. A little bit slower than I was expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I listened the openijng song last night. Sounds promising. Can't wait to hear the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I mean... after the party was my favourite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken English Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, Ghost said: I mean... after the party was my favourite. After The Party was their Enema Of The State, a pretty flawless breakout. I love the new one. High School Friend is a fucking banger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken English Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 “there’s former you, there’s former me, we’re telling tales of revisionist history” ”driving down 191, there’s an old memory of someone, as a little white cross just popping out from the bend” Greg is killing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisa Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 My hot take is that I find this album a little disappointing. It feels like a very safe follow up to After the Party that doesn't do anything they haven't done before better on other records. I like that they went for a darker direction, lyrically, but it also almost feels like a parody of their themes, like the things people meme the Menzingers about. I mean, it's good but the Menzingers are capable of better than just good. Maybe it'll grow on me though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Tracker Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 36 minutes ago, Elisa said: My hot take is that I find this album a little disappointing. It feels like a very safe follow up to After the Party that doesn't do anything they haven't done before better on other records. I like that they went for a darker direction, lyrically, but it also almost feels like a parody of their themes, like the things people meme the Menzingers about. I mean, it's good but the Menzingers are capable of better than just good. Maybe it'll grow on me though. I do agree it’s a bit disappointing but agreed, I think it’s a grower. They did experiment a lot more with new guitar tones and writing slower songs though which is a nice change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 i'm listening to lagwagon's railer first. menzingers is up next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient #48273 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 I've listened to this album a number of times now and I agree with those of you saying it's a bit disappointing. I really liked all the songs they released before the album, so my hopes were pretty high, but most of the other songs don't really stand out to me. I love London Drugs though. I like enough songs to keep this album in my rotation for the next little while, so hopefully some other songs grow on me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken English Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 On 10/5/2019 at 1:09 AM, Elisa said: My hot take is that I find this album a little disappointing. It feels like a very safe follow up to After the Party that doesn't do anything they haven't done before better on other records. I like that they went for a darker direction, lyrically, but it also almost feels like a parody of their themes, like the things people meme the Menzingers about. I mean, it's good but the Menzingers are capable of better than just good. Maybe it'll grow on me though. Parody is a bit harsh, and also, who memes the Menzingers?. Theres a few songs that don’t really grab me at me at the moment, but then I’ve never really cared for a lot of their slow songs. By far the two worst songs on After The Party were Black Mass and The Bars, and similarly, I don’t particularly care for Hello Exile and I Can’t Stop Drinking on the new one. I still think its a pretty awesome release, there’s some amazing tunes on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Black Mass is fantastic, you have terrible taste and can't be trusted with anything anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken English Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Speedo said: Black Mass is fantastic, you have terrible taste and can't be trusted with anything anymore. Yeah, nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Tracker Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Yeah I like Black Mass but agreed on The Bars. this album could make for good board game music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I'm digging this album. It shows a different mood in general, but man... those melodies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Definitely, I'm liking this album by far. After The Party was more diverse, sure, but Hello Exile is more 'moody'. It breaths tons of melancholy, and I'm digging it. There are a few really strong songs on there and, as I said, really good melodies and hooks. This guys are pure class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken English Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Ghost said: Definitely, I'm liking this album by far. After The Party was more diverse, sure, but Hello Exile is more 'moody'. It breaths tons of melancholy, and I'm digging it. There are a few really strong songs on there and, as I said, really good melodies and hooks. This guys are pure class. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. They should be a much bigger band than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 19 hours ago, Broken English said: The more I listen to it, the more I like it. They should be a much bigger band than they are. I'm on this same boat, man. It's a grower for sure. It's a great record. @Elisa, how it's evolving for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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