yodda Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, wannabe corn dog said: sorry, guys. i don't hear any +44 or alkaline trio influence. i don't hear any mark and matt influence either. 0/15 for me. california at least had a few that reminded me of the band. this just screams purchased material. any other top 100 artist could perform these and i wouldn't know the difference. stickin to the new ava songs. Yeah while I’m not a huge fan of the new AVA the songs at least left an imprint on me. i still don’t understand what Matt is doing here to achieve such praises...yelling more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog From Frasier Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Donald Trump's Bulge said: I really really hope I like this album. Because if I don't; I'll probably sell my shares of this place and leave the board. Because then I'll just be in a room full of Kansas crews. It will be too frustrating to mentally handle that. Probably won't listen to it till my 7 hour drive on Friday. Thats a good time to crack it open. I feel like on some emo shit will be your favourite off of the album. Calling it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, daveyjones said: at least nine is better than untitled. it's got that going for it. #truth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, jordidanen95 said: They pulled a massive prank on the fanbase i think.....doesn't matter if it was unintentional see, i dunno. i think this might have been savvy strategy. it's a business tactic called "under-promise, over-deliver." i would not be the least bit surprised if a 26 year old marketing consultant working with the label and the band's management was like "what are the tracks that you think are least representative of the album as a whole and might appeal in a casual way to contemporary pop audiences, but would be rejected by the band's hardcore fan base? k, release those first. and then when the album actually drops, the reviews from the hardcore will be over the moon at how much better all the other songs are." it sounds wacky, but i've spent enough time with marketing and PR professionals to know that this (can) be how it works sometimes. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njdevils26 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, daveyjones said: at least nine is better than untitled. it's got that going for it. Freezing cold take if I’ve ever heard one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just now, Njdevils26 said: Freezing cold take if I’ve ever heard one i gotta troll my line... at least i'm consistent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njdevils26 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, daveyjones said: i gotta troll my line... at least i'm consistent! I’ve grown to respect it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Njdevils26 said: I’ve grown to respect it. i mean i don't pick fights with anyone. love the album if you want. everyone should be free to find some happiness. i've found some (pockets) of it on nine. it's nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, daveyjones said: i mean i don't pick fights with anyone. love the album if you want. everyone should be free to find some happiness. i've found some (pockets) of it on nine. it's nice. Ransom is one of the few times I've been genuinely impressed with Travis. GD drums are great as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinkFloyd Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 First listen through and it's alright. Nothing spectacular but hoping it grows on me. At least I don't have the utter disappoint that I had listening California for the first time, but the bar was much lower this time. First song I wanted to replay after listening to the album in full was Hungover You. Biggest negative to me is once again the production particularly on the vocals. Mark's voice hardly ever feels natural and almost always has a very noticeable effect on it. Also, the ear-piercing pitch perfect harmonies are still present. Finally, I just have to accept that guitars are not going to be a prominent part of the band anymore which is such a bummer. 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just now, Speedo said: Ransom is one of the few times I've been genuinely impressed with Travis. GD drums are great as well. can you imagine this as an EP? 1.) the first time 2.) generational divide 3.) black rain 4.) pin the grenade 5.) ransom done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njdevils26 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just now, daveyjones said: i mean i don't pick fights with anyone. love the album if you want. everyone should be free to find some happiness. i've found some (pockets) of it on nine. it's nice. My pocket is no heart. Everything else seems a little better compared to all the singles. ive got to admit that I don’t see any of the +44 or alkaline everyone’s talking about. Even the feeling this comparison to the first time is a stretch at best. After a few listens throughout the day I see a collections of songs that are decent compared to the shit they released leading up to this with a couple of bright spots that are actually solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Not enough Hungover You love 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Njdevils26 said: My pocket is no heart. Everything else seems a little better compared to all the singles. ive got to admit that I don’t see any of the +44 or alkaline everyone’s talking about. Even the feeling this comparison to the first time is a stretch at best. After a few listens throughout the day I see a collections of songs that are decent compared to the shit they released leading up to this with a couple of bright spots that are actually solid. I only hear plus 44 in Run Away, because it's the interlude re-worked a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Njdevils26 said: I don’t see any of the +44 or alkaline everyone’s talking about. for me it's in the lyrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, daveyjones said: for me it's in the lyrics There's a lot in the vocal melody and some of the picking instrumentation as well. For instance, the first half of Ransom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinkFloyd Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 17 minutes ago, Ari said: Not enough Hungover You love I liked it a lot the first time through but now I just hear Sober Part 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 21 minutes ago, daveyjones said: can you imagine this as an EP? 1.) the first time 2.) generational divide 3.) black rain 4.) pin the grenade 5.) ransom done. Black Rain is out but I really like Run Away a lot so I'd trade it for that ... Heaven has a great chorus as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, BlinkFloyd said: I liked it a lot the first time through but now I just hear Sober Part 2. There is so much more depth to the subject matter in HY than in Sober. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted September 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 I want to buy this album twice I like it so much. Dont worry @Ari I absolutely love Hungover You 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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