The Negative Nancys

[yodda]

People are so stoked in the main thread and it's sweet to see. 

This could be a place for people to vent about issues around the new songs (or whatever else band-related) without being a buzz-kill to the majority of posters.

You can lock the thread if the mere existence of it is a bummer.

[Speedo]

Why? We are just gonna make fun of them here too, might as well keep it in one place.

[yodda]

Just now, Speedo said:

Why? We are just gonna make fun of them here too, might as well keep it in one place.

That's the negative spirit!

[thongrider]

I'm gonna wait a few days.

[Cheerios4u98]

Where is the second +44 album that was promised in 2007 ?

[Bucks Erasers - Pacers]

The only thing good about One More Time are the lyrics and the meaning behind the lyrics. The sounds and the song in general is just bland and lame. There, I said it. MTYK is pretty good though. 

[Speedo]

2 minutes ago, DanFramptonSuperFan said:

The only thing good about One More Time are the lyrics and the meaning behind the lyrics. The sounds and the song in general is just bland and lame. There, I said it. MTYK is pretty good though. 

You’re just afraid of having feelings ‘cause you don’t want people to think you’re a wuss.

[Bucks Erasers - Pacers]

2 minutes ago, Speedo said:

You’re just afraid of having feelings ‘cause you don’t want people to think you’re a wuss.

Lol na I am a wuss, that’s all good. I dunno, I like acoustic songs and stuff but I generally like them to have more going on with the guitar or something. I dunno. Tom is no Bob Dylan. Still, cool song concept and video. It’s just not something I see myself revisiting much but I can understand why others will 

[tom18222]

the drums are way too loud in more than you know. they are too loud in edging too. i assume the whole album will be that way.

[yodda]

54 minutes ago, DanFramptonSuperFan said:

The only thing good about One More Time are the lyrics and the meaning behind the lyrics. The sounds and the song in general is just bland and lame. There, I said it. MTYK is pretty good though. 

I really like the subject of the song - the whole idea behind it reminds me of a lyric by one of my favourite bands:
"It's fucking sad that we need a tragedy to occur to gain a fresh perspective in our lives".

But if I'm honest the lyrics on One More Time do little very much for me. Perhaps it's the overtly saccharine performance - jesus christ it's just a dirgey retreading of "I Miss You" - plus the boy-band style repetition of "One More Time" with their pitch-corrected/robotic voices robs the song of any emotional resonance.

[Bucks Erasers - Pacers]

7 minutes ago, yodda said:

I really like the subject of the song - the whole idea behind it reminds me of a lyric by one of my favourite bands:
"It's fucking sad that we need a tragedy to occur to gain a fresh perspective in our lives".

But if I'm honest the lyrics on One More Time do little very much for me. Perhaps it's the overtly saccharine performance - jesus christ it's just a dirgey retreading of "I Miss You" - plus the boy-band style repetition of "One More Time" with their pitch-corrected/robotic voices robs the song of any emotional resonance.

Very well said 

[thongrider]

I was a little worried I'd absolutely hate omt after the clip on Monday. But i guess I don't. It's a nice little song, I guess, and great video. I guess it's just not as good as many of the Skiba era songs?

I was excited for mtyek until Tom started yelling. I never liked when he did that. Chorus is alright.

Both songs are fine, but after all the Skiba era hate, all the praise and hype just feels sorta uncomfortable.

[Ghent]

The thing is about people who like to shit on things is that they enjoy it. Projecting their misery onto others is their source of fulfillment. They don't want to be contained because there's no one to wet blanket. I tried a separate thread during the previous era.

But with that all said, compared to the last 7 years, it's like rainbows and unicorns in here. I'm pretty sure some of the people shedding literal tears of joy would be actively shitting on the exact same music if Tom wasn't on it. Band has a super unique dynamic being so rooted in personality and nostalgia.

Signed-

GateKeeper Ghent

[yodda]

^yeah I thought the same thing

One More Time sounds so Skiba era - I could easily imagine it fitting anywhere on Nine. Hence my distaste for it.

More Than You Know gets us out of Skiba-era land and has a little more trademark Tom-isms. Mark is working in good contrast with the low vocals too. It's just a fairly ordinary/forgettable number when the chorus kicks in - would have been nice if they extended that bridge or expanded it into something else.

[MSandt]

I Miss You is probably technically an acoustic song but it's a lot more creative instrumentally than OMT. OMT is just a dull, downbeat acoustic song.

[Ghent]

2 minutes ago, yodda said:

^yeah I thought the same thing

One More Time sounds so Skiba era - I could easily imagine it fitting anywhere on Nine. Hence my distaste for it.

More Than You Know gets us out of Skiba-era land and has a little more trademark Tom-isms. Mark is working in good contrast with the low vocals too. It's just a fairly ordinary/forgettable number when the chorus kicks in - would have been nice if they extended that bridge or expanded it into something else.

One More Time is basically HISALP with Tom. Then add the storyline, reunion factor, video, and general emotions with this band over the last 20 years

[yodda]

7 minutes ago, MSandt said:

I Miss You is probably technically an acoustic song but it's a lot more creative instrumentally than OMT. OMT is just a dull, downbeat acoustic song.

I'm surprised more people aren't hating on the "One more tii-eee-yiiy-yime" part in the chorus. The second I heard that in the teaser I hated it - it's basically Tom mixing his trademark yodelling with awful American Idol-esque vocal affectation. 

[MSandt]

Yeah that bit is bad as well, hated it immediately.

[yodda]

Also somebody should have reigned in Tom's vibrato on words like "shame" and "pain" in the chorus of MTYK.

Small quarrel - but is just sounds goofy. If they had just been sung as a straight note it would have done fine.

[Champ182]

Anybody know if it's possible to mute/hide a thread somehow? I think this thread is a great idea and I don't mind people having different opinions at all, but for the sake of my own positive vibes I'd love to be able to skip past it when I'm hitting "Next unread topic" haha