One more time deluxe thread

[Drama-Free Jan]

I haven’t listened to the fulls yet but it really sounds like OMT is the new California (but better) and Pt 2 is just like the Deluxe (but better), random good songs, bad songs, maybe unfinished ideas

[JarJarBlinks]

1 minute ago, Jans Stand said:

I haven’t listened to the fulls yet but it really sounds like OMT is the new California (but better) and Pt 2 is just like the Deluxe (but better), random good songs, bad songs, maybe unfinished ideas

My brain must not be big enough to understand this comment

[Bucko]

11 minutes ago, 2point5 said:

Poor Coight has gone to bed, as happy as a pig in shit, dreaming happy dreams about blink being back together making great music again, and now he's gonna have to wake up to all you debby downers whining and moaning about the new songs as soon as his back is turned. 

I mean if I was going to bed same time I would have been the same. I really enjoy the new songs. Feel bad I'm not on the same wavelength as everyone else. 

[Ghent]

Every Other Weekend is a straight 10/10 instantly.

[Ghent]

Ok One Night Stand works way better as a full song. This is a perfect example of how/why Tom wasted his time with AVA. This is a HUGE AVA 💩turd💩 if it didn't have Mark and Travis involved. Song is salvaged and actually pretty good.

8/10

 

If You Never Left- Oh shit, do we have an emerging banger here?

9/10 with room to grow for sure

[Drama-Free Jan]

25 minutes ago, JarJarBlinks said:

My brain must not be big enough to understand this comment

That’s okay.  Basically saying California Deluxe was basically a bunch of random songs that were half finished ideas, with high highs (Wildfire, Last Train Home imo - Can’t Go Back, One Night Stand, etc) and low lows (Parking Lot, Misery - Take Me In, All In My Head, etc) 

where as California was more consistent throughout like an album with a theme, like OMT, but overly long, like OMT.

So they are very parallel.  OMT obviously I like better but in terms of structure/parallels they are doing like the same thing. Eleven next?

[thongrider]

Stranger Things pop punk rock opera to relate to a younger audience.

[Ghent]

4 minutes ago, Jans Stand said:

That’s okay.  Basically saying California Deluxe was basically a bunch of random songs that were half finished ideas, with high highs (Wildfire, Last Train Home imo - Can’t Go Back, One Night Stand, etc) and low lows (Parking Lot, Misery - Take Me In, All In My Head, etc) 

where as California was more consistent throughout like an album with a theme, like OMT, but overly long, like OMT.

So they are very parallel.  OMT obviously I like better but in terms of structure/parallels they are doing like the same thing. Eleven next?

Agree with all of this except Parking Lot is an awesome song. Just because you lived a powder puff childhood and don't get the reference to Parking Lots doesn't mean the song is bad.

[Drama-Free Jan]

15 minutes ago, Ghent said:

Agree with all of this except Parking Lot is an awesome song. Just because you lived a powder puff childhood and don't get the reference to Parking Lots doesn't mean the song is bad.

That’s not why I hate it, the cheesy ass guitar shreds, horrendous verse melodies, all of it killed me after just getting done with California. I’d probably like it better in hindsight.

(remember when everyone was oozing to 6/8 *cringe*).  Would be fun to do a new listen, been a while

[thongrider]

Good Old Days was good though.

[Ghent]

Lol 6/8 sucks.

Last Train Home, Good Old Days, Wildfire, Parking Lot, all holding up nicely. Most of the others never were that great and still aren't

[Drama-Free Jan]

EVERYONE EVERYWHERE OMG!!!!!

noooo they didn’t! (Actually just chill and have a fucking sweet ass guitar bridge for a second and let the song organically build instead of forcing a vocal bridge again and again)

WHAT!! It got better than the snippets!

 

Fuck. This might just top Neighborhoods for me afterall.  It’s close.

[Ghent]

12 minutes ago, Jans Stand said:

EVERYONE EVERYWHERE OMG!!!!!

noooo they didn’t! (Actually just chill and have a fucking sweet ass guitar bridge for a second and let the song organically build instead of forcing a vocal bridge again and again)

WHAT!! It got better than the snippets!

 

Fuck. This might just top Neighborhoods for me afterall.  It’s close.

It's pretty awesome. Feels slightly unfinished for some reason? But it kicks ass regardless

9/10

[Man]

If You Never Left sounds like it came straight outta 2002, structurally.

[carlos182]

16 minutes ago, Man said:

If You Never Left sounds like it came straight outta 2002, structurally.

If You Never Left is an awesome song except for the Reggaeton beats... damn you Travis.

[Virtuous Xman]

I'm enjoying all the songs.  A nice addition for me. 

[Drama-Free Jan]

Every Other Weekend, If You Never Left, Can't Go Back are all more radio friendly than anything on OMT imo.  I could see one of those taking off as the 'new song' for Blink.  They kind of have a groove going here again, not a fan of the robotic effects thing, but it sounds like they're gelling.

[Drama-Free Jan]

Hold up, did Mark really drop a CIA line?  Can I resurface my blink are undercover CIA experimenting on us conspiracy?  

[MassKirbycide]

2 hours ago, Jans Stand said:

I haven’t listened to the fulls yet but it really sounds like OMT is the new California (but better) and Pt 2 is just like the Deluxe (but better), random good songs, bad songs, maybe unfinished ideas

That was always my impression. Considering Tom had already written Golden Showers before the 2015 breakup, I’m still convinced the base idea for a California-style record was already in their plan, so they’re just following through with that now in the OMT era. 

[Drama-Free Jan]

1 hour ago, Ghent said:

Ok One Night Stand works way better as a full song. This is a perfect example of how/why Tom wasted his time with AVA. This is a HUGE AVA 💩turd💩 if it didn't have Mark and Travis involved. Song is salvaged and actually pretty good.

8/10

 

If You Never Left- Oh shit, do we have an emerging banger here?

9/10 with room to grow for sure

So AvA with Mark is actually a bit of emo/Panic at the disco vibes or is it just me?  His part gives me that era vibes.  He probably dreaded reading off those lyrics 😄

Anyone else catching the vocal drop before the last chorus?   This is the only song I liked better in snippets than in full, but it's still a good one. 

What I'm really liking in these new tracks are the variations in guitar/drums/structure.  I almost accepted that was forgotten, this is great to have a little unpredictability.