One more time deluxe thread

[Elite Takes - this is jan]

26 minutes ago, Elisa said:

We know they use a live-auto tune on tour but he sounds just fine, I wish there was a way not to get rid of that metallic tinge in the voice on the album because I love his voice, but it’s alright. 

I’d rather hear slightly off pitch vocals than flawless but metallic sounding ones. With Travis I think it’s more a stylistic thing though, like in all the modern hip hop stuff he listens to. Very electronic production, therefore electronic vocals. 

It's definitely just some filter/effect he's stuck with using on Mark's voice. They were kind of doing this on Cali/Nine too so might be a Mark allowed to have preference as well.

Either way, when you hear his more natural voice come through, it is like 'Wtf' why have that tinny metallic sound more than as a literal effect once in a while, not his normal voice now.  I have no idea how Can't Go Back still sounds so good, because that might be the worst offender. 

[Elite Takes - this is jan]

Huge shoutout to (Travis I presume?) for these Feeling This-esque multiple vocals finales on Everyone Everywhere and One Night Stand.  I hope they don't do this every song, but it sounds absolutely great on both these.

 

I can't tell if Tom forgot his lyrics or not at the end of the One Night Stand bridge?  Last night was where.  Where what?  The rich girl's roommate got laid? 

[Scott.]

@Kay listened yet?

[ManchesterAdam]

I feel like If You Never Left is what Run Away was supposed to be. No disrespect to Run Away, one of my favourite songs from the Skiba era but something about IYNL just feels like a better version of Run Away.

[blinkAVARacer]

If You Never Left has definitely grown on me the most. I just wish they let the song breathe a bit before going into the bridge, it sounds too abrupt to me. Can't Go Back is still my favorite, and honestly, all of the tracks are growing on me.

Overall this OMT era has blown past my expectations. I'm super happy for the band.

[Kay]

24 minutes ago, Scott. said:

@Kay listened yet?

Sure. 

[2point5]

1 minute ago, Kay said:

Sure. 

Not a fan?

[Kay]

Just now, 2point5 said:

Not a fan?

I am waiting for Jan to explode with annoyance at my lack of ranking

[Mau5]

Popping my head in - waited for the full "drop" to listen to all the new songs and man this is literally such a complete "comeback" album. It is what Neighborhoods was supposed to sound like. 

AVA is there, +44 is there, Cali blink is there, and what has been born is a brand new era of blink where all members are collectively pushing each other to be and put out their best stuff behind the brand and band that deserves it. I never thought we'd get here again. Fucking great. 

[Scott.]

Back to Marks vocals. It must be a stylistic choice because he sounds fantastic on bad news so why not keep his vocals like that throughout? 

[mr mister]

CD is up for preorder! YEAH! 

 

[2point5]

1 minute ago, Scott. said:

Back to Marks vocals. It must be a stylistic choice because he sounds fantastic on bad news so why not keep his vocals like that throughout? 

Like I said earlier, they've toured pretty heavily since One More Time came out and maybe its taken a lot out of him

[Kay]

*sigh* okay.

No Fun - 6/10. The long intro verse takes too long, the pre chorus is kind of awkward and the riff seems.. just.. not thought out, but it’s ironically quite fun. Tom sounds good. Some of the lyrics are surprisingly honest and genuine from them. It’s pretty good, chorus could’ve been better.

All In My Head - 7/10. I love how much this does yet doesn’t sound like blink. It sounds fresher but still like something they’d make I guess. The guitars aren’t what you expect but sound really good. I don’t hate the cum stains line tbh because contextually it makes sense, I think the chorus runs too long and sounds a little weird but it’s mostly good. Again surprisingly okay lyrics. Bridge is a bit pointless. 
 

Cant Go Back - 7.5/10

I like this one instrumentally quite a lot. Probably my favourite chorus of them all. Simple but effective. The piano in this feels almost Untitledish. 
 

Every Other Weekend - 6.5/10

This feels like poppy cure vibe. I do wonder if this didn’t make the cut because they preferred Blink Wave. I think it’s cute really, the cure aspect feels really obvious in the chorus and instrumentation but the days of the week really sold it haha, bridge is nice too! It’s a bit too poppy for me but it’s a solid song. 
 

Everyone Everywhere -6/10

I like how weird this is. I don’t think this is more BCR than Terrified like some said although I do get the bcr feels. I like how dynamic and messy it is in places, but it doesn’t grab me enough to be super hyped on it. It does not feel like a finished idea. The last chorus is refreshing though.

 

If You Never Left - 4/10 (on my notes on first listen all I typed was “wtf”)

Well, it’s not Fell In Love, but it’s close to being that bad. Too cheesy and corny for me really, could replace their voices with literally any current pop punk band and you wouldn’t know. Just not for me. Pre chorus is alright I guess?

 

One Night Stand - 5/10

I kinda like the chorus. The verses are kinda… dumb. Not sure how to put it. Just a bit silly. I like it instrumentally but the melody and lyrics are just… not it. 
 

Take Me In - 3.5/10

This sounds like it was written for a Disney pop princess. I do not like it. The vocal melody is excruciating frankly. Musically soulless too. The chorus slaps enough for me to rank it a little higher, but the lyrics keep it from getting higher than that. Seriously the melody is so painful wtf that bridge 😂 OooOooOoo

 

Overall? Honestly? Much better than I expected. A lot of formulaic ideas and it is quite so-so with a turn for the worst halfway through, but I rank some of these higher than the main records tracks (looking at you fell in love, edging, wwwy, hurts, childhood, see you and that other extra shitfest I forgot about).

Mark does sound really roboty throughout but I do think that might be a fix for his recovery so I’ll lay off. 

I might add a few to my main playlist, pleasant surprise. 

[Scott.]

Man childhood catching strays. I can’t cope. I fucking love that song 

[Scott.]

Nice write up though Kay. I think we gotta remember most of these were scrapped for OMT so for songs deemed not good enough I think they’re really solid 

[Kay]

1 minute ago, Scott. said:

Nice write up though Kay. I think we gotta remember most of these were scrapped for OMT so for songs deemed not good enough I think they’re really solid 

I think some are better than ones they chose which I genuinely didn’t expect so in that perspective it’s impressive 

[Chewy030]

Really digging this batch of songs, Can't go back sounds fantastic, Everyone Everywhere is like another BCR song just fucking great, If you never left is rad. I think take me in would be a banger if the bridge was different the ooooohhhh in it are a buzz kill for me. 

[Russel Coight]

4 hours ago, MassKirbycide said:

To play devil’s advocate, songs like that do feel more authentic with Tom in the band, since he never lost his immature, adolescent persona. Even during peak “I’M A SERIOUS ARTIST” era early on in AVA, he still told jokes about spreading barbecue sauce on his buttcheeks when I saw them live. 
 

I agree there’s definitely a bit of hypocrisy, but I get why those songs might feel more appropriate now than in the Skiba era. 
 

But also I’m admittedly a Tombot, so I can do plenty of mental gymnastics to justify liking this more than California. 

I don’t really remember Mark ever growing out of his immaturity either though. He wasn’t always as outrageous as Tom but it was still always there so I still don’t get why it would be okay now but not then.

Big respect for the tombot acceptance admittance haha. That kind of honestly goes hard.

[Russel Coight]

4 hours ago, Walrus said:

I’m ashamed to admit I googled this to see if it was true… I’m a dumbass 

It actually was true lol. Seems the Reddit thread was deleted though.

 

[2point5]

I get way more BCR vibes from Can't Go Back than Everyone Everywhere. When that guitar comes in at the start after the drum intro, sounds just like Box Car to me. I keep waiting for the All Systems Go riff to start blasting.