why did rtc stop, i was looking fwd to that liveblog
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
he died with 5 seconds left in the intro, RIP
― J0rdan S., Monday, 14 January 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
"riot" and "in your eyes" work so well as the album's two big, banging peaks; "northern lights" blows my mind the most (swear this needs to be the big single this year, that fucking beat and those fucking vox), "frequency" is gorgeously voluptuous in that "vibrate" kinda style, pretty much every beat in the first half (before it winds down into balladry) is stunning, and i have a huge soft spot for how ludicrously OTT "300" is with the fantasy imagery (has anyone itt actually seen the film 300?)
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 16:50 (eleven years ago) link
heh somewhat shamefully i took recourse to pad & pen
― r|t|c, Monday, 14 January 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
xp: i tried once. i was watching it at a friend's place and he turned it off cos i was making fun of it too much. true story.
anyway, this is pretty great so far! frequency is beautiful.
― goole, Monday, 14 January 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
i need to figure out how i feel about these 'rock' drum sounds (tug of war, ode to you)
― goole, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
The production is stunning, maybe even more so than Armor On, but the songwriting is seriously spotty. With the constant stream of "prepare for battle"/"I gave all I can"/"I'm gonna break down these walls"/"see my scars"/"you did this to me" messaging it's like she's just stealing Linkin Park lyrics
― Evan and I'm Gettin' It (Evan R), Monday, 14 January 2013 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
i can't get this to stream... doesn't work in canada maybe?
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Monday, 14 January 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
works for me
the switch-up in "gleaux" >>>>>>
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
i have seen 300 but role models was the first film that came to mind initially
nah joeks i'm being cruel
evan r is the enemy of r&b, pour boiling oil and fire catapults at this bitch
― r|t|c, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
listening party : http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds#/2
― rusty_allen, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:16 (eleven years ago) link
^^ repost. sorry - must have been the excitment or something...
― rusty_allen, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
I WANT TO CRY
― sisilafami, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
ok somebody jog my memory: Goldenheart (Outro) -- what is that piano piece?
― goole, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
― goole, Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
not really very rock and not a problem at all either way
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
thank you for the help
― goole, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:30 (eleven years ago) link
Claire De Lune - Debussy
― DJP, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:30 (eleven years ago) link
eh i'm just sayin you had me expecting some session player bombast and instead i just heard drum machine snares that sound like actual snares xp
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
yeah well drum machine snares that sound like actual snares get me wrinkling my nose instinctually
thx DJP -- i was off hunting for ryuichi sakamoto youtubes lol
― goole, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
love "Break Of Dawn," so shamelessly gooey
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
Four tracks in and this is already such an ridiculously well sequenced album!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
yeah sequencing is great
― sisilafami, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
Seriously, flows like no tomorrow. Currently on "Gleaux."
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
300 is so good
― sisilafami, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
this is kinda cheesy in parts. i cant deal with 'in your eyes'
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Monday, 14 January 2013 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:44 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
no air, air
― r|t|c, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
haha that is what i was trying to figure out what it reminded me of
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
woah, good ear!
― Evan and I'm Gettin' It (Evan R), Monday, 14 January 2013 17:57 (eleven years ago) link
doesn't work in canada and i am SO UPSET.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 14 January 2013 18:08 (eleven years ago) link
This album's length really works in its favor; this is a satisfying one to lose yourself in. So much beautiful empty space, especially in that final stretch
― Evan and I'm Gettin' It (Evan R), Monday, 14 January 2013 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it's not quite as sprawling as Last Train To Paris but it's probably more immersive.
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
we could have parted seas just / to walk on the floor of oceans / ohhhh
― r|t|c, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
like damn yo
hah classic example of the alleged iffy songwriting that actually sounds rad i guess
― r|t|c, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
and this love could've built up armies / of nations unstoppable / ohhhh
so apt that the album ends with dawn actually forming her own nation state
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
xp eh, I still think her battle motifs are tacky and not very imaginative, but I can let that slide since that's not really the hook here, and it's carry-over criticism from Armor On
― Evan and I'm Gettin' It (Evan R), Monday, 14 January 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
the opening line of "300" is "i feel like leonidas / battling the titans / a thousand soldiers against one sword" which appears to be a reference to either the film or to some sort of role playing game
the more OTT the battle motifs the better, i don't know how you can have an issue with this
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:35 (eleven years ago) link
It's the film, yes.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
(Strictly speaking the comic but anyway.)
battle motifs: Tacky? or tactical?
― Drugs A. Money, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
a comic, of course it is
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
strictly strictly speaking Greek history and legend
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
i cant be the only one who finds this a lil samey relative to LTTP
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Monday, 14 January 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
xp the greek king leonidas (historical) never fought the titans (mythical) though
― lex pretend, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
Dawn's stuff feels pretty distinct from Dirty Money to me at this point -- if any 2 records risk crowding each other's space it's Golden Heart and Armor On
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i'm not pretending to be an expert. did frank miller invent that part of the myth though? xp
― some dude, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
i think she threw those together just for the rhyme.
― goole, Monday, 14 January 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
like that she interpolates both phil collins and peter gabriel over the course of the record, so i can just think of it as prog
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 14 January 2013 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
at a couple of points there are these almost old-agey computer music stabs, an ancient-future music, then with the 300 deal, yes, what a progger would be mining these days, if they existed.
which they don't.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 14 January 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
30 seconds in and I CANNOT WAIT TO DROP MONEY ON THIS ALBUM
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