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Post by Neil on Jun 6, 2017 18:25:20 GMT
www.spin.com/featured/50-best-albums-of-2017-so-far-list/After Laughter is #6! Album has been getting a pretty good amount of critical acclaim. The sales and radio play aren't really there compared to Self-Titled due to the condensed hype-cycle but hopefully the quality of the album will make it a commercial success over time as word spreads.
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Post by Neil on Jun 5, 2017 1:49:56 GMT
Congrats Becky!
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Post by Neil on Jun 3, 2017 18:32:21 GMT
I feel like a lot discussions about music among fans revolve around discrediting music other people like by using meaningless phrases like "too poppy," "sold out," etc. Most of the time these are just lazy labels to dismiss music they don't like while making it seem like the people who do like it are basic/have bad musical taste.
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Post by Neil on Jun 2, 2017 21:11:19 GMT
Missed the thread from yesterday. Happy belated birthday bro
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Post by Neil on Jun 2, 2017 11:26:30 GMT
If Avril released a song like this on AL6. She'd be unstoppable. ur basically asking avril to top perfection
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Post by Neil on Jun 2, 2017 10:36:23 GMT
Awesome, totally agree with your 4 favorite songs so far. They're definitely great to blast in the car . Do you plan on seeing them in concert? I got my tickets to the NYC concert last week and I'm stoked So cool!! Yes I also got tickets They are here in Holland on June 25th and I've never seen them live before! I do have their previous records because I knew them when they first came out with their record All We Know Is Falling. So I'm really happy they are coming to The Netherlands!! By the way, Idle Worship is also very very good and Tell Me How! Have you seen them live before?? Awesome! That's really soon. The NA tour takes place in September/October. It'll actually be my first concert so I'm excited about that aspect too . From the videos I've seen on YouTube they're amazing live. And yeah, those songs are great too . Tell Me How is so sad @rcb Welcome to the forums! Nice name, avatar and status message, my friend You should get tickets asap Β . Also, can't wait to see what the RCB music video ends up being.
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Post by Neil on May 31, 2017 20:44:20 GMT
Glad to hear you really dig it! When I reviewed the album I wasn't sure how the album would fare once the initial release hype wore off but I'm happy to say that I still find it amazing, and love pretty much every song on it. Still hard for me to rank it but it's at least one of my top 3 Paramore albums. As for your last point, I was actually about to post here saying that I listened to TYS for the first time in a while (okay, maybe a week but that's a long time by my standards ) and it's still a banger. It's the kind of song you want to have on repeat . Is that your favorite song on the album? No it's not my fave, I think Fake Happy and Pool are my favorites but I have to say there isn't one song I dislike Maybe when I've listened to it more I really can say wich one my fave is! Hard Times is also very good!! And ofcourse Told You So as I said before This morning I had the record played in my car when I was driving to my work and it's so awesome to turn up the volume and have a blast! I don't know the lyrics yet haha so I can't sing-a-long for now Awesome, totally agree with your 4 favorite songs so far. They're definitely great to blast in the car . Do you plan on seeing them in concert? I got my tickets to the NYC concert last week and I'm stoked
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Post by Neil on May 31, 2017 3:05:01 GMT
Twin Peaks: The Return. It's like the original show except the director had unlimited creative freedom, a big budget and 25+ years of hindsight...and it's as crazy as you'd expect.
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Post by Neil on May 31, 2017 2:36:33 GMT
I have no time (right now) to give a huge description of the album but man I dig this album!! It's very different from their previous records but I like it so much more then their self-titled album! Usually I dislike happy music with depressed lyrics but this is amazing work and they really got me! They released kind of a musically a summer album with darker lyrics like more a fall/winter record wich I can relate to so much, but I love the sound of the instruments so much! I listened to it once on Spotify and immediatly ordered the album and yesterday I had it for like 4 times on repeat. Only thing I see here is people are more fond of Hard Times in stead of Told You So, but I really like Told You So Glad to hear you really dig it! When I reviewed the album I wasn't sure how the album would fare once the initial release hype wore off but I'm happy to say that I still find it amazing, and love pretty much every song on it. Still hard for me to rank it but it's at least one of my top 3 Paramore albums. As for your last point, I was actually about to post here saying that I listened to TYS for the first time in a while (okay, maybe a week but that's a long time by my standards ) and it's still a banger. It's the kind of song you want to have on repeat . Is that your favorite song on the album?
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Post by Neil on May 29, 2017 15:53:55 GMT
I've been going through a bit of an Avril dry spell lately, meaning I haven't been following her or listening to her music much. That's partially why I haven't been active here lately - I figure/hope that by removing myself from Avril discussions that I'll slowly regain interest. Even though I still plan on being less active for a little while longer, I think it's a topic worth bringing up and I'll be following this thread closely. I was wondering if this happens to you guys as well. I haven't been a fan for very long (I feel like I say this in every thread I make ), so in the back of my mind I'm actually a little worried that interest won't come back since I don't have a long-standing/deep attachment to her music, but I also understand that we're in a dry period for Avril news as well so that factors into the equation. I actually feel a little guilty about all this because I feel like I'm ingrained in the BA community pretty deeply at this point but the passion for Avril just isn't there at the moment. Many of you have been fans for 10-15 years so I'm curious to hear what everyone's experiences are. Do you go through periods where you don't follow her that much, or are you a die-hard fan year-round?
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Post by Neil on May 20, 2017 12:35:58 GMT
Yeah I agree, sometimes concerts need to be recorded - otherwise a lot of great concerts would be lost forever. My point mainly had to do with how shaky some of the people were, recording were, and how they were recording with their phones vertically
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Post by Neil on May 19, 2017 20:21:01 GMT
Side note: why are people trying to record footage WHILE swaying back and forth? It's bad enough that some of them are recording vertically on their phones You have to see people at concerts Paying money to wait for hours just to see the band through the camera, and maybe singing along and ruin the sound completely ^^ Thanks for the videos. I still don't get used to half of the album. I do like some songs now, especially Idle Worship, Rose-Colored Boy and Hard Times. Ask me again in 5 weeks after the concert... I might change my mind I just don't get why they would try to sway while recording though. Wouldn't it ruin the footage? But yeah, hopefully it'll grow on you as you listen to it more. I really like almost every song on the album now
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Post by Neil on May 19, 2017 15:20:57 GMT
I haven't followed LP in many, many years but this was fun to watch It's been making the rounds for the past few days but figured I'd post it here anyway
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Post by Neil on May 19, 2017 14:57:30 GMT
Here's a video of the Told You So Jimmy Kimmel performance. It's recorded from someone in the audience but it's pretty close up and the audio/video quality is pretty good, all things considered.Β I was pretty damn impressed. I wasn't sure if the song would work live for various reasons but it sounds great! The dancing was great too but that's a given I guess Side note: why are people trying to record footage WHILE swaying back and forth? It's bad enough that some of them are recording vertically on their phones
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Post by Neil on May 19, 2017 1:54:44 GMT
Same. This is an extremely common point of bullying in my country, and at least 3 others that I know of.
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