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« Reply #280 on: September 30, 2005, 10:20:09 AM » |
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So Dre wrote a review of it. For a publication he hasn't deigned to write for in ages. |
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« Reply #281 on: September 30, 2005, 10:56:07 AM » |
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Great, honest review. One that most Switchfoot fanboys will probably whine and cry about and mess their diapers over.
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« Reply #282 on: September 30, 2005, 11:45:02 AM » |
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Great, honest review. One that most Switchfoot fanboys will probably whine and cry about and mess their diapers over. yeah, i agree with that review as well. Especially the parts about songwriting and the knocks on "golden" and "we are one tonight." Aaron, if i recall correctly, didn't you say golden was one of your favorite tracks off the album at cmc? I hope you were kidding.... |
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« Reply #283 on: September 30, 2005, 12:16:40 PM » |
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So Dre wrote a review of it. For a publication he hasn't deigned to write for in ages. Good review, but what's with the bad banner art? Most of the group's faces are cut off or covered up (you can't even see the 5th guy!), and the title says "Nothing in Sound." |
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« Reply #284 on: October 01, 2005, 12:10:15 AM » |
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So Dre wrote a review of it. For a publication he hasn't deigned to write for in ages. Good review, but what's with the bad banner art? Most of the group's faces are cut off or covered up (you can't even see the 5th guy!), and the title says "Nothing in Sound." LOL. So amateurish. |
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« Reply #285 on: October 01, 2005, 12:15:18 AM » |
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yeah, i agree with that review as well. Especially the parts about songwriting and the knocks on "golden" and "we are one tonight." Aaron, if i recall correctly, didn't you say golden was one of your favorite tracks off the album at cmc? I hope you were kidding.... I might off and could have misspoken..who knows. |
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« Reply #286 on: October 01, 2005, 01:51:46 AM » |
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I might off and could have misspoken..who knows. yeah, perhaps...i think that you'll find there are some worthwhile tracks on this album. They could have done better, but if you listen to each song as a separate entity...most are quite good. The problem is, we know what kind of lyrics jon has written in the past and the type of creativity they've exhibited and so we expect more. I hope this is just their mainstream follow up and they really dig deeper on their next effort. I enjoy this album, but i also realized that it probably could have been better. |
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« Reply #287 on: October 01, 2005, 02:02:45 AM » |
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I listened to it again at a store today. I still cannot bring myself to buy this full price. Just not good enough
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« Reply #288 on: October 03, 2005, 05:20:05 PM » |
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I was busy with Katrina when the album released, so someone summarize for me.
Speaking as someone who would probably pay full price for NWtbH & LoC, a little extra for LtB, and would buy TBL on sale... how much do I want to pay for NiS?
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« Reply #289 on: October 03, 2005, 05:21:24 PM » |
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I'm waiting to find NIS for 9.99. I won't pay any more for it
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« Reply #290 on: October 03, 2005, 06:52:25 PM » |
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I was busy with Katrina when the album released, so someone summarize for me.
Speaking as someone who would probably pay full price for NWtbH & LoC, a little extra for LtB, and would buy TBL on sale... how much do I want to pay for NiS? the album is growing on me, there are some stellar tracks on this cd like "the blues" "The shadow proves..." and "Happy is a yuppie word". I've never liked ALL of any switchfoot cd. I'd say this is more solid throughout than the beautiful letdown...but the highs might not be as high. But it's hard to tell so far. i'd pay up to but not exceeding $12 in retrospect. $12 is what i paid. So i'm happy. |
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« Reply #291 on: October 03, 2005, 06:56:58 PM » |
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I was busy with Katrina when the album released, so someone summarize for me.
Speaking as someone who would probably pay full price for NWtbH & LoC, a little extra for LtB, and would buy TBL on sale... how much do I want to pay for NiS? Probably the same sale price that you'd but TBL for, based on your rankings of their earlier albums. NP: "Did You See the Words", The Animal Collective |
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« Reply #292 on: April 01, 2006, 01:44:26 AM » |
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Alright, it's taken me awhile to come to the conclusion, but I can now safely say that Nothing Is Sound is my favorite Switchfoot album. Hands down.
Can I get an amen from the congregation?
Admittedly, some of the themes are growing a bit tiresome. But I think it still stands as their best written, best sounding, best produced overall project. Whatever slowdown/backlash in sales they are experiencing is not based upon actual quality.
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« Reply #293 on: April 01, 2006, 05:06:36 AM » |
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No amen here.
The album is too inconsistent and some of the songs could have been left off and replaced by better songs.
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« Reply #294 on: April 01, 2006, 06:32:27 AM » |
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I think I'd buy it for $5.99 at yourmusic.
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« Reply #295 on: April 01, 2006, 08:49:37 AM » |
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The album is too inconsistent and some of the songs could have been left off and replaced by better songs. Really. Like what? |
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« Reply #296 on: April 01, 2006, 01:02:13 PM » |
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Really. Like what? Like tracks 8 through 11. |
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« Reply #297 on: April 01, 2006, 02:01:50 PM » |
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I liked it the first time or two I played it, but after another couple of plays the whole thing just became very boring.
Never been a huge Switchfoot fan, but they've done better. (Not to mention the whole Sony rootkit DRM thing)
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« Reply #298 on: April 01, 2006, 04:37:31 PM » |
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Like tracks 8 through 11. Make that 1-2 and then 8-11. |
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« Reply #299 on: April 01, 2006, 06:52:46 PM » |
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« Reply #300 on: April 01, 2006, 07:15:55 PM » |
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The cd does not flow well. Stars is extremely boring and uninspiring. Happy Is A Yuppie Word, we could do with out. To me, there were only a couple of really good songs on the cd with the best being Easier Than Love.
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« Reply #301 on: April 01, 2006, 07:31:21 PM » |
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The cd does not flow well. Stars is extremely boring and uninspiring. Happy Is A Yuppie Word, we could do with out. To me, there were only a couple of really good songs on the cd with the best being Easier Than Love. Frankly, I think "Happy Is A Yuppie Word" is one of their best all-around songs. Evah. And "Stars" has some awesome riffing. |
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« Reply #302 on: April 01, 2006, 09:03:13 PM » |
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Methinks these comment are in regards to today's calendar date, something Mike Janke is known for.
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« Reply #303 on: April 01, 2006, 09:10:44 PM » |
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« Reply #304 on: April 01, 2006, 09:13:12 PM » |
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Methinks these comment are in regards to today's calendar date, something Mike Janke is known for. ltms. Sorry, but no. If you don't believe me check my Last.fm charts. I totally forgot about April Fools today. Dang it! |
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