direwolf74 Wrote:On The Depression Suite, the strings actually compliment the song quite nicely in my opinion.
Man, I'm glad you feel that way - it gives me hope that maybe I'm missing something that I'll eventually get. But I think my wife put it best when she first heard the song: "
This would have been great for the Armegeddon soundtrack".
Ouch.
But that's a nice summary of how I also feel about too many of the tracks. I love Morning Moon and Coffee Girl, and I can appreciate a few more tracks, but there are some tracks I absolutely loathe - and I can't believe I'm saying that about a Hip CD.
Ah well - different strokes for different folks.
I can really see Frozen in my Tracks as a great montage song for a Trailer Park Boys episode (if it was still on). Perhaps a robbery, and then the escape in Ricky's beat up car, and then a nice chicken finger roast at night, laughing and reminiscing upon the days events as they drink beer and rum and smoke joints.
emperor penguin Wrote:I can really see Frozen in my Tracks as a great montage song for a Trailer Park Boys episode (if it was still on). Perhaps a robbery, and then the escape in Ricky's beat up car, and then a nice chicken finger roast at night, laughing and reminiscing upon the days events as they drink beer and rum and smoke joints.
I haven't heard it, but that..is the single greatest fucking description for a song I have ever heard!
Here's some notes I made yesterday...
+ Morning Moon. Really liked this when I first heard it and still rating it highly as the album opener.
+ Honey, Please. Great 'up' beat with JF playing rhythm on the toms. Sets tone for album - acoustic guitars with electric stabs and accents thrown in and a cool slide solo.
+ The Last Recluse - Not too fussed on this one, so far. Gord sounds like Morrisey at some points which is just (IMHO)... horrible.
+ Coffee Girl. Great groove. Bit fat chorus. "Beautiful and disaffected" Not so sure about the trombone/trumpet solo...
+ Now the Struggle has a Name. Loving this. Kitchen sink chorus production which works a treat. The strings are used to amazing effect throughout to be honest. Not quite sure how they'll reproduce this one live, mind!
+ The Depression Suite. Woah. Like nothing they've done before. Actually cannot believe this is nine and a half minutes long as you'd expect a song that length to show signs of dragging at some point, and that is most definitely not the case here. Great vocals by Gord - in fact that's very true for the whole album. The Depression Suite is the heart of the CD and forms a transition between the acoustic first 'half' and the more rocky part two.
+ The Exact Feeling. Great dual guitar riffing - more like yer 'trad' Hip. I get the feeling that the whole of the second half of the Cd is going to sound fantastic live.
+ Queen of the Furrows. Big 'WOW' song. Acoustic Verse riff immediately sounded to me like "Scared" speeded up.
There's Mandolin acousticness, the drums drop in for Vs 2 ... and it builds to a crunching electric chorus and that crazy wah wah guitar solo...
+ Speed River. This one's gonna be great live - big, jumping sing a long chorus and a great guitar solo.
(Even on this low quality, quiet MP3 version the production is reminding me more and more of Hugh Padham's amazing, crisp job on IVL. Bob Rock does tend to 'round off' the corners a bit though.)
+ Frozen in my Tracks. FFS this album just goes mad towards the end. Another big fat loud killer chorus.
+ Love is a first. Curious stuff again with Gord trying something new with the vocal. Again builds to a huge, jumping chorus and smacks of being a live classic. Another mad guitar solo...
+ Country Day. Cool little album closer bringing the CD full circle as the strings, acoustics, layered vocals etc are brought back in.
I've read a lot in this thread about how Gord sounds great vocally - more melodic then previous albums. But what I haven't read is any opinions on how you guys think Gord will be able to translate that to the live show? I mean, let's be honest, the last couple of tours have found Gord screaming lyrics at times, more so than earlier days. I sincerely hope that this doesn't happen with this record - especially with what is being described as layers upon layers of complexity of tone, melody and lyrical genius.
Do you think Gord is still working with a vocal coach?
Time to say goodbye to the over-layered Bob Rock style I think.
I love Queen of the Furror think its sick
Some of the songs are very different lots of Organ
Would love to read the lyrics to them, that always changes how they sound
Speed river is sick after the 4th time listening
I think the album is good it will take 100 listens until its great!
Cant wait to hear it live
trevor Wrote:I've read a lot in this thread about how Gord sounds great vocally - more melodic then previous albums. But what I haven't read is any opinions on how you guys think Gord will be able to translate that to the live show? I mean, let's be honest, the last couple of tours have found Gord screaming lyrics at times, more so than earlier days. I sincerely hope that this doesn't happen with this record - especially with what is being described as layers upon layers of complexity of tone, melody and lyrical genius.
Do you think Gord is still working with a vocal coach?
I hope so too.. however, I have noticed a lot of parts that he sings on the album that will probably be screamed or yelled live. I found on the previous tours he started to scream when the music picked up a lot, and the second half of the album is rife with instances like that. The chorus of Queen of the Furrows is a great example. I'm not a singer so I have no idea about the strain on the voice or anything, but I think if he toned it down a little bit he could still sing the lines, his voice does sound great on the album.
Maybe thats why they're doing "An Evening With..." Tour. Because Gord doesn't have to totally scream in all of them so he can give his voice a little break when doing 30 songs a night.
Does anyone else think that the intro to The Exact Feeling sounds a lot like Jaded by Aerosmith?
emperor penguin Wrote:Does anyone else think that the intro to The Exact Feeling sounds a lot like Jaded by Aerosmith?
Ya kinda
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wow. I listened to it first in the car and wasn't that impressed, however after a listen on the home stereo I loved it. The first 4 songs have blown me away. I'm a huge fan of the last recluse, while all the hip songs are like children and hard to have a favourite this one is special. Gord's lyrics are truly remarkable on this album. I'm looking forward for the release of cd and lyrics so I can sing along with Gord.
I still can't bring myself to like Love is a First. I've listened to it a hundred times and I can't get over how freakin stupid and pathetic that little bit in the middle is where it sounds like a dying guitar!
ok...I give...where is the "leak"? Can't find it.
emlapal1 Wrote:ok...I give...where is the "leak"? Can't find it.
It's pretty clearly stated earlier in this thread.
(and you need more than 1 post to access it. It says so in the rules.... :lol: )