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Has anyone heard any of Finger Eleven's forthcoming album yet? I just checked out the bands revamped website and I though I was listening to the Killers at first.. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.fingereleven.com/">http://www.fingereleven.com/</a><!-- m --> It ended up not being a bad song, I had to take a few listens to start digging it.
Anybody else like it, hate it? You can also check it out on the bands myspace page.. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.myspace.com/fingereleven">http://www.myspace.com/fingereleven</a><!-- m -->
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as long as they don't release anything that sounds like "One Thing", haha...
it'd be nice if they went back to the heavier approach they used to have, but w/e, the new song sounds better than anything from the last album IMO, at least it sounds like they're trying something new.
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Love Tip and Greyest of Blue Skies.
F11 was pretty weak, I will most likely pick up the new album hoping it will be much better than the last.
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Finally got the new album, just gave it a once through and I have to say I dont mind the new approach. I think they pull it off and it works well for them. I do prefer their heavier stuff like Tip and Greyest..but like most bands today they have to roll with the times. I think we can thank The Killers, Franz Ferdinand et al.. for that.
7.5/10 for me.
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I think that Me vs. You vs. Them is a brilliant career move. Any time an "alternative" rock band can get their song played in the clubs, you know you've made it. That being said, I think this move is even better, because they seem to do it without alienating their current fans.
We'll see how it all plays out.
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I remember seeing this band live way back in the early 90s when they were originally called the Rainbow Butt Monkeys. I think the best career move they ever made was changing their name.
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The album's about half terrible, about half decent. Radio-ready "One Thing" wannabes plus a few rock tracks to keep the long-time fans in check. There's a strong (and completely random) classic rock sound to a lot of the songs, as well, which sort of throws me. There's no way I'll buy this, but I'll keep some of it on my hard drive for awhile.
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So far I am pretty disappointed with this album. I don't care for the change personally and wish it were more heavy. It feels like they made every song with the intention of it having a shot at radio play. Oh well. It may grow on me. I will give it time.
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Here are the Canadian tour dates, if anyone's interested:
April 26 Quebec City, QC @ Capitole
April 27 Sherbrooke, QC @ Theatre Le Granada
April 28 Montreal, QC @ Le National
April 30 Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall
May 1 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
May 6 Thunder Bay, ON @ Outpost
May 7 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
May 8 Saskatoon, SK @ Prairieland Park
May 10 Edmonton, AB @ Events Centre
May 11 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
May 13 Victoria, BC @ Victoria Curling Club
May 14 Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre
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