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RobJGolde replied to the thread The Guitar Thread.
Fell down a Youtube guitar demo rabbit hole the other day, and goddamn, I want a Yamaha Revstar with P90s in the worst way. I’ve never played one and it looks/sounds like a perfect guitar.
Apr 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM -
RobJGolde liked ncarrab's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
So I finally just watched the livestream and honestly it was par for the course. Nothing egregiously bad. That shit would GO HARD in an indoor 1-2K cap venue and am amped for the June show in Cleveland.
Apr 18, 2024 at 7:00 AM -
RobJGolde liked Penlab's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
That's what this forum needs, band members heckling the threads like a MST3K episode.
Apr 18, 2024 at 3:52 AM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
100% PURE. UNCUT. ROCK!
Apr 17, 2024 at 3:52 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
The people running sound for this event totally screwed the non-headlining acts. Mic and instrument volume levels were all over the place throughout most of it. But yeah I watched this performance live at home and was like “oh…oh no.”
Apr 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM -
RobJGolde liked Tim's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
This conversation has been pretty boring to me, but! It got me to revisit 152 after slowing down with it recently, and it still rules.
Apr 17, 2024 at 12:27 PM -
RobJGolde liked daldalian's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
It has become my go-to bike ride album, the pacing and production are so great.
Apr 17, 2024 at 12:27 PM -
RobJGolde liked arewehavingfunyet's post in the thread Band blink-182.
Really? I think the OG Starcaster headstock is super ugly. I’m glad these have the Strat headstock. I think I will pick one up eventually but torn between white or gold.
Apr 17, 2024 at 6:28 AM -
RobJGolde liked Shams's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
See, that makes sense. He alludes to quitting drinking in the song "All Ready To Go" (he mentions "The Devil's Water.") Now all he drinks is Waterloo lol. I do too. Thanks Adam. (Sorry for misreading your message btw. For some reason I completely melded a few sentences together.) Wish I cared about the band to see them in 2010 or 2013, but I was a child firmly into Now That's What I Call Music and then anime music. Alas.
Apr 17, 2024 at 3:49 AM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
No I said I heard he quit drinking in the last couple of years per a podcast interview I heard with him, which is really cool. Good on him for doing that. But yeah the smoking, I wish he had quit 20 years ago & taken proper vocal lessons. He’s got a great voice and distinct style that would’ve held up better over time if he had done those two things, but alas. That said, when I saw them during the 2010 reunion and in Fall 2013 right before Happiness Is came out, he sounded incredible.
Apr 16, 2024 at 8:40 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread The Guitar Thread.
Nice! That guitar looks sick. I played an Epiphone JJN Gold Glory in my local shop the other day and it sounded phenomenal, and it had my ideal neck shape (thick, 50’s style) with a satin finish.
Apr 16, 2024 at 8:10 PM -
RobJGolde liked AlwaysEvolving21's post in the thread The Guitar Thread.
Yeah, I think they’re so rad, but at the same I don’t know how much I’d actually play it after the honeymoon phase wears off. I have his strat and it’s cool/fun. But I don’t know if I want or need another guitar that does the same thing as the strat. Nor do I need a giant hollow body sitting around, especially when it doesn’t even come with a gig bag haha. The Strat and epiphone BJA Les Paul Junior are my two single pickup guitars and they’re so different, which is cool. Think I’m going to get an Epiphone Jerry Cantrell Wino Les Paul custom next. That guitar is a killer deal and it comes with a hardshell case.
Apr 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM -
RobJGolde liked David87's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
[MEDIA] Edit: ooo the person he responded to deleted it lol
Apr 16, 2024 at 7:50 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Frank Turner - Undefeated (May 3, 2024).
Haven’t listened to any new songs outside of “Do One”, which I thought was okay. Nothing special, not terrible overall, but not interesting enough to have me listen to more before the album comes out. FTHC was his strongest effort since Tape Deck Heart, and I hope it carries that same energy. I never listened to No Man’s Land mostly due to the fact that Be More Kind left such a bad taste in my mouth (aside from maybe 2 or 3 songs). Despite his mostly lackluster over the last 9-10 years though, he still puts on some of the most fun shows I’ve ever been to.
Apr 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Band blink-182.
Bummed it doesn’t have the OG Starcaster headstock. If I get one, i’ll probably put a concentric volume/tone pot on it and a series/parallel switch. Single pickup guitars without tone knobs never did for me. Love the roasted maple neck and locking tuners though and the fact that he went with a different pickup from the SD Invader.
Apr 16, 2024 at 6:18 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread The Guitar Thread.
Popping in here to say I wanna love the new Tom DeLonge signature Starcaster but just can’t do it. I’ve never liked single pickup guitars that don’t have a tone knob, but they also got rid of the cool Starcaster headstock for a regular Strat headstock. Credit where it’s due though, at least it has a roasted maple neck and locking tuners.
Apr 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM -
RobJGolde liked babydanger's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
I’ve noticed that it becomes more pronounced when they’re either doing opening sets for a big band or like…festivals. So I just figure it’s a showmanship/entertainer thing for him? I dunno. I saw them pretty recently (their own show, smaller venue), and not only did he not do it, but he kind of poked fun of it and the fact that it’s “a mask.” I’m less bothered by this than most people, and kind of just find it funny at this point.
Apr 16, 2024 at 2:04 PM -
RobJGolde liked bradpetrik's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
I think that's just because he moved back full-time. I remember those early days when I could actually call him an acquaintance and it was nothing like it now.
Apr 16, 2024 at 2:04 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
The best/tightest they’ve ever sounded live.
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
I don’t understand why he’s leaned into it so hard over the last few years. His southern accent came out a little bit 10-12 years ago, but not that bad. And then you talk to him and it’s like talking to a whole different guy.
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:34 PM -
RobJGolde liked Localman's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, WE ARE A BAND CALLED TAKING BACK SUNDAY. WELCOME TO CO-CHELLA. JOHN NOLAN ON THE GEE-TAR
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
I feel like “Error: Operator” works best when they play it early in the set (within the first 4 songs) because goddamn that song rips. “Spin” on the other hand- as much as I love destroying my own voice to that song, it needs to go into setlist retirement. The videos of them playing it in 2018/2019 are rooouugghhh.
Apr 16, 2024 at 11:32 AM -
RobJGolde liked Shams's post in the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
This is where I'm at. Adam has never been a good singer, John has gotten worse. Just blaming Adam is mean because everyone always hounds on him to the point that it's actually boring me. I'm still surprised at the fact that they play "Error: Operator" so much. That song is hard as shit to sing, even if you lower the key. That song is built to destroy your vocals chords lol, specifically the chorus.
Apr 16, 2024 at 11:28 AM -
RobJGolde replied to the thread Album Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023).
I agree. If you catch them early in a touring cycle and/or if he’s singing a newer song, he usually sounds decent, but yeah the smoking never did him any favors. I heard he quit drinking some time in the last couple of years. I wish someone had told him back when they were writing WYWTB to stop smoking, hire a vocal coach and lower the key to their songs for that touring cycle instead of waiting to do it during the Louder Now era. As far as John is concerned, I’ve felt for a while that he often looks like he’s phoning it in. Love the guy and his music, and I’m not saying he should jump around & do windmills, but at the very least he could try strumming his guitar like he actually wants to play it, and when he sings Fred’s parts in “Decade” it just sounds lazy. All of that aside, credit where its due, the band otherwise sounds really tight live. Mark and Nathan always kill it.
Apr 16, 2024 at 11:27 AM