Bleachers - s/t (March 8, 2024) • Page 17

Drug Free America isn't good by any means but I appreciate at least trying for something that bizzare

 

Maybe should've keep these exclusive to the vinyl lol

 

I do like this version of "Margo" more than "Dance, Rascal Dance" and the live version from the Boston album shows, but I still think it's better as a bonus track than on the actual album.

Also, I wish this version of "Self Respect" were a little more distinct from the album one.

 

I don't think these are that bad. I mean maybe a little forgettable, but the only thing that I can see having a strong reaction to is Drug Free America, but even then like it's just fun. Reminds me of It Gets Better lol

Big Bad Turnpike Ghost is also very unnecessary, I'll keep the original. But the other new songs I thought were pleasant enough.

 

"Margo" absolutely should have made the album. Would have been one of the highlights.

 

I far prefer the Dance Rascal Dance version to this Margo, this one loses a lot of the fun

 

I think the live Margo was prob my favorite, but I was there so I'm biased. It just absolutely killed at the first show. Huge fan of this version though, with minor tweaks it could legitimately be a top 3-5 Bleachers song. And I really wish Dance Rascal Dance was available elsewhere than youtube.

 

now that I've heard the vinyl bonus tracks in good quality, I'm willing to put this out there:

1. I Am Right On Time
2. Modern Girl
3. Jesus Is Dead
4. Margo
5. Alma Mater
6. Tiny Moves
7. Isimo
8. Woke Up Today
9. The Backwards Heart
10. Hey Joe
11. Call Me After Midnight
12. We're Gonna Know Each Other Forever
13. Ordinary Heaven
14. Me Without You

with this tracklist, this is my favorite thing they've ever done, hands down

 

The airdrop thing is fun.

 

$20 right now someone ruins it by airdropping photos of like 9/11 to people lol

 

What is it?

 

As an Alex G fan, I like Drug Free America.

 

Absolutely unhinged to cut "Self Respect" and keep "Hey Joe"

 

"Self Respect" actively grates on my nerves, I cannot stand it, "Hey Joe" is one of my faves

 

Drug Free America sounds like a hidden track on an early 2000s cd that plays after 88 tracks of 1 second of silence.

 

I like self respect. I like hey joe

 

Looks like the airdrop at the end of the shows is giving out different live recordings, from what I can tell

 

Assuming they’ll be collected as a live album after tour’s end

 

There's people collecting them also, so either way I'm sure they'll be able to be grabbed

 

that’s really neat. Is this a first? Can’t believe I haven’t heard of other bands doing this already. Looking at you Vampire Weekend & Bon Iver

 

I think Zach Bryan is giving out a live recording of each show

 

Copeland did a tour like 20 years ago where you could get a CD of the show immediately after it ended, I have one of them

 

Yeah, it's been happening for a while. On the last Matchbox Twenty tour, you could get a CD of that night's show immediately after at the merch table. Back in the day, Barenaked Ladies sold that night's show on a USB stick.