definitely, this does have a more back to basics feel in its songwriting as opposed to the more sonic exploration that took place on IB, exactly like clarity and BA.
im a sucker for closing tracks that get super high energy real quick for the last few seconds. i know theres more but off the top of my head all i can think of is turn off the lights im watching back to the future pt. 2 by dance gavin dance.
yeah fuck it I'm listening to this tonight, sleep isn't gonna happen work can deal with zombie me tomorrow and if they question why I'm blasting the sax solo from "All the Way" in their ears at full volume. no compromise, no mercy
I think I agree on all this. Only on the first listen really (listened last night and just started it again this morning). I feel like some of the songs end rather abruptly. They feel like they need a bit more time to breathe. Also agreed on the guitars. Im no expert, but they do sound compressed quite a bit. Very crunch and kind of dry. no reverb at all. i noticed that on the Jimmy Kimmel performance so maybe thats just the sound theyre going for. 2nd listen, I like it more for sure. Surviving - doesnt feel like a "real" song. its basically a banging intro as there isnt a traditional verse-chorus structure Criminal Energy - i dig it more than i did on Kimmel. good live song and some heavy guitar parts,. Delivery is really good as well, really nice vibes through this song, but this song feels rushed to me. 555 is great no doubt. One mil - i dont see why people arent liking this song... the chorus is catchy as hell. getting thru the 2nd half of the album now. Diamond might be my least favorite. Im not really getting the appeal of Congratulations as a closer so far but we'll see
I’m gonna hold off listening more because for some reason when I play it off my phone there’s some glitch where the last like 5 seconds of the song repeat the ending of each song Super annoying and random But initial impressions are that I’m v pleased by this thing
I'm not a fan of the orange album art so I did this if anyone wants to use it. First world problems lol.
Orange was ruined for me by my best friend's dad....who had painted his exercise room entirely orange bc well, "orange is the color determination, energy, and success". It made me nauseous standing in the orange room lol.