I definitely think there’s some weird lyrics in here. Not sure how, had to been comes to mind immediately. But I also feel like Adam is killing it on the vocal melodies in general. M
They don’t say explicitly in the liner notes what the split is, but I think John writes a fair amount of the lyrics still, and I wonder how he decides which to keep for his own solo things and which to use for TBS and also how they go about merging his and Adam’s.
So many of my favorite parts are how Adam sings/annunciates certain lyrics (“son of a bitch,” first verse in “I Am The Only One…,” “goddamned,” etc etc).
I don’t know about more recent tbs but old tbs had great emo dramatic lyrics. Then they became less emo still dramatic which. was. great. Case in point (love?) “She says live up to your first impression Well my best side was your worst invention Why can't you live without the attention Why can’t you love without the attention WHY CAN’T YOU LIVE WHY CAN’T YOU LIVE WHY CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT LOVE WITHOUT?!”
Talking out the side of your mouth Yeah, I could hear you all the way from the back of the house What you said you knew nothing about You should have been ashamed to be so proud I've been broken down in so many ways Sick of myself, too scared to change I've been waiting for the day to come When all that's left is moving on You're a voice I needed out of my head White cross stuck in the sand And now that you're gone I'm glad you're gone You're a voice I needed out of my head Talking all the time, leaving so much left unsaid I'm glad you're gone
Nothing is ever gonna top "Unhand me, Goddamn me, Miami" this is 100% a serious post, that song is fire, miss you Fred
Never understood the Miami hate, that song rules! Also this new album rules! I generally try to avoid talking about production because I don’t have a clue what I am talking about, but I just love the way this album sounds! Really hope they keep on this trajectory for a bit
Louder Now is such a great album. I'm always hoping for a return back to that sound. Tried again with this one and it sadly felt even more empty than last time. It seems (to me) that it doesn't have that element that gave this band a personality. And no, it's not the duel vocals. It's something else I can't put my finger on. Ah well. Glad people are enjoying it but I'm going to take it as a sign I must have outgrown the current iteration of this band. It's interesting that their older stuff has somehow managed to stay with me, but I'll always have it for nostalgia sake.
It took me a while to come around on Miami because of how atrocious the opening drums and muted guitar strums sound, but that’s just my love-hate relationship with Eric Valentine’s production talking, because that song does rule. Everything from the solo to the very end is some of the best music they’ve ever made, and the lyrics aren’t too shabby either.
Brooklyn & Sleep ought to have been included on the album. Sleep replaces Up Against, and Brooklyn goes in between Divine Intervention and Miami, and you have yourself a flawless album.
Such great verses, amazing v2 pre chorus, and love the bridge. But I'm not sure why, the chorus has always been weak to me. Think it's the weird triplet-like guitar.
TBS was smart releasing this exactly when it's peak autumn where I am, no better way to get a bonus boost up my all time rankings
Also we can all agree the only thing missing from this album is Eric Valentine drum sounds Kidding, kidding