Love War Paint but not a huge fan of the drums. Tyler set the bar so high on RFTS and who ever filled on during War Paint just didn't have the same feeling. I could have sworn they weren't thrilled with the drums either at the time.
I just love this record. The lyrics on this album make it my favourite of theirs, narrowly beating out RFTS and MN.
Are they slipping through? All those messages I sent I will cart across to every Single city and their states When you hardly have a heart But you need it just to break When I haven't let my guard down Just give me time to think Well does it start to murmur? It just needs some time to breathe
My least favorite portion of this album used to be siren -> everyone left. Now that I’m older and wiser, I recognize those are the two best songs on the album
Man, remembering how this album made me feel in the summer of 2012 (I was a little late to this band), it's crazy. Are you lying on your back? Are you lying? Are you settling again? Well I'm not silenced It's not about the way we cut clean We both said a lot And even though we both may not speak You are the song I wrote that I will always love And I will always know And I will never take our time for granted Honestly so And even when we are grown Take everything we own Try to put all the pictures in your memories so I lost you Through the rain In the morning I see May The season's starting over I don't mind waking up alone As longs as you still feed that dream Of moving out to Angel City No, no one's stopping you Nothing's holding you back Honestly, 'cause I still care No 'cause I still care
RFTS and WP are just staples in my discography for any band. I used to run to both albums to just take my mind off my younger years and now just feel like revisiting those.
I think Mother Nature is my favorite from them, but I think War Paint holds up so fucking well and is right up there. Cannot get over it being 10 years old. I remember Good Things being pre-released early and then Work In Progress. Wow.
I’m so glad they’re back and I like everything they’ve put out but RFTS and War Paint are still their high points for me and what I return to the most.
That's crazy, I personally loved the drums each time! ;D on War Paint it was actually Spencer Peterson from Hidden In Plain View, who is a solid, solid drummer - also recorded "Daybreak" for Saves The Day that very same year. Though for me there's just no point comparing the two, of course it wasn't the same. Curious why would you think they weren't happy with the drumming on WP? btw. Aaron Gillespie, despite being a phenomenal drummer, laid most standard-like drum beats on their latest EP, and well, it still rocks.
I was running on Sunday listening to War Paint for the first time in a long time. Beautiful day out at the seclude park away from everyone. Hearing Miscommunication and I Should Leave Right Now hit me like a ton a bricks....
Spencer's definitely a talented drummer but its just not my favorite work of his. Tyler's work really stood out for me compared to a lot of others in this genre and he stole the show when they played live. I don't remember exactly what they said at the time as its been years but they definitely said something along the lines of not loving the way the drums came out.
Totally get it ;D though it's hard to compare Tyler "stealing the show" to Spencer not playing with them live (I think ever?). Definitely agree that drumming on RFTS stood out and was really top notch. Sucks to downplay Spencer's work by the band though, if it was the case - cause it was still a great job.
Yeah that's true, it was also a weird situation because Tyler toured with the band after the release of War Paint for a bit so it was a tease of what could have been.
The drums on everyone left have always stood out to me as one of my favourites. Although Mother Nature as a whole the drums might be the best.
I keep saying that Sam Pura with the production on Mother Nature and a few others really went to somehow replicate that feeling of some Jery Finn mixes from 2001< era, I'm wondering if it was on purpose - I noticed lots of people catching up on that BCR comparison with "Bring Me Back To Life", but to me it's the whole album sonically - it's not really copied, but it sends the same vibes down my spine in a modern setting. Well and the drums are outstanding too! And btw. I'm sure most people here know about it, but if not then check out Ben Cato's new band called Dim - just put out a great album last week ("from dark to light we'll see") ;D
AJ dropped some tour date info on Patreon. Won’t share the actual dates here, but him & Matt will be on as support in a stripped down setting in the fall before heading to Europe. US Headliner in the spring in support of the album
bumping this for no other reason than saying Of Confidence... is still one of my favourite song. damn.
I think I’m about to move to colorado and for some reason the dangerous summer without fail have always put out a record whenever the tectonic plates of my life are shifting haha. thanks TDS, always welcoming change