The Hotelier - Goodness (May 27, 2016) Album • Page 117

I can't get two deliverances out of my head. It's starting to get a little annoying. I was just talking to my boss at work this morning, and the entire time, the main melody was playing in my head....it's a tad distracting haha

 

I consider myself a really good musician.. I mean I have a masters degree in music which I know only means so much.. That being said I have a lot of trouble putting into words the way music makes me feel bc it takes me to another place and I think this record does an incredible job of removing me from reality... I feel like I'm living in another world while listening to it, the whole album seems very cohesive and makes me want to enjoy nature more and appreciate being alive more.. again I am a player not a writer ha, I really struggle describe music, but I love discussing it and learning as much about it as possible.. Once school is over I'll probably sit down and learn every song on here which also helps deepen my connection to the music.. Outside of production and mixing these are incredibly written songs with great structures, chord progressions, and melodies. End of rant

 

usually scene in the way it's mentioned here is stereotypical AP.net/chorus music. going from brand new and twy and other pop punk music to "emo revival" stuff

 

Yeah, muddy is not the word I would use to describe the production.

I think there's definitely room to criticize the mixing, though, even if I don't have a problem with it.

 

Thank you.

 

Yes. But Home is really difficult for me to listen to these days simply because of what was going on with me when I listened to that record obsessively a few years ago. So I may not be the best example of what you were asking.

 

I'll be obsessed with this in about two weeks when this sinks in, haha

I'm sure.

someone criticized the drumming for being to simplistic but fuck that - this is simple and elegant, and I like that

not all bands need to have The World Is prog-tastic drums or can manage to make busy as fuck drums work in the context of songs (new IIOI).

sometimes less is more, and this proves it

I love that this is a focused, more popish album

 

I really like the metaphor in Two Deliverances. I could be off, but I think the "Guardians" are guarding someone's personal life, and the song is about getting to know someone you are falling in love with. And I guess the person Christian is falling in love with has a troubled past, so it feels strange getting to know them because he feels like he shouldn't know that information.
Does anyone else have any interpretations of Two Deliverances?

 

I agree with all of this.

 

Someone ask about the snare hits in the AMA.

 

circle-jerk alert

how does it feel creating the most important album of the last 10-20 years?

will you break up now?

are you trans?

 

oh yeah, and snare hits

 

don't ask someone are they transgender. fucking hell.

 

yeah jesus christ

 

when i saw them in april Christian said to the drummer, 'your snare's good?' before (I think their first time) playing Piano Player live.

 

it will sure as hell happen... mark my words

 

My attempt at an interpretation is the guardians are like literally pictures or metaphorically memories of people/things that have happened and the narrator wants to get closer to the person but feels like they don't truly know them? I prefer your interpretation to be honest haha

 

Every question here is horrible and then capped off with something really offensive. Great work.

 

umm...

those are not actual questions... I was just... *sigh*

 

If you thought that was supposed to be funny, I seriously question your sense of humor.

 

this is the new brand new thread
but worse, since i can't avoid it

 

he's making the point that stupid questions are asked during AMAs

 

not hard to understand

ALL of these topics where discussed in this thread by people here - I'm just pointing it out

I think its wild that people are interested in all of that here and speculate about it

 

who cares it was an awful and thoughtless post.