I remember the chord progressions and rhythms really opening up possibilities. Especially songs like "Birds" and "Direction". I wish the bass was a bit louder because of Kenny's nuances in his playing. Someone once described it to me as "It makes the chord progressions feel like they never end."
The songs on Direction are written so effortlessly well. There's a feeling like they just busted them out because they were in the groove. The opposite is true of BOATS. I love that record, but you can tell they were having some growing pains during the writing session. They've been outspoken about how they were struggling to finish certain songs or how they were disappointed with the mixes. I remember Kenny saying he had a hard time getting through "The B-List", and you can just tell with all of those segues and parts going on way too long.
Yeah idk I don’t personally hear that in BOATS st all I think that record is as close to perfect as a pop punk record can get
My point wasn't that it was a bad record by any means. It's one of my favorite pop punk records of all time. They were frustrated writing it (by their own admission), and some of the song structures just kind of keep going on and on. But that said, they still managed to make it work. It's great.
I know that you weren’t saying it was bad, I just never really took any of that away from the record personally. I actually have always felt more like some of the songs on Direction drag for me. Idk
I think Direction's song structures were more refined and simplified, but I can see why some people wouldn't like that as much (a little more repetitive and predictable). BOATS' songs kind of take you on a journey, but some of it feels unnecessary to me. Both great records with a lot of replay value though IMO.
way back when I went with my friend for a drive to pick up some furniture he'd bought on eBay. the only cd he had in his car was BOATS. we got lost (this was before GPS was everywhere) and got stuck in some traffic and it was night time. BOATS on repeat for about 3 hours and it never got old BOATS FOREVER
I think SILYMI might be the best pop punk record of all time. It revolutionized the genre and you can hear how big of an influence it was to other pop punk bands all throughout the 00's . BOATS, in my opinion, is still their best record though, and the only thing I ever really still listen to from their catalogue.
Every one of the albums is even more amazing when you consider how old Kenny was at the time. Like how the fuck Also, the outro on Artistic License, The B List and Photography are all the best endings possible of any songs
It always surprises me how young Matt Thiessen and him were when they respectively started out. Almost makes me jealous lol
Anybody ever notice how much the first couple of seconds of Quitter sound like the first few seconds of Blinded by Third Eye Blind? I was listening this morning and now I can’t I unhear it
Their most recent Instagram post announced that they’re playing both coasts of the Warped 25th anniversary fests They also pointed out in the caption that it’s their 20th anniversary and there is “more to come”
A tour would be fantastic but hoping for another short EP or something. (I'm kind of speaking from a place of privilege though because whenever they have played shows in the last few years I can get to them easily, being in Jersey)