Yea it's a reoccurring lyrical theme for Dustin so I'll say it definitely was a reference to the lyric
Do I spend 50 dollars just to see thrice on the upcoming tour? I would stay for rise against and deftones but my fiancée isn't into those bands and the only way I could get her to agree to go with me is if we left right after thrice, who is one of her favorite bands lol.. so yea I mean they are incredible live so totally worth it for 30-45 minute solid set ha?
Like them both I dunno what turns me off to Beggars so much. Maybe i need to come back to it with a different frame of mind.
For me what really makes beggars stand out is the guitar player. There are just such tasty little guitar parts all over the record that makes you think like yea that part is perfect for this song. It's not flashy but it's intelligent and incredibly well thought out
Like the lead guitar that comes in on the second half of the verse the weight. Such a catchy little line and adds so much to the song
Yep. and I'll never understand why I've seen 3 people say it's 'stripped down' or whatever Beggars that is
I don't think "stripped down" is the right term, but it certainly has a certain aesthetic to it that I would describe more as "organic" (which isn't even quite right, but I think is closer) which I think borrows largely from what they did on Earth. In that way I think it contrasts somewhat with Vheissu and especially with something like Water. I can understand why some people aren't as big of fans of that sound and, for me, it's part of the reason why it's not my top Thrice album. I think the songs are really strong, but the overall sound requires me to be in a certain mood to want to listen to it (whereas Vheissu I can throw on pretty much any time).
Maybe you're talking about production/mixing. Because Beggars has more tonal variety, and more influence from multiple genres that aren't rock, more thoughtful melodies than anything they did after it or anything else they did for that matter barring Alchemy.
Oh, yes, I think it's definitely largely due to the production/mixing. There's just a cohesiveness to the overall sound and feel of the album that flows through all of the songs, even with all of the variety. It has this quasi live, almost gritty, sound to it. And I think that's what people are trying to get at when they call it "stripped down".
I love the outro of Circles so much and how Dustin's vocals are sung in the same key as whatever riff is being quickly strummed. Or at least I think they're in the same key or octave or something
Agreed on how the production sounds. I like it. There's such a disconnect between that and being 'stripped down' though imo that I can't even follow the logic. Wonder if that's actually really what they mean.