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Post by Fuzzy Dunlop on May 30, 2017 21:34:20 GMT
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Post by Tuckerman on May 30, 2017 21:38:08 GMT
Live Forever acapella was nice.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 21:42:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 21:51:42 GMT
Finished then? Glad I didn't (try) and fork out silly money as seemed a short set and expected Listen Up, Rockin' Chair etc from previous interviews.
On to tomorrow night. Has the album actually been confirmed as October apart from one article? It's half a year off, can't be right.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 22:07:27 GMT
Some random being genuine:
Erm...
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 22:09:07 GMT
Some random being genuine: Erm... yes he should change it to love like a smoke bomb instead  |
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Post by Tuckerman on May 31, 2017 6:43:48 GMT
So it wasn't acapella, just acoustic: He sounds pretty good, doesn't he? |
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Post by Benoît Assou-Ekotto on May 31, 2017 8:14:47 GMT
I like the Dr Who bit in Wall of Glass.
"You been strolling one direction, I've been leading resurrections"
The song seems about Noel being a cunt and Liam being Jesus. Apt.
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Post by Tuckerman on May 31, 2017 9:22:48 GMT
I've listened to the new songs a few times this morning...
Greedy Soul
Thought this sounded gash while I was watching the live stream but I think it has a lot of promise actually. I think it'll be the heaviest song on the album, and on record, it's probably going to sound pretty mega. Again, the vocals here were a bit off, especially the higher notes, but that ain't gonna be an issue on record.
Wall of Glass
Great choice for a first single. Vocals were much better here, maybe because he's just sung it more? It's got a real swagger to it. The guitar as he's singing "Wall of Glass" sounds sweet, and the guitar bit after it where it goes a bit weird is interesting and caught me off guard.
Bold
Reminds me a bit of Start A New. His vocal from the gig doesn't sound perfect, a bit off in places. Musically, it's pretty minimal but there shimmering guitars on it could sound pretty nice on the record, especially with some good production. There's a bit towards the end where he's singing "blame it on me, blame it on me" where the crowd started clapping along so this could end up being a strong live favourite.
Paper Crown
In the videos I've seen, the music is sometimes a bit hard to hear properly, but from what I can here, it sounds really nice. The drum fills sound particularly good to my ears, and it already sounds a lot better than the slower Beady Eye numbers (Off At The Next Exit excluded 'cos I fucking love that tune) The vocals were also spot on.
It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
Musically, in the verses, it reminds me a bit of an Oasis song but I can't quite put me finger on which. I'm thinking it's something after The Masterplan? Anyway, yeah, sounds good.
You Better Run, You Better Hide
I initially thought this sounded really good but I'm not so sure now. Sure, it's rocking and seems to be a bit of a stomper but I can't decide if it's just a bit plodding?
Universal Gleam
Another fairly slow and chilled out one. Seems to have a slight southern-country vibe to it. It doesn't blow me away but it doesn't bore me to tears either. It'll probably be considered filler in the context of the album but I've accepted the fact there's gonna be some filler moments on this record.
Overall, I'm remaining hopefully optimistic that'll be better than anything Beady Eye put out. Musically, the band sound really fucking tight so that's good. Also, from the stuff we've heard, I didn't notice any lyrics which stuck out like a pig in a sheep farm, which was one of my major nuances with Beady Eye; some of their lyrics were just really bloody clunky.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 9:41:52 GMT
I haven't listened to any of the new songs but did play the Wall Of Glass clip, sounding promising. A few seconds reminded me of Waiting For The Rapture, at least the riff. Like that tune a lot even though I preferred the alt version. Oh and DOYS is a quality album really and at least they left on a high note after the 2 tedious records before it.
If Liam can get anywhere near this with his own album (i.e. a solid 7/8 outta 10) then I think we'll all be happy. I'd still prefer him to do a Death In Vegas style record but maybe in future as despite all the bravado he'll still need to build up the confidence to kick on if he's heading solo from here on in.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 9:58:44 GMT
I only heard Wall of Sound and it sounded pretty good.
Does anybody know who's playing in Liam's band? Video was a bit wonky so I couldn't pick out anybody.
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Post by Tuckerman on May 31, 2017 10:11:07 GMT
I think it's Jay Mehler & Drew McConnell. Not sure who the drummer is.
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Post by Benoît Assou-Ekotto on May 31, 2017 14:58:08 GMT
Liam had a pair of macarenas during Be Here Now  That and walking on to Fucking In The Bushes are some real big moves. Gonna be great on Thursday. |
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Post by barny on May 31, 2017 15:45:08 GMT
Heard clips from the new'uns and none sounded specially promising. But none of them seemed annoyingly shit neither and I'm quite confident on the overall production. Also don't have a strong opinion of his voice, not very different than 5, 10 or 15 years ago.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on May 31, 2017 18:06:00 GMT
Classic barny non-opinion, there.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 18:12:22 GMT
Surprised he didn't throw in a beady eye song or two.
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Post by jp on May 31, 2017 18:33:50 GMT
Wall of Glass is good then.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on May 31, 2017 18:34:21 GMT
Wall of Glass 😎
Like a better produced BDI number. Great vocal. Love the backing vox. Solid.
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Post by Tuckerman on May 31, 2017 18:35:18 GMT
Tune.
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Post by Tuckerman on May 31, 2017 18:36:02 GMT
And no absolutely honking lyrics which makes me happy.
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