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HometownHero
04/16/10, 12:32 AM
I have only heard the new album once. Just finished it. And must say it's in my top 5 of this year. And normally hate Rise bands. But these guys are different. If there is another thread direct me to it. Discuss this great band. Go!
aradiantsunrise
04/16/10, 12:43 AM
So fucking good.
HometownHero
04/16/10, 12:52 AM
So fucking good.
Favorite track? The opener is so fantastic
aradiantsunrise
04/16/10, 12:55 AM
Favorite track? The opener is so fantastic
Yeah, that's a great one. For me it's either Goodbye, Blue Monday or Composing a Commercial Product.
HometownHero
04/16/10, 12:57 AM
Yeah, that's a great one. For me it's either Goodbye, Blue Monday or Composing a Commercial Product.
Composing a Commercial Product is amazing. Those others are too. I'm so glad that I was suggested this band. Fucking amazing. I like the lyrical themes a lot. What I don't like is the sticker on the CD says for fans of Circa and Radiohead. Sound nothing like Radiohead haha
aradiantsunrise
04/16/10, 01:00 AM
Composing a Commercial Product is amazing. Those others are too. I'm so glad that I was suggested this band. Fucking amazing. I like the lyrical themes a lot. What I don't like is the sticker on the CD says for fans of Circa and Radiohead. Sound nothing like Radiohead haha
Yeah, I like how blunt and honest their lyrics are. I bought it on iTunes so I didn't see the sticker. I guess if a band is experimental, they are automatically similar to Radiohead, haha. :shrug:
HometownHero
04/16/10, 01:12 AM
Yeah, I like how blunt and honest their lyrics are. I bought it on iTunes so I didn't see the sticker. I guess if a band is experimental, they are automatically similar to Radiohead, haha. :shrug:
The lyrics sum up most of my feelings on religion so it hit me perfectly. The bluntness and honesty you speak of are refreshing as hell in this scene. And yeah I guess experimental does mean Radiohead. That is retarded haha
aradiantsunrise
04/16/10, 01:43 AM
The lyrics sum up most of my feelings on religion so it hit me perfectly. The bluntness and honesty you speak of are refreshing as hell in this scene. And yeah I guess experimental does mean Radiohead. That is retarded haha
Definitely man, it's nice to hear something new these days. That's a shitty reviewer for you I guess...lol.
AprilFools
04/16/10, 03:20 AM
pmtoday(in current proper case) is the greatest band to ever go from playing blink 182 knock-offs to be doing current music. I've been following them for 6 years, they've come pretty far with almost a singular influence (blink). This newest album shows that they're maturing but not yet focused.
TwelveTribes230
04/16/10, 04:06 AM
O god. Another thing we agree on...its in my top 5 too..X-)
brothaman
04/16/10, 04:19 AM
The lyrics sum up most of my feelings on religion so it hit me perfectly. The bluntness and honesty you speak of are refreshing as hell in this scene. And yeah I guess experimental does mean Radiohead. That is retarded haha
havent heard this yet. is it alot of anti-religion stuff?
xapplexpiex
04/16/10, 04:42 AM
I bought the album a few days ago. Sounds great. I know every song writer has different thoughts and feelings, but the lyrics are so pessimistic IMO. It's still good though. They remind me a lot of Circa Survive's new stuff.
electricheart
04/16/10, 06:03 AM
I just downloaded this because I liked the album artwork tbh but I listened to it last night and it's pretty good.
ActionActionFan
04/16/10, 07:14 AM
Great Band
This band definitely surprised me when I first heard them. The name alone gives me the impression it's going to sound stale, but I was dead wrong, and I'm glad too, because I really dig these guys. Definitely going to give my other 2010 albums a run for their money in the final AOTY showdown.
TwelveTribes230
04/16/10, 07:57 AM
havent heard this yet. is it alot of anti-religion stuff?
It's not anti-religion...It's actually a concept album telling you the life story of its protagonist. It's more about society in general ... about mindless activities that everyone goes through and how we just "eat, work, sleep, repeat". We have lost touch with real things and are very apathetic...The protagonist becomes very bitter and pessimistic upon realization that hopes and dreams are not as magical as he once thought. It's very interesting.
songydarko
04/16/10, 08:10 AM
Love em.
Cricket.
04/16/10, 08:23 AM
Is this album on Canadian iTunes yet? I need to have this masterpiece of an album on my iPod.
brothaman
04/16/10, 08:57 AM
It's not anti-religion...It's actually a concept album telling you the life story of its protagonist. It's more about society in general ... about mindless activities that everyone goes through and how we just "eat, work, sleep, repeat". We have lost touch with real things and are very apathetic...The protagonist becomes very bitter and pessimistic upon realization that hopes and dreams are not as magical as he once thought. It's very interesting.
oh, thats cool!
HometownHero
04/16/10, 09:25 AM
pmtoday(in current proper case) is the greatest band to ever go from playing blink 182 knock-offs to be doing current music. I've been following them for 6 years, they've come pretty far with almost a singular influence (blink). This newest album shows that they're maturing but not yet focused.
I didn't know that. That makes this album even more fucking incredible
O god. Another thing we agree on...its in my top 5 too..X-)
Right after posting, I remembered it was your avatar. Fuck the world! :-)
havent heard this yet. is it alot of anti-religion stuff?
Apparently it's not, but it's what I take from it :shrug: at least that is how I relate
I bought the album a few days ago. Sounds great. I know every song writer has different thoughts and feelings, but the lyrics are so pessimistic IMO. It's still good though. They remind me a lot of Circa Survive's new stuff.
Love the lyrics. I agree on Circa Survive influences and similarities ]. Fantastic
I just downloaded this because I liked the album artwork tbh but I listened to it last night and it's pretty good.
Artwork looks sick as fuck too
This band definitely surprised me when I first heard them. The name alone gives me the impression it's going to sound stale, but I was dead wrong, and I'm glad too, because I really dig these guys. Definitely going to give my other 2010 albums a run for their money in the final AOTY showdown.
Really? I like their name haha it surprised me so much. I'm listening again. I need to start writing down my contenders for AOTY
Definitely man, it's nice to hear something new these days. That's a shitty reviewer for you I guess...lol.
Nah, it's not shitty, I feel ya haha
It's not anti-religion...It's actually a concept album telling you the life story of its protagonist. It's more about society in general ... about mindless activities that everyone goes through and how we just "eat, work, sleep, repeat". We have lost touch with real things and are very apathetic...The protagonist becomes very bitter and pessimistic upon realization that hopes and dreams are not as magical as he once thought. It's very interesting.
That's really interesting. I didn't know that. My personal relation to it would be somewhat about religion but I definitely took those other things from it too. I didn't know it was a concept record. That makes it even better
Love em.
:wave:
songydarko
04/16/10, 09:31 AM
:wave:
You've got some good taste my friend.
HometownHero
04/16/10, 09:34 AM
You've got some good taste my friend.
Someone saying that on this site to me, makes me quite happy haha thanks! Obviously, you do too, since you've been in two awesome threads!
songydarko
04/16/10, 09:39 AM
Someone saying that on this site to me, makes me quite happy haha thanks! Obviously, you do too, since you've been in two awesome threads!
haha thank you. :-)
EvilZeppelin
04/16/10, 09:42 AM
How's their older album compared to this?
Really? I like their name haha it surprised me so much. I'm listening again. I need to start writing down my contenders for AOTY
yeah, i don't really care for the name, but it was misleading i suppose. i don't know... i've been keeping a list on my computer of cd's for this year so far. it's going to be really hard for me to choose.
tyramail
04/16/10, 10:05 AM
i'm glad you liked it! i told you it didn't sound like other rise bands haha.
barkingincision
04/16/10, 10:41 AM
How's their older album compared to this?
this new album is infinitely better.
as for favorite song, Goodbye Blue Monday easily takes the top slot. that song is like the best fusing of prog-post-hardcore and pop punk i've ever heard.
as for Circa Survive though, i don't think the two are comparable at all. it's naive to say they're similar.
HometownHero
04/16/10, 10:45 AM
i'm glad you liked it! i told you it didn't sound like other rise bands haha.
It's so awesome. I thank you greatly
this new album is infinitely better.
as for favorite song, Goodbye Blue Monday easily takes the top slot. that song is like the best fusing of prog-post-hardcore and pop punk i've ever heard.
as for Circa Survive though, i don't think the two are comparable at all. it's naive to say they're similar.
They sound 0% similar? Come on now. And yes Goodbye Blue Monday is great. Currently the track I am playing
HometownHero
04/16/10, 11:24 AM
yeah, i don't really care for the name, but it was misleading i suppose. i don't know... i've been keeping a list on my computer of cd's for this year so far. it's going to be really hard for me to choose.
I need to start one too. This album is really a strong contender
I need to start one too. This album is really a strong contender
i do most of my music collecting at night when im at home, and listen during the day at work (i get to wear headphones 8 hours a day) so it's nice to be able to get a full days listening in to fully gather my true thoughts on an album. i also send emails to my personal email from my work email compiling smaller lists and reviews/notes/ratings to gather in a big file on my computer at home. either way the music is always what makes it hard, not organizational skills
tyramail
04/16/10, 12:53 PM
It's so awesome. I thank you greatly
i'm taking this as a win and there is nothing you can do about it.
barkingincision
04/16/10, 03:55 PM
It's so awesome. I thank you greatly
They sound 0% similar? Come on now. And yes Goodbye Blue Monday is great. Currently the track I am playing
i guess i just don't see the resemblance. sure they both have proggish tendencies and high vocals, but there are far too many bands between the two that are much more similar, so i don't even make that connection. when i think circa survive i think H
phillycheese37
04/16/10, 03:58 PM
It's not anti-religion...It's actually a concept album telling you the life story of its protagonist. It's more about society in general ... about mindless activities that everyone goes through and how we just "eat, work, sleep, repeat". We have lost touch with real things and are very apathetic...The protagonist becomes very bitter and pessimistic upon realization that hopes and dreams are not as magical as he once thought. It's very interesting.
sorry...not a concept album. I asked them and they told me. I don't mean to be "that guy" :shrug:
barkingincision
04/16/10, 03:58 PM
It's so awesome. I thank you greatly
They sound 0% similar? Come on now. And yes Goodbye Blue Monday is great. Currently the track I am playing
They both have proggy tendencies and high vocals but I don't really think of Circa when I listen to them. There's far too many similar bands that bridge the gap. When I think Circa I think Harvard, YouInSeries, Another Day Late, etc... when I think PMToday I think Before Today, a little Closure In Moscow, a little Daphne Loves Derby even, with the string synth sounds and the almost sappy, lighter arrangements.
phillycheese37
04/16/10, 04:00 PM
How's their older album compared to this?
I still really like the older album, but they don't sound much alike. It's more like the new song "Sad World," but a lot poppier with a lot more use of high vocals
TwelveTribes230
04/16/10, 04:51 PM
sorry...not a concept album. I asked them and they told me. I don't mean to be "that guy" :shrug:
Damn. I read the review here at AP that it was a concept album, but I guess the reviewer and I was wrong. Also I was reminded of a book called "Culture Jam" while I listened to this CD because they had very similar themes
i_am_sexy
04/16/10, 06:09 PM
i actually really like this band.
HometownHero
04/16/10, 08:36 PM
They both have proggy tendencies and high vocals but I don't really think of Circa when I listen to them. There's far too many similar bands that bridge the gap. When I think Circa I think Harvard, YouInSeries, Another Day Late, etc... when I think PMToday I think Before Today, a little Closure In Moscow, a little Daphne Loves Derby even, with the string synth sounds and the almost sappy, lighter arrangements.
I feel ya on that. They are not clones by any means I just think them and Circa are slightly similar. But I definitely hear some Closure In Moscow in there, even though I don't like that band. But all in all this record rules
HometownHero
04/18/10, 10:37 AM
Listening to Goodbye, Blue Monday right now. Such a great song
im a huge closure in moscow fan, imo theyre the best musicians that somehow ended in a shitty scene. anyways, just heard "in media res" a couple of times and its epic stuff, im really digging this one. they have some of the same prog and high pitched vocals CiM has, if you guys liked in media res, check out "first temple" or their epic albumette "the penance and the patience" (wich blows any other post hardcore / progressive effort out of the water)
loving goodbye, blue monday (haha the intro is one of the best hooks ever) and people are machines.
HometownHero
04/18/10, 08:31 PM
im a huge closure in moscow fan, imo theyre the best musicians that somehow ended in a shitty scene. anyways, just heard "in media res" a couple of times and its epic stuff, im really digging this one. they have some of the same prog and high pitched vocals CiM has, if you guys liked in media res, check out "first temple" or their epic albumette "the penance and the patience" (wich blows any other post hardcore / progressive effort out of the water)
loving goodbye, blue monday (haha the intro is one of the best hooks ever) and people are machines.
Closure In Moscow's new album was so forgettable. In Media Res seems like it will have the power to actually last
HometownHero
04/20/10, 10:21 AM
Listening to Thoughts In Transit. Thus bump
aradiantsunrise
04/20/10, 11:07 AM
Awww yeah!
I have heard good things about the new album. RIYL ?
HometownHero
04/20/10, 01:43 PM
Awww yeah!
Such a great band
I have heard good things about the new album. RIYL ?
Apparently Closure In Moscow, and Circa Survive. Maybe a little Brand New
aradiantsunrise
04/20/10, 01:45 PM
Such a great band
Apparently Closure In Moscow, and Circa Survive. Maybe a little Brand New
Yes, yes.
I love me some Closure In Moscow. Haven't listened to them in months.
HometownHero
04/20/10, 01:49 PM
Yes, yes.
I love me some Closure In Moscow. Haven't listened to them in months.
I dislike me some Closure In Moscow haha
aradiantsunrise
04/20/10, 01:53 PM
I dislike me some Closure In Moscow haha
Whyyyy?
HometownHero
04/20/10, 02:00 PM
Whyyyy?
Boring. Shredding is lame. And now I am biased after one of the dudes was a dick to me on these forums. Their album was forgettable before that though. No lasting value at all
aradiantsunrise
04/20/10, 02:01 PM
Boring. Shredding is lame. And now I am biased after one of the dudes was a dick to me on these forums. Their album was forgettable before that though. No lasting value at all
Can always expect the truth from you, haha.
HometownHero
04/20/10, 03:08 PM
Can always expect the truth from you, haha.
Sugar coating is for bitches haha
HometownHero
04/21/10, 03:14 PM
Bumping. Such a great driving album. Especially at night. Screaming along is fun
kemichels
11/20/11, 05:22 PM
Bumping. Such a great driving album. Especially at night. Screaming along is fun
Album fucking rules brah. Did you get the vinyl?
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