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Fuckmaxbemis
06/19/07, 01:28 PM
Even though they toured with Say Anything (ew), I've been loving Piebald lately. I only have 'We are the only friends that we have' album, but I really do like it.

Did these guys have any better albums in your guys' opinion?
xJangsterrx
06/19/07, 01:35 PM
I think they're pretty good, but i also only have 'we are the only friends that we have', so i can't say much, except that i think they're a pretty decent band.
Fuckmaxbemis
06/19/07, 01:41 PM
American hearts is one of my favorites.
ilovejamesblunt
06/19/07, 01:41 PM
I saw them Friday with The Snake The Cross The Crown + mewithoutYou, I've been a fan for a really long time, and they pretty much blew me away.

Touring with Say Anything in no way reflects the quality of a band. Piebald isn't a "guilty pleasure."
Fuckmaxbemis
06/19/07, 01:47 PM
For me, it is. It is, in a way, that pop punk I try to stray away from, but, I can't help but like the catchiness of all their stuff.
rerelease_
06/19/07, 02:01 PM
i like them. 'we are the only friends that we have' is a great album.
ThisIsNotDan
06/19/07, 02:03 PM
why is it a guilty pleasure?
Scott Weber
06/19/07, 02:06 PM
Piebald is hardly a band I'd qualify as a guilty pleasure, they have no mainstream success and they're not painfully poppy or anything.
Fuckmaxbemis
06/19/07, 02:11 PM
Piebald is hardly a band I'd qualify as a guilty pleasure, they have no mainstream success and they're not painfully poppy or anything.

May be not for you, but for me, yes.

So, on to the question, please!
Troggy
06/19/07, 02:17 PM
Even though they toured with Say Anything (ew), I've been loving Piebald lately. I only have 'We are the only friends that we have' album, but I really do like it.

Did these guys have any better albums in your guys' opinion?

I only have 'we are the only friends...' too. It's their best record, though.
SickOfStars
06/19/07, 02:19 PM
We Are the Only Friends We Have is the best, but a slightly more raw sounding record and a close second would have to be 'If It Weren't for Venetian Blinds, It'd Be Curtains for Us'. Check it out. The first song, "Grace Kelly With Wings" is amazing.
love_american_style
06/19/07, 02:30 PM
i've never heard this band.
SickOfStars
06/19/07, 02:31 PM
i've never heard this band.

they're a New England thing. Surprised FMB heard 'em.
xJangsterrx
06/19/07, 02:34 PM
they're a New England thing. Surprised FMB heard 'em.

Hell yea, represent good ol' New England man, lol

Actually, i didn't really know that piebald was a new england thing, but that's just me :shrug:
SickOfStars
06/19/07, 02:39 PM
Hell yea, represent good ol' New England man, lol

Actually, i didn't really know that piebald was a new england thing, but that's just me :shrug:

that's a goddamn shame. they, along with our hardcore/skramz scene, are why we can be proud to live in this otherwise boring area.
Kid Defender
06/19/07, 02:40 PM
We Are the Only Friends We Have is the best, but a slightly more raw sounding record and a close second would have to be 'If It Weren't for Venetian Blinds, It'd Be Curtains for Us'. Check it out. The first song, "Grace Kelly With Wings" is amazing.

Agreed! Also, the second disc on the All Ages/ Barely Legal double cd is just as good as the Venitian Blinds stuff( plus it has a lot of bsides from that disc). Their new one is pretty good, it just doesn't have very good production/ quality. We Are The Only Friends We Have is definitely the best. Also, i'm going to go ahead and say that I can't see how Piebald is any sort of guilt pleasure, but to each their own.
love_american_style
06/19/07, 02:42 PM
that's a goddamn shame. they, along with our hardcore/skramz scene, are why we can be proud to live in this otherwise boring area.

we don't have 'the skramz' here in cali.
SickOfStars
06/19/07, 02:46 PM
we don't have 'the skramz' here in cali.

Redwood City, CA: Comadre, Graf Orlock.

lack of numbers is forgiven by the sheer quality of these two bands.
love_american_style
06/19/07, 02:47 PM
Redwood City, CA: Comadre, Graf Orlock.

lack of numbers is forgiven by the sheer quality of these two bands.

...but they never, ever play anywhere near here.
Fuckmaxbemis
06/19/07, 02:50 PM
...but they never, ever play anywhere near here.

Yeah, no skramz scene in sac, whatsoever man.

But holy shit, these boys in Texas do know how to skramz it up!
SickOfStars
06/19/07, 02:50 PM
...but they never, ever play anywhere near here.

Cali's a big state, you can't fault 'em.
love_american_style
06/19/07, 02:51 PM
Yeah, no skramz scene in sac, whatsoever man.

But holy shit, these boys in Texas do know how to skramz it up!

thats cool.

i should start a scramz band here. Sac needs it.

although i know next to nothing about the genre.
xJangsterrx
06/19/07, 02:52 PM
that's a goddamn shame. they, along with our hardcore/skramz scene, are why we can be proud to live in this otherwise boring area.

Too true.. Literally, there is nothing else good about new england.. Well, york beach, the cape, the bosox, and ben & jerry's are a few exceptions, lol
love_american_style
06/19/07, 02:52 PM
Cali's a big state, you can't fault 'em.

...but the capitol? come on....
Fuckmaxbemis
06/19/07, 02:52 PM
There's also Alacatraz from san fran. Couple of San fran skramz that I got to travel places to see.
Wobbie
06/19/07, 10:09 PM
I really like the new one Accidental Gentleman. I love the raw lo-fi production style (and the more 'dirty rock' sound). People hated the production, but i think it suits them just fine. It should be pointed out that it's because they only record in analog. I fucking love that. Especially in an age where pretty much every band records digitally. A breath of fresh air