Frank Giaramita - 2.27.05

[Frank Giaramita]

Mae (www.whatismae.com) - The Everglow- Wow. Wow. This CD is incredible. An epic. Listen to a new song titled "Anything" on their pureVOLUME.com (www.purevolume.com/mae) page.

Maida (http://www.purevolume.com/maida) - If you're into the harder thing... this band rules. It's about time they were signed and I'm happy Fiddler picked them up. I look forward to their new record.

Underminded (www.purevolume.com/underminded) - Sorry, I've recommended them before. I recently placed "Hail Unamerican" back into my discman and have been loving it just as much as a few months back.

-----Also, here's a bunch of random things I recommend (not necessarilly music related):

-Ascend Apparel (www.ascendapparel.com)--new Spring line is incredible...buy some shit
-Not stealing from The Junior Varsity's van
-Jared's Mom
-Oregon-- <3
-Shawshank Redemption (movie)
-The Usual Suspects (movie)
-Seven (movie)
-The Life Of David Gale (movie)
-Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (movie)
-Garden State (movie)
-Sky Lopez
-Amber Michaels
-Scrabble tournaments with friends



--------------Weston Recommendations------------------------------------

Circa Survive (www.purevolume.com/circasurvive) - The Inuit Sessions EP - This is the ultimate driving/alone time music. I rocked it today going to/from Cedar City boarding. Can't wait for the full length.

Wester (http://www.purevolume.com/wester) - Danger Music - If you don't want to hurt/maim/kill/yell at anyone, then this is the music for you. If you do want to do all those things, go listen to Slipknot. Great pop punk from a great band.

Gratitude (www.purevolume.com/gratitude) - Gratitude - I have been in a great mood the last few days, and Jonah helps more than most.

Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs For This? - Hardcore Country from a Hardcore Bee-otch

---------------Chris' Recommendations-------------------------------------

The Punos (www.purevolume.com/punos) - These guys are a great unsigned band out of Goldsboro, NC. They pack a smooth diverse sound with a foundation for a solid future, well worth the listen. They also sent me candy.

Harbor Skyline (http://www.purevolume.com/harborskyline) - Oh man, these guys have a fresh metal sound without all the extra ozzfest drama, all in an original package. These guys are definitely a rare find check them outtt.

ALSO: If you think aliens are out to get you, so do I - that means you should def check out Unsolved UFO Mysteries (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=kr4YY71B3E&isbn=0446609013&itm=1) by William J. Birnes, its hot as fireee.





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[Kelsey Brusseau]

but ure only listening to one song on Mae ..... right???... likely story

[Kelsey Brusseau]

Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs For This? - Hardcore Country from a Hardcore Bee-otch

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i was SO listening to this just the other day.... shhhh don't tell anyone.

[rellish91]

i cant believe they mentioned sky lopez and amber michaels i almost didnt realize it....sad i know who they are..hahah

[itsforthemartyr]

Mae (www.whatismae.com) - The Everglow- Wow. Wow. This CD is incredible. An epic.
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You could not be more right about this album. It is amazing.

[payforglory]

but ure only listening to one song on Mae ..... right???... likely story

of course, we dont find the cds before they come out.

lets hear it for my lame ass city of Toledo being a lyric in the first song on the cd, hha.
i love those kids.

[infamous_alias]

It's all about Krystal Steel...and starbursts own skittles...

[Signals Corrupted]

wester is disgusting.. underminded kicks ass.

[Nate_RAWKS]

http://photobucket.com/albums/v187/e2ek1el/th_mae_everglow_cover_1905202.jpg

ummmmm........

yeah......

i like......

[BrandFuckingNew]

fresher than any motherfucking prince.

[LilRyan732]

Nice recs, totally digging the Gratitude CD.

[mybreakingpoint]

awesome reccomendations escpecially circa survive and mae

[Jenn23]

Mae (www.whatismae.com) - The Everglow- Wow. Wow. This CD is incredible. An epic. Listen to a new song titled "Anything" on their pureVOLUME.com (www.purevolume.com/mae) page.
Ah, it's so good. I think my favorite tracks so far are "We're So Far Away" and "The Sun and the Moon."

[Ryan Mills]

I guess I should give Mae a listen today.

[byebyebeautiful]

my friends' band (faraway) toured with punos (sans the).

[ForeverInADay]

and starbursts own skittles...
you're a good man. i love you. Starbursts do own ass.

[Frank Giaramita]

but ure only listening to one song on Mae ..... right???... likely story

UGH!!! Shush...I am. I promise. When you say "Likely Story" I can hear your voice in my head...and I want to kill myself :animateds .

[beauty is dead]

I guess I should give Mae a listen today.

that would be a very smart thing to do.

[Emopunkthrice]

haha Wester is my bro's friend's brothers band

[Scott Weber]

I guess I should give Mae a listen today.
Trust me, there's no rush. It's good, but it's hardly epic, it's a lot more bland than destination beautiful, not to mention it's a giant step down in production (yes, i've heard the retail.) That's just my personal opinion, but when everybody shits their pants and gushes so much about a new CD and it doesn't knock me flat, I tend to push back a little. That's what overhyping can do sometimes to me. Oh, and the new version of suspension is awful, they destroyed a great song.

[Kelsey Brusseau]

Trust me, there's no rush. It's good, but it's hardly epic, it's a lot more bland than destination beautiful, not to mention it's a giant step down in production (yes, i've heard the retail.) That's just my personal opinion, but when everybody shits their pants and gushes so much about a new CD and it doesn't knock me flat, I tend to push back a little. That's what overhyping can do sometimes to me. Oh, and the new version of suspension is awful, they destroyed a great song.

i should fire u for saying this

[WSUskee]

Props on the UFO book I just checked that out and I ordered it from half.com for like 4 bucks. When I was younger I was really into that stuff and this book seems like a good read. I think one of the guys from Blink is into UFO's as well.

[Scott Weber]

i should fire u for saying this
Ha! I said it's good, it's just not omg omg omg omg best album of all time good. won't even make my top 10 for the year, maybe the top 20.

[ilovebsb]

you lied man... wester aint no pop punk band.

[slickwataris]

I listened to "Anything" yesterday for about a half an hour.

[fminus23]

ummm i came across this band, its just acoustic simple songs, but they cover Brand New's Moshi Moshi and i think they did an awesome job. its best if you download it and listen to it on headphones, you guys should check it out http://www.purevolume.com/sirensforseptember

oh and everyone should listen to Strike Anywhere, there b side - kind of - release "to live in discontent" is awesome. also driving in silence's song "i learned alot about myself tonight" is such a rad song.. Comeback kids new cd is sweet. listening to alk3's god damn it is a crucial part of life

[kirbs84]

i cant believe they mentioned sky lopez and amber michaels i almost didnt realize it....sad i know who they are..hahah


hahaha ;)

[Frank Giaramita]

Trust me, there's no rush. It's good, but it's hardly epic, it's a lot more bland than destination beautiful, not to mention it's a giant step down in production (yes, i've heard the retail.) That's just my personal opinion, but when everybody shits their pants and gushes so much about a new CD and it doesn't knock me flat, I tend to push back a little. That's what overhyping can do sometimes to me. Oh, and the new version of suspension is awful, they destroyed a great song.

The production on it is WONDERFUL. The guitar tones are incredible and not a single thing is over or underproduced. The new "Suspensions" is less poppy than the older version and I think it sounds so much better this way. I also like the quick pre-choruses they added in the new version as well... really makes the transitions from verse to chorus ten times smoother. Also, I thought "Destination: Beautiful" was boring as hell and I'm so happy they've tightened up the song structure on this disc, because it sucked on the last. The choruses are also stronger and catchier than DB as well. Overall, I think the levels are near perfect, the drums sound incredible, the guitars (especially) sound flawless, and I think the vocal production really brings out the true beauty in Dave's voice, as opposed to the last album where they mixed him flat with way too much low end. The melodies instantly pull me in and make me want to listen over and over again...extremely addicting. Copeland's "In Motion" did the exact opposite to me... the first time I heard it it went right through me and I was still singing the words to a Kelly Clarkson song that I heard on the radio before I listened to the album. Nothing stuck with me at all on that disc and although his voice is incredible, his melodies lack substance and captivity. Something is missing.

[Scott Weber]

The production on it is WONDERFUL. The guitar tones are incredible and not a single thing is over or underproduced. The new "Suspensions" is less poppy than the older version and I think it sounds so much better this way. I also like the quick pre-choruses they added in the new version as well... really makes the transitions from verse to chorus ten times smoother. Also, I thought "Destination: Beautiful" was boring as hell and I'm so happy they've tightened up the song structure on this disc, because it sucked on the last. The choruses are also stronger and catchier than DB as well. Overall, I think the levels are near perfect, the drums sound incredible, the guitars (especially) sound flawless, and I think the vocal production really brings out the true beauty in Dave's voice, as opposed to the last album where they mixed him flat with way too much low end. The melodies instantly pull me in and make me want to listen over and over again...extremely addicting. Copeland's "In Motion" did the exact opposite to me... the first time I heard it it went right through me and I was still singing the words to a Kelly Clarkson song that I heard on the radio before I listened to the disc. Nothing stuck with me at all on that disc.
I think the guitars sound pretty muddy, they barely stand out from the bass. The bass was so thick, clear, and DEEP in Destination Beautiful, and it's just....muck here. Dave's voice was much clearer in the earlier releases... "Someone Else's Arms", just listen to the first 30 seconds, the cymbols sound like complete ass, the levels are way wrong on them, they need to be brought out and more clear, I just don't think it sounds good. Mae is a band that I think really benefits from crystal clear production with super sharp everything, and they just don't have it on this CD. Not to say that it's poorly produced at all, I think it's very well done, there's just a few key things that grabbed my ear that I really didn't like. Ugh, it's like the cymbals and guitars can't be seperated in song in "This is the Countdown." I love Mae, I'm just still waiting for this to grow on me. And yeah, I hear you about Copeland, it did NOTHING for me the 1st time I heard it. But I loved the first CD, so I decided to try it again, then again...before I knew it, the melodies were stuck in my head and didn't leave. Yeah, this Mae is catchy as can be, but for me there's just something lacking....I don't know if it's just not dynamically varied enough, or what, but it's just not cutting it for me yet. I guess I just like it better when Mae is less structured and takes some more risks, this kind of stuff is just too same-old, same old for me, something that I've grown tired of.

[burnpianoisland]

ive never listened to mae...but it appears as if i have to.

[d1rtejerz]

Sky Lopez owns. So does Tawny Roberts.

[Frank Giaramita]

I think the guitars sound pretty muddy, they barely stand out from the bass. The bass was so thick, clear, and DEEP in Destination Beautiful, and it's just....muck here. Dave's voice was much clearer in the earlier releases... "Someone Else's Arms", just listen to the first 30 seconds, the cymbols sound like complete ass, the levels are way wrong on them, they need to be brought out and more clear, I just don't think it sounds good. Mae is a band that I think really benefits from crystal clear production with super sharp everything, and they just don't have it on this CD. Not to say that it's poorly produced at all, I think it's very well done, there's just a few key things that grabbed my ear that I really didn't like. Ugh, it's like the cymbals and guitars can't be seperated in song in "This is the Countdown." I love Mae, I'm just still waiting for this to grow on me. And yeah, I hear you about Copeland, it did NOTHING for me the 1st time I heard it. But I loved the first CD, so I decided to try it again, then again...before I knew it, the melodies were stuck in my head and didn't leave. Yeah, this Mae is catchy as can be, but for me there's just something lacking....I don't know if it's just not dynamically varied enough, or what, but it's just not cutting it for me yet. I guess I just like it better when Mae is less structured and takes some more risks, this kind of stuff is just too same-old, same old for me, something that I've grown tired of.

In my opinion, the cymbals are about as clear as clear as they can get, they aren't even noticable unless you're trying to listen for them and they don't sorely stick out at all. Everything sounds so incredibly crisp on the retail version, especially when I'm listening in my car. The thing I hate about the unmastered/rough version was the lack of compression and presence on the guitar, it sounded sloppy. Also, the snare sounded like people clapping with absolutely no low end at all, and the cymbals sounded like shards of metal being slammed together... i was presently suprised with how much cleaner everything is on the finalized product.

[Frank Giaramita]

Sky Lopez owns. So does Tawny Roberts.

Dude, there's a lesbo gallery with Chrissy Moran and Tawny Roberts and seriously...it's the most incredible thing ever.

[Scott Weber]

In my opinion, the cymbals are about as clear as clear as they can get, they aren't even noticable unless you're trying to listen for them and they don't sorely stick out at all. Everything sounds so incredibly crisp on the retail version, especially when I'm listening in my car. The thing I hate about the unmastered/rough version was the lack of compression and presence on the guitar, it sounded sloppy. Also, the snare sounded like people clapping with absolutely no low end at all, and the cymbals sounded like shards of metal being slammed together... i was presently suprised with how much cleaner everything is on the finalized product.
Not what my ears are hearing, but whatevs :) Maybe the person who ripped it was a complete noob. I'm sure I'll probably end up buying it anyways, I buy just about everything Tooth and Nail releases...

[abbreviation]

I am a hardcore scrabble player.
Seriously...I'm fucking good.
And the only reason I'm cocky about it...is because it's the only thing I can be cocky about.

[rellish91]

Dude, there's a lesbo gallery with Chrissy Moran and Tawny Roberts and seriously...it's the most incredible thing ever.
i myself prefer bobbi bliss...shes a little less known but so great....

[derricklc22]

Mae's album is going to be hard to beat for album of the yr.

[jeremyfromva]

Scott, you have to buy it...the artwork is gonna be worthi it alone!!!