I actually kinda liked Burn Burn but I'm hoping this is better.

More Spiritual Machines, less Burn Burn.

The news of this pleases me. Love me some OLP

Originally Posted by anamericangod

More Spiritual Machines, less Burn Burn.

This, and a little Gravity, please.

Hated Burn Burn.

It was a shame to me because in terms of creativity, "Healthy" had them slowly getting back on the right track IMO.

My expectations are very low. Everything they did with Mike Turner was a lot more interesting.

A track off of it:

Originally Posted by my_aim_is_true

This, and a little Gravity, please.

That album caught a lot of shit for being too mainstream when it came out, but it is a fantastic rock record.

Originally Posted by whiterussian

Hated Burn Burn.

It was a shame to me because in terms of creativity, "Healthy" had them slowly getting back on the right track IMO.

My expectations are very low. Everything they did with Mike Turner was a lot more interesting.

Mike was the creative powerhouse behind the music. They certainly changed a lot since his departure. Steve is a good guitarist, but his style is completely different.

Originally Posted by S9Dallasoz

A track off of it:

That was better than I expected.

I liked Burn Burn for what it was: an attempt to reconcile their past with their present. It had a few pretty good tracks off it, but I will admit it's one of my least favorite OLP albums. I'm very much interested in how this one turns out though, because they seem to really want to re-embrace the way they were on their past albums. I think they can pull it off if they apply themselves.

Originally Posted by anamericangod

That album caught a lot of shit for being too mainstream when it came out, but it is a fantastic rock record.

That album was single-handedly responsible for transitioning me into rock music as my choice genre, so I have some deep love for it.

I was just thinking of them. Excited.

Originally Posted by anamericangod

That album caught a lot of shit for being too mainstream when it came out, but it is a fantastic rock record.

I agree, mostly. In fact, if I hadn't caught Innocent on VH1 I wouldn't have known about the band at all.

It's a better record than most of the commercial rock it was meant to compete with. I'll listen to it when I'm in touch with my cheesy side. But mostly, it helped me find out about a wonderful, albeit "dead" band.

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New song is OK-ish, although the guitars are really so damn boring compared to the old stuff.

Originally Posted by whiterussian

I agree, mostly. In fact, if I hadn't caught Innocent on VH1 I wouldn't have known about the band at all.

It's a better record than most of the commercial rock it was meant to compete with. I'll listen to it when I'm in touch with my cheesy side. But mostly, it helped me find out about a wonderful, albeit "dead" band.

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New song is OK-ish, although the guitars are really so damn boring compared to the old stuff.

I'd been a fan of the band since Naveed, which came out when I was 11 or some shit, so growing up with them and then finally hearing a straight up rock album took some time to adjust to. But even if it wasn't as experimental or quirky or unique in the way OLP had come to be known, the songs were great and the production was top notch.

Unfortunately, the following albums didn't quite build on that and were rather watered down in comparison. Here's to hoping this brings back whatever has been missing.

I hope they go back to the way they were in 2001/02. There past few efforts haven't been so great..and Burn Burn was absolute horrible piece of what the f*ck.

"Heavyweight" is better than I expected.

EDIT: Okay, Burn Burn wasn't THAT Bad. I just remember really really really not enjoying it

Originally Posted by sinclairgreen

Burn Burn was absolute horrible piece of what the f*ck.

I think that's really harsh. Some of those songs, especially "Monkey Brains", "Escape Artist", and "Paper Moon" are totally on par with their usual stuff.