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 Post subject: Whoa...just wanted to mention this...Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:40 pm 
I'm not sure if this should be in the "I got RN" sticky or not but I wanted to say this personally. If it is, I'll delete it and reply it in the other post. Because of my horrible connection and poor quality of my computer, I haven't been on this message board much nor have I got a sneak peek listen to the new mixing of the old songs that are on the album. Ever since I got RN in the mail, I have been listening to an old favorite of mine: I wasn't Prepared. And omg, what have they done to the song? IT'S SO AWESOME. Who came up with the idea of boosting up the harmonies on the mixer board? It was a pretty damn good idea. It sounds so creepy and amazing. The old I wasn't Prepared reminds me of old lonely summer memories that I miss. But this new one...wow. I love it. It's a feeling that'll stick with me forever. I personally think this deserves a Grammy nod recording-wise, songwriting-wise, and artist-wise. Is there a particular old song on the new LP that anyone's just insane about? _________________ "What's with these homies dissing my girl?" - Weezer "I think I know I mean a yes but it's all wrong, that is I think I disagree." - Beatles My Livejournal |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:57 pm
I agree. A lot of people really don't like what they did to it, but I don't care I love it so much. its actually in the running for my favorite room noises track, oddly enough. _________________ guitarfreak217 wrote: Everyone, listen to Leigh. She knows what's up. theantrider wrote: My jaw hurts and I have an ulcer. That's what spending time with Kylee gets you |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:04 pm
Same here -- but the track that gets at me (in a good way) the most is probably Brightly Wound. I don't know why, but I started tearing up when I heard that song for the first time. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:45 am
oh, i love it too. i wasn't prepared was always one of my favorite eisley songs, and i love the way it is on room noises. it makes me smile. _________________ Facebook & Twitter & Blog(ish)-type thing |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:45 am
I love the new 'I Wasn't Prepared' too, but I think my favorite of the older songs on Room Noises is 'Memories'. I don't know, it just seems more haunting and more beautiful. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:42 am
The only song I don't have much enthusiasm for is the new Telescope Eyes. It's too fast and sounds too cheery now. But regardless...Plenty of Paper and Just Like We Do both tie for my favorite on the album. _________________ Audioscrobbler Now 
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 6:20 pm
I'm with Breauxman. I love the new "Memories". JD _________________ "Well, hopefully that's our job, to strap rockets onto everything." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:01 pm
Personally, I like the older recordings of most the songs on the album. "I Wasn't Prepared" is my favorite, but the new recording just doesn't do it for me like the old one. The new mix detracts from the originality of the song. It makes it sound heavier and more common. What I love about the song in the first place is the delicate dance along the scale between the vocalists and the way the band supports Sherri's voice without submerging it. Also how unique the whole sound is: delicate, intricate, a little emotionally confusing, all while giving the illusion of simplicity. In fact, that's what I really enjoy about all of Eisleys music. I feel like the RN album moved away from that towards a sound more palatable to general audiences. The sound is a little more crowded, the vocals a little more submerged in the rest of the music. Stacy's vocals are louder in the new mixes with respect to Sherri's also. Don't get me wrong, I love the music. And I totally understand the changes: the band members are maturing, this is their first album on a major record label, etc. And it's not like the music is that different. It's just a trend that I don't really want to see. This is all IMHO and I still can't wait to see them in Dallas. |
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005 | Posts: 1 | Location: DALLAS, Tx
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:07 pm
I agree with a lot of this. I think my favorite new recording of an old song is I Wasn't Prepared. The harmonies were super powerful. I don't know if I like it better. I can't say for sure without going back and listening to both versions close together. But I don't dislike it. I reallllly am not digging the new Lost At Sea. It just sounds very busy and 'crowded' as Derek put it. Before the song was so soft and haunting and... the added stuff just sounds like clutter. Overdone. I haven't had time to listen to the old and new Memories back to back, but I am guessing the new one is slightly faster? Lots of the new versions seem sped up to me, but it could be in my head. Still, Memories remains one of my favorite songs ever. The lyrics are amazing and ahhh, just chilling and beautiful. They have this surprising quality of maturity and life outlook coming from such a young band. I think 'Just Like We Do' has a similar maturity. It gets me every time. Telescope Eyes is just through and through one of my least favorite Eisley songs. But..you know that's not even bad. Because least favorite for Eisley doesn't even mean I dislike it. It just means I don't like it as much as any other. The new song that got to me most (in a good way) also was Brightly Wound. I thought it was one of the most powerful tracks. Just breathtaking. I was trying to type something for school with RN playing in the background. Then Brightly Wound came on. It was the first song new to me on the cd and I had to stop everything and just listen. For the rest of the tracks too, I just lay down and let the music pour around me. So anyway, added polishing and clutter aside I thought the album overall was just magnificent. I am thrilled to finally have it and I couldn't ask for more. |
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Joined: 14 Dec 2004 | Posts: 1141 | Location: Utah/Hawaii
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:20 am
phoenixdown wrote: Same here -- but the track that gets at me (in a good way) the most is probably Brightly Wound. I don't know why, but I started tearing up when I heard that song for the first time. Same. I just keep playing that song over and over. I love it. Telescope eyes is a bit peppier now, not sure I like it as much. We'll see, I'll have to listen to it a few more times to be sure. Just Like We Do is cool beans green jeans. Good stuff. [whining] I'm still bummed about sunfeet missing from the track listing [/whining] _________________ For gooey nuggets of aimless rambling: http://www.myspace.com/malfaiteur I wrote your name in red chalk on the sidewalk in front of my house. |
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