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 Post subject: CombinationsPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:11 pm 
Hey everyone 
I don't really know where else to put this, but I was wondering if anybody knew what song Sherri was 'forced' to write for Combinations, just cause I've read a fair few times in interviews about there being a song on there that She wouldn't have put on if She'd had the option, I could be reading into it too much though, so don't worry if I'm wrong haha. Thanks, Charlie. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:20 am
It may not be that she was forced to write, and it could be a case of them wanting to use a song that she didn't think fit the album or was up to her expectations of what an Eisley song should be? I don't know what song though. _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB          
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:21 am
Maybe you're thinking of when Sherri was asked to re-rewrite Brightly Wound from Room Noises? I think that's what it was... |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:34 am
patrock wrote: Maybe you're thinking of when Sherri was asked to re-rewrite Brightly Wound from Room Noises? I think that's what it was... Naw, that too, but MyPioneer is right. I don't remember where but Sherri has definitely alluded to that in the past. I could be completely off base and this is "just my guess," but I'd venture to say it was A Sight to Behold. Taking Control, maybe, but they were playing that before the album on the Final Noise tour. I like both of them so it's whatever. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:19 am
Yeah, she did mention that in one of the radio interviews the other day, if I recall correctly. I always assumed it was 'Taking Control', but I don't know... |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:23 am
honestly i feel a lot of songs on combinations are half written. many funerals for instance loses a lot of water in the second verse. go away, taking control, and i could be there for you, as much as i like them they're really just repetitive catchy hooks. _________________ Oneironaut http://www.facebook.com/ChengBand |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:36 am
Well, I love the album. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:14 am
olimario wrote: Well, I love the album. +1 There are only 3 songs on there I might skip if I'm in an odd mood, Invasion, Come Clean, and If You're Wondering It's a less retro sounding record. It's hardly and all out rockfest, but more contemporary. That's apparently not a bad thing, since the same can be said for The Valley. It's just a matter of pacing. Combinations fluctuates in pace, from frenetic to melancholy. I enjoy that for the most part, but to some people it might sound like a a lot of singles compiled together. Most great albums are just that, or in some cases, sound like one continuous exposition on theme, varied every 3 or 4 minutes, with one or two curveballs thrown in to keep people from zoning out. _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:24 am
Wasn't "Taking Control" recorded after tracking was finished? I know it was a different session, but I can't remember if it was from before or after. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:38 am
Combinations blowes room noises out of the water. That is for sure. _________________ Wil's excellent description of me. wilsmith wrote: You're the Anti-Censorship+Topless Twitpic Parodying+Youth Group Video Directing guy that's a champion for the 1st amendment, Videogames as Art, and unrepentant file sharing... Instagram - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:42 am
mr pine wrote: Combinations blowes room noises out of the water. That is for sure. I'm not gonna go that far, but I my appreciation of their work has grown with each Album _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:46 am
Combinations is my least favorite album from a songs standpoint. There are few stand-alone songs on Combinations, I think, like Taking Control and If You're Wondering and A Sight to Behold I sort of skip a lot. That being said, I still listen to it all the time. I even like the songs that I don't really like. Just relatively speaking, it's not my favorite. _________________ Taylor | @thbrogan http://inconnumag.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:48 am
mr pine wrote: Combinations blowes room noises out of the water. That is for sure. Disagree there big time. Combinations is too short, ends so weakly it's unbelievable, and only has 3 really good songs on it. Room Noises is longer, has a great closing track, and 6 or 7 really good songs. I just don't think Combinations was tracked very well. LTA and MKD are both better than most of the songs on Combinations. If You're Wondering just really doesn't belong on any album. _________________ EvilSpace |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:20 am
JBaker wrote: mr pine wrote: Combinations blowes room noises out of the water. That is for sure. Disagree there big time. As do I, but obviously everything comes down to POV. While I don't dislike Combinations, by any means, it's just not my favorite album of theirs. I just never connected with it like I did with Room Noises and now the Valley. I personally think the Valley took the strengths of both albums and created an awesome hybrid of the two. It's got the maturity of Combinations and the unique sound of RN. _________________ "I cannot discuss your verses; for any attempt at criticism would be foreign to me. Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism." -- Rainer Maria Rilke |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:29 am
Caley wrote: JBaker wrote: mr pine wrote: Combinations blowes room noises out of the water. That is for sure. Disagree there big time. As do I, but obviously everything comes down to POV. While I don't dislike Combinations, by any means, it's not my favorite album of theirs. I just never connected with it like I did with Room Noises and now the Valley. I personally think the Valley took the strengths of both albums and created an awesome hybrid of the two. It's got the maturity of Combinations and the unique sound of RN. I also agree. I definitely love Combinations, but I like the other two better. I don't think that I could ever like an album as much as Room Noises though. It was my first Eisley record and it was the one that made them my favorite band so there's a bit of nostalgia to it (even though it was only a few years ago). I bought it on the way to the Grand Canyon for the first time and it was the only cd I had so I ended up listening to the album straight through over twenty times that day. Still haven't gotten tired of it. |
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