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 Post subject: Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:42 pm 
I hesitated for maybe a minute before giving in and listening. I am usually slow to warm up to new albums but half way through Oxygen Mask I was sold. That song nearly brought me to tears. Manly tears. Eisley has never disappointed me. They deserve so much more attention. At least enough to make performing in Canada viable. _________________ Kulvir. |
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Joined: 10 Mar 2005 | Posts: 1844 | Location: Vancouver, BC
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:17 pm
The guitar solo/break down thing on Sad. Stacy's voice. hnnnng _________________ 
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Joined: 21 May 2005 | Posts: 5051 | Location: TX/NYC
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:16 am
Watch it Die. 
I can't wait until I get the physical copies now. _________________ She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the girl from Belfast City, she is courtin' one two three, please won't you tell me who is she? TheClassicRomance wrote: Facebook is a dirty skank blog! |
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Joined: 03 Mar 2005 | Posts: 7598 | Location: Dundee, scotland
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:47 am
inorbit wrote: ...at face value for what it is, it is a magnificent piece of work... You know, if they counted "edits" you would have as many posts as I do  _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB           
 = personal fave  = Eisley fans should dig it
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Joined: 09 Apr 2008 | Posts: 9641 | Location: Greater St. Louis Area
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:00 am
wilsmith wrote: You know, if they counted "edits" you would have as many posts as I do inorbit wrote: ... its gonna be a late one -
...Have important stuff due in the morning before boss goes to Prague for a month? .... Not a problem the V60 can't solve though. ....possibly related...
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008 | Posts: 1759 | Location: Dallas
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:16 am
I've come to expect the edits, and know to go back and re-read your posts to be safe, but 25 is just... DEDICATION  _________________ 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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Joined: 09 Apr 2008 | Posts: 9641 | Location: Greater St. Louis Area
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:19 am
wilsmith wrote: I've come to expect the edits, and know to go back and re-read your posts to be safe, but 25 is just... DEDICATION um no, its a lot of tedious data viz coupled with a short attention span and caffeine, interacting with Eisley release day. Side effects are to be expected. |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008 | Posts: 1759 | Location: Dallas
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:44 am
^ You say so, but that could have easily been 24 stream of consciousness posts, or one epic diatribe on the Indie-Rock vs. 90 Rockers/ Pitchfork thread lambasting Lenny Kravitz sense his turn came up _________________ 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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Joined: 09 Apr 2008 | Posts: 9641 | Location: Greater St. Louis Area
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:35 am
inorbit wrote: Saellys wrote: It's definitely a fully mixed and mastered album, with all that entails. But it doesn't begin to approach the amount of tinkering endured by the songs on Combinations, which weren't really complete songs when compared with the stuff on The Valley. All those extra instruments on Combinations, all that fancy stuff, sounded like it was meant to make up for something that the songs themselves lacked. On The Valley, the songs stand on their own (just listen to the acoustic versions that have been circulating) and it's clear that all the arrangements came from the band themselves. For the first time I get the impression that all these songs sound exactly the way Eisley wanted them to sound. The thought occurred to me that they really managed to achieve on some of these tracks the kind of "cinematic", orchestral production quality I remember seeing Sheri say they were going for on Combinations. They are definitely playing the studio as art.... It is a (deliberately) somewhat different sound than live Eisley. Some of the heavier handed devices (like the rapid fire hand claps on watch it die) take a bit of adjustment, too the (exceedingly) heavily treated vocals- the very studied stereo separation- the heavy canned strings on throughout... But especially the heavily processed vocals (and the backing vocals sound not just layered/chorused but entirely sampled in places). It would be interesting to know how the production/engineering duties were worked on this one.... they did remark repeatedly on their hands-on style- it was sent out for mix, but in terms of recording, you're right- it is very probably exactly as they chose to make it.... Its good... Very self-consciously, classically pop (veering into kitsch in places-like I Wish)- and it IS very much a studio creation- which is clearly as they meant it. It has to be appreciated as a work of studio art. Taken as such, at face value for what it is, it is a magnificent piece of work... but it definitely isn't an album produced to capture the organic (live) sound of the band - which in Eisley's case is very much of value itself. Good as it is, I'm hoping they don't gimmick up their live show too much trying to replicate the studio production on stage, because the live renditions are stunning in their own right. I know I have, in the past, been the first one to be all about raw, live recordings over studio wizardry, and I haven't necessarily changed my stance on that, but I have developed a new respect for artists who know how to use the studio, and not let the studio use them. They are few and far between, but fortunately Eisley just joined their ranks. The new Nicole Atkins album is also a good example of that--it's got some things that can't be replicated live (though not nearly as many as there were on Neptune City), but it's clear that she made those songs sound exactly the way she wanted them to and her vision was not compromised. It's also full of solid songs that stand on their own, and that's the really important thing. I agree about "I Wish". I hear a lot of the 90s in their stylistic choices on that one, but there's still a great song underneath the glitter. I think after two over-meddled albums, Eisley are moving into a comfortable middle ground between major label production and that "five people in a room playing songs" feel we want. Maybe on the next album the pendulum will swing all the way and it will be immediate and raw and amazing. But I'm also quite happy to hear more like this. And the best part is that their live show has not suffered for the sake of the album's sound. A friend of mine who'd never listened to Eisley before went to last night's Exit/In show and reported, "That sh!t was wizard." _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:50 am
The ending of Mr. Moon is chilling. I keep replaying that part and I always get chills. It's so amazing. I'm really happy with the whole album. Good grief, I can't stop listening. _________________ cynlovescandy wrote: kulvir wrote: I bet R. Kelly approves of peeing in the shower. The world is R. Kelly's shower. It's a golden world. Nowhere Man wrote: mr pine wrote: is there a difference between dubstep and techno?
you know besides the name? techno: uhnd chik uhnd chik uhnd chik uhnd chik dubstep: BOOM Chik.. Boom Boom Boom Chik.. PEOOOWWwwww BOOM BOWowoWOWoWOWow zipzipzipzipzipwoowooowoow EEEEEeeeeeerrr BOOM BOOM BOOM Splat! |
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Joined: 02 Mar 2006 | Posts: 2522 | Location: Kansas
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:35 am
Listened to it for the first time... This is soooooo gooood! I'm in love. Brilliant work.
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Joined: 06 Dec 2007 | Posts: 623 | Location: Bulgaria
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:53 am
Angry enough to shake the birds from the trees; sweet enough to make the cobwebs sing. As testament to the album's strengths, I am wholly sold on "I don't believe in magic" as an opening statement of intent by a band who I fell in love with principally because they sang about bats with butterfly wings. A perfect pop-rock album which is a heart-rending joy to listen to through brightening some of the darkest corners of their past few years. I hope they are thoroughly proud with themselves. _________________ "A little less love, a little more common decency." - Kurt Vonnegut |
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Joined: 21 Aug 2003 | Posts: 5266 | Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:02 am
Sprocket wrote: Angry enough to shake the birds from the trees; sweet enough to make the cobwebs sing. As testament to the album's strengths, I am wholly sold on "I don't believe in magic" as an opening statement of intent by a band who I fell in love with principally because they sang about bats with butterfly wings. A perfect pop-rock album which is a heart-rending joy to listen to through brightening some of the darkest corners of their past few years. I hope they are thoroughly proud with themselves. Where's the like button? _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:36 am
I can't wait for an acoustic version of "I Wish" at some point in the eventual future. Preferably one recorded here. I just imagined what it would sound like, and I got chills. _________________ Taylor | @thbrogan http://inconnumag.com |
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Joined: 19 Nov 2009 | Posts: 511 | Location: Chicago / DC
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:17 pm
marshkingsdaughter wrote: I can't wait for an acoustic version of "I Wish" at some point in the eventual future. Preferably one recorded here. I just imagined what it would sound like, and I got chills. A day later, and "I Wish" is the track I keep coming back to....It's just...argh (and that's a good argh). Love it. |
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