Forcing myself to listen to it sans visual, lest the product placement distract me from its musical riches. I almost was ready to accept Paul Simon but I'd say it's closer to Don McLean.
― da croupier, Saturday, 14 April 2012 12:30 (twelve years ago) link
The guy's voice sounds so terrible.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 14 April 2012 12:46 (twelve years ago) link
feel like i hated his voice when i first listened to the format but then i warmed to it extremely. anyway.
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Saturday, 14 April 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
here is a great song from this record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boqMW_EstG4
the lyrics to "We Are Young" are terrible
― Poliopolice, Saturday, 14 April 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
eh, same goes for a lot of shit i like. they're no more terrible than AC/DC lyrics or whatever. just a lot more earnest. and earnest isn't cool, so...
― BEMORE SUPER FABBY (contenderizer), Saturday, 14 April 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
sigh, if only people could get over themselves and appreciate earnest Windows 8 ads.
― da croupier, Saturday, 14 April 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
tonightwe are youngplay your video gaaaames
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Saturday, 14 April 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
i'm supposed to sneer at music used in ads now? fuck that, i like the stooges.
― BEMORE SUPER FABBY (contenderizer), Saturday, 14 April 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
i'm referring to the ad in the video
― da croupier, Saturday, 14 April 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
and i really only sneer at product placement when people flatter themselves with crap like "they're no more terrible than AC/DC lyrics or whatever. just a lot more earnest. and earnest isn't cool, so..."
― da croupier, Saturday, 14 April 2012 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
Someone probably said this already, but the Glee performance of We Are Young is better than the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ul-pLYo5MJ8
About 3 years ago I sent a couple friends to a Steel Train show in Brooklyn (Steel Train toured with various Daycadence bands for a while, so there's your Fall Out Boy connection) where Jack Antonoff, who was the lead singer/songwriter/guitarist in Steel Train then and is the guitarist in .fun now, did Queen's "Under Pressure" together with Nate.
I'm bringing this up because "Under Pressure" sums up the vibe of fun. - no? Especially at their live shows, where between Nate's histrionic Queen vocals and Jack's... presence (he's not the best singer or composer but he is a great "mood setter") there is so much nervous energy it infects everyone. Once you learn to associate the sound/vocals with that feeling, you learn to love the vocals.
Here's an interview where you can see "nervous energy" in action, also fun.'s great keyboardist who I suspect is like Jamie XX, the person who actually "composes" their music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4E5eVlSm1M&fb_source=message
In the future of DIY pop music, you only need good vocals and an interesting beat? (And good lyrics. Nate is a very very good lyricist.)
<i>This sounds like The Lion King <3</i>
Dunno how far to credit this but wikipedia sez Steel Train's former lead singer played Young Simba in the Broadway version of The Lion King. So this message... especially with the heart... it's probably from a longtime fan.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 15 April 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/bleachers/i-wanna-get-better
― schwantz, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 20:48 (ten years ago) link
bleachers song is very in the mode of "one foot." kinda into it.
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 21:01 (ten years ago) link
the format reunited
i think this is the only relevant thread on ilm
anyway: greatest band of all time, i'm thrilled i'll actually be able to see one of these shows, unlike... mcr
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:28 (four years ago) link
the format > fun.
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
I mean, Klinghoffer has some free time to join up with the tour too...
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:39 (four years ago) link
(nb I know his solo project is opening for Pearl Jam so he's not exactly hungry, but we could wish)
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:40 (four years ago) link
also not sure this reunion is gonna be more than nate + sam doing acoustic sets but even that would be great, cf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5aHhzhsC6c
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:41 (four years ago) link
ok i hadn't gotten very far in that video: it's gonna be a full band for the shows in new york, chicago, and phoenix
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 17:03 (four years ago) link
snails see the benefitthe beauty in every inchso why why why oh whyare you quick to kiss
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 19:10 (four years ago) link
Somehow I didn't have a bookmark on this thread so I missed the whole reunion thing!
Also, Sam Means put out an album, 10 Songs, in 2016, and it's pretty great!
― DJI, Thursday, 25 March 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link