finally got around to hearing this, it's quite immediate and i do think it's almost a return to 'remote part'-era form. they're still a long way (and will probably permanently remain so) from the band who i fell in love with for making "annihilate now" but it feels like they've lost some of their complacency and the limpwristedness that made the last couple of records such a snore
― surfin on my face (electricsound), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link
been reacquainting myself with these guys and I wish I'd thought to nominate either of the first two albums to the emo poll - they absolutely count imho
also learned that Roddy Woomble has *six* solo albums jfc
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Monday, 30 July 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link
oh yeah the first two albums definitely would've counted. also what a coincidence simon, the guitarist in my band has been trying to get me to listen to hope is important for years and i finally gave it a shot last week
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 30 July 2018 22:52 (five years ago) link
in the first-three-albums era they cranked out so many good songs, tons of great b-sides. The later albums are worthwhile too, just a little less exciting.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Monday, 30 July 2018 23:07 (five years ago) link
I second all these opinions, I used to love this band during their first 3 albums.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Tuesday, 31 July 2018 12:49 (five years ago) link
Ha, they were my favorite band all through the '00s, tho I never imagined I'd find anyone praising them on here. I'd urge those '09 posters to give Make Another World another shot. If we're talking about the early albums in terms of emo then that's their (at least partially) pop-punk record. It's got some hooks. In Competition for the Worst Time, No Emotion, Ghost in the Arcade... these are tunes.
Am I the only one who heard (and, uh, helped fund) Everything Ever Written? It was pretty good at best, a bit routine, though I thought "Radium Girl" was great and hinted at the kind of album they could make if they fully embraced wooden ideas, er, pop.
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 4 August 2018 20:59 (five years ago) link
There are some really good songs on ‘Make Another World’.
― michaellambert, Saturday, 4 August 2018 21:31 (five years ago) link
Agreed. After that one I pretty much tap out - the last album is unbelievably sleepy.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Sunday, 5 August 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
It felt weird to find the new one stocked at the record store yesterday, after years of imports followed by years of crowdfunding. I thought I knew all five people in the U.S. who care about this band. Anyway, I strained to enjoy the last album but Interview Music is requiring no effort: it's fun! Something like the album I was dreaming of in my last post. Plus Roddy using this voice again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJj_D1qnWGY
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 11 May 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
Weird to see this bumped, I was listening to 100 Broken Windows and The Remote Part this morning. I don't think I've listened to either of them for years. 'You Held the World in Your Arms' sounded to me like one of the best songs of the '00s... I don't remember ever thinking that at the time of its release, as much as I liked it.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 11 May 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
While I'm here, here's Idlewild POX:
Let Me Sleep (Next to the Mirror)Mistake PageantLive in a Hiding PlaceOut of RoutineTell Me Ten WordsLove Steals Us from LonelinessIn Competition for the Worst TimeA Ghost in the ArcadeTake Me Back to the IslandsRadium Girl
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 11 May 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
Out of Routine is one of my all-time favourites
― kinder, Saturday, 11 May 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link