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Post by RUBIKON on May 24, 2013 1:12:18 GMT -5
that's an old pic!
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Post by Manualex on May 24, 2013 1:14:35 GMT -5
mag from 2011...
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Post by Bellboy on May 24, 2013 3:40:10 GMT -5
Good snippets no negatives so far obv is a false environment and most albums in a cinema gonna sound good Regarding his hair. ^This was a pic from yesterday!^
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 4:00:30 GMT -5
reviews? Morning Glory was slagged off left right and centre and Blur's 'Great Escape' was said to piss all over it as a classic at the time of release.
reviewers are sheep and have no opinions of their own. if you find one that seems to like what you like, then it worth taking their thoughts on something. that's the way it works.
I can't remember looking forward to hearing a new album in full as much as I am to BE for a very long time.
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Post by King Blougaredoc on May 24, 2013 4:15:41 GMT -5
I can't remember looking forward to hearing a new album in full as much as I am to BE for a very long time. Congratulations man, looks like the leak is imminent
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Post by andycoleoasis on May 24, 2013 4:54:13 GMT -5
Ben Lowe of MTV news was here last night. Says the album is strong and he likes it a lot. Favourite tracks Face the Crowd and I'm Just Saying.
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Post by thomas09 on May 24, 2013 4:55:55 GMT -5
Was never expecting anyone impartial to say it would be a classic. I think the fact people who aren't die-hard fans are calling it solid to good bodes well for us lot we're obviously gonna like it twice as much as them I'm not asking for a classic. But I'd be far more interested if a non-fan thought it was a better than average album. Since when are the expressions solid, really very good, loved it, strong, An album to BE proud of only average?? Also these are non-fans. They are trained reviewers, trained to be impartial.
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Post by defmaybe00 on May 24, 2013 7:06:05 GMT -5
For what I can see and read (and what I've heard) I think is a good album,not amazing,but solid,with 2 songs much better than the others (Face the crowd and the other,can't remember wich)...I mean,like NGHFB,not amazing,but strong,good and with 2-3 songs (EOTR,IIHAG and WAL) that are brillant...at the end I think I'll really enjoy BE,I can't wait!
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Post by spaneli on May 24, 2013 10:26:28 GMT -5
I'm not asking for a classic. But I'd be far more interested if a non-fan thought it was a better than average album. Since when are the expressions solid, really very good, loved it, strong, An album to BE proud of only average?? Also these are non-fans. They are trained reviewers, trained to be impartial. I'm just saying, for an album that hasn't received one review at a 8/10 and has mostly been put at either 6/10, 7/10, or 7.5/10, people are taking the bits they mostly like while ignoring some of the warts of those reviews. A review is only helpful if you take both sides of it imo. Most have seemed to described it as solid, but I think solid is different from good. Maybe that's just me. (I know you didn't bring this up Thomas) But this backwards logic of if "a non-fan" gave it this, then it will mean something different for fans is non-sense. DGSS has 65/100 on metacritic from non-fans and I don't think that's that far away from where if DGSS had a poll today on this forum it would be at. Some publicans in the end really overrated DGSS like Q giving it a 4/5 and Allmusic also giving it a 4/5. I don't think many people on here would give DGSS a 4/5. So I don't get this backwards logic of if a "non-fan is giving it 6/10, 7/10, or 7.5/10" then that's a good sign because fans will like it more. That certainly didn't happen with DGSS. So why has this logic suddenly appeared on here? A review is only good if you take it for what it is and look at the good and the bad. And so far I've read reviews summing up to it's a solid album and Beady Eye should be happy with it. But I don't know the context. I don't know if they're saying Beady Eye should be happy with the album in general or if they should BE proud of it in relation to DGSS. I just know it got a 6/10 or 7/10 and described as a solid album where a couple songs were more focused on and those couple of songs have been given more glowing words than the others. And that's all anyone can really take from blurb reviews that don't go into much detail. Maybe it hasn't been described as average, but I don't think it's been clearly described as "very good" either.
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Post by I Built The Moon on May 24, 2013 10:43:29 GMT -5
Hope this hasn't been published yet Track By Track impressions from the playback travellerstunes.blogspot.be/2013/05/album-playback-beady-eye-be.htmlTT was at the Soho Hotel last night for the Beady Eye album playback. The lavish setting is one you would expect new bands to be throwing money at to impress the music industry, not a group of legends who have nothing left to prove. Or so you would think, Liam is bouncing around the room, from group to group, before and after the playback. The enthusiasm on display seems hell bent banishing the critics of ‘Different Gear, Still Speeding’. Here is our track by track review. We must point out all reviews are based on hearing each track only once so the ability to allow a song to grow on you has not yet been had: 1. Flick Of The Finger – The album opener appeared online recently and certainly made fans sit up and listen. The band along with TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek producing have broadened their sound. There is still the same trippy ‘Revolver’ sonic to the tune which has been around forever it seems but the use of a brass band gives this a sense of enormity that Liam’s bravado deserves. 2. Soul Love – Sitek again works his magic here, applying a Kevin Shields-esque production to create a more introspective and eerie number. 3. Face The Crowd - A real corker. Anyone who loves the early Who records will dig this. Just when you thought Miles Kane was about to steal the crown of King Mod, Liam comes storming back. The psychedelic guitar breakdown is massive as well. From the back of the plush cinema we are in Liam reiterates TT’s positivity bellowing “Fucking tune, have that”. 4. Second Bite Of The Apple – Another Beatles circa ‘Revolver’ number which is not particularly inspiring as a debut single, especially after the cascading ‘Face In The Crowd’. 5. Soon Come Tomorrow – Although it lacks the brilliance of the Verve, the slow building guitars create a sound which Nick McCabe would be proud of. It’s a more intelligent ‘Stand By Me’ and a gutsier ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’. 6. Iz Rite – Felt like the weakest track of the night, almost as though they are trying to grasp their former inhibited magic. By no means a bad song but it’s not as free and easy as ‘Some Might Say’, it’s not even as free and easy as ‘Four Letter Word’. Having heard the trippy b-side ‘Dreaming Of Some Space’ TT wonders why it is not on here instead. 7. I’m Just Saying – More spell binding MBV hissing guitars here. Combined with their quintessential glam stomp and some big choppy riffs which bring the mood of the album up again. The aggressive Byrds-esque guitar is joyous, as are, Liam’s vocals which are reminiscent of Pete Shelly in his pomp. 8. Don’t Brother Me – The song is unequivocally about Noel and is by far the most interesting song on the album. The opening is full of accusations and is brilliantly sarcastic when Liam sings ‘Did you have your fun?/ Did you shoot your gun?’. Undoubtedly the music press will latch onto this and barrage Liam and co with relentlessly boring questions. However, the noteworthy aspect for us, comes, in the honesty and reflection of the latter verses. They might not be the greatest lyrics written about redemption but he alludes to wanting to make peace by saying ‘C’mon be a man / Give peace a chance’. The reunion is still on surely? 9. Shine A Light – After all the drama of the previous track this feels like a bit of a filler track. There’s a nod towards Lyla it seems but nothing standing out much here. 10. Ballroom Figured – Another stripped back number. For TT, we wish they plugged in for 100% of the time as their melodies are not strong enough on tracks like this sadly. 11. Star Anew - a classic album closer. Big, grandiose and rock n roll. Oasis fans will be clambering after this track more than any other. It has a fantastic drunken sway to it and the guitar solo is fantastic. So much so, Liam at the back of the cinema decides to play air guitar. Nicely written, quite interesting I think
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Post by spaneli on May 24, 2013 10:54:06 GMT -5
^Interesting, some of the comparisons though. Obviously a song won't be as free as SMS
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Post by Rolo on May 24, 2013 11:02:36 GMT -5
Yet again, a different song hailed as one of the best songs on the album in Don't Brother Me. Iz Rite was getting good reviews but TT seem to think it's the worst on the album, really weird how each review is completely different.
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Post by jordan71421 on May 24, 2013 11:13:22 GMT -5
If any song has Liam's vocals on it, I'll give it a chance
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Post by uboasis on May 24, 2013 12:29:57 GMT -5
Since when are the expressions solid, really very good, loved it, strong, An album to BE proud of only average?? Also these are non-fans. They are trained reviewers, trained to be impartial. I'm just saying, for an album that hasn't received one review at a 8/10 and has mostly been put at either 6/10, 7/10, or 7.5/10, people are taking the bits they mostly like while ignoring some of the warts of those reviews. A review is only helpful if you take both sides of it imo. Most have seemed to described it as solid, but I think solid is different from good. Maybe that's just me. (I know you didn't bring this up Thomas) But this backwards logic of if "a non-fan" gave it this, then it will mean something different for fans is non-sense. DGSS has 65/100 on metacritic from non-fans and I don't think that's that far away from where if DGSS had a poll today on this forum it would be at. Some publicans in the end really overrated DGSS like Q giving it a 4/5 and Allmusic also giving it a 4/5. I don't think many people on here would give DGSS a 4/5. So I don't get this backwards logic of if a "non-fan is giving it 6/10, 7/10, or 7.5/10" then that's a good sign because fans will like it more. That certainly didn't happen with DGSS. So why has this logic suddenly appeared on here? A review is only good if you take it for what it is and look at the good and the bad. And so far I've read reviews summing up to it's a solid album and Beady Eye should be happy with it. But I don't know the context. I don't know if they're saying Beady Eye should be happy with the album in general or if they should BE proud of it in relation to DGSS. I just know it got a 6/10 or 7/10 and described as a solid album where a couple songs were more focused on and those couple of songs have been given more glowing words than the others. And that's all anyone can really take from blurb reviews that don't go into much detail. Maybe it hasn't been described as average, but I don't think it's been clearly described as "very good" either. I think I have a perspective on why we would be 'happy' with reviews that are decent but nothing special but with some good praise stuck in there. I actually liked DGSS so I shouldn't be 'happy' about just getting 'non-crap' reviews. However, after Beady Eye get great reviews last time and then over time public perception turned them into a joke. I felt for sure that either: 1. Beady Eye would put out a decent album but critics would over correct and slam it. 2. Beady Eye would put out a a bad album and it would get slammed. I fully expected that Beady Eye would get terrible reviews, they would get no audience, they wouldn't even finish the tour and they would just become a punchline. Then when NME posted the extremely sarcastic review of FOTF and then they tweeted that they were laughing at the album, and the editor tweeted about how much it sucked. I knew that NME would probably give them a 2 out of 10 and all reviews would be bad. Just a few weeks ago, I was expecting the Beady Eye ship to implode just because of perception. Now it seems that at the very least, this album might be a decent 'transition' album and they will survive from a perception perspective to hopefully make a third. I wasn't expecting to dislike the album but I was expecting public perception to really cave in on them turning them into a complete after thought. For that alone, I'm relieved that 'so far' it hasn't been terrible. I know it's low expectations but it's not because I expect the album to be bad.
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Post by Rifles on May 24, 2013 13:39:17 GMT -5
Some more blood just rushed to Rolo 's penil region.
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Post by King Blougaredoc on May 24, 2013 16:14:53 GMT -5
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Post by donnie on May 24, 2013 16:37:52 GMT -5
i dont care if the critics dont like it, but i really hope its better than DGSS, and im more excited for the b sides/bonus tracks for some reason, specially the worlds not set in stone
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Post by lennon77 on May 24, 2013 16:42:48 GMT -5
The NME gave FOTF track of the week a few weeks back and a good write up. It wasn't sarcasm either.
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Post by gdforever on May 24, 2013 17:31:46 GMT -5
I knew who had posted it. I knew it was rubbish. I clicked on it anyways. Where are you from? Just curious about the accent. And is that actually you belching...because bravo!
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Post by matt on May 24, 2013 19:12:59 GMT -5
reviews? Morning Glory was slagged off left right and centre and Blur's 'Great Escape' was said to piss all over it as a classic at the time of release. reviewers are sheep and have no opinions of their own. if you find one that seems to like what you like, then it worth taking their thoughts on something. that's the way it works. I can't remember looking forward to hearing a new album in full as much as I am to BE for a very long time. Very true, I love Blur but I think The Great Escape is pretty poor. Morning Glory on the other hand, I just listened to the title track for the first time in ages. Never heard a tune with so much balls.
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Post by Lundblad on May 24, 2013 19:24:33 GMT -5
I'm just saying, for an album that hasn't received one review at a 8/10 and has mostly been put at either 6/10, 7/10, or 7.5/10, people are taking the bits they mostly like while ignoring some of the warts of those reviews. A review is only helpful if you take both sides of it imo. Just wanted to highlight a phrase above. Comment: For me, DGSS was as good as Allmusic and Q made it out to be. And the pre-release-hype now is a bit similar to what it was in February 2011 in the way that everyone seem to pick out different favourite songs. If I recall right, there were at least one major reviewer per DGSS song who picked it as being among the album highlights (except perhaps SOTEOTN). Which is quite different to, for example, the pre-reporting on the quality of DOYS songs (then again, that is quite natural, since it's pretty much a fact that that album was extremely un-even quality-wise).
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Post by frjdoasis on May 24, 2013 20:01:18 GMT -5
Who gives a fuck about reviews from bloody bastards who got the chance to listen to the album in advance? ;D Thi is nonsense to me if you haven't listened to it yet. Roll on 10th June. I would be the happiest man on earth if there isn't any leak this time, hard though I k ow lads.
The leak is imminent. God bless
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Post by Mr. Sifter on May 25, 2013 6:06:42 GMT -5
Who gives a fuck about reviews from bloody bastards who got the chance to listen to the album in advance? ;D Thi is nonsense to me if you haven't listened to it yet. Roll on 10th June. I would be the happiest man on earth if there isn't any leak this time, hard though I k ow lads. The leak is imminent. God bless Well at the latest we'll hear the album and the 6 extra tracks is June 5th, 11 days from now. Unless the Japanese buyers collectively decide not to upload the album anywhere. But I guess no one would be surprised or disappointed if the 11 tracks leaks before then, lets hope next week will bring some great music to go with this sunny weather
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Post by King Blougaredoc on May 25, 2013 6:31:29 GMT -5
I knew who had posted it. I knew it was rubbish. I clicked on it anyways. Where are you from? Just curious about the accent. And is that actually you belching...because bravo! I´m a citizen of the world with a mission, and it´s enough for all of you to know. I live in South Europe tough And yes, it´s me on vocals and belching
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Post by icebreath on May 25, 2013 6:38:21 GMT -5
I knew who had posted it. I knew it was rubbish. I clicked on it anyways. Where are you from? Just curious about the accent. And is that actually you belching...because bravo! I´m a citizen of the world with a mission, and it´s enough for all of you to know. I live in South Europe tough And yes, it´s me on vocals and belching I bet my left bollock that you're Spanish.
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