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Post by crisppacket on Feb 5, 2022 20:10:37 GMT -5
I like it tbf…very nasally mind but still sounds better than anything from the last album which isn’t much of an achievement either considering that was SHITE
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Post by spaneli on Feb 5, 2022 21:19:09 GMT -5
It's hilarious to me that the two main critiques are a) it's generic/safe Liam and b) it doesn't sound anything like Liam. Just goes to show how very conflicted the expectations of him are ... Will be fun in a few hours to see how he talks about the song (and Grohl's involvement.) I don't think those two thoughts are in conflict at all: If you tossed Liam a basic Max Martin pop song, it would indeed not sound like him (a kind of songwriting that maybe doesn't suit his voice or attitude) but also be safe/generic (a play toward chart success with something that probably won't ruffle feathers with a general audience).
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Post by norkbauer on Feb 5, 2022 22:09:45 GMT -5
Still not the 8~9 I'd wish. Now it is a solid 8 here.
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Post by girllikeabomb on Feb 6, 2022 1:12:39 GMT -5
It's hilarious to me that the two main critiques are a) it's generic/safe Liam and b) it doesn't sound anything like Liam. Just goes to show how very conflicted the expectations of him are ... Will be fun in a few hours to see how he talks about the song (and Grohl's involvement.) I don't think those two thoughts are in conflict at all: If you tossed Liam a basic Max Martin pop song, it would indeed not sound like him (a kind of songwriting that maybe doesn't suit his voice or attitude) but also be safe/generic (a play toward chart success with something that probably won't ruffle feathers with a general audience). I don’t know, It seems to me that it can’t be both “different” and “generic” because those words are antonyms to one another. And if you say the song doesn't suit him then you can't also say it plays into all the things that people like about him(which presumably is what suits him!) If you’re saying that “generic Liam” is anything that is geared to have chart success that’s too broad a definition I think. Liam could do a country song that could do well in the charts in the US but that would surely surprise the hell out of a lot of people. (But hey he did say "peculiar" so maybe there's a country song to come out of this album yet!)
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Post by Jgrp on Feb 6, 2022 3:32:44 GMT -5
Catchy. Choon.
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Post by Stemot on Feb 6, 2022 5:07:08 GMT -5
Easily one of my favourite Liam solo tracks. Played it on repeat since Thursday.
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Post by oasisserbia on Feb 6, 2022 7:09:41 GMT -5
Your fake humble called out, got you tongue tied Your best chance at success... of the mantra
All we will ever feel is ecstasy We're in ecstasy We're in ecstasy We're in ecstasy
Everybody go!
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Post by coconutstall on Feb 6, 2022 10:25:05 GMT -5
I really love that 'got you tongue tied' line, just the way it goes quick is something really different for him. The chorus is also great, the 'Superficial feeeelings' part has been stuck in my head for the last couple days. Don't like that weird sound (not even sure if you can call it a riff) after the choruses though.
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Post by The Goose on Feb 6, 2022 13:44:04 GMT -5
Liam is at an unbelievably high No. 5 position on the Sunday Official Charts First Look. He has a grand chance for his first top 20
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Post by tiger40 on Feb 6, 2022 13:56:40 GMT -5
Liam is at an unbelievably high No. 5 position on the Sunday Official Charts First Look. He has a grand chance for his first top 20 Let's just hope that the song stays in the top 20 all week then.
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Post by The Goose on Feb 6, 2022 14:10:25 GMT -5
Liam is at an unbelievably high No. 5 position on the Sunday Official Charts First Look. He has a grand chance for his first top 20 Let's just hope that the song stays in the top 20 all week then. Fingers crossed
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Post by tiger40 on Feb 6, 2022 14:19:58 GMT -5
Let's just hope that the song stays in the top 20 all week then. Fingers crossed Yep.
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Post by spaneli on Feb 6, 2022 14:55:13 GMT -5
I don't think those two thoughts are in conflict at all: If you tossed Liam a basic Max Martin pop song, it would indeed not sound like him (a kind of songwriting that maybe doesn't suit his voice or attitude) but also be safe/generic (a play toward chart success with something that probably won't ruffle feathers with a general audience). I don’t know, It seems to me that it can’t be both “different” and “generic” because those words are antonyms to one another. And if you say the song doesn't suit him then you can't also say it plays into all the things that people like about him(which presumably is what suits him!) If you’re saying that “generic Liam” is anything that is geared to have chart success that’s too broad a definition I think. Liam could do a country song that could do well in the charts in the US but that would surely surprise the hell out of a lot of people. (But hey he did say "peculiar" so maybe there's a country song to come out of this album yet!) Hm. Your response isn’t at all a response to what I actually said. Take the phrase: “generic Liam.” You can flex that two different ways: generic with regards to Liam’s usual style, that is, it’s something that’s run of the mill that we’re used to from Liam. But that’s not what I said at all. When I’m talking about generic, I mean, a Max Martin song, for instance, would be a generic pop song independent of Liam or anyone singing it. And even if Liam were to sing it, despite his best efforts, it would sound like a generic pop song. But it would of course still be different from what one would expect from him. Because no one should really expect a generic, shiny Max Martin pop song from him. So it’s two-fold: what’s the spirit behind the songwriting (in the Max Martin example, generic), and how does said song relate to the sound we’re used to hearing from Liam (different), and is the pairing between that spirit and Liam’s inherent persona/sound a good pairing? Edit: To me: It’s not any different from some of Noel’s dance songs. You can say that some of them sound like generic, safe dance tracks yet sound totally different from what Noel’s done.
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Post by girllikeabomb on Feb 6, 2022 17:14:35 GMT -5
Hm. Your response isn’t at all a response to what I actually said. Edit: To me: It’s not any different from some of Noel’s dance songs. You can say that some of them sound like generic, safe dance tracks yet sound totally different from what Noel’s done. Sorry if I didn't understand what you said. Not sure I get the point in debating a hypothetical "Max Martin song" though when we have EE which is decidedly not one. According to the hype-y press release EE is "hip-hop meets punk," which is amusingly overheated (it's only either one of those in the very broadest of outlines) but it's definitely not the same sound as Wall of Glass, thrilling some and disappointing others. It's just funny to me that the disappointed group is pretty evenly mixed between those who think it goes too far from Liam's "middle ground" and those who think it doesn't go far enough. (He'll always have to ride that line, of course.) That was all I was saying. I don't think commercial genre necessarily = generic/safe. I don't know what's safe about Noel doing dance tracks tbh. it clearly turned off a whole segment of his natural fanbase, so I wouldn't call it his safest choice at all, just something he wanted to explore. Just because dance tracks are popular it doesn't make it safe if say Anthrax did one! It would be a fairly crazy risk True that the aim all of Liam's singles is to get radio hits. As someone else said in another thread, Liam's main MO is to keep touring, and the bigger the hits he can tour on the back of the better for him. But there's a pretty broad range of stuff that he can do that with so I don't personally think it all has to be, as he says, "watered-down Oasis." Either way, excited to see what comes next.
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Post by slush on Feb 6, 2022 18:16:11 GMT -5
Man, it blows my mind people are on this forum rating this low. This song is awesome. The feeling is motivation/ambition, the chorus is huge, it’s a fun song. Life is short and the days are long… man as someone who just turned 40, enjoy these moments.
I said in the 90s like I still say it today, these songs always got that ‘I need to be a limo, getting wasted or high with my friends and just taking it all in!
The higher I go the longer I fly. Simple. Your with him or your not. But damn as a fan it would suck to be not with him right now.
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Post by slush on Feb 6, 2022 18:20:35 GMT -5
And from Canada, I got my 6 and 4 year old song and daughter singing the chorus. More 10s are needed here. For those that aren’t into it, take or cab or walk while we all take the limo!
FYI I logged in for the first time in years seeing these 6-8/10s. Come on!
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Post by nutsngum on Feb 7, 2022 8:15:01 GMT -5
It's a 6/10 at best. It sounds like it was written by AI.
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Post by Mr. Bigglesworth on Feb 7, 2022 10:32:39 GMT -5
Man, it blows my mind people are on this forum rating this low. This song is awesome. The feeling is motivation/ambition, the chorus is huge, it’s a fun song. Life is short and the days are long… man as someone who just turned 40, enjoy these moments. I said in the 90s like I still say it today, these songs always got that ‘I need to be a limo, getting wasted or high with my friends and just taking it all in! The higher I go the longer I fly. Simple. Your with him or your not. But damn as a fan it would suck to be not with him right now. The chorus is my main problem. It sounds generic, not in a liam way but its just such a typical chord progression and melody, that it bores me. I'm glad if pople enjoy that but somehow this song is the first time I have the feeling Liam is doing pop as it somehow does not feel like a rock song, albeit the guitars and drums. I really prefer his songs, which are maybe "clunkier" but feel like something that comes out of liam. This is a song that Liam does not deliver for me and I am not sure why.
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Post by sheisloved on Feb 7, 2022 11:00:18 GMT -5
8.5 outta 10 for me and his best single so far as a solo artist.
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Post by shadowplay on Feb 7, 2022 13:13:59 GMT -5
I'm surprised by the mixed reaction on here to be honest. After listening a few times I figured this would be one that the fans absolutely love and the casuals don't really care about but it seems to be the opposite. Music is subjective so nobody here is wrong with how they feel about the song but for me this has everything you could want from a Liam song while having a slightly different, less retro sound and the chorus is amazing.
I'd give this a 7.5, would be an 8 if there was something between the second and third choruses, on par with WoG and much better than Shockwave.
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Post by Sadie on Feb 7, 2022 15:30:06 GMT -5
I just came across this video and not only do I wish they'd recorded the song in this key anyway but I think it's also safe to say that it'll sound something like this live too
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Post by alwaysnow on Feb 7, 2022 16:51:24 GMT -5
I just came across this video and not only do I wish they'd recorded the song in this key anyway but I think it's also safe to say that it'll sound something like this live too Aesthetic Gallaghers, I can get behind that. Thanks for sharing, sounds very cool.
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Post by sheisloved on Feb 7, 2022 17:24:00 GMT -5
I just came across this video and not only do I wish they'd recorded the song in this key anyway but I think it's also safe to say that it'll sound something like this live too This sounds like a seizure. It's absolutely terrible haha 😄
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Post by tezza198 on Feb 8, 2022 0:31:53 GMT -5
I wish I could change my review. I was originally at 7/10 - but its an 8.5/10, its one of the catchiest songs Liam's put out. I can't get it out of my head which is not a bad thing
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Post by Aman on Feb 8, 2022 3:06:58 GMT -5
You can change your vote. (On mobile version of the site anyway)
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