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a1075dd63aa12 · Unread post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:23 pm

i like tictacs wrote:sure

are you actually going to burn it this time?

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:25 pm

Could you imagine the band's reaction if at Red Rocks, the entire audience chanted

Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white

Oh man that would be a Godsend

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:45 pm

KahnTheRevelator wrote:Could you imagine the band's reaction if at Red Rocks, the entire audience chanted

Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white

Oh man that would be a Godsend

yeah thats what i was trying to get across, get a few shows to do it though. i mean thatd be like money right there.

Nitro1515 · Unread post by **Nitro1515** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:46 pm

KahnTheRevelator wrote:Could you imagine the band's reaction if at Red Rocks, the entire audience chanted

Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white

Oh man that would be a Godsend

I'm sure that would piss off the band quite a bit.

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:54 pm

Nitro1515 wrote:
KahnTheRevelator wrote:Could you imagine the band's reaction if at Red Rocks, the entire audience chanted

Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white

Oh man that would be a Godsend
I'm sure that would piss off the band quite a bit.

ok.......

But its ok for the last 3 albums to piss off fans? Not cool DMB, not cool.

Blake · Unread post by **Blake** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:42 pm

Great find Nitro. That was a great read and pretty much summed up all my feelings on the album and whatnot. It's funny cause I don't disagree with a single thing in there.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:48 pm

That part about the guitar riffs completely echoes what i've been thinking.

in a way, i see where the band is coming from. After busting their asses to get perfection 3 times in a row with lillywhite, i'd want a chance to relax too. But on the other hand, it really does just come down to laziness. I don't know why the band is still trying to "find their sound" and why they think they did with stand up. You found your sound with BTCS! HENCE... everything BTCS turned out to be in the eyes of fans.

To add to the laziness of the band thing, i think that dave needs to go back to writing songs on his own. Dave's initial fertile writing period back in charlottesville created the basis of what dmb used to be; what made us fall in love with this band. He's used up his supply, and i think he's daunted by the task of trying to top that reserve on his own, so he seeks help from everyone else.

stepintothelight · Unread post by **stepintothelight** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:11 pm

KahnTheRevelator wrote:
Nitro1515 wrote:
KahnTheRevelator wrote:Could you imagine the band's reaction if at Red Rocks, the entire audience chanted

Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white

Oh man that would be a Godsend
I'm sure that would piss off the band quite a bit.
ok.......

But its ok for the last 3 albums to piss off fans? Not cool DMB, not cool.

i believe it would cause the band to look at each other & become perplexed...

i don't think the band has any clue as to how bad SU is..

Some of the songs are good, and then some of the other songs don't sound finished, and they rushed to meet a deadline

It would be cool tho.. if they got Bela & Tim back into the studio with them & put Batson in his place

Cuz I think Dave really looks up to Tim (or down.. )

My 2 cents

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:24 pm

i agree with most of the article

BUT....

Busted Stuff IS a great album, to me it stands tall with the first 3. Everyday had hit songs and miss songs.

Stand Up....well Stand Up is absolutely terrible.

No new band could has released this CD as their first and be a hit band. American Baby might make a new band a one-hit wonder...maybe...

The band can still make great songs...Hello Again, Joy Ride, Sugar Will, Crazy Easy, and the often over-looked Loving Wings have had the DMB quality and could have been in the class of their top songs.

The electric clapping, beat-box-britney-spears breakdown (YMDT), drum machine, lack of guitar based songs , lack of great guitar licks, solo's, jams, and the lack of basic emotion and deep sound that the band is capable of is nowheres to be found on SU, nowheres.

The one plus of the band lately IMO has been Butch. I say they need more 'clean' piano on tracks though and bring back Reynolds and Lillywhite or Harris

long rant, thanks if you read it

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:19 am

carter29 wrote:Busted Stuff IS a great album, to me it stands tall with the first 3. Everyday had hit songs and miss songs

Busted Stuff is good..........

But compared to LWS, not so much.

DT · Unread post by DT » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:21 am

Thank God someone mentioned Tim Reynolds. I think a lot of people forget what a major presence he had in the big three albums. Just listen to a song like Rapunzel, without his guitar work in the background the song wouldnt be nearly as interesting.

Appfro · Unread post by **Appfro** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:35 am

KahnTheRevelator wrote:
Nitro1515 wrote:
KahnTheRevelator wrote:Could you imagine the band's reaction if at Red Rocks, the entire audience chanted

Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white
Li-ly-white

Oh man that would be a Godsend
I'm sure that would piss off the band quite a bit.
ok.......

But its ok for the last 3 albums to piss off fans? Not cool DMB, not cool.

actually it kind of is. no matter how much we hate the albums, they are the band. they're not going to change what they want to do...they're the band ya know? as much as i would like them to go in a different direction, i know they're not going to decide to do it because of appsy, appfro, blanket dog, or american mitch. (yes, i have alter ego's). we as fans can either support, or walk away.

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:38 am

I can never walk away from DMB. :cry:

Appfro · Unread post by **Appfro** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:40 am

i hope i'm the same way. if i ever did, it would be from future stuff, i would NEVER get rid of past stuff.

a1075dd63aa12 · Unread post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:45 pm

The Dreaming Tree wrote:Thank God someone mentioned Tim Reynolds. I think a lot of people forget what a major presence he had in the big three albums. Just listen to a song like Rapunzel, without his guitar work in the background the song wouldnt be nearly as interesting.

yep, i was thinking the same thing.

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