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Post by pin964 on Oct 15, 2019 8:20:14 GMT -5
Somebody's Knocking is leaked. What do you say OW members? If you ask me the best track is Playing Nero. Other highlights are: Disbelief suspension, Letter never sent, Gazing from the shore and Two bells ringing at once....
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Post by ♫ ♪ on Oct 15, 2019 17:18:05 GMT -5
i'm hoping i got a heavily converted leak or something because the sound quality was pretty bad. kind of like the Stitch it Up 7" vinyl actually. i'm hoping that's not what the record actually sounds like.
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Post by wheels132 on Oct 15, 2019 17:36:15 GMT -5
Ugh, in that case I'll just wait till Friday to download the real deal. Thanks for the heads up!
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Post by rimb on Oct 15, 2019 18:12:14 GMT -5
I think that's just what it sounds like unfortunately. Lots of distorted beats, vocal effects etc.
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Post by dresi on Oct 16, 2019 0:29:28 GMT -5
i'm hoping i got a heavily converted leak or something because the sound quality was pretty bad. kind of like the Stitch it Up 7" vinyl actually. i'm hoping that's not what the record actually sounds like. Don't get your hopes up. I think this is just how it's supposed to sound.
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Post by bmf on Oct 16, 2019 13:36:04 GMT -5
My vinyl arrived today and I have to say this is an outstanding album. Mark sounds like he's having great fun and frankly who wouldn't want to go to that party?
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Post by moorfiend on Oct 16, 2019 21:08:17 GMT -5
My pink vinyl copy arrived today so I've given the album a couple of spins. I was a little underwhelmed on the first listen but the album quickly grew on me on the second spin through. The 80's vibe is in full effect, in fact, my wife walked in the room while I was listening and said "this album sounds totally 80's, who is this?" lol. Mark's last couple of albums although solid didn't have the staying power his previous material had but I can safely say this is his best work since Blues Funeral, which I wore out when it was first released. I can definitely understand the reservations about the album's production, it doesn't bother me though and fits in with the 80's vibe of the whole thing.
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Post by raeni on Oct 16, 2019 23:11:16 GMT -5
Really seems as though in this day and age, everyone should have access to the album at the same time. Yes, almost every album gets leaked and if you have to go that route you do, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all the fans who preorder a release months in advance - because everything seems to be done by preorder now. So you anticipate hearing it, you pay months ahead and anticipate receiving it - and then find you're not going to get it when everyone else is. I did not order vinyl because I don't have a place to play it. I mainly listen in my car anyhow, but I still choose to buy a physical CD because I like to have something to hold onto and look at and put on my shelf when it's something I really care about. I don't know how to do this anymore. Used to be simple - order it from whoever your favorite seller is and be done. Now - I feel like I have to order it from the label directly. But if I order from a label that is outside my country, it costs a whole lot in overseas shipping, and it tends to arrive later than release date. So...maybe order from my county's affiliate for the label? I did that earlier this year with another preordered record, and I received not days, but WEEKS after the release date. So this time I decided just go straight to Amazon. It's easy, they get stuff to me on time, and it should be fine. Except Amazon sent out an email that although the UK release date is 10/18, I won't receive mine until 10/22 - I'm guessing because the US releases happen on Tuesday instead of Friday? How does that make sense? So if I ordered vinyl, I'd have it already? Was that posted somewhere and I missed it? Not picking on just Mark's record or label, I have been finding this every time I preorder lately. It's a crap shoot who's going to get it to you when it comes out, and that sucks. At least let everyone who ordered it have access to a digital copy at the same time, maybe? It's frustrating, and one more thing I don't have time to try to keep track of - who gets what to who more quickly. I just want to BUY it, and GET it - when did that become so difficult? In the meantime I will just have to read what everybody else thinks of it because somehow I chose the 'wrong' way to buy it. Sorry for the rant, but if labels are going to be pissed about how low record sales are these days, they need to keep better control over how things are released and allow everyone who pays in advance to get things when they come out. /rant
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Post by nobody on Oct 17, 2019 6:13:40 GMT -5
Really seems as though in this day and age, everyone should have access to the album at the same time. Yes, almost every album gets leaked and if you have to go that route you do, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all the fans who preorder a release months in advance - because everything seems to be done by preorder now. So you anticipate hearing it, you pay months ahead and anticipate receiving it - and then find you're not going to get it when everyone else is. I did not order vinyl because I don't have a place to play it. I mainly listen in my car anyhow, but I still choose to buy a physical CD because I like to have something to hold onto and look at and put on my shelf when it's something I really care about. I don't know how to do this anymore. Used to be simple - order it from whoever your favorite seller is and be done. Now - I feel like I have to order it from the label directly. But if I order from a label that is outside my country, it costs a whole lot in overseas shipping, and it tends to arrive later than release date. So...maybe order from my county's affiliate for the label? I did that earlier this year with another preordered record, and I received not days, but WEEKS after the release date. So this time I decided just go straight to Amazon. It's easy, they get stuff to me on time, and it should be fine. Except Amazon sent out an email that although the UK release date is 10/18, I won't receive mine until 10/22 - I'm guessing because the US releases happen on Tuesday instead of Friday? How does that make sense? So if I ordered vinyl, I'd have it already? Was that posted somewhere and I missed it? Not picking on just Mark's record or label, I have been finding this every time I preorder lately. It's a crap shoot who's going to get it to you when it comes out, and that sucks. At least let everyone who ordered it have access to a digital copy at the same time, maybe? It's frustrating, and one more thing I don't have time to try to keep track of - who gets what to who more quickly. I just want to BUY it, and GET it - when did that become so difficult? In the meantime I will just have to read what everybody else thinks of it because somehow I chose the 'wrong' way to buy it. Sorry for the rant, but if labels are going to be pissed about how low record sales are these days, they need to keep better control over how things are released and allow everyone who pays in advance to get things when they come out. /rant Excellent. Really getting tired of it myself, also. About ready to forget anything new and just stick to the old vinyl. And if I want 80's music, I'll just stick on Wall Of Voodoo.
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Post by dresi on Oct 17, 2019 6:50:27 GMT -5
Not sure where you all are from but you need to find a record shop with passionate people. Those huge corporations could not care less when you receive your records. I live in a small country in the middle of Europe and I have to order 99% of my records from abroad so I'm used to receiving them at least a week after the release date. Fortunately Mark is quite popular here and the only good record shop had it in stock early so I immediately cancelled the preorder with Heavenly and went local. My vinyl arrived yesterday.
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Post by calm ocean on Oct 17, 2019 6:56:31 GMT -5
Really seems as though in this day and age, everyone should have access to the album at the same time. Yes, almost every album gets leaked and if you have to go that route you do, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all the fans who preorder a release months in advance - because everything seems to be done by preorder now. So you anticipate hearing it, you pay months ahead and anticipate receiving it - and then find you're not going to get it when everyone else is. I did not order vinyl because I don't have a place to play it. I mainly listen in my car anyhow, but I still choose to buy a physical CD because I like to have something to hold onto and look at and put on my shelf when it's something I really care about. I don't know how to do this anymore. Used to be simple - order it from whoever your favorite seller is and be done. Now - I feel like I have to order it from the label directly. But if I order from a label that is outside my country, it costs a whole lot in overseas shipping, and it tends to arrive later than release date. So...maybe order from my county's affiliate for the label? I did that earlier this year with another preordered record, and I received not days, but WEEKS after the release date. So this time I decided just go straight to Amazon. It's easy, they get stuff to me on time, and it should be fine. Except Amazon sent out an email that although the UK release date is 10/18, I won't receive mine until 10/22 - I'm guessing because the US releases happen on Tuesday instead of Friday? How does that make sense? So if I ordered vinyl, I'd have it already? Was that posted somewhere and I missed it? Not picking on just Mark's record or label, I have been finding this every time I preorder lately. It's a crap shoot who's going to get it to you when it comes out, and that sucks. At least let everyone who ordered it have access to a digital copy at the same time, maybe? It's frustrating, and one more thing I don't have time to try to keep track of - who gets what to who more quickly. I just want to BUY it, and GET it - when did that become so difficult? In the meantime I will just have to read what everybody else thinks of it because somehow I chose the 'wrong' way to buy it. Sorry for the rant, but if labels are going to be pissed about how low record sales are these days, they need to keep better control over how things are released and allow everyone who pays in advance to get things when they come out. /rant I agree and as nice as it was to hear so many officially release songs ahead of the album release, I do kind of miss the old days when you wouldn't hear any of the album until you bought it. kind of related: Tegan And Sara just released their new album and I saw it on the shelves at wal-mart 3 days before it was supposed to be released. I'm sure this happens frequently and people just aren't aware of it, but I follow them on facebook so I knew the album wasn't supposed to be out yet. So sometimes you may even be able to get things early (and considerably cheaper) on store shelves...
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Post by cameron4321 on Oct 17, 2019 12:54:32 GMT -5
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Post by ♫ ♪ on Oct 17, 2019 13:53:55 GMT -5
i'm hoping i got a heavily converted leak or something because the sound quality was pretty bad. kind of like the Stitch it Up 7" vinyl actually. i'm hoping that's not what the record actually sounds like. Don't get your hopes up. I think this is just how it's supposed to sound. i actually found another leak that doesn't sound AS bad. Just finished my first full listen. first impression is that it's better than i had expected. I find the music to be more interesting than Gargoyle and Phantom Radio. Some hooks and vocal lines are better than others. I think more than anything i'm kind of tired of his lyrical style. Starting with Blues Funeral (which i love) everything after started to sound very similar lyrically. Reusing of the same phrasing, images and words bored me. There's some of it on this new record as well, but not as much it seems. One of his better closing tracks in a while.
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Post by wheels132 on Oct 17, 2019 14:15:05 GMT -5
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Post by cameron4321 on Oct 17, 2019 14:18:17 GMT -5
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Post by calm ocean on Oct 17, 2019 14:34:09 GMT -5
what was the unlicensed lyric?
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Post by moorfiend on Oct 17, 2019 18:12:51 GMT -5
Really seems as though in this day and age, everyone should have access to the album at the same time. Yes, almost every album gets leaked and if you have to go that route you do, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about all the fans who preorder a release months in advance - because everything seems to be done by preorder now. So you anticipate hearing it, you pay months ahead and anticipate receiving it - and then find you're not going to get it when everyone else is. I did not order vinyl because I don't have a place to play it. I mainly listen in my car anyhow, but I still choose to buy a physical CD because I like to have something to hold onto and look at and put on my shelf when it's something I really care about. I don't know how to do this anymore. Used to be simple - order it from whoever your favorite seller is and be done. Now - I feel like I have to order it from the label directly. But if I order from a label that is outside my country, it costs a whole lot in overseas shipping, and it tends to arrive later than release date. So...maybe order from my county's affiliate for the label? I did that earlier this year with another preordered record, and I received not days, but WEEKS after the release date. So this time I decided just go straight to Amazon. It's easy, they get stuff to me on time, and it should be fine. Except Amazon sent out an email that although the UK release date is 10/18, I won't receive mine until 10/22 - I'm guessing because the US releases happen on Tuesday instead of Friday? How does that make sense? So if I ordered vinyl, I'd have it already? Was that posted somewhere and I missed it? Not picking on just Mark's record or label, I have been finding this every time I preorder lately. It's a crap shoot who's going to get it to you when it comes out, and that sucks. At least let everyone who ordered it have access to a digital copy at the same time, maybe? It's frustrating, and one more thing I don't have time to try to keep track of - who gets what to who more quickly. I just want to BUY it, and GET it - when did that become so difficult? In the meantime I will just have to read what everybody else thinks of it because somehow I chose the 'wrong' way to buy it. Sorry for the rant, but if labels are going to be pissed about how low record sales are these days, they need to keep better control over how things are released and allow everyone who pays in advance to get things when they come out. /rant Excellent. Really getting tired of it myself, also. About ready to forget anything new and just stick to the old vinyl. And if I want 80's music, I'll just stick on Wall Of Voodoo. I never had this problem until I started ordering music online. Yes, ordering online is super convenient but as someone else pointed out, if you have a local record store just order it there and pick it up on the release date. You can also get a streaming service like Amazon Unlimited ($7.99 a month or just do a free trail for a month), which will have the album available for streaming on the release date to tide you over until your physical copy arrives.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2019 19:11:31 GMT -5
Don't get your hopes up. I think this is just how it's supposed to sound. i actually found another leak that doesn't sound AS bad. Just finished my first full listen. first impression is that it's better than i had expected. I find the music to be more interesting than Gargoyle and Phantom Radio. Some hooks and vocal lines are better than others. I think more than anything i'm kind of tired of his lyrical style. Starting with Blues Funeral (which i love) everything after started to sound very similar lyrically. Reusing of the same phrasing, images and words bored me. There's some of it on this new record as well, but not as much it seems. One of his better closing tracks in a while. I understand what you mean about the lyrics. I still think he's an excellent lyricist, but there were a few times while listening to the album with Not Waving where I thought heard a lyric (or something VERY similar) from him before.
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Post by SheBangsTheTrums on Oct 17, 2019 20:24:53 GMT -5
Dunno when it’s in the shops here but apart from the already released wasn’t too enamoured. As it’s the 18th here it’s already on YT and the songs are great. You’ll never get an album chocka with killer tracks but I have to say I love most of them.
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Post by spirou13 on Oct 17, 2019 23:28:58 GMT -5
I received my cd yesterday. I don't think it'll be my favourite album, but there are really good tracks on it.
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Post by calm ocean on Oct 18, 2019 6:35:18 GMT -5
Gazing from the Shore is great...reminds me somewhat of STP/Weiland
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Post by calm ocean on Oct 18, 2019 7:36:09 GMT -5
Listened to the album a few times through now and I really like it.
Also, I would like to add that I am really impressed with how far Mark has come in the last 5 years. in 2014, there were no bells on sunday, but now here we are in 2019 with two bells ringing at once. Very impressive! I'll show myself to the door now thanks....
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Post by wheels132 on Oct 18, 2019 7:52:07 GMT -5
Gazing from the Shore is great...reminds me somewhat of STP/Weiland This is great to see. I haven't listened yet (doing my first spin tonight after work) but I look forward to at least one Screaming Trees-esque song on each solo release. In 2014 it was Sad Lover, in 2017 it was Beehive. Sounds to me like 2019 may be Gazing from the Shore
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 9:03:10 GMT -5
I think it's a pretty enjoyable album. Listening to it again right now, actually. Somebody needs to count the number of times Mark has used "Babylon" in his lyrics.
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Post by jho on Oct 18, 2019 14:24:05 GMT -5
Pre-ordered the signed CD via Recordstore, but haven't got it yet Listened to some songs on YouTube - I think I will dig this album a lot
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