New album leak Options

[NectarDan]

Since the new album will probably be leaking soon (since it's already available in Holland), I just wanted to say a few things to everyone. Feel free to talk about the new album all you want here. Has it leaked? Want to share a review of it? Great! Feel free to post about it all you want, just please don't post direct links to downloads of the new album here. Thanks!

Update: The album officially leaked online just now.

[LiveattheOasis]

Alright I just went through the whole album song by song today, thanks to PheonixDecay.

The River- Like everyone else the ooooh baby is a little corny to me, but the song is enjoyable though light. A good single.

Mystery- I really like what they did with this song, I didn't think it could be a rock song, with the falsetto and the feel of it, and though I first was not sure what to think about the violins, I have really been impressed by it each time I have heard it in full (which is three or four times now).

Get Ready- Good song, nice change of pace, a much better Run Away kind of song. Frankly I hope it is not a single, because, it would not be a good single. It is good to know Live can still slow a song down, make it even keel, and make is sound strong.

Show- A rocker, but it really does not do alot for me. The lyrics sound pretty generic, the music is good, but just because it is the hardest song on the album doesn't make it better than the others, at least to me.

Wings- Much better song than I thought from the clip, has a kind of country feel to it especially toward the end. It shows a good range. It just feels comfortable.

Sofia- Weird back effect, that I thought would be a guitar but has become Railo, I still enjoy the funkiness of the song, Live has not done a song of this kind, ever. Maybe that's a good thing for some people. I just like the relaxed feel of the lyrics in this song, especially the last two lines of the chorus "I wanna feel ya, Sofia, Pouring down on me like rain"

Love Shines- My least favorite song on the album. This song may grow on me, but I don't like the lyrics or Ed's voice, which sounds as though he is actually serenading his sleeping children.

Where Do We Go From Here- Another shockingly good song. As the title is unoriginal and the chorus did not move me originally, the complete song is one of their most developed on the album, the verses have different feels to them and the chorus complements them well, as its relative softness accentuates the thought-process of the character here (Ed).

Home- Another song that I think flows amazingly well, and I think could shockingly be a decent single. I don't like the pretentiousness of singing a song about soldiers, that actually says that "you could never know what I feel", yet continues to perpetuate that exact understanding. Yet despite all this, I think the music media would gobble it up. I want to stress the fact that I really enjoy listening to the song though, especially when Ed stays out of the soldier psyche and focuses on the motherly aspect of wanting her child home.

All I Need- A great change, much lighter after Home and Where Do We Go From Here. Definitely poppy but nice, and I really think the lyrics are good here. They really seem to describe a real changing relationship, and does it in a way that isn't trite. The music is not groundbreaking, but it does remind of DOAD (as someone said here before).

You Are Not Alone- The guitar here really reminds me of the Edge from U2. I like the song because the chorus is not the same (like Bring the People Together) and seems to allow Chad Taylor to really drive the song with solos and not just a continuous chord or two.

Night of Nights- I don't understand the ripping of this song for the change of pace, I think it flows uniquely well and at least gives some hope to those who think Live are uncreative. It is catchy without being too light, and closes the album out real well. One of my favorites.

Overall this album flows better than any album since Throwing Copper, and may flow better than TC even. Yes this album is more pop, but it has much better guitar work than BOP, which was considered more rock I suppose. I think this album is head and shoulders above BOP, and is on the whole better than V, but this is the first day I have heard it. I do think it will stand my test of time, (which BOP has really not). Just because it is not as loud doesn't make it less good. The Distance to Here was not considerably loud in comparison to the previous two albums either, but it was anthemic and flowed well. I think in a certain way this album is comparable (with Railo back as wel). I do wish I heard a bit more out of Patrick, he seems to get lost in the album, but Ed and Taylor sound very sharp. I feel very good about the future of Live if they continue to put together albums crafted so well, even if they don't particularly "rock" like they used to.