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[sellingthdrama]

I just listened to the new versions of AOY and now Lightning Crashes - I don't know how many are available, but I didn't see anyone on the board talking about it yet - which I find shocking.

AOY sounded pretty tight. I'm liking what I'm hearing. It's like talking to an old friend who you haven't seen in years, and they're older now but you connect with them in a newer, better way.

[Pokey]

God you know what I love? The fact that you miss a day here now and you come back and STUFF HAS HAPPENED! Its not just "Ed will outdraw CCP in *insert city here*" "No he wont" "yes he wi..."

Thanks for the rips Dan! The site looks great, obviously still in teething stages and I'm sure AT will still be putting a lot more work into it making sure its just right, but so far it has a great look!

Fuck how good do these rerecords sound? Shinn is knocking this out of the park! He has the growl back in the "I" of I Alone, the one that Ed lost long, long ago. I just love that these are being played like a ROCK band again, not pop songs. And some CT backing vocals for good measure! I mean hell it sounds like a man is singing STD again!

This post has been edited by Pokey: Mar 20 2012, 12:09 am

[sellingthdrama]

God you know what I love? The fact that you miss a day here now and you come back and STUFF HAS HAPPENED!

Yes! I miss that. I'm actually coming to the site every day, mulitple times per day.

[PurdueSteve]

My thoughts on the new (old) tracks, not that anyone particularly cares:

To me the instruments in the tracks seemed to be mixed higher (guitars up) am I just crazy? I haven't directly compared the mixes.

I think Chris breaths new life into the band. It's apparent they didn't want to mess with the tracks much. Chris replicates many of the subtle nuances that make the songs original. I think he has more growl and angst than Ed (even the 1994 Ed) but he doesn't have that whisper that only 1994 Ed has. The opening verse to Lightning Crashes shows this. When I first listened to it I thought that they should take it down. That thought went away as the 2nd verse concluded. Chris nailed the chorus and bridge (Oh I....). I realize that Live has to incorporate this song into their set. It is leaps and bounds the most recognizable and well known Live track but it's also the one that feels the most off, or different.

It seems that the rest of the tracks they're focusing on are the more "rocking" tracks, which is a good decision. Chris is incredible with AOY, STD and IA. I imagine he's even better with the harder songs. I'd personally like to hear Stage, Heropsychodreamer, Don't Wait, and perhaps Vine Street.

The best part of these new (old) tracks is that the man were hearing on vocals sounds great, but it's a man in 2012. In concert this is what were going to get. In bootlegs this is what we're going to get. In concert videos and recordings this is what were going to get. We don't have to listen to 1994 recordings and reminisce about the good ol' days knowing that the upcoming Live show that we're going to attend is going to have a vocalist that it is going to bring it instead of "la da da da", cheesy smiles, and shirtlessness.

This post has been edited by PurdueSteve: Mar 20 2012, 8:39 am

[sellingthdrama]

It is leaps and bounds the most recognizable and well known Live track but it's also the one that feels the most off, or different.
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I'd personally like to hear Stage, Heropsychodreamer, Don't Wait, and perhaps Vine Street.
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The best part of these new (old) tracks is that the man were hearing on vocals sounds great, but it's a man in 2012. In concert this is what were going to get. In bootlegs this is what we're going to get. In concert videos and recordings this is what were going to get. We don't have to listen to 1994 recordings and reminisce about the good ol' days

I disagree on LC, the more I listen to it, the more I like it - I'm definitely getting that old feeling with it.

Stage would sound amazing with Shinn, I think.

Here here on your last thought - how long have all of us been listening to old bootlegs desperately wishing for that magic to reappear? In the post-V era, I'd go to a Live show and I'd get excited for it, but in the back of mind I knew it wasn't quite the same. I'm actually considering the idea of getting completely psyched for a show now without hesitation.