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Post by eem on Mar 29, 2010 9:27:10 GMT -5
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Post by hoodrat on Mar 29, 2010 9:32:53 GMT -5
cool! thanks, eem!
for good or ill, this is more what i expected from this album. only more hilarious.
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Post by theriver on Mar 29, 2010 9:33:12 GMT -5
That is AWESOME!!!!! Very different to Hurricane J, much more guitar driven. Fucking awesome. Thank you for making my day ;D
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eem
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Post by eem on Mar 29, 2010 9:33:41 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I like this song a lot more than Hurricane J.
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Post by theriver on Mar 29, 2010 9:53:19 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I like this song a lot more than Hurricane J. After 5/6 listens I am undecided. I don't think it has the shear positive sound of Hurricane J, but it has a banging riff and Craig rambling on about parties, so what's not to like?! Both songs just make me want the album more  |
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mcstevepants
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Post by mcstevepants on Mar 29, 2010 9:57:31 GMT -5
"The one girl had be cornered in a kitchen, I said I'd do anything but clean"
hahah
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Post by hoodrat on Mar 29, 2010 10:00:12 GMT -5
okay, so i listened to "rock and roll problems" several times in a row. and it is EXACTLY what i expected from this album. biting, funny finn-isms questioning his own ambitions (with shout-out to jim carroll!). music is guitar-heavy, driving, and repetitive, keys are mostly mixed out, and a vaguely familiar-sounding guitar solo rounds it out. this is going to fun as hell live. i can bounce along now.
and can we note the hilarity of the verse where he gets cornered in the kitchen?
the guys (?) by the fridge said he didn't make the gig/ wants to know if i was drunk/the kids that he knows from the net said the sound kind of sucked.
i don't think i can sympathize with his rock and roll problems.
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Admin
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Post by Admin on Mar 29, 2010 10:06:35 GMT -5
I'm a fan.
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mick
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Post by mick on Mar 29, 2010 10:17:49 GMT -5
This is just what we wanted.
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Post by evanjcameron on Mar 29, 2010 10:26:47 GMT -5
rock and roll problems
the girls want to go to the party
but no ones in any shape to drive
so we called up the guy and when he comes we're gonna ask for a ride
we get to the place and she don't wanna dance
she says she's not really into this track
she wants to know whats going on in the room thats all the way in the back
back home we were listening to Catholic Boy
and i got hung up on the People Who Died
i didn't even want to go out cuz i was way too fried
she said i just cant sympathize with your rock and roll problems
isn't this what we wanted?
some major rock and roll problems
that one girl got me cornered in the kitchen
i said i'd do anything but clean
she wants to know what i like being better: trash bin or ice machine
some writers by the fridge said they didn't make the gig
wants to know if i was drunk
he said the kids that he knows from the net
said the sound kinda sucked
and i don't wanna stay in cuz the walls are so gray
you can almost feel the tentacles tighten
i didn't even want to go out cuz i was way too frightened
she said i just can't sympathize with your rock and roll problems
isnt this what we wanted?
some major rock and roll problems
didn't want to go out but i felt really light
when someone put on Heaven Tonight
had a moment in the middle of In Color (And In Black And White)
sing along to the Southern Girls, rip me out of my little world
these are rock and roll problemsx4
this is just what we wantedx4
(guys with rock and roll problems)x3
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thats as best as i can tell - please help with fixes.
Love that solo sound. This, is encouraging.
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Post by goldenfoot on Mar 29, 2010 10:27:54 GMT -5
I like this tons more than Hurricane J
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Post by motörben on Mar 29, 2010 10:40:26 GMT -5
I coudn't work out why I was a bit disappointed with Hurricane J, I realise now it's because it wasn't Rock Problems.
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Post by giantladder on Mar 29, 2010 10:54:57 GMT -5
And LOVE the Cheap Trick references in the last verse "Heaven Tonight" and "Black and White in Color". Jim Carroll and Cheap Trick, and in between lies..... The Hold Steady!
Friday Night coming down...
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Post by nosferatu on Mar 29, 2010 10:56:33 GMT -5
well good. kinda reminds me of the chugging riffs off Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out, dunno why. it's like that repetitive drinking vibe I think.
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Post by ontheradio on Mar 29, 2010 11:07:47 GMT -5
LOVE IT.
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Post by cre618 on Mar 29, 2010 12:06:45 GMT -5
2 for 2 if you ask me.....
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Post by mattjs on Mar 29, 2010 12:13:45 GMT -5
didn't hit me as quickly as J but a few listens in and I'm coming around....
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Post by mhetrick14 on Mar 29, 2010 12:19:24 GMT -5
riff is mega
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Brian_NJ
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Post by Brian_NJ on Mar 29, 2010 12:50:40 GMT -5
I [expletive] love it. wow.
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Post by slapshot55 on Mar 29, 2010 12:51:07 GMT -5
This is exactly what I wanted.
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mcstevepants
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Post by mcstevepants on Mar 29, 2010 12:53:40 GMT -5
I lovelovelove the prechorus.
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Post by barryjive on Mar 29, 2010 12:59:17 GMT -5
riff reminds me of The Ramones, lyrics remind me of The Hold freaking Steady
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Post by muzzleofbees on Mar 29, 2010 13:08:44 GMT -5
That's more like it! A lot better than Hurricane J in my opinion.
I get the 'guitar driven' bit. This sounds like a light version (or maybe a more mature, more polished version) of Separation Sunday. And I think I like that way better than the 'experimental' Stay Positive. This is gonna transfer great live!
Listened to it a second time. It's f*cking amazing. THIS is what I wanted. So simple, so heavy and yet so sensitive.
It might be sad but I have tears in my eyes. I didn't know I was looking this much forward to this.
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bigontheinside
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Post by bigontheinside on Mar 29, 2010 13:13:23 GMT -5
You might say Rock Problems is Just what we wanted! AHAHAHAHAH - This is just what we wanted. DAMN YOU! In other news, this song is AWESOME Definitely better than Hurricane J, but I still like that a lot. |
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Post by shadytransactor on Mar 29, 2010 13:16:57 GMT -5
As a radio jock, Hurricane J made me happy (as a single).
As a human being, this song makes me happy (as pure excellence).
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