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Post by delboydrums on Jan 16, 2014 8:52:01 GMT -5
Such wonderful news. I am so stupidly excited for this new record. Plus the album release date means that a European tour - and by extension my jam session - can't be far off! So Alex - you're going to be jamming / sitting in for Bobby then?!? Wow - no pressure! (PS What's your set-up?)
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Post by alexondrums on Jan 16, 2014 11:54:34 GMT -5
Such wonderful news. I am so stupidly excited for this new record. Plus the album release date means that a European tour - and by extension my jam session - can't be far off! So Alex - you're going to be jamming / sitting in for Bobby then?!? Wow - no pressure! (PS What's your set-up?) Yessir! Indeed, a little pressure but I'm in my rehearsal room a few days week playing THS stuff at the moment! I play a Tama Superstar Hyperdrive set with a Ludwig snare that's older than I am. Sabian cymbals though I'm thinking of going back to Zildjian some point in the next year or so. The idea of playing Bobby's C&C kit is pretty damn exciting in it's own right!
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Post by delboydrums on Jan 16, 2014 13:40:53 GMT -5
Nice kit. Unusual tom placement too!
The Ludwig sounds cool - they made some great snares (esp the 400). Apart from my ancient Istanbul hats, it's Zildjian's all the way for me.
Good luck with the jam - I'm from the Ringo / Nick Mason school of drumming myself - i.e. less is more, keep it simple etc. And Bobby isn't!! He does some unusual things, not what you'd expect.
I'll try and dig out some pics of my tubs - they were on a thread here a long time ago.
Sorry to hijack the thread people, but you put two drummers together.......
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Jan 16, 2014 14:37:04 GMT -5
Sorry to hijack the thread people, but you put two drummers together....... So two drummers walk into a bar which is kinda odd because you would assume the second one would have seen the first one do it.
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Jan 16, 2014 14:42:09 GMT -5
Sorry to hijack the thread people, but you put two drummers together....... Together you guys can probably change a lightbulb. One guy to change the bulb while the other reminisces about how much better Neil Peart could do it. I'll be here all week people.
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Post by delboydrums on Jan 16, 2014 14:49:01 GMT -5
Right, that's it.
You've left me no alternative.........
(storms off to the General Board)
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Jan 16, 2014 15:03:13 GMT -5
(storms off to the General Board) With the drummer gone, now comes the really bad part ... the bass solo.
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Post by dealwiththedealers on Jan 16, 2014 15:07:54 GMT -5
Since we're talking about it... I think Bobby is a criminally underrated rock drummer. He strikes a rare balance of not overplaying, but coming up with interesting and exciting parts that fit the songs (Chips Ahoy is a great example).
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Jan 16, 2014 15:13:33 GMT -5
Since we're talking about it... I think Bobby is a criminally underrated rock drummer. He strikes a rare balance of not overplaying, but coming up with interesting and exciting parts that fit the songs (Chips Ahoy is a great example). Absolutely. I think this is the year people take note. Prepare to be impressed.
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Post by dealwiththedealers on Jan 16, 2014 15:22:22 GMT -5
Rawk, can you tell us anything about the "sound" of the record? Not sure if you've heard the final mix. But with Nick Rask on the boards, this record has the potential to enter rock sonic bliss territory. I love HiW but still think the production is average and the guitars sound crunchy and sorta meh.
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nowah
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Post by nowah on Jan 16, 2014 16:38:36 GMT -5
From "and you say you're a princess" to the end of Slight Discomfort is one of my favorite drum parts ever. It's so simple and dumb but Bobby knocks it out of the park. Really hoping that Craig's recent tweet about how much he loves Talon of the Hawk leads to them tapping the Front Bottoms for support on the album tour. I think it'd be an all time great pairing.
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Jan 16, 2014 16:40:37 GMT -5
Rawk, can you tell us anything about the "sound" of the record? Not sure if you've heard the final mix. But with Nick Rask on the boards, this record has the potential to enter rock sonic bliss territory. I love HiW but still think the production is average and the guitars sound crunchy and sorta meh. One of the few music writers I enjoy reading these days, Steven Hyden (Grantland and occasionally Pitchfork), said on Twitter today: "Very early thought on the new Hold Steady album: I really like the song that sounds like DOCUMENT-era R.E.M." ... and ... "(Another) very early thought on the new Hold Steady LP: The producer worked on the last two (great) Rush albums, and you can kind of tell." I think he means both as a very good thing. Works for me. I look forward to his review (and/or interview? and/or column?) on it all in the coming months.
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Post by dealwiththedealers on Jan 16, 2014 16:44:41 GMT -5
Rawk, can you tell us anything about the "sound" of the record? Not sure if you've heard the final mix. But with Nick Rask on the boards, this record has the potential to enter rock sonic bliss territory. I love HiW but still think the production is average and the guitars sound crunchy and sorta meh. One of the few music writers I enjoy reading these days, Steven Hyden (Grantland and occasionally Pitchfork), said on Twitter today: "Very early thought on the new Hold Steady album: I really like the song that sounds like DOCUMENT-era R.E.M." ... and ... "(Another) very early thought on the new Hold Steady LP: The producer worked on the last two (great) Rush albums, and you can kind of tell." I think he means both as a very good thing. Works for me. I look forward to his review (and/or interview? and/or column?) on it all in the coming months. Great find. Interesting too, I wasn't aware that the album was distributed to music writers this far in advance...
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Post by dealwiththedealers on Jan 16, 2014 16:46:09 GMT -5
Also, this is what Neil Peart from Rush had to say about Nick:
“Nick was best known for his highly successful work with the Foo Fighters, but before that he had a long history as a musician, engineer and producer. He had started out in Knoxville, Tennessee, and more-or-less worked his way west, studio by studio. When we met Nick, we all liked his youthful, unbridled enthusiasm, but at 36, he was also experienced enough to have a strong background in music and recording.”
Of the recording sessions with Nick, he writes: “I have never enjoyed the recording process so much, nor been so satisfied with the results.”
Geddy Lee from Rush also writes praise about working with Nick, saying "There's no point in hiring a producer who's not going to speak his mind, but it's a tall order to find someone who can hear Neil's playing, amazing as it is, and still say, 'Maybe you should try going in this direction...' It was a pleasure to be challenged [by Nick]. That's really what a band like us needs."
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Jan 16, 2014 17:11:44 GMT -5
Great find. Interesting too, I wasn't aware that the album was distributed to music writers this far in advance... My guess, and I do not know, is that it is a very short and trusted list in that Steven Hyden, David Fricke, Rob Sheffield kind of league. I would not expect any early reviews in the entertainment section of the Dayton Daily News.
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Post by doctoracula on Jan 16, 2014 17:20:51 GMT -5
Oh man I wanna hear the song that sounds like REM!
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Post by muzzleofbees on Jan 17, 2014 4:53:40 GMT -5
Rawk, can you tell us anything about the "sound" of the record? Not sure if you've heard the final mix. But with Nick Rask on the boards, this record has the potential to enter rock sonic bliss territory. I love HiW but still think the production is average and the guitars sound crunchy and sorta meh. I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Craig in NYC a couple of weeks ago, and he said the album is sounding a lot "harder" than the previous one, and if he was going to compare with another Hold Steady album, it would be Almost Killed Me.
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Post by bigontheinside on Jan 17, 2014 7:39:21 GMT -5
Rawk, can you tell us anything about the "sound" of the record? Not sure if you've heard the final mix. But with Nick Rask on the boards, this record has the potential to enter rock sonic bliss territory. I love HiW but still think the production is average and the guitars sound crunchy and sorta meh. I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Craig in NYC a couple of weeks ago, and he said the album is sounding a lot "harder" than the previous one, and if he was going to compare with another Hold Steady album, it would be Almost Killed Me. Well that has me excited.
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Post by jessicalyn on Jan 17, 2014 11:15:58 GMT -5
Document era REM? A harder sound? I can hardly contain my excitement for this new album!
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Post by Eric on Jan 18, 2014 1:39:56 GMT -5
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Post by alexondrums on Jan 18, 2014 14:40:15 GMT -5
Yep, that picture gave me chills. There are already copies out there now. Clock's ticking!
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Post by dealwiththedealers on Jan 18, 2014 15:48:48 GMT -5
Don't forget guys... we will have the cover EP in a few weeks to hold us over till we hear the first single from Teeth Dreams...
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Post by delboydrums on Jan 18, 2014 17:46:40 GMT -5
Hoo hooo! Musn't grumble!
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Post by jc on Jan 22, 2014 19:36:32 GMT -5
Hey, longtime lurker, etc!
Just found this interesting Q and A with Craig from Greg Akers at the Memphis Flyer about the album and tour. Coupla interesting bits I'll copy here but the whole thing is good read ... It’s been four years since Heaven is Whenever. Apart from the obvious member changes, how is the band different? It’s been awhile.We put out five records in five years and toured really hard on all of them. At the end of the cycle, there was some pretty heavy emotional and mental fatigue. The big thing for me was to recharge: take a break and have some new experiences. I made a solo record, which was a chance to do something a lot quieter. That was nice for me in a creative and artistic way. But it also made me excited to go back into a loud rock band again. Also, for a lot of records we had a piano player [Franz Nicolay, who left the band in 2010]. There are keyboards and piano on our new record, played by another Memphis guy, Al Gamble, but it’s a much more guitar-focused record than any previous. A calling card of the band is the continuity between the albums and the stories that are told. Does that continue with Teeth Dreams?Absolutely. It’s more of a story-based record than our last two. It’s a return to the storytelling and character-based stuff. Some of the songs relate to each other, some to other records, and some stand on their own,
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Post by dealwiththedealers on Jan 22, 2014 19:59:25 GMT -5
Great find! Looking forward to Steve's Q&A tomorrow
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