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Post by tableinthecorner on Feb 19, 2021 0:51:56 GMT -5
Just got done with my first listen, and this is really everything I hoped it would be. I'll echo the sentiment that ODP is extremely consistent throughout; I'm not sure there's a weak spot. It's hard to pick a favorite right now, but Lanyards blew me away. Lyrically, I thought Unpleasant Breakfast was phenomenal too, and I'm loving Parade Days.
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Post by dannyhatch on Feb 19, 2021 2:30:09 GMT -5
A virtual beer to the first one who spot the one single line obviously written to serve a function in a live setting. Every time I hear it, I can almost hear the applause and cheering afterwards. Not sure if this is it but I can see there being a lot of raised middle fingers at future shows...
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Post by muzzleofbees on Feb 19, 2021 2:44:12 GMT -5
A virtual beer to the first one who spot the one single line obviously written to serve a function in a live setting. Every time I hear it, I can almost hear the applause and cheering afterwards. Not sure if this is it but I can see there being a lot of raised middle fingers at future shows... Haha, I didn't think of that one, but good point! I'm not saying there's just one line who will engage the audience here, there must be tens of them. But there's one specific line who sounds like it was written to explicitly create a "moment" in a live setting, lyrically and musically.
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mafee
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Post by mafee on Feb 19, 2021 6:46:47 GMT -5
Gotta be "Been thinking about kicking off some new kind of family, I'm really glad that you're here!"? That's the one that immediately jumps out to me. You can add it to the list of beer you owe me
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Post by muzzleofbees on Feb 19, 2021 7:01:08 GMT -5
Gotta be "Been thinking about kicking off some new kind of family, I'm really glad that you're here!"? That's the one that immediately jumps out to me. You can add it to the list of beer you owe me Yes! "Really glad that you're here" followed by a short musical break. I doubt that's unintended. Bummer for me that it was a guy I actually knew who got it right. I'll make the beer physical as soon as possible. Can't wait to spend like an idiot the next time I'm allowed to.
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Post by blackoutsam on Feb 19, 2021 7:26:04 GMT -5
I liked Family Farm as a single...I love it as a part of the whole.
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Post by star18 on Feb 19, 2021 9:15:15 GMT -5
Gotta be "Been thinking about kicking off some new kind of family, I'm really glad that you're here!"? That's the one that immediately jumps out to me. You can add it to the list of beer you owe me Yes! "Really glad that you're here" followed by a short musical break. I doubt that's unintended. Another thing that's gonna be fun live is the line in "Breakfast" about raising your middle fingers
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Post by tableinthecorner on Feb 19, 2021 11:11:16 GMT -5
Yes! "Really glad that you're here" followed by a short musical break. I doubt that's unintended. I'm sure the audience reaction to that will be great live, but I also think it doubles as a callback to "still I wish you were here" on Spices.
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bigontheinside
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If you don't know the words, don't sing along
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Post by bigontheinside on Feb 19, 2021 11:28:11 GMT -5
That little guitar lick after "Really glad that you're here" makes me grin
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Post by muzzleofbees on Mar 1, 2021 8:34:59 GMT -5
I don't get that "under play/"underplay" either. The latter is a real word, as in to play something down, but doesn't make any real sense in the line as whole. I tried to check wheter if it's a established term for the opposite of power play - as in the team playing with a player less. In norwegian we would use the simple term "undertall", but I don't think "under play" can be used in the same sense. If we run with the hockey theme, the "garden" in "In the garden with a day to spare" could be "The Garden" with capital G, as in Madison Square Garden. I don't know if it's a very likely reading, but they certainly do play hockey there. There's not a lot of other sports metaphors in this song, but hockey arenas at least have a scoreboard you can point up towards. And talking about songs with the mention of score/scoreboard, a little coincidence occured to me. The crowd in Curves & Nerves is described going "wild", which is the name of the NHL team from St. Paul. They were established in 1997, played their first NHL match in 2000, and was the first NHL team from Minnesota since Minnesota North Stars moved to... Dallas. It doesn't really change anything, but it's possible to add another layer to that North Dallas Foursome. Besides, there's of course plenty of potential ways to connect "ice hockey" to "ice". And "power play" to being outnubmered. I can't believed I've missed the line in Preludes about this exact move (se bold text above): And the North Stars went south And my friends all went out to Seattle
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Post by tableinthecorner on Mar 1, 2021 13:48:35 GMT -5
Just saw the email about the Twitch stream on Thursday. I love that they're doing the debut performance for free; looks like it'll be fun (although the timing may be a bit rough for non-US people). And muzzleofbees check out the poster for that. You were absolutely right about "really glad that you're here" being deliberate. Looks like it's becoming a new THS tag-line.
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Post by muzzleofbees on Mar 1, 2021 14:10:29 GMT -5
Just saw the email about the Twitch stream on Thursday. I love that they're doing the debut performance for free; looks like it'll be fun (although the timing may be a bit rough for non-US people). And muzzleofbees check out the poster for that. You were absolutely right about "really glad that you're here" being deliberate. Looks like it's becoming a new THS tag-line. I knew it!
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Post by spacefuzz on Mar 2, 2021 4:24:23 GMT -5
Just saw the email about the Twitch stream on Thursday. I love that they're doing the debut performance for free; looks like it'll be fun (although the timing may be a bit rough for non-US people). And muzzleofbees check out the poster for that. You were absolutely right about "really glad that you're here" being deliberate. Looks like it's becoming a new THS tag-line.
It's going to be a 02:30 start here in Sweden by my estimation, but I will be glued to the screen kicking off a all-THS weekend. My employer need not be any the wiser.
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