Athom 08.17.11

I prefer this kind of stuff to their AI/Vheissu era so this just gets me more excited for the new album.

FlawedPerfection 08.17.11

I mean, I still enjoy this, and I'll still enjoy the album, but it's just not on the same level.

Rev 08.17.11

whoo, digging it

Athom 08.17.11

username loyalties aside vheissu is one of my least favorite thrice albums and beggars really really grew on me. i think it's just my longing to listen to a good old fashioned rock album without it having to be some insipid post-grunge drivel that should have died years ago or proggy australian buttrock.

DoubtGin 08.17.11

better than the first song

toxin. 08.17.11

Yeah I actually like this. Never listened to Beggars because it just bored me halfway through.

Satellite 08.17.11

i also prefer beggars over vheissu. i like this.

hykudos 08.17.11

Beggars > this

theacademy 08.17.11

i like thirce

ohfoxxxycole 08.17.11

beggars is wonderful

ohfoxxxycole 08.17.11

i hate these lyrics

theacademy 08.17.11

"Major/Minor is shaping up to be exactly what Beggars was, an album of tight songs that hardly expand the band’s sound palette." honestly exactly what i need

handoman 08.17.11

Have you guys heard Blur? they played iot on fuel tv last night it was so good

handoman 08.17.11

i mean it was better than this song

Aids 08.17.11

see i like Beggars a lot but not enough to hear another album of the same stuff, and that's what this album is shaping up to be. Thrice have always been one of my favourite bands because of how they are always changing and doing new things. This stuff just kind of bores me now. I don't expect to like the new album very much at all, but I'm sure it will be really good. This song is better than the first in my opinion, I just don't like how the lyrics sound like a rip off of the content from "Beggars"

MorningView425 08.17.11

Major/Minor is going to be a lot more aggressive than Beggars, but yeah this is much closer to Beggars 2 than Vheissu 2. They played this as well as 3 other new songs at Yost this past Sunday and they all would have been toward the heavier side if they were on Beggars. "Blur" is the best song of the bunch that I've heard and I'm really pumped to hear the album version.

mvp 08.17.11

wow. for a thrice song this is actually, dare i say, ....interesting

mvp 08.17.11

nah it's ok

jdennis31 08.17.11

this song and every one of the songs they played at yost are fucking amazing and i am so stoked. i agree with the basic rock feel that was mentioned. reminds me alot more of like manchester orchestra sort of, very simple rock but sounds good although i feel dustin has a much much better voice. oh and hey Aids, you got a mention on Trophy Scars facebook from some fan calling you out. they were thankin sputnik for having their album #1 and the fan decided to call you out. thought it was funny, i'd be honored if i was you hahaha

jdennis31 08.17.11

btw, i have no idea what anyone is talking about, none of these songs thus far has sounded like beggars to me other than the fact that it seems to be 2 guitars bass and drums. these songs actually don't sound like any of their other stuff either.

Tyler. 08.17.11

i havent heard beggars but i really enjoyed that

Inveigh 08.17.11

"longing to listen to a good old fashioned rock album without it having to be some insipid post-grunge drivel that should have died years ago or proggy australian buttrock." word.

jdennis31 08.17.11

i'm so confused, listened to all the songs again, the only song from any of the 5 new ones they've played that sounds anything like beggars is blur sounding somewhat like at the last on beggars

killrobotmusic 08.17.11

Though I enjoy the AI/Vheissu era of Thrice, this is shaping up to sound pretty damn good so far. Dustin's vocals really fit this style well, and I feel that there is a good mix of a post-punk abrasion and solid grooves throughout the track. I think this is what they were probably aiming for with Beggars, but weren't quite there yet.

jdennis31 08.17.11

"Dustin's vocals really fit this style well, and I feel that there is a good mix of a post-punk abrasion and solid grooves throughout the track" exactly how i felt but couldn't find the right words

coleba 08.17.11

Lol lyric video. Sounds like they've been playing the retirement homes with U2 and Linkin Park. More The Beltsville Crucible please.

renegadestrings 08.17.11

i think its important to remember that this is exactly the kind of sound Kensrue kept saying the album would have, especially in regards to the grunge aspect. that said, i don't know why people keep saying, "hum, why isn't this Vheissu?" decent song. ending slayed

theacademy 08.17.11

they went back to an outside producer for this, right? like its not teppei again, right?

theacademy 08.17.11

produced by Dave Schiffman. Schiffman mixed Beggars. Also Gold FUCKING Cobra.

YouthCat 08.17.11

Pretty great song. The only thing that worries me is that every song Ive heard is kind of similar in sound. Im hoping they have the same amount of variety as they have on previous records.

TenSecondsToThink 08.18.11

Listen to the live version of Blur. It made me confident that they'll regain their spark again with this album. Very excited now.

StrizzMatik 08.18.11

Schiffman also had a role with Vheissu if I'm not mistaken. Song is pretty awesome but Blur blows it away.

ti0n 08.18.11

There was a guy whose name contains 2 songs from "Vheissu" and really prefers Identity Crisis over Vheissu... Guess who. Song is awesome!

jdennis31 08.18.11

Haha, he has an awesome name tho, wish i could have it but i'm thinking major/minor will be > over vheissu so far

Mordecai. 08.18.11

Proggy Australian buttrock

YouthCat 08.18.11

Surprised at all of the love for blur. I havent heard it myself but every other place on the interwebs isnt all that into it. Plus, Anthology. Need I say more?

jdennis31 08.18.11

YouthCat, hope you're saying that anthology is effin amazing

Liberi Fatali 08.18.11

Enjoyable.

Knott- 08.18.11

dammit this is an awesome song

jdennis31 08.18.11

goddamn all their new songs sound so amazing with repeated listens. i kept telling myself to wait for album release but i can't do it. can't wait to hear full band version of anthology

auberginedreams 08.18.11

sounds like shitty butt rock to me.

telebyrd 08.18.11

can someone define "butt rock"?

auberginedreams 08.18.11

nickelback

telebyrd 08.18.11

damn, got 'em

defjaw83 08.18.11

"can someone define "butt rock"?" I would hazard a guess to say that it would need to, to an extent, rock your butt

RedSky 08.18.11

meh

WeepingBanana 08.18.11

nothing wrong with this song. just not really spectacular

letsgofishing 08.18.11

Great song, but I would take the band experimenting and pushing boundaries any day.

letsgofishing 08.18.11

*over this any day

ti0n 08.18.11

Nickelback don't have so much chords... Cowards and thieves...

DinoX 08.18.11

Way better than yellow belly

Deathcar 08.18.11

"longing to listen to a good old fashioned rock album without it having to be some insipid post-grunge drivel that should have died years ago or proggy australian buttrock." word. [2]

handoman 08.18.11

this gets better with more listens. its gunna be good as the 2nd track

paxman 08.18.11

This song is so good. Sure, they're not doing anything progressive or experimental, but come on. This song is fantastic.

YouthCat 08.18.11

Definitely agree with handoman. Yesterday, I thought this was pretty good, but today, its fantastic.

snerefedsav 08.19.11

pretty solid song but i'd like to see them bring back more of the experimental side and/or the heavier aspects of their pre-beggars material. i enjoyed beggars but probably the least out of all their material and the new songs don't sound much different from that sound, ie pretty much what most other people are saying

TooLateToGoBack 08.19.11

Excellent song.

TomArnoldsArmpit 08.19.11

I like this more than anything from Beggars, excluding the title track.

kingjulian 08.19.11

Had this stuck in my head all day. I might like Yellow Belly a little more just because it's more varied but this is really good. I've got this pre-ordered and I'm stooooked.

Apollo 08.19.11

meh its alright, nothing really special

Desolator 08.19.11

Then what is special? It think this is great. Beggars was disappointing for me.

UnnamedOcean 08.19.11

This isn't bad by any means, but I'm not too interested. I'm a fan of Vheissu-era Thrice.

Phideaux 08.19.11

Song is good.

Storm In A Teacup 08.19.11

Killer song. Any Thrice style is blessed upon these ears.

North0House2 08.20.11

Eh, it's okay. I won't pick this up- from what I've heard so far, at least.

Vooligan 08.20.11

proggy australian butt rock...... awkward. Song rules though.

singthewordhope 08.20.11

this is really good

Blind 08.24.11

another rad thrice song. the alchemy indexes will probably remain my favorite thrice albums though

jdennis31 08.24.11

clips of the new songs sound awesome...

kingjulian 08.24.11

Yes they absolutely do. Especially the second half of the album; sounds like what Beggars had the potential to be mixed with Vheissu's variety.