Official Thrice Thread

[DFelon204409]

Yeah, but the thing is that you can listen to this album and tell they weren't ripping off Hopesfall.

It just seems like everything they make is really their own thing.

They are most definitely independent of one another. Thrice is neat.

[-1up!-]

I don't know how to describe it, but Teppei's guitar work on the WHOLE album just makes me gape in awe. Simple, yet perfect use of many effects and catchy without being cheesy or anything... anyway. /rant

[hey, you're not cory!]

Is The Earth Will Shake like the heaviest song on Vheissu?
It was written in drop A tuning. I dunno if that means anything...

[drumbum562]

Thrice On Sunday Yesss!!

[cbmartinez]

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

Setlist from last night. God, it was so awesome. I was singing along to every word and it was really nice when all the crowd sang to "Stare At The Sun" and "The Artist And The Ambulance." For "To Awake And Avenge The Dead" Dustin took the mic into the crowd.

[SubtleDagger]

TAaAtD is like my number one choice for a Thrice encore.

[-1up!-]

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

Setlist from last night. God, it was so awesome. I was singing along to every word and it was really nice when all the crowd sang to "Stare At The Sun" and "The Artist And The Ambulance." For "To Awake And Avenge The Dead" Dustin took the mic into the crowd.

Setlist was much like that in Montreal. They were some differences, such as Paper Tigers which they didn't play... bastards. They played slower songs though, namely Between the End and Where We Lie and Atlantic.

Dustin took the mic in the crowd for To Awake(...), too. Their performance overall was flawless.

[frmautumTOashes]

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

Setlist from last night. God, it was so awesome. I was singing along to every word and it was really nice when all the crowd sang to "Stare At The Sun" and "The Artist And The Ambulance." For "To Awake And Avenge The Dead" Dustin took the mic into the crowd.

did you go to the philly show? I was there and it was awesome. I tried getting over to dustin when he went into the crowd. I got pretty close too. Underoath and the Bled were pretty good too.

[cbmartinez]

Yeah, you should have told me you were going. They really were flawless. Dustin nailed every note and all their harmonies were spot on. I thought it was awesome that they played "Betrayal Is A Symptom" but I would have liked to see "Of Dust And Nations" and especially "Stand And Feel Your Worth."

[frmautumTOashes]

Yeah, you should have told me you were going. They really were flawless. Dustin nailed every note and all their harmonies were spot on. I thought it was awesome that they played "Betrayal Is A Symptom" but I would have liked to see "Of Dust And Nations" and especially "Stand And Feel Your Worth."

yeah betrayal is a symptom is one of my favorite thrice songs. I thought the setlist was pretty good. A nice balance of new and old songs and heavy and mellow songs. It would have been so cool if they played a song from Identity Crisis, but all those songs are pretty much retired by now. what part of jersey are you from?

[cbmartinez]

Right outside Trenton.

[Sep]

I just got Vheissu!!! I still can't believe they got it here.

So for I'm up to Hold Fast Hope and it's so incredible!

[SubtleDagger]

"Music Box" and "Of Dust And Nations" are like my favorites right now.

[Sep]

I thought Music Box was the weakest to be honest. The intro and outro of Of Dust And Nations are mindblowing.

[Damrod]

Like Subtle Dagger mentioned before, the idea of Music Box is a bit cheesy, still the song is good. I must say "Image of the Invisible" is the most skipped track of the album so far for me

[Sep]

I don't think any tracks are skippable on Vheissu.

That bit in Hold Fast Hope where it's just this fast punk drumbeat on the crash cymbal and Dustin screaming would sound so incredible live.

[SubtleDagger]

I thought Music Box was the weakest to be honest. The intro and outro of Of Dust And Nations are mindblowing.
No way man.

I know...
WE ARE NOT ALONE

Of Dust And Nations owns too.

[-1up!-]

Of Dust and Nations is my favorite off the CD.

[SubtleDagger]

The second verse of Dust And Nations is like the pinnacle of the album for me.

[The Fiction We Live]

I saw Thrice on November 3rd. It was incredible. They put on a great show. I was a little upset they didn't play Blood Clots and Black Holes... but they played everything else I wanted to to here.

[Sep]

I think Between The End And Where We Lie is currently my favorite.

[Anti-Prefix]

Being a very old album, I'm surprised I haven't listened to Vheissu more. I think there are a lot of well done tracks though.

[Sep]

The only bad thing about the album is that once it's almost over all I think about is blasting Cold Cash And Colder Hearts or some other fast song.

[DFelon204409]

I saw Thrice on November 3rd. It was incredible. They put on a great show. I was a little upset they didn't play Blood Clots and Black Holes... but they played everything else I wanted to to here.

Why is it that all people who like FATA love "Blood Clots and Black Holes." Typical...

[SubtleDagger]

BCaBH isn't even that great. The main guitar line and some of the time changes are really cool but the end leaves a bit to be desired.

[Sep]

Blood Clots rules. But my favorite from The Artist has to be either Hoods On Peregrine or Abolition or Don't Tell.

[DFelon204409]

BCaBH isn't even that great. The main guitar line and some of the time changes are really cool but the end leaves a bit to be desired.

I know that's why I'm saying FATA fans like it. It's just a trend I've noticed.

[SubtleDagger]

I know that's why I'm saying FATA fans like it. It's just a trend I've noticed.
I'm just agreeing with you silly.

My favorite off of Artist was probably a tie between Abolition, Hoods, and Killing Moon. Killing Moon is a guilty pleasure though.

[Sep]

Why would you feel guilty for liking that?

Hell, I love All That's Left and Image Of The Invisible. But I don't care.

[SubtleDagger]

Because I actually heard the first version they put up on their site and it was awesome. On the record it's dumbed down a lot, and it sort of sounds like Iron Maiden.

They had another name for Melting Point when they had it up on their site before Artist came out too. It was just "The Promise of Safety" back then.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

My favourites of TAITA is The abolition of man, TAITA and Don't tell and we won't ask i think.

[Sep]

Cold Cash rocks too. How it just immediately starts. Gets me well pumped.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Yeah, an ace intro, it should be on my list really.

Better intros are A subtle Dagger and Kill me quickly especailly.

[cbmartinez]

/saw all those songs live. :cool:

[Coup__D_Etat]

That bit in Hold Fast Hope where it's just this fast punk drumbeat on the crash cymbal and Dustin screaming would sound so incredible live.

believe me, it does :thumb:

as did The Earth Will Shake. When Dustin forgot to plug his guitar in :lol:

[frmautumTOashes]

Why is it that all people who like FATA love "Blood Clots and Black Holes." Typical...

haha I really like Blood Clots too. It's nothing special, pretty generic metal riff but it's a good song to play live, and it's really catchy.

Because I actually heard the first version they put up on their site and it was awesome. On the record it's dumbed down a lot, and it sort of sounds like Iron Maiden.

They had another name for Melting Point when they had it up on their site before Artist came out too. It was just "The Promise of Safety" back then.

do you happen to have any of those verisons? It would be interesting to hear what they sound like. sometimes the first versions of songs are better.

[Sep]

/saw all those songs live. :cool:

/is very jealous

[SubtleDagger]

haha I really like Blood Clots too. It's nothing special, pretty generic metal riff but it's a good song to play live, and it's really catchy.



do you happen to have any of those verisons? It would be interesting to hear what they sound like. sometimes the first versions of songs are better.
**** no. This was like years ago.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

/saw all those songs live. :cool:

Wow, i'd kill to see A subtle dagger.

[cbmartinez]

I lied, I didn't see that. But I did see "Kill Me Quickly."

[SubtleDagger]

I've only seen a video of them playing "A Subtle Dagger". Never heard of them playing it aside from that.

[frmautumTOashes]

yeah certain songs they hardly ever play live like beltsview crucible, don't tell and we won't ask, and every song from identity crisis.

[Sep]

I think Vheissu is Thrice's best album up to now.

And that's after about 20 listens.

[cbmartinez]

Nah, it's their second best. It's not as solid albumwise as The Illusion Of Safety.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

I agree with Christoper.

[SubtleDagger]

I think Vheissu is Thrice's best album up to now.

And that's after about 20 listens.
Yep.

Illusion has more crappy songs. I can only think of one on Vheissu.

[Sep]

Vheissu just goes way beyond The Illusion Of Safety. TIOS just seems so immature and amateurish compared to Vheissu.

Don't get me wrong, I still love TIOS.

[cbmartinez]

Vheissu is missing something. It's not as complete as an album like TIOS was. Plus my biggest gripe is that they sacrificed some of the instrumental technicality to go for the more ambient and epic feel. If they had kept the instrumental skill of TAITA and IOS when writing the songs, then I would place it over IOS.

[factor46]

I was hesitant to buy their new album, because someone told me it was way mellow. I don't usually dig the mellow stuff. But is this true? Cause I've always liked Thrice's stuff.

[SubtleDagger]

Vheissu is missing something. It's not as complete as an album like TIOS was. Plus my biggest gripe is that they sacrificed some of the instrumental technicality to go for the more ambient and epic feel. If they had kept the instrumental skill of TAITA and IOS when writing the songs, then I would place it over IOS.
Ha, I disagree with that almost completely. If anything, IoS has the best singular songs but the worst feel of completeness. The songs don't flow together very well, some songs (Deadbolt, Beltsville) have tacked-on boring endings, and there's a huge feeling of amateurishness and ineptitude for arranging. Vheissu feels like a completed project, like everything goes together perfectly.
I was hesitant to buy their new album, because someone told me it was way mellow. I don't usually dig the mellow stuff. But is this true? Cause I've always liked Thrice's stuff.
There are mellow parts, but there are plenty of fast parts. It's a lot like early U2 to me, only it really feels like Thrice does their own thing.

Go buy it, don't go basing an album off of something you heard.

[KNuPRoCKeR]

maaaaan... thrice goes beyond description through words sometimes... lyrically... technically.. musically... and just as a band of friends.... frickin immaculate... hats and pants off..... *looks at pants and pulls it back up*

[Deranged_Drummer15]

I saw Thrice the 12th of October, and they played a setlist similar to the one posted earlier. Let's see if I can remember all the songs played...

Silhouette
Music Box
Paper Tigers
Artist in the Ambulance
The Melting Point of Wax
Kill Me Quickly
Cold Cash and Colder Hearts
Stare at the Sun
Betrayal is a Symptom
Under A Killing Moon (I think)
Deadbolt

They aren't in order, but I think that was about it.

I agree with the IoS supporters...I think IoS is a bit more solid and I'm not a huge fan of Vheissu, but its slowly growing on me. I'm addicted to Hold Fast Hope for some reason...

[Sep]

I saw Thrice the 12th of October, and they played a setlist similar to the one posted earlier. Let's see if I can remember all the songs played...

Silhouette
Music Box
Paper Tigers
Artist in the Ambulance
The Melting Point of Wax
Kill Me Quickly
Cold Cash and Colder Hearts
Stare at the Sun
Betrayal is a Symptom
Under A Killing Moon (I think)
Deadbolt

They aren't in order, but I think that was about it.

I agree with the IoS supporters...I think IoS is a bit more solid and I'm not a huge fan of Vheissu, but its slowly growing on me. I'm addicted to Hold Fast Hope for some reason...

The only new song they played was Music Box?

[Deranged_Drummer15]

Forgot to put Image of the Invisble, For Miles, and Like Moths to Flame...my bad

[oathfbass]

Why'd they include veda in the tour?

[cbmartinez]

Cause they're an upcoming band and they're good.

[oathfbass]

Oh ok,they sound that all good to me,i mmight have heard some other band called veda though............

[Permanent Solution]

Cause they're an upcoming band and they're good.
They were better than when I saw them about 6 months ago, but still not that good. The atmospheric style with the piano was way better than the other stuff though.

[Zesty Mordant]

Not a lot of people seem to like "Music Box" on the new album. Why? I think it's great; maybe a little cheesy with the actual music box, but still pretty cool.

[SubtleDagger]

I love Music Box. It's my third favorite song.

Everyone else seems to dislike it though.

As cheesy as it is, it's at least commendable that that music box is playing all the way through, aside from the bridge. The whole time!

[RetiredAt21]

My friend Billy just recently got me into Thrice. They're pretty good.

[SubtleDagger]

Oh, oops, I forgot.

I just tabbed out Of Dust And Nations this morning on MX.

It's perfect, I tell you.

[NJvsValhalla]

Yeah, I got Justin into them. Deadbolt would probably be my favorite song by Thrice.

[RetiredAt21]

Deadbolt r00lz.

[KNuPRoCKeR]

go billy

[Damrod]

WOOOHOOO!

I just read on my favorite music news site that Thrice will play a show together with Coheed and Cambria not far away in January! :D Absolutely looking forward to it. I hope we get tickets early enough...

[SubtleDagger]

Awesome.

Coheed's real good live too.

[Damrod]

Yeah, it's gonna be around 20 bucks. Well worth it for those two bands (thinking about tickets for bands like Limp Bizkit are about 50 bucks...)

[Sep]

WOOOHOOO!

I just read on my favorite music news site that Thrice will play a show together with Coheed and Cambria not far away in January! :D Absolutely looking forward to it. I hope we get tickets early enough...

Yeah, they're coming to Holland on the 12th or the 13th.

I seriously want to kill myself for missing that.

[Damrod]

You won't be able to see them?

[Sep]

Yeah, I live in Oman.

[SubtleDagger]

Oh man really?

ahahahahaha get it

[Damrod]

That explains it...

[Sep]

Yeah.

[FlyingPaul_83]

how is their new cd?

<_<

>_>

trivium_83@yahoo.com

just in case you wanna.......you know

[NJvsValhalla]

I was listening to more music off of Vheissu. I am going to have to say it's my favorite album out so far.

[Mute Print]

I listened to it again today. I'm still not real impressed, but it's pretty good.

I'm seeing Thrice on Monday. I can't wait. :D

[NJvsValhalla]

Awesome, I'd like to see them sometime. I should check out their tour. If their is a show in NY that means they are probably comming here or that I just missed them.

[Coup__D_Etat]

I'm seeing them again in Feb (= With Coheed & Circa Survive, which should be real good. They're playing in the bigger venues now (Brixton), so no more fun small venues to soak up the atmosphere in. But then, to be honest, I expect a lot of the Vheissu tracks will sound really good in the larger venues. I just hope they keep a fair amount of the old stuff in their set list

[oathfbass]

Which album should get by them?Their 1st or 2nd?

[cbmartinez]

Illusion Of Safety

[oathfbass]

Why is thier first album looked down upon?

[DFelon204409]

I love it and think it's great. I think people consider it to be to linear and cadential.

[cbmartinez]

It's a very good album just thier weakest effort.

[oathfbass]

I love it and think it's great. I think people consider it to be to linear and cadential.
lol i sound stupid for asking but what is cadential?

[cbmartinez]

Bump to get some discussion going.

I was listening to "The Weight Of Glory" yesterday and I realized how blatantly Christian/faith-oriented/spiritually based it is.

A ring of Pharisees and one of them was me
We loved the letter but not the spirit
An infidelity, a woman on her knees
She begged for mercy, we couldn’t hear it

The teacher looked from us, his finger in the dust
We felt the chill and it shook us to our bones
Then he raised his head and this is what he said,
“The one who has not sin should throw a stone”

Pretty blunt narrative of the story in the Bible in which the prostitute is being prepared to be stoned and Jesus stops it. I've always felt that a lot of the songs on Vheissu were very faith based. Though "Image Of The Invisible" is more of a call for being to stand up and be heard, you cannot deny that the phrase "Image Of The Invisible" is a common epithet for God. "Between The End And Where We Lie" which although I believe is based more around Dustin's struggle to find a way and meaning makes some references with the theme of daylight and "they tried to betray me with a kiss" reffering to Judas' betrayal of Jesus the night before his crucifixition. "For Miles" with it's lyrical focus of a friend who has shed his blood and "the greater love." "Music Box" and it's anthemic chorus of "we are not alone, we feel an unseen love, we are sons and heirs of grace, we are children of a light that never dims, a love that never dies" could be seen as a metaphor for children of God. I think "Like Moths To Flame" is one of the most blatant examples of faith-based lyrics with lines like "I could never be ashamed of you," "I will follow you, lay down my life" and " will follow you, lay down my life" and "once again the bread and wine, but it seems the meanings may be deeper still this time." The ending actually seems to portay the story of Peter denying Jesus' name three times before the sun rises according to Jesus' prophecy.

So, I was wondering what you all thought on the matter. Thrice has had some faith-based songs before ("To What End," which deals with faith vs science) but I need to look at their older songs a bit more. I'm wondering what affected Dustin in such a way that the lyrics took such a much more spiritual and even Biblical approach.

And on another note, while analyzing the lyrics, I found a couple more subplots. There are couple references in the first couple tracks about being fed and raised in "this machine" or "the machine." Also, a correlation seems to exist between "Hold Fast Hope" and "Red Sky," both having imagery to do with ships, "Hold Fast Hope" with its references of being tossed over and perhaps making it through a storm and "Red Sky" with it's colorful, beautiful yet tragic of a ship sinking and the crew finding it's final resting place at the bottom of the sea.

So, I just thought I'd try to start a little discussion. What are your thoughts?

[whiteminority]

Would make sense why a lot of christian kids that I know like them.

[srt-4]

i agree. a lot of the lyrics appeared to be religious references to me too. and as far as their older stuff, besides dustin's fondness for c.s. lewis that has influenced some of their stuff, deadbolt's lyrics are clearly taken almost straight out of the Bible.

[pixiesfanyo]

I think they've always had Christian inklings.

[SGlove]

i agree. a lot of the lyrics appeared to be religious references to me too. and as far as their older stuff, besides dustin's fondness for c.s. lewis that has influenced some of their stuff, deadbolt's lyrics are clearly taken almost straight out of the Bible.

I thought that had to do with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein..

Either way..
This new album seems to have stronger, faith-based lyrics.
It does bother me, however, that this leads people to call them a Christian Hardcore band.

[PenguinOfDoom]

I've recently got into thrice more these days.

I'm going to see them live soon, does anyone know any setlists from recent gigs, or what there likely to play, cause I haven't got all the albums.

[DFelon204409]

I haven't seen them since TAITA had just come out, but, they played a very even mix.

[kingdead]

Im still holding out for the day I get to hear "All eyes" live.

Thrice are too big now, I could handle where they were at like even a year ago, but now the only chance I get to see them is from the back of some huge auditorium after paying 20 bucks and standing through a bunch of bands I cant stand.

[cbmartinez]

Hey, PenguinOfDoom:

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

That's the setlist for when I saw them. As you can see, nice mix of the CDs minus Identity Crisis, which I didn't really mind as it's my least favorite album by them. They're incredible live though.

[SGlove]

Wait..
Were you at the Bled and UnderOATH one at Roseland?

[Dinosawesome]

Vheissu is probably one of the best albums i've bought this decade. Very very good stuff. Dustin's voice has really improved.

[srt-4]

Hey, PenguinOfDoom:

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

That's the setlist for when I saw them. As you can see, nice mix of the CDs minus Identity Crisis, which I didn't really mind as it's my least favorite album by them. They're incredible live though.
i think it was exactly the same when i saw them

[k1ckthecat]

they played 8/11 songs from Vheissu, two from TAITA, and then Deadbolt here :(

[RetiredAt21]

Deadbolt is such a great song.

[cbmartinez]

Wait..
Were you at the Bled and UnderOATH one at Roseland?

Nah, Electric factory on nov 4th

[SGlove]

What do you think their new album will be like?

[DFelon204409]

I predicted it in my review. Mix of avant garde hardcore, radio rock, and electronics but more intelligently than Vheissu. Look out for jazz instrumentation too. In the same way everyone craps their pants about O.K. Computer even though Kid A is better, Thrice will release their Kid A next.

[SGlove]

So, does this mean they're forging a new genre?
Are there any other bands that are like them, doing what they do and presumably going to be doing?

[DFelon204409]

Hopesfall and In Pieces are two bands that are similar to Thrice in that they've made their songs less "hardcore" and focused more on texture and songwriting. However, my prediction for Thrice goes beyond what I expect from those other two bands.

[cbmartinez]

The only thing I think Vheissu needed more of was the technicality of The Artist And The Ambulance. Though the focus was on being atmospheric and melodic, I know that they can use their superb musical skill to create that kind of music. All the songs on Vheissu worked but it just seemed like they could be writing more complex stuff.

[srt-4]

The only thing I think Vheissu needed more of was the technicality of The Artist And The Ambulance. Though the focus was on being atmospheric and melodic, I know that they can use their superb musical skill to create that kind of music. All the songs on Vheissu worked but it just seemed like they could be writing more complex stuff.
i feel the same way. that was my only criticism of vheissu.

[whiteminority]

I predicted it in my review. Mix of avant garde hardcore, radio rock, and electronics but more intelligently than Vheissu. Look out for jazz instrumentation too. In the same way everyone craps their pants about O.K. Computer even though Kid A is better, Thrice will release their Kid A next.
If they release an album on the same level as Kid A that will be definately enough for me to get back into them since I stopped listening to them when TAITA came out. I will also **** myself.

[PenguinOfDoom]

Hey, PenguinOfDoom:

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

That's the setlist for when I saw them. As you can see, nice mix of the CDs minus Identity Crisis, which I didn't really mind as it's my least favorite album by them. They're incredible live though.


Thank alot man, thats really helpful. Should be a good night

[weerez1391]

Hey, PenguinOfDoom:

Image Of The Invisible
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Kill Me Quickly
Betrayal Is A Symptom
The Earth Will Shake
Paper Tigers
For Miles
Under A Killing Moon
The Artist And The Ambulance
Music Box
Trust
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts
Red Sky
Deadbolt

Encore:
Stare At The Sun (Acoustic)
To Awake And Avenge The Dead

That's the setlist for when I saw them. As you can see, nice mix of the CDs minus Identity Crisis, which I didn't really mind as it's my least favorite album by them. They're incredible live though.

They didn't play Abolition Of Man:confused: That sucks. Did they play the extended versions of Deadbolt and Cold Cash And Colder Hearts like they did on the dvd? And did they extend anything else?

[SGlove]

They extended To Awake .. but only cause Dustin gave the guitar to a tech and he went into the crowd..
And yes they played the extended verison of Deadbolt.
I can't remember about Cold Cash though.

[cbmartinez]

They extended Deadbolt and made it awesome. Cold Cash was the same.

[Sep]

Had the Red Sky EP leaked yet?

I want to hear Of Dust And Nations live!

[SGlove]

I dunno if I like their new video.
I liked Image of the Invisible alot better, that's for sure.

[cbmartinez]

On the contrary, I didn't like "Image" at all. I think the video for "Red Sky" is really awesome though I wished they would have done something with the sinking ship theme.

[SGlove]

Yeah that's what I thought they were going to do..
It only made sense.
Instead they just kinda played in front of a projector..?

Some of "Image" was a bit wierd.
Dustin looked like he loved children in the Michael Jackson way, eeewwww.

[Lazybassplr56]

I like both of the videos.

[Triangle]

They played the extended version of Deadbolt when I saw them. Unfortunatly I wasn't into them quite as much as I am now, so I didn't appreciate it that much.

[Society Sellout]

Saw Thrice on ToC Saturday. They were pretty awesome, in my opinion, Dredg was the highlight of the night but Thrice were close behind. Dustin seemed to be having some small vocal problems and shyed away from the mic on some of the high parts for the songs off Vheissu. Some of the more out spoken crowd took a dislike to their slower songs(For Miles, Red Sky), one guy shouted out "I want to hear CHAOS!", I just laughed.

There were a lot of other crappy hardcore bands there too, during Atryeu my buddies and I went and played Mario Strikers on the gamecubes that were set up :), that was fun. Story of the Year put on a hell of a show, don't like their music too much but they are excellent performers.

[Triangle]

Saw Thrice on ToC Saturday. They were pretty awesome, in my opinion, Dredg was the highlight of the night
Awesome. What was their set like?

[Society Sellout]

Dredg or Thrice?

Dredg only got to play a few songs, I believe they started out with Ode to Sun then played Same Ol' Road, The Tanbark Is Hot Lava, and a songs from Leitmotif I believe it was Yatahaze but I'm not sure(I'm not all that familiar with that album). At the end of Yatahaze a bunch of roadies came out to reset the stage and the drummer stayed on and kept playing while they took away his set and once they finally took the snare away he turned to the keyboard and just kept playing.

As for Thrice, their set was pretty long and started with Image followed with a variety of stuff from all their albums, Red Sky, Earth will Shake, Deadbolt, For Miles, In Years To Come(I think), AITA, Stare at the Sun, maybe a few others but I don't remember.

[cbmartinez]

Ah, I would have loved to see In Years To Come. My favorite Thrice lyrics are in that song. " I wanna write the perfect song..." that must have been amaizng live.

[bottlerocket]

Chris, I wanna write the perfect song and play it just for you.

-Gav

[cbmartinez]

While I'm tangled up in sleep.

<333333333

[SGlove]

I really, really, really wish they would play That Hideous Strength live.
Like really.

[Special Brew]

I just got Illusion of Safety yesterday. I think it's their best album.

[thereisnohappyhere16]

I just got Illusion of Safety yesterday. I think it's their best album.

i like illusion of safety alot but identity crisis is my fav.

[santi3hg]

Anyone like that song Motion Isn't Meaning. I think it pwns.

[Seraphim]

Illusions of Safety is definitely (in my opinion) their best album... followed by Identity Crisis... although it depends on the mood. I like Artist in the Ambulance more on certain days..

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Yeah, IOS is without a doubt my favourite thrice album.

[Malice]

I seriously have way too much Thrice on my computer.

[Triangle]

Anyone like that song Motion Isn't Meaning. I think it pwns.
Hell yeah! I've been listening to it a lot recently.

[frmautumTOashes]

IOS is one of those albums that never gets old for me. I still listen to it on a regular basis. I don't even know why I like it so much. Probably cause thrice (and FATA lol) were the bands that got me into most of the music I listen to today.

[Virus278]

So does anyone know what the next Thrice album is supposed to be called...or when it comes out?

[skatastic33]

i saw thrice on their tour with underoath the bled and veda. Most amazing show i've ever been to. They played mostly from illusion of safety. And for an encore dustin came out with an acoustic guitar and said "its just you and me for a minute" and played stare at the sun acoustic. But then everyone else came out and they played to awake and avenge the dead. Dustin jumped in during the very end. It was amazing. I got a picture of him jumpin into the crowd right infront of me. The only thing was that they diddnt play anything fron identity crisis. But it was all good.

[cbmartinez]

Pretty much the same thing that happened when I saw them. It was indeed awesome.

[skatastic33]

yah. ill definately remember that show. That one and the ground level boy sets fire show i saw. That was a great show.

[Rockafella]

I've worn my Thrice shirt none stop for 4 days now. Stank.

[Malice]

I've been tuning into Vheissu a lot lately. Great album to mellow out to.

[sXeJigglypuff]

Ive been listening to thrice since 7th grade ahah. They really
got me into the music scene and they were my first concert!
I had both IOS and IC orignally and was dissapointed at AITA,
but i "Like" Vheissu and enjoy listening to it, but there are plenty
of bands who can sounds like the vheissu album, I really wish they
would come out with another post hardcore style album. Damn.

[Storm In A Teacup]

Their DVD is one of the greatest DVDs ever.

[skatastic33]

Ive been listening to thrice since 7th grade ahah. They really
got me into the music scene and they were my first concert!
I had both IOS and IC orignally and was dissapointed at AITA,
but i "Like" Vheissu and enjoy listening to it, but there are plenty
of bands who can sounds like the vheissu album, I really wish they
would come out with another post hardcore style album. Damn.


i was dissapointed with AITA too. But i mean they only had like 3 months to make it so i kinda feel for 'em.


Vheissu is a really good album once you listen to it for a bit.

[SGlove]

What bands are you talking about that sound like the Vheissu album, sXeJigglypuff?

[incubliss]

As a lot of you may know, for the past month or so, weve been writing and recording our next album. We didnt want to say anything official until wed finalized a lot of the details, but now that were getting rolling on it, we want you guys to be the first to know what the plans are for this album.

We have started writing and recording a 4 disc concept record, with each disc being themed sonically and thematically to correspond with the four natural elements - earth, air, water and fire. The final album will have somewhere between 20 and 25 songs, divided between the 4 discs.

We are approaching the whole project in a new way for us, both writing and recording. Writing with these elements in mind, we are letting them shape the direction of the songs sonically and thematically. And for the first time, were recording the record ourselves as we write it, freeing us up to change things as we go.

We are very excited about the project and are looking forward to sharing more details as the record takes shape. Were also in the process of setting up a site dedicated to keeping you up to date on our progress, so keep a look out for that in the near future.

For our friends on the west coast, we have two events to talk about. The first is the Race for the Cure later this month. Well be doing the race this year along with our friends Chuck Ragan and The Cold War Kids. Dustin, Chuck, and the Cold War Kids will be doing a special acoustic show after exclusively for those who attend the Race with us. All of the sign up details are posted on our MySpace page.

Also, we wil be heading out on a few dates in October, with two awesome bands - These Arms are Snakes and Planes Mistaken for Stars. Were putting together a brand new setlist, digging up some old songs we havent played in a while, songs weve never played live before, and a couple of the new songs were working on.

Stay tuned for more details about the elements, videos, and pictures. Well get to all of that as the album progresses. We look forward to seeing you all soon.

-Thrice
Yesss

[AIRIC]

That sounds really cool. I've never been into them but I'm gonan check that out.

[Matt?]

too many songs for me

[pixiesfanyo]

Thrice/TAAS tour.

Yum.

[Storm In A Teacup]

Paper Tigers owns so much.

[team_racket]

bit late, but i learned the breakdown from to avenge and awake the dead. so damn fun to play.

[pixiesfanyo]

To.
Awake.
And.

[cbmartinez]

/siq lead line

Avenge The Dead

[team_racket]

i stand corrected.

[Sep]

/siq lead line

Avenge The Dead

Haha. Your posts allways make me chuckle, chrissy.

<3

That new 4 disc thing they're working on sounds sick. Can't wait for it.

[Storm In A Teacup]

I said in the review site, but I hope the 4-disc has a CD that has songs somewhat familiar to "Hold Fast Hope" and "Like Moths To Flame."

[pixiesfanyo]

Why?

They already made those songs.

[Storm In A Teacup]

...Because I like that sound a lot. Songs that are similar to them, but still different. I'd want a whole disc from Thrice that revolves around that sound.

[SGlove]

That averages out to like 5-6 songs a cd.
How atmospheric you think they'll be?

[Storm In A Teacup]

No, it's going to be eight to nine songs on each CD.

[skatastic33]

Im excited.

[cliffisanarcissist]

Ive seen them live like 3 times
and I might go to TAAS show too.
So consistent live.

[cliffisanarcissist]

The only thing I think Vheissu needed more of was the technicality of The Artist And The Ambulance. Though the focus was on being atmospheric and melodic, I know that they can use their superb musical skill to create that kind of music. All the songs on Vheissu worked but it just seemed like they could be writing more complex stuff.

Vheissu is much more technical than TAITA. For evidence I site Riley's growth as a drummer, Dustin's vocal growth, and the use of piano.

The end.

[srt-4]

Vheissu is much more technical than TAITA. For evidence I site Riley's growth as a drummer, Dustin's vocal growth, and the use of piano.

The end.
its more mature than their other stuff, not more technical.

[cbmartinez]

Vheissu is much more technical than TAITA. For evidence I site Riley's growth as a drummer, Dustin's vocal growth, and the use of piano.

The end.

gg knowing what technicality is in regards to music

The guitars on Vheissu are much less technical. Dustin sticks to mainly open chords and Teppei's lead lines are slower and not as much "maximum shr3d." If you can't hear that, you're an idiot. Think of the intros of "Blood Clots And Black Holes," "Under A Killing Moon" or even "To Awake And Avenge The Dead" for an older example. That's technicality, it's tough stuff to play. Like I said originally, the playing style on Vheissu is much more about utilizing effects to create atmospheric lines. The guitarwork is not bad, it's just not as technical.

[cliffisanarcissist]

gg knowing what technicality is in regards to music

The guitars on Vheissu are much less technical. Dustin sticks to mainly open chords and Teppei's lead lines are slower and not as much "maximum shr3d." If you can't hear that, you're an idiot. Think of the intros of "Blood Clots And Black Holes," "Under A Killing Moon" or even "To Awake And Avenge The Dead" for an older example. That's technicality, it's tough stuff to play. Like I said originally, the playing style on Vheissu is much more about utilizing effects to create atmospheric lines. The guitarwork is not bad, it's just not as technical.
Thrice isn't a guitar quartet.
They do have vocals, drums, and bass (plus keys now)
As a whole I believe its more technical as I stated earlier.

[Permanent Solution]

Vheissu is more technical musically in regards to using more sounds to fill in the music and in regards to the time signatures used throughout.

Older Thrice was more technical on guitar.

[srt-4]

using a keyboard and "more sounds" doesn't make music technical.

[cliffisanarcissist]

using a keyboard and "more sounds" doesn't make music technical.

No, but showcasing the fact that every member of the band is a multi-instrumentialist is quite a display of technical ability.

[AIRIC]

What is the best thrice album?

[Sep]

The Illusion Of Safety. But I really really really dig Vheissu as well.

[Storm In A Teacup]

Vheissu is epic, but probably not their best album.

[Permanent Solution]

using a keyboard and "more sounds" doesn't make music technical.
The more sounds incorporated into a piece of music, the more technical the sound of the music. For instance, composing a symphony versus writing a song on an acoutsic guitar. The far ends of the spectrum, but it makes the point. The additional instrumentation adds more technicality to the music piece as a whole by requiring additional attention to mix and such.

[cbmartinez]

Well, in my original comment I clearly stated I was talking about the technicality of the guitars.

And to be honest, I think Riley's drumming was better on Illusion of Safety and The Artist And The Ambulance and I thought Eddie's bass playing was pretty subdued and simplistic compared to those two albums too. (correct me if I mixed those two up) So, they added some piano and organ, I wouldn't call that technicality.

[Permanent Solution]

You also mentioned knowing what technicality is in regards to music. I agreed the guitars were more techincal on other albums.

The drumming on Vheissu is way better than on other albums. TAITA is great Punk drumming, but Vheissu is just great drumming period. Bass on IOS is boring, though TAITA was more inventive. I'd say bass was equally good on TAITA or Vheissu.

But instrument technicality is not the only form of technicality in music. Writing a symphony with only half notes would still require more technical ability musically than playing a 30 second blisteringly fast guitar solo.

[cbmartinez]

Right, I agree, I guess. I don't know if I would call adding more instruments as technicality as much as complexity or a multidimensional aspect to their music. But yes, I agree that technicality in regards to music as a piece could be adding more instrumentation and complexity to it.

[Sep]

Well, in my original comment I clearly stated I was talking about the technicality of the guitars.

And to be honest, I think Riley's drumming was better on Illusion of Safety and The Artist And The Ambulance and I thought Eddie's bass playing was pretty subdued and simplistic compared to those two albums too. (correct me if I mixed those two up) So, they added some piano and organ, I wouldn't call that technicality.

The drumming on Vheissu is WAY better bro.

[cbmartinez]

Oh well, I don't drum so I'm certainly not that knowledgable on the drumming ability but from what I could hear I remember thinking the drumming sounded more complex on the past two albums.

[DFelon204409]

So it's about time we bumped this. I'm sure most people have seen the first two teaser videos. This Fire one is sick. This song sounds really really raw despite the previous Thrice productions. I'm pumped.

http://www.punknews.org/article/25274

[lunchforthesky]

Thrice would be a lot better if Dustin had a more interesting voice. I still like them but he is a bland singer.

[DFelon204409]

Dude his voice has really good body. He can be gruff or sensual and he shreds when he screams. What else do you want.

[santi3hg]

Yeah chris, drumming on Vheissu is way better than it was on the prior stuff. IOS and TAITA are rather bland on the drums but start becoming more complimenting the music on TAITA and more so in Vheissu.

[lunchforthesky]

Dude his voice has really good body. He can be gruff or sensual and he shreds when he screams. What else do you want.

Just something to make it a little more interesting. Like Palumbo has a unique voice, Geoff Rickley is way off key and just sings as emotionally as he can. Chuck Ragan sounds like a punk Tom Waits, the guy from Coheed sings real high. Anything really that makes him more interesting would be cool.

Dustin is just a decent singer. Nothing offensive, nothing that stands out. I still like Thrice and everything but they couldn't ever be one of my favourite bands just cause his voice is so plain.

[Alcore]

I agree with the comments on his singing voice, pretty bland. His scream however is frickin heavy

[DFelon204409]

I dunno I really love his voice. If you haven't heard it go here (http://waterispoison.com/audio.php) and check out his Ursus Veritas renditions of "Madman" and "Creep." Those tracks are absolutely beautiful as he renders them I think. I guess I'm just biased.

[SGlove]

I love Dustin's voice.
Cause its unique.
It's got a deeper register to it then most... at least to the bands I've listened to.

I think Nick said it best when he said it had a lot of body.

[Permanent Solution]

His solo album is a pretty good testament to the strength of his voice as well imo.