The Official Streetlight Manifesto/Catch 22/BOTAR Thread

[DougJI]

(L)jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
i dont care till i have a full album in my hands
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
thats because you dont actually love streetlight manifesto
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
yes i do
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
with a deep and invigorated passion
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
ues i do
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
then why dont you want ever last fibre you can get your hands on
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
because im sane
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
yes and im insane.
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
exactly
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and therefore
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
love them more than you
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
okay?
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
cuz insane people do not have rationality
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
=DD=D=D=D=D=D=D=D=D=D=D=D
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
: ::q;d
w[pbear0ip]jedb0p\ihb]agb0igh\0e-g
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
BLaaaaaaaarrrrrrrh streeeeeeeeeetlight
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
omg
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
i keep having the same thing happen in my nightmares now.
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
im up on stage next to tomas and tomas looks at me with a "wtf?" face and i jump into the crowd and no one catches me and i get like thrown into painful and scary things
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
uumm trhats not good
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
haha
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
i think itsb ecause im afraid of what was running through tomas' mind when i was skanking on stage lmao
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
"omfg... fat kid... why does fat kid like my music... omg... NO HES GOING TO jump... oh god... why... what the ****... why do these weird ****ing kids like me?"
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
he probly didnt even realized
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
he stared right at me
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
i looked over at tomas and then the bari sax player
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and the bari sax player was killing himself laughing
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and tomas was like =O /:D /XD /=( :headshake:/D:
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
oh geeze.
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
most epic 5 seconds of my life.
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
lol
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
so many things were going through my mind
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and it was all quiet
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and slow motion
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and i was like
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
"must... skank.."
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
i dont know, that moment seemed important to m
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
like at some point in the future ill be playing wiht tomas at some show possibly
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and he'll be like ur that fat kid that didnt get caught at our toronto show a couple years ago!
Doug. are you looking for a band? CONTACT ME! Are you a band looking for someone? CONTACT ME! says:
and ill be like <_< >_>
jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
haha

[Jessizzle]

i give off the impression that i care very well...

[DougJI]

i give off the impression that i care very well...

tbqh i was just using it as an excuse to get the whole "looking for band/bandmember" thing on the forum =D

[AIRIC]

What the **** is going on here

[Jessizzle]

erock, he just posted our msn convercation
which is like an AIM convo, but you get to change yer msn name to whatever/whenever

[DougJI]

What the **** is going on here

nothin... at all..

<_<


>_>


<_<

[AIRIC]

What the **** is up with this place

[Flagjacket]

awesome thread

[SkaRobotArmy]

where you the guy with the aquabats costume kinda thing?

[DougJI]

where you the guy with the aquabats costume kinda thing?

ill take a wild ****ing guess that youre referring to me...

no, I was the BIG HUGE FAT KID THAT NO ONE CAUGHT DURING HERES TO LIFE. there were only like 3 stage dives during heres to life because i ****ing died.

I had checkered shoes on and when i was on stage i only had one shoe on.

http://profile.ak.facebook.com/profile5/1983/55/n501218280_1000.jpg

thats me.
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v79/57/36/1649730076/n1649730076_47717_3810.jpg

thats also me on the right.

notice the giganticness.

[Danger Bird]

aww you're not that fat

[Aficionado]

The artwork looks like something an indie band would put out. Still looks alright.

[SkaRobotArmy]

haha, you're not even fat dude.
but seriously, i am so fu'cking excited for this album now, i don't want to wait till november. the song names all sound awesome, i think its gunna be the best yet.

[DougJI]

haha, you're not even fat dude.
but seriously, i am so fu'cking excited for this album now, i don't want to wait till november. the song names all sound awesome, i think its gunna be the best yet.

The backing vocals are the best yet based on 3 sound clips. They all sounded in tune for once :P

[Henrik]

I hope some of the songs are long cause else it'll be a very short album with only 10 songs on it.

Would've liked a few more tracks.

[SkaRobotArmy]

nah, i think it will be good this way, no filler. and streetlight songs are always longish. its taken them years to put this out, i don't think they would release such a short album.

[DougJI]

album length is apparently over an hour.

[DougJI]

PS, anyone have the Streetlight Demo? i cant find it anywhur.

[Liebensaft]

The demo's not even on OiNK. There are seriously like six bajillion requests for it and the new album.

[SkaRobotArmy]

the demo is EGN with less songs?

[Liebensaft]

No, I think one side is a new song and the other is something from EGN. I dunno. Nothing worthwhile, really, but someone's going to get an e-blowjob from 6,000 ska nerds if they can get the thing on OiNK soon.

[DougJI]

No, I think one side is a new song and the other is something from EGN. I dunno. Nothing worthwhile, really, but someone's going to get an e-blowjob from 6,000 ska nerds if they can get the thing on OiNK soon.

i actually meant the first demo put out by streetlight before EGN...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_Manifesto_Demo

we are the few is actually up on a myspace profile...

http://www.myspace.com/tomaskalnoky

i just want it to tide myself over for a bit till the album leaks.

The We are the few demo version is a lot better than the album version i think.

[Liebensaft]

Yeah, that one's on OiNK. It's gotta be somewhere else too. Check slsk and add it to your wishlist or something.

[Henrik]

It was once available on skachilles before it got closed down. They really had lots og awesome stuff.

The only thing I downloaded from the demo though was "We Are The Few" for some reason.
And since that is the only song you already have I can't help much.
I've considered to buy it though.

[StreetlightRock]

It's, like, y'know, on, like, sale on the risc website, but like, that would be silly amirite?

[SkaRobotArmy]

i actually meant the first demo put out by streetlight before EGN...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_Manifesto_Demo

we are the few is actually up on a myspace profile...

http://www.myspace.com/tomaskalnoky

i just want it to tide myself over for a bit till the album leaks.

The We are the few demo version is a lot better than the album version i think.

i don't like the horns as much, they don't fit as well as the final recording but the drums and stuff are better for sure.

did anybody listen to the version of supernothing thats up there? its weird but good.

[Aficionado]

The gimp version is supernothing is so...different.

[Henrik]

I really like the last part of that version.

the part that goes something like: "hey hey hey, thanks for all the sadness" etc.

[DougJI]

It's, like, y'know, on, like, sale on the risc website, but like, that would be silly amirite?

im like totally like broke so like i cant like order like it like off like the like website like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like

like like like like

like....

[DougJI]

It was once available on skachilles before it got closed down. They really had lots og awesome stuff.

The only thing I downloaded from the demo though was "We Are The Few" for some reason.
And since that is the only song you already have I can't help much.
I've considered to buy it though.

skachilles moved.

http://streetlamps.perdomocore.com/index.php

thats the forumz.

you can download the gimp album off of the RISC fansite
http://risc.perix.co.uk/downloads/music/

i couldnt imagine writing all that when i was 14...

[comptonassrobert]

you guys have the most annoying msn names in the ****ing world.

[DougJI]

you guys have the most annoying msn names in the ****ing world.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A BAND?!?!

[AIRIC]

LET THE FLOOD SWELL

[Catchthe22]

this thread is getting annoying thanks to some people

[DougJI]

I just got the Everything Went Numb demo track and I also like it much more than the album version.

Now I have two... only two more to go.

[AIRIC]

dude I have the whole demo...

[Aficionado]

My msn username is

Akbar...

I hope thats not annoying.

[DougJI]

dude I have the whole demo...

upload/send? =)

[AIRIC]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SDJW9QUM

[DougJI]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SDJW9QUM

you're awesome:thumb:

[SkaRobotArmy]

you can download the gimp album off of the RISC fansite
http://risc.perix.co.uk/downloads/music/

i couldnt imagine writing all that when i was 14...

that website is f'ucking awesome, its got OCG on it too!

[Liebensaft]

its got OCG on it too!

Gross. My friend got that once, and he had to use this ointment for weeks. It was ****ing sick.

[AIRIC]

hahaha what did he get?

[Henrik]

skachilles moved.

http://streetlamps.perdomocore.com/index.php

thats the forumz.

you can download the gimp album off of the RISC fansite
http://risc.perix.co.uk/downloads/music/

i couldnt imagine writing all that when i was 14...
Haha I feel so stupid. I've been looking for that site to reopen for like a year or so.

Thank you :)

[POINTLESS5448]

I am sure that this has already been asked but does anyone have Somewhere In The Between yet?

[DougJI]

I am sure that this has already been asked but does anyone have Somewhere In The Between yet?

*smack smack smack smack*

[Liebensaft]

hahaha what did he get?

lol OCG.

[Henrik]

I am sure that this has already been asked but does anyone have Somewhere In The Between yet?
It hasn't leaked yet.

[Jessizzle]

PEOPLE IN TORONTO ATTN:

BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
ADRIFT SKATE SHOP
SEPTEMBER 22nd
DOORS at 6
10$

[Liebensaft]

Goddamnit, take that business elsewhere, Jess.

sagesagesagesagesagesagesagesagesagesagesagesagesa ge

[obese_breasts]

Bomb the Music Industry is charging people to see them? Lame.

[DougJI]

Bomb the Music Industry is charging people to see them? Lame.

No, jess is charging people to see them.

you know, so she can do things like pay venues and sound equipment rentals.

[Kithkin]

You know what's ultra-lame?

They're going on tour with Anti Flag.

What's funny is that when they said it on stage, Jeff went into a rant about how Anti-Flag suck, and this little girl is standing on the edge of the pit wearing an Anti-Flag shirt. She looked so sad.

[SkaRobotArmy]

G'Day!

September 14 2007
We're headed down under! We'll be in Australia for a week of shows with Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake in December of this year. The dates are:
Fri 7 Dec Gold Coast, Southport RSL
Sat 8 Dec Brisbane, The Arena
Sun 9 Dec Sydney, Luna Park Bigtop
Tues Dec 11 Melbourne, Billboards
Wed Dec 12 Melbourne, Billboards
Thu Dec 13 Adelaide, HQ
Fri Dec 14 Perth, The Capitol

See you at the shows!

[TakeWarning]

I'm mad excited about the Perth show, but it's 18+ and I don't have a fake ID. :(

[Henrik]

Wow that sucks, can't you get one before the show?


I never got why venues make shows that are +18.
And I've actually never experienced it myself either. I'm not sure id it's legal to do so over here.

[DrummerJonny]

its cos it makes it 10x easier for the bar if its 18+ cos they dont have to worry about kids trying to get served.

it also costs the bands more to play if they want an under 18 show, in some places anyway...

[Kithkin]

It's also nice to not have little kids everywhere. Especially the ones who are there only because they have nothing better to do on a saturday, stand up in the front and slightly bob their heads.

[lynch_me]

Kith wants his shows filled with karate kicks and fists in the air.

[ZaaR]

i saw streetlight a couple of weeks ago in toronto and it was awesome. the only beef i had with it was that they didn't play the saddest song, which is my personal favorite on the album. can anyone link me to a video or anything of them playing it live?

[Catchthe22]

i wouldnt want to be sad at a concert. Im on Streetlight's side of this issue.

[SkaRobotArmy]

naw, its still a wicked awesome song. but who cares, some people people like to actually watch the band and enjoy the music and not get disgusting and sweaty\brutalized.
i like a good mixture of both except in streetlights case, went in the first song and never left.

[Catchthe22]

I was joking about the sad thing of course, but i agree with the mix of songs. Flogging Molly has a good mix from fast punk to slow anthems and I enjoyed them more just because of the variety.

[Henrik]

I think The Saddest Song might be the weakest one on EGN. Except for the hornlines.

[Aficionado]

I personally find The Big sleep to be one of the weakest on EGN.

[SkaRobotArmy]

i dont think there are any weak ones.

[DougJI]

The Big Sleep is one of the best songs on EGN, and the saddest song is so freakin catchy...

Failing, Flailing is really really weak on the album, but so unbelievably amazing live.

[Aficionado]

You kidding? Failing Flailing is one of my favourite on EGN.

[DougJI]

You kidding? Failing Flailing is one of my favourite on EGN.

The whole thing just seems like it lacks energy, and it seems like a filler song. When they play it live it sounds like it got a kick in the ***. I'm not saying the song is weak, but the recording on the album definitely is.

[Aficionado]

Ehh, maybe. But it has some of the best lyrics on the album.

[DougJI]

Ehh, maybe. But it has some of the best lyrics on the album.
Here's to Life > Failing, Flailing

[Henrik]

I think the ending of Failing, Flailing totally saves the song. I love that part.

And yep the lyrics are great.

[ZaaR]

i think the whole cd is solid. every song is good in it's own right. there are no "bad" songs on EGN

[SkaRobotArmy]

123.

[DougJI]

Leaked Streetlight Booklet/lyrics.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MRZ6JIM7

enjoy. I'd gander that the album will leak within days...

[SkaRobotArmy]

balls, i don't want it to for once!

[Henrik]

Impressing!

I don't feel like reading it though.

[Kithkin]

Jeeze leak already.

Cool, different cover art. The lyrics look good.

[StreetlightRock]

Yayz, got my tickets, Reel Big Fish and Less than Jake as well, should be a blast. Any other Aussies going here?

[TakeWarning]

I wish I was, but it's 18+ and TakeWarning is only 17!

[Henrik]

Isn't there really anything you can do about it? Get a fake ID or cheat yourself in or something like that?

[Catchthe22]

if they dont want people under 18, there must be a reason. Or no reason. Probably that second one.

[Teeb]

Leaked Streetlight Booklet/lyrics.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MRZ6JIM7

enjoy. I'd gander that the album will leak within days...

That link no longer works.

[TakeWarning]

Isn't there really anything you can do about it? Get a fake ID or cheat yourself in or something like that?

Not really, the club they're playing at is the strictest in Perth when it comes to identification. I've tried and failed to gain entry to it a few times before.

[DougJI]

That link no longer works.

ok. find it yourself then?

[AIRIC]

haha doug is a DICK

[DougJI]

haha doug is a DICK

im lazy. and its not that hard to find.

[Cliche]

New link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?a0j3lmjmn92

[antihippy]

no all ages in melbourne? :(

[Henrik]

http://www.streetlightmanifesto.com
Updated tour list, two more miniclips and some other info.

And the preorder is ready at interpunk: http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=151945&

[obese_breasts]

I can't wait to see them in December

[AIRIC]

Yeah I'm seeing htem in November. Pretty excited. It's my 4th time.

[DougJI]

i don't know.. im not digging the sound of this album so far. background vocals = exactly the same in all the songs...

this better ****in leak soon.

[Cliche]

October 9 2007
OK, right, so to the right of this window you can find more details about the upcoming shows, as in links to the venues and links to buy tickets. As we get more ticket links, we will be putting them up, so check back often. From the ticket counts so far, a good number of these shows are well on their way to selling out so please, please, please buy your tickets in advance. Too often after the shows we meet upset fans that couldn't get into the venue after driving for hours, due to it being sold out. Don't let it happen to you.

Our record release show/party will be in Boston on Nov 13th (the day the record officially comes out) so bring the champagne! Unfortunately the record comes out 4 days after our hometown New Jersey show... Well, we pulled some strings, begged, pleaded and we are super happy to announce we will be allowed to sell the new record at the Jersey show on the 9th (our beloved Starland Ballroom), four days before it's out in stores and on the web! To show our appreciation to our NJ friends we will be giving out a signed (by the whole band) poster with every single cd sold that night.

Next: yes, the first video off of SITB will be making it's debut soon, thanks for asking. We will be showing it here first, within the next few weeks. And of course it's not just us in a room, lip syncing to our own music (you know us better than that, don't you?). We can't wait to get it out there, should be a good time.

If you're interested in pre-ordering the new record, head on over to Interpunk.com. Ten bucks gets you the CD and some SM schwag. Here's the link.

Mmmm, what else... oh yeah. Here (http://theriscgroup.com/streetlight/streetlightmanifesto/samp/05.mp3) and here (http://theriscgroup.com/streetlight/streetlightmanifesto/samp/09.mp3).

That'll be it for now.[/quote]

[Henrik]

I love the sound of the new clips. Especially on Watch It Crash.

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea, i'm super excited, doug is nuts.

[DougJI]

yea, i'm super excited, doug is nuts.

dude, all the harmony vocals use the exact same interval and aren't very creative on any of the clips.

that's based on 1/60th of the album however, hopefully it'll be a bit spiced up for the rest of each of those songs.

[SkaRobotArmy]

i don't listen to punk rock expecting much creative...

[AIRIC]

This is Streetlight Manifesto...

[Henrik]

I pre ordered my copy already. I couldn't wait, and plus I get a fine little button too :)

[SkaRobotArmy]

was going to but then i figured i still have to wait for delivery then after it comes out, if i buy it from a store i get it that day.

[Liebensaft]

If you download it from the internet, you get it in (probably) like two weeks.

[Henrik]

I'm not sure if any shop near me will get a copy on the release date so I figured I could just as well order one from the internet. And I don't wanna download it.

[fathergoat]

Where I live we get tons of Streetlight cd's on the release date.

[Jessizzle]

Guys, this proves a point, ajax is so ****ing boring we all have to result in drugs alcohol or the internet.. there is no inbetween.

or make shitty music.

[Aficionado]

Ajax is poopty, Pickering is where its at though

[Jessizzle]

pickerjax same thing you just proved my point even more!

efff.

[Flagjacket]

I vote that we select two of Jess' friends and ban them to avoid further talk of Canadian suburbs.

[lynch_me]

I know, it's like an annoying tree because it makes weird shadows in your room at night. Jess is the roots of that tree.

[lynch_me]

nevermind it's nothing like that.

[SkaRobotArmy]

barrie is where its at.

[DougJI]

http://download.yousendit.com/BDED218336A7F10E

GUYS

Watch It Crash and Down Down Down, To Mephisto's Cafe

Serious..

omfg... so good

[Flagjacket]

There's a thread specifically for this band right below this thread.

[DougJI]

There's a thread specifically for this band right below this thread.

this is way too epic for a band thread. 4.5 years since their last album.

[Aficionado]

Not too long till the whole album leaks

[DougJI]

Not too long till the whole album leaks

Mustard Plug is selling a split CD sampler at their shows that includes these two songs. so a full leak is probably awhile away yet.

[Aficionado]

Oh cool, can't wait till this album is out

[thunderzstruck]

argh i told myself that i wouldnt download any leaked tracks but the temptation was waaay too high

i listened to the first 40 sec of Down, Down, Down To Mephisto's Cafe and AHHHHHHHHH ITS AMAAAZING!! :D

[SkaRobotArmy]

Its Soooooooooooo Good!

[ZaaR]

mephisto's cafe is an awesome ****ing song

[fathergoat]

I'm glad to hear something less pissed off by them.

[thunderzstruck]

ok ive listened to them a few times now. Very good songs but I have a complaint.

I don't know how much i like the production. what i loved about EGN was the underproduced sound. Now the drums dont stick out nearly as much and doesnt have that same rhythm feel from these two tracks

[DougJI]

ok ive listened to them a few times now. Very good songs but I have a complaint.

I don't know how much i like the production. what i loved about EGN was the underproduced sound. Now the drums dont stick out nearly as much and doesnt have that same rhythm feel from these two tracks

The drums not sticking out makes the songs less similar sounding I think...

and once again, we're still only judging on like 1/6 of the album

[Danger Bird]

Mephisto's was meh but Watch It Crash was awesome, classic SM.

[ZaaR]

ok ive listened to them a few times now. Very good songs but I have a complaint.

I don't know how much i like the production. what i loved about EGN was the underproduced sound. Now the drums dont stick out nearly as much and doesnt have that same rhythm feel from these two tracks

i agree 100%, exactly why i love catch's keasbey nights way more than streetlights.

[fathergoat]

Mephisto's was meh but Watch It Crash was awesome, classic SM.

I felt the opposite.

[Danger Bird]

Maybe I'm just a sucker for that quiet part in the middle.

[bob]

for all u streetlight fans, i know the drummer

[Danger Bird]

I bet you feel like a somebody now.

[fathergoat]

Maybe I'm just a sucker for that quiet part in the middle.

I'm just a sucker for old Catch 22.

[obese_breasts]

I think both song are awesome.

[Kithkin]

dude, all the harmony vocals use the exact same interval and aren't very creative on any of the clips.

that's based on 1/60th of the album however, hopefully it'll be a bit spiced up for the rest of each of those songs.

His vocal range is less than an octave, so most of his songs use similar patterns. His voice has only gotten worse with time.

[Tyler]

can someone reupload the CD booklet? Just the pages with Mephisto's Cafe and Watch It Crash if possible.

[Henrik]

I'll try not to download the songs already. That makes it more exciting to get the cd.... I hope.

[SkaRobotArmy]

the lyrics for the whole album are on some lyric sites already, just google it.

[Henrik]

And someone already posted them on here. Go 3-4 pages back.

[Tyler]

And someone already posted them on here. Go 3-4 pages back.

the link is dead. I will google it though.

[Jessizzle]

i'll just get doug to send them to me once the whole album is done :)

[DougJI]

i'll just get doug to send them to me once the whole album is done :)

your womanly powers have no hold over me anymore.

[fathergoat]

His vocal range is less than an octave, so most of his songs use similar patterns. His voice has only gotten worse with time.

I've noticed that in most of the songs. I don't mind it, but it is extremely noticeable.

[DougJI]

his voice gets the job done.

[SkaRobotArmy]

somebody on this forum once said 'his words are like zoom' i think. that pretty much does it, i like his voice.

[Twin Human Highway Flares]

"His words are like zoom?" I have no idea what that means.

[Henrik]

Am I the only one who think that Tomas Kalnoky and Evan Greer have similar voices?

[SkaRobotArmy]

We're Going Down Down Down To Mephisto's Cafe! Hey! Hey!

[AIRIC]

I hate the drums and backing vocals. Not hate but they're not as good anymore.

[thunderzstruck]

yeah the songs sound waaaay too sleak. but my opinions could change

[SkaRobotArmy]

i like the background vox in it, his voice sounds a lot more like tomas's, it's neat. the drums are a little weaker but i can forgive, everything else is bit'chain

[Intransit]

OMFG DEY R SO SHITTY WIT GOOD PRODUCTSHUNS WAT SELLOUTZ

Grow up guys. If you purposely like bad production, you are a juvenile mother****er. This **** is just as passionate, and hella more intricate than EGN.

I hate to say it, but after this album comes out, just about every other ska band out there should either put up something as challenging as this, or go home.

[Catchthe22]

Well your post wasnt very constructive but Ill agree, the actual production is much better and that so far the music shows just as much skill as EGN. The backing vocals I have no problem with at every angle (I actually have more problems with the EGN backing vocals). The drummer has a variety of drum parts in each song (a lot of the drumming is very similar to EGN drumming) and I cant ask much more from him especially since this is a variety of ska/punk. He has already surpassed most bands in the genre.

The thing I like most about it so far is that it has a lot of differences from EGN but it still shows their style a bit.

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Down, Down, Down is so awesome.

Their gig in Perth is 18+ though :(

[TakeWarning]

Yeah, that really is somewhat of a punch in the crotch.

And who knows if they'll ever come back?

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Yeah man, it's depressing.


I don't actually live in Perth though, I live in Bunbury so it's even worse.


WA sucks ***, nobody ever comes here.

[TakeWarning]

Yeah, and when they do it's 18+. It's a sad state of affairs.

[JumpTheF**kUp]

I sent SM an e-mail about the 18+ thing and they haven't replied.

Which sucks.

[Jessizzle]

i borke, i couldnt stand not listenign to the new songs, and i love them aaaahhhhh

[thunderzstruck]

OMFG DEY R SO poopTY WIT GOOD PRODUCTSHUNS WAT SELLOUTZ

Grow up guys. If you purposely like bad production, you are a juvenile mother****er. This **** is just as passionate, and hella more intricate than EGN.

I hate to say it, but after this album comes out, just about every other ska band out there should either put up something as challenging as this, or go home.

haha youre funny. I don't purposly like bad production. In fact, I can't stand Catch22's Keasby Nights just because of its terrible production, I think streetlights is waaay better.

and im not all like OMG THIS SUCKS. I like the songs as i said. I just prefer the earlier sounds that were more gritty and i thought it felt like it had more energy with the drums way up in the mix. Now I feel like it sounds like every other band as far as the sound of it goes, still good music though

[Ghostfire]

November 13th cant come soon enough. I'm stoked.

[DougJI]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/teamhockeystick/Picture336.jpg

so basically, I have tomas' hat.

[Catchthe22]

i dont think it fits too well sorry :(

[Liebensaft]

Jeeze, when's the album gonna leak? I check OiNK every couple days.

[MBS]

1:03 in Mephistos is VERY similar to day in day out.... did anyone else notice this?



i am loving both leaks atm.

what i really really want is a new botar album. i cannot tell you how much i love a call to arms

[Twin Human Highway Flares]

what i really really want is a new botar album. i cannot tell you how much i love a call to arms


Qft. A new BOTAR album would f'ucking rule. I don't care all that much about Streetlight.

[SkaRobotArmy]

according to a fairly reliable source, that is already in the works.

[Twin Human Highway Flares]

Theoretically, yeah, but I need some real results!

[Catchthe22]

Oink got shut down, so the leak will have to come of other means.

[Henrik]

Originally they said that a new botar full lenght would come out shortly after the new Streetlight cd, but I really doubt it.

[DougJI]

RISC Group! Coming 2006!

o wait...

[Wyko]

Mm... just downloaded the two new songs. I like them both, Watch It Crash is probably my favorite.

[PolishRoyale]

what, the whole album just leaked what?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B69UHV3I

[TakeWarning]

Sahweeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttt.

Downloading now.

[Wyko]

what, the whole album just leaked what?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B69UHV3I

uhntissuhntiss.zip

Mm... I'll pass. :)

[TakeWarning]

uhntissuhntiss.zip

Mm... I'll pass. :)

Suit yourself.

It's pretty good so far, a few songs in.

[Wyko]

Oh gawd, it's real.

Listening now.

[JumpTheF**kUp]

what, the whole album just leaked what?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B69UHV3I

You are officially the best person ever.

[Wyko]

Mm, I'm 7/10 through now.

Somewhere In The Between (the song) just screams album closer.
And the main hook for forty days reminds me of another Streetlight/Catch song, don't know which.

Great album so far though.

[TakeWarning]

And the main hook for forty days reminds me of another Streetlight/Catch song, don't know which.



Here's To Life? Yeah, me too.

[SkaRobotArmy]

does anybody get what the reference of 'mephisto's cafe' is to? from what i got off wiki i would assume its hell but its kinda vague.

[SkaRobotArmy]

what, the whole album just leaked what?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B69UHV3I

i'm not doing. i gotta stand tall. if i do it now i will just burn it and then i can't justify myself buying it.

[Intransit]

If you can't bring yourself to buy any album by your favorite band, even after already having the songs, I'm sorry, but it's pretty difficult for me to consider you even a fan.

[SkaRobotArmy]

probably my favourite band, i'm just cheap and hate paying out huge bucks for a record i already have. especially when most of the money goes to the record shop and label. i support 'em at shows and merch tables, album sales are peanuts.

[descendents1]

i support my favs at shows and merch tables too but buying their albums is very symbolic and a decent contribution to their cause

just buy from a respectable joint like your local punk store to keep them in business and then you help out more than 1 entity

[Jessizzle]

AAAAH so good.

[Aficionado]

I've been able to tolerate for 4 years, I can tolerate another month or so.

[Liebensaft]

Downloading now. Figures it leaks right after OiNK dies.

[obese_breasts]

does anybody get what the reference of 'mephisto's cafe' is to? from what i got off wiki i would assume its hell but its kinda vague.

bout a guy selling his soul to the devil

[ZaaR]

just downloaded, currently listening to the first track

[asdf]

I enjoyed it. I think I need to give it another listen yet, but it's good.

[albert_bass]

I loved this album, the only thing I feel lacking is some kind of "A better place a better time" track. You know that kind of simplicity yet perfection and the masterful build up of the song? I mean that kind of track. Having it in the middle of the album would make this an almost perfect album.

Of course I have to listen to it much more but the first impression was neat.

[ZaaR]

I loved this album, the only thing I feel lacking is some kind of "A better place a better time" track. You know that kind of simplicity yet perfection and the masterful build up of the song? I mean that kind of track. Having it in the middle of the album would make this an almost perfect album.

Of course I have to listen to it much more but the first impression was neat.

i guess down down down could be considered that, but not really.

[lynch_me]

I loved this album, the only thing I feel lacking is some kind of "A better place a better time" track. You know that kind of simplicity yet perfection and the masterful build up of the song? I mean that kind of track. Having it in the middle of the album would make this an almost perfect album.

Of course I have to listen to it much more but the first impression was neat.

Look what Spain turned up!

[Catchthe22]

I like it. The beginning of One Foot on the Gas pretty much blows but its solid overall. A little more upbeat than Everything Goes Numb.

[obese_breasts]

What a Wonderful Life

[DougJI]

I like it. The beginning of One Foot on the Gas pretty much blows but its solid overall. A little more upbeat than Everything Goes Numb.

i liked the beginning of one foot more than any other part of the album i think.

[MBS]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much whoever provided that link. Listening to it now. :)

[DougJI]

tomas seems to be able to write an entire album worth of songs that all sound similar stylistically at the same time. he'd be hailed as the song writer of the century if keasbey, numb, and SiTB were all mixed together.

[Liebensaft]

Yeah, so many of these songs sound ridiculously similar. I'm having trouble really getting into this album. It's not bad, it's just...more of the same. It hasn't done anything yet to blow me away, but I'm only halfway through.

[StreetlightRock]

I actually agree with you, and i'm halfway too.... =/

[Catchthe22]

it probably wont change with the 2nd half

[iliketoplaydrums10111]

listening

it's pretty good but i agree with the above 3 posts

[slm_bean]

link is dead reup the link please...please

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Title track slays.

[Misanthropic]

Here's To Life? Yeah, me too.

I think they did that on purpose, it's really quite similar.

It's "more of the same" yes, but you can't expect every band to reinvent something with every album. There are some mind blowing songs on there IMO, probably get into it more soon.

If the link's really dead, try this page:

http://sordo.freehostia.com/search.php?q=streetlight+manifesto

[tom79]

SitB is pretty much what I expected, and that's a very good thing.

[Jessizzle]

i asked for EGN 2
and thats what i got.

[Liebensaft]

I think the second half is a little stronger than the first. I've given it about two full listens, and stand by what I said before.

[Win A Rabbit]

The start of We Will Fall Together gets me in a great mood. :)

Overall very solid.

[iliketoplaydrums10111]

I think the second half is a little stronger than the first. I've given it about two full listens, and stand by what I said before.

100% agree

The second half is better than the first IMO

This album is growing on me quite a bit.

[StreetlightRock]

^ That.

[DougJI]

http://www.theriscgroup.com/streetlight/wwft.html

Streetlight manifesto music video.

[SkaRobotArmy]

pretty sweet. would have been nice if it wasn't the same thing over and over again with different animals. the horn arrangements in that are song bit'chin though.

[comptonassrobert]

uhhhh somebody reupload please??

[Liebensaft]

I don't understand what's supposed to be going on in that video. It got a little psychedelic though, in the last two minutes or so. That was kinda cool.

[lynch_me]

I approve of that video. Very cool.

[Aficionado]

That was a sweet video and a sweet song aswell. I'm really excited now.

[Danger Bird]

It was pretty cool, not terribly so. Good song though.

[Aficionado]

Better than the cookie cutter videos we see from bands like Big D and the Kids table

[asdf]

So the album didn't strike me the first two listens, but I woke up with parts of songs stuck in my head, so now I'm going back and listening to some of them, and it's lyrically and musically starting to get to me like EGN did and does.

[Aficionado]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be a grower

[Catchthe22]

The video was interesting and amusing but I think a video's main purpose should be to get people excited about the song more. It didnt do that for me. I do like that song but the video doesnt add anything to it.

[Aficionado]

I don't look for that necessarily when watching a video. But I guess Streetlight are new at making videos. A good start

[Surtr]

Now this is my kinda' thread.

**** I love Streetlight.

[Aficionado]

Is this the first time you've seen this thread?

[obese_breasts]

I like that video, but that song is sooooooo good

[SkaRobotArmy]

its my least fav of the three i've heard so far but still a solid song. also, i think the last two big D videos were pretty cool in their defense...

[Surtr]

Is this the first time you've seen this thread?

Yes lmao.

Leave me alone, I don't ever bother coming to Punk. I just noticed it from the Main Page.

[asdf]

its my least fav of the three i've heard so far but still a solid song. also, i think the last two big D videos were pretty cool in their defense...

It's probably my favorite on the album, although the title track is really starting to get to me.

[Tyler]

album rules. i came.

[DougJI]

I'm in love with The Receiving End Of It All. It's amazing..


although the line "no one will ever see these cuts, no one will ever know its blood" is uhh... yeah.

[asdf]

Probably my least favorite song on the album. I find some of it kind of annoying, actually.

Espcially him saying "the receiving end of it all." Dont' really know why but it bothers me.

[Kithkin]

That video is terrible and was made for the weakest song on the album.

I don't like the way his art changed from brigth reds and blues with black and white to these muted fall colors.

The browns worked really well with BOTAR's art, but even that had bright yellows that contrasted well against the reds.

If someone sees this album on the shelves they'll think it's some crap acoustic rock band.

The album is great, aside from the pointless solos in half the songs.

The title track would be on par with Point Counterpoint if it weren't for the utterly crap solos in the middle.

[DougJI]

it feels like a lot of the songs had tacked on gimmicks unfortunately. watch it crash could have been ended a full 2 minutes earlier, skipping the whole system of a down breakdown thing. if i get bored i may edit all the songs down a lot shorter and see if it makes it better.

[obese_breasts]

Any one else find Forty Days to be absurdly catchy?

[Catchthe22]

yeah, i like that song. It is catchy. I actually think the choruses stick a lot stronger in your head than the EGN ones did.

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea, and while we're chopping off all the cool solo's we can cut out the intros, the outros and maybe reduce all the songs to one chorus each.

[Surtr]

Could someone either upload, or link me an upload to wickedtrainofthought@gmail.com?

It'd be mad appreciated, and for whatever it means, I'll Rep++

[AIRIC]

This kind of sucks.

the drums suck.

[Kithkin]

yea, and while we're chopping off all the cool solo's we can cut out the intros, the outros and maybe reduce all the songs to one chorus each.

I'm not talking instrumentals, I'm talking the obvious, semi-improvised solos. In a band where every note is purposefully placed, they disrupt the whole feel of the song.

The solos I'm talking about don't feel like part of the song. Here's to life has a really long solo, but it is essential to the song. Every note is placed purposefully. These solos feel improvised. For the same reason why the only songs they re-recorded for Keasby Nights that aren't better than their Catch 22 counterparts are the songs with solos. It's the difference between high school solos, which people play for fun, and a touring musician's solo, who feels he might have something to prove.

My guess is Thomas got nice and let his band mates write a few lines. And they tried too hard to impress.

And also, yes, there are a few intros and closures that could benefit from a trim. Half the songs are a minute too long. Mercy Me starts building to a great ending then repeats the intro. It's not that the intro doesn't work an ending, but the song builds toward an ending twice.

And the album intro (we will fall together) is pointlessly long, which is why it doesn't work for a video. Compare it to the first track on A Call to Arms, which is a much longer intro. ACtA's intro builds and builds to the start of the second track. WWFT, on the other hand, is aimless. It builds, then falls, then builds again, then goes into a solo, then a duet then a solo and finally into the start of the song. By the time it starts it's lost all the momentum from the intro.

In many ways this album is better than EWN. It's production is better. The drums sound better, which is partly because the production is better, but also because the songs are more rhythmic. Somewhere in the Between and Would You Be Impressed don't sound at all like SM or Catch 22. Their surface is the same, because Thomas has a distinctive voice, all songs are in the same basic range, the instruments and guitars have the same tone from song to song. There are fewer repeated choruses, fewer anthems and more call and response.

But it's less consistent. We'll see how it feels after 50 or 60 listens.

[SkaRobotArmy]

And also, yes, there are a few intros and closures that could benefit from a trim. Half the songs are a minute too long. Mercy Me starts building to a great ending then repeats the intro. It's not that the intro doesn't work an ending, but the song builds toward an ending twice.



this is called a hook if i'm not mistaken.
but i've only heard down down down, watch it crash and the song with th video so i can't really speak for the album in general. but from what i've heard i tend to disagree.

[thunderzstruck]

This kind of sucks.

the drums suck.

thats what i think also. thats one of my favorite parts about EGN

[JumpTheF**kUp]

New album is a grower, unlike EGN which was awesome on first listen.

[Henrik]

WTF!!! I'm gone for like a week and then the new Streetlight leaks!!!!

Anyways, I won't download it anyway so it doesn't matter too much.

What really matters for me is that they've announced the new dates for the upcoming world tour: http://www.streetlightmanifesto.com

And this time they are going to come to my town, which they have never been before. That is absolutely awesome even though RBF is going to headline. They are going to play at one of the greatest venues in a really cool place called Christiania.

[SkaRobotArmy]

thats a really intense tour schedule. no canadian dates though :(

[albert_bass]

Any one else find Forty Days to be absurdly catchy?

I absolutely do. In fact it became my instant favorite the first time I heard the album.

I don't know what my favorite is right now. All I know is the album is awesome. My only "complain" about it is the lack of some kind of "A better place, a better time" song. You know the perfection through simplicity and absolutely astonishing build up through the song. It is just so amazing. If there was that kind of track in this album it would be just as good as EGN.

[Kithkin]

****ing Ticketmaster.

Well, I guess I have to go to lancaster to get tickets, rather than pay twice the ticket price...

[ZaaR]

i really like the trumpet in one foot on the gas, one foot in the grave but that's just me...

oh screw off tom and come to canada again!

[Wyko]

Mm... didn't like the video that much, the song's good though.

I really dig the title track at the moment, but why the hell wasn't that the album closer.

[lynch_me]

streetlight were just in canada...

[Aficionado]

streetlight were just in canada...

Ya they were, like 2 months ago.

[ZaaR]

i know that, but they were also just in the usa. it wouldn't hurt to make a quick stop off in toronto again