Album Rating: 3.5
i never paid a lot of attention to the cover because theres not a lot going on, but that just popped out at me.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
i don't know i've always been intrigued by it, but that came as a surprise ahah, i actually had to stare pretty hard as well
with the fantano review though, his interpretation does come across as a bit shallow in places and it would have paid dividends if he had more of a context in which to place the unique characteristics of the lyrics and the band. But i forgive him and his cynicism, because i always felt similarly conflicted about wil in one way or another, especially when first listening to the band.
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Album Rating: 4.2
no one who doesn't know what a lad is should be commenting on that song tbh
I haven't watched it but was melonhead saying Wil was unfairly harsh to lads or something? because lads deserve about 10x worse than that song dished out
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Album Rating: 3.5
He just said a few lines seemed snooty/judgemental and that he thought the song was about growing up or something along those lines. He didnt say anything about lads.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
I've seen the quote of Wil on Triple J saying the song is “mainly about growing up and changing, admitting we make mistakes and trying to improve ourselves" but somehow can't reconcile that with any of the verses and needless to say, the chorus. I thought it was just about touring in the states and having an anthem against shitcunts
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Album Rating: 3.5
shit, i guess he was right. i still dont see how that makes sense though.
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shit, i guess he was right. i still dont see how that makes sense though.
me neither
Interesting how fantano read some of the awkward lines here as unenjoyable, but to me thats just Wil and it their work wouldn't be as honest and straight with you if their stunning lyrical lines weren't mixed with some rough / awkward / slightly clumsy ones (linking to the stream on consciousness feel - it wouldnt be there otherwise)
obviously doesn't change the fact that those shit lyrics are still shit.
but a lot of the time its used to belittle the struggles of a person who you know nothing about.
not relevant to the convo but i think "sjws" is also such a term.
Wil seems like the least snooty and judgemental person on the planet.
i've heard about some shit he's done and definitely thought "that's a bit judgmental", but he's no moreso than most people.
one incorrect interpretation i noticed in fantano's review is he thought the "go forth and suffer for your art" was about wil, but i'm pretty sure it's about georgia. i also have a sneaking suspicion that the (allegedly false) incident of sexual harassment at a show that's referred to in "suffer" is talkin about camp cope.
i gotta take into account that fantano hadnt heard any smithies before this one. i think he woulda had a better idea of the appeal of the band if he jammed throw me in the river.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
Yeah I definitely thought he was wrong about Suffer, that song is definitely about Georgia, but I don't blame him for assuming otherwise. Just curious why do you use that big of a font?
I'm also confused about his critique about the song structures, as well as the tracklisting, but then I haven't paid much attention to either
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Album Rating: 4.0
You guys really seem to put a lot of stock into his music reviews
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Just curious why do you use that big of a font?
just happens when theres quotes in my post. dont know how to make it stop. its rlly annoying.
I'm also confused about his critique about the song structures, as well as the tracklisting, but then I haven't paid much attention to either
tracklisting did strike me as a bit lacking on this album. the songs dont flow into each other as well as they did on the last album; they come off more like a bunch of songs just thrown together on the same record. i know that in reality most albums are like that but many of those albums happen to have songs that lend themselves well to an interesting structure, like the last smithies album for example; i guess the songs on this one dont. all that said the structure isnt bad at all. i like that the album is structured completely different from river; like instead of one big intro track like something i can hold in my hands and the sort of two or three part outro in the last couple of tracks, the album hits you in the face with forrest and after the massive young once, you just go into this really quiet track. the structure is different in a good way but ultimately not as good as river, where the songs rlly lend themselves to making the record sound fuckin epic overall.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Yeah, tracklist's a fair criticism, first Smithies album I really feel has some filler that starts dragging it down in some places
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Album Rating: 3.5
I also didn't realize u could see Wil's face on the album cover lol. Cool
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Album Rating: 3.5
the shit lyrics on here are forgiveable next to the line that starts 'passiona' which forces an audible groan out of me every time i hear it
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Album Rating: 4.0
I assume it was intentional (not that that's an excuse), but the album doesn't flow well at all. A lot of it is quite jarring. That said, I can excuse it because of how it contributes to the album thematically. Although the band did technically adopt a similar technique with Throw Me in the River/I Love Life, it did make a little more sense given it was the album's closer and tied into Something I Can Hold In My Hands well.
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Album Rating: 3.5
the groan inducing lines are what keep me from really loving this band. that and some questionable compositional choices.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
"I haven't watched it but was melonhead saying Wil was unfairly harsh to lads or something? because lads deserve about 10x worse than that song dished out"
i don't think melonhead knows what "lads" are
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Album Rating: 3.5
how has he indicated he doesnt know what lads are, he didnt say anything about them.
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Album Rating: 4.0
His comments about it being overly judgmental and his interpretation of the song implied he'd assumed said "lads" to be something other than what they're understood to be over here. Of course, he could also be talking about the first verse about the room of assholes, but I think it's fair to say he linked that to the chorus IMO. It could be wrong, though, and it's not a big deal either way.
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Album Rating: 3.0
If wanna y'all don't define 'lads', I'm gonna lose my shit.
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Album Rating: 3.0
I thought it was just interchangeable with dudes or something.
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