"Willie does, actually. I'd love to hear that with 8-strings and a fatter sound."

I remember some time ago you said that ha. To me its the perfect metal sound.

I'll have to check this, I usually hate re-recordings but I'm genuinely interested in this. Artist In The Ambulance feels like it didn't have quite as full of a sound as it should have

Album Rating: 5.0

Every time seeing them live since the hiatus, I feel like these songs haven't ever sounded this good.

Genuinely impressed at Teppei still capable of ripping leads like this.

Drums and bass are unsurprisingly killer, and Dustin honestly sounds better than expected.

oh fuck this is good

dustin's crackly voice

that B A S S

Album Rating: 4.5

the baseline of this is so solid. imo there aren't enough subtle weaknesses (Dustin's missing roars on Cold Cash, most of the guest vox not adding much) or tangible improvements (Killing Moon and Paper Tigers stand out though) to throw my rating for the OG one in either direction, so a 4.5 it stays. I don't mind the original mix, even if it's a product of its era. so is this one - apples and oranges, both nutritious fruit



even though it was studio-engineered I reckon it's fair to interpret this as a memento for the upcoming tour, a statement to the effect of "hey we can still play these songs with intensity and conviction 20 years later" and in that regard it passes with flying colors

I kinda dig how they slowed down Paper Tigers

Album Rating: 4.6 | Sound Off

--I'll check this out this weekend. Not sure why it needed six guest vocalists on it though.--

The guests on this are totally inconsequential. The first time I listened to this I didn't even know there were guests. I figured it was one of the other band members.



--Now they’re gonna pull an in flames and make a comeback album --

I hope so. I hope they have some drive to do this style again after touring for it.



--From the band’s POV I can see why they wanted to do this. This material fits into their newer sound better than I would have expected, whereas an album like Illusion wouldn’t have translated. It gives them a chance to show how their progression is more of a natural progression than it might seem at first--

I never thought about that, but I think you're right. Given a similar sound to the new stuff, and with Dustin's current vocal sound, Artist in the Ambulance isn't as far away from their modern stuff as one might expect.

Slightly off topic, but using 8 strings for DEI would be silly, because it’s tuned perfectly for 7 strings and if anything, would sound thinner played on 8s as opposed to 7s or baritones. At that point, they were still playing chunky power chords and stacked chords. ‘Nothing’ was different, because they had to tune down 7s past the point of where they retain clarity, so a remaster played on 8 strings further down the line made sense (even though I think Re-Nothing is generally a much inferior production to the original, especially the drums).

Album Rating: 4.6 | Sound Off

I see your point. I'd still like a re-recording with a fuller sound, regardless of string count. I also prefer the newer version of Nothing over the original.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

this rocks. dustin sounds better. quit living in the past people.

Album Rating: 4.0

I am really addicted to this. I hadn’t listened to the original in a long time so it sounds even more fresh.

Albums still obviously fantastic, original and re-recorded. I just can't shake the feeling that this is lacking the energy of the OG album. I kinda wished they'd just tone everything down instead, and give it a completely different feel. I know they're trying to approach it 'slightly' differently anyway, but the comparisons are impossible to avoid. Still a valiant effort though, and the mixing definitely benefits a lot of it!

That being said, I'd love Coheed to do this with In Keeping Secrets as that also suffers from a shoddy mix. And Claudio's matured voice would make it sound completely different.

Thrice was one of those bands that always fell through the cracks during my youth, so this hits a whole lot different.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

agreed about that coheed album. wish more bands would rerecord old albums in general. i never give two shits about remix and remasters.

It's cool as hell that they did this, but I've always preferred the albums that sandwich it, so I'm not sure which version I'd choose in a far-off, future relisten

Album Rating: 3.5

Now they need to revisit Illusion of Safety

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah I don't like Dustin's voice on these songs as much. It works great on Paper Tiger but something like All That's Left is completely neutered. The melodies just sound a little weird with a more mature, raspier voice.



Edit: MyMentality, I'd hate that! Don't touch In Keeping Secrets AT ALL. That album is flawless and Claudio's vocals are at his best on it.

This came out of nowhere, wow.

after a 1st playthrough, i liked it a lot. Being older and having had beaten-down eardrums helps me appreciate how it sounds more organic, less pasteurized.
It's like having them play the album directly to you in your house in 2023.
Like all the cameos too, Chuck Ragan on the most HWM-like track is perfect. Must've been a bucketlist item for Dustin.
It's also pretty cool that they don't see their old work as something to be ashamed of (something that as an artist myself, and knowing many others, can say that it's overwhelmingly present feeling that your old stuff stinks).

Album Rating: 4.6 | Sound Off

Just bought my first Thrice album since Vheissu.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Now they need to revisit Illusion of Safety"



If it's like this no thanks

"It's cool as hell that they did this, but I've always preferred the albums that sandwich it"

Texted my buddy about this, and this is exactly what he said as well. I believe they have said Artist is their biggest and best selling album so choosing this to re-release makes sense even if it's not what I would have chosen.