This cd is stupid. It sounds exactly the same for the most part. they just pretty much took the one good thing away from catch 22 ( Personally i enjoy all of catch 22s stuff, but you know)

They explain it all at the end of the CD. Yeah, it sounds the same, but the sound quality is a lot better. Just think of it as a re-release of Keasbey Nights and you'll sleep better at night.

I wish all bands re-recorded their material when they had a re-release of an album. Beats a couple layered drums thrown over the original tracks

I think they should have made a whole new album those lazy bastards

If you look at their touring plan, you would see that they aren't lazy at all. I think the idea of remaking KN is fine. As long as it doesn't mean that we have to wait another two years for some new stuff.

They're writing new stuff now, which is why they're not touring.

I guess your right then

[url]http://streetlightmanifesto.com/[/url]
Forgot about that too.

I've got my copy pre-ordered:)

I burned a copy

[QUOTE=tappenzee]Just think of it as a re-release of Keasbey Nights and you'll sleep better at night.
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but i wouldnt even consider buying a typical re-release. This one poses a dilemma for me...

i think ill probably just get it, from what ive heard of it and my gut instinct, it wont, it cant be better than the original, but it should atleast be interesting...

[QUOTE=gastery6]I think they should have made a whole new album those lazy bastards[/QUOTE]
123 lol

Like most I was disappointed with it. Here are my random thoughts. I do have some bias because my favorite album is the original and has been for over 6 years. The more unchanged a song was the more I liked it. The new lyrics are nice of course and they should have done more of that. The horns might have been too "cookie cutter" recorded and I say that because they are lacking some spice and some character. I like the singing for the most part; not as good as I was expecting. I like the changes to Riding the Fourth Wave(guitar in beginning and flute). I thought they left the explosion effect out of 9mm, but I really liked the added horn line from 00:56-01:00. The singing in Kristina and Footsteps is very similar. Walking Away, 9mm, and Keasbey Nights were probably my least favorite remakes. I liked how Giving Up, Giving In sounded.

By the way Im new to the boards. Ive been reading them for a few weeks now though. C22, SM/BOTAR are all in my top 3 favorite bands, but i like a lot of ska. So ill be checking out this thread and the ska thread quite a bit. :thumb:

welcome

I dont know if this interview was posted earlier but it seems legit. Basic interview from Kevin Gunther(trumpet) from Catch 22, except he sheds some light on the Tomas and re-visited album issue. [url]http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=80885[/url]

[QUOTE=spuck]but i wouldnt even consider buying a typical re-release. This one poses a dilemma for me...

i think ill probably just get it, from what ive heard of it and my gut instinct, it wont, it cant be better than the original, but it should atleast be interesting...[/QUOTE]
same

[QUOTE=REINER]They're writing new stuff now, which is why they're not touring.[/QUOTE]They're touring may/june with Aquabats, so they can't be recording that much.

I'm so pumped for the B.O.T.A.R. album...

I prefer them quite a bit to Streetlight...

[QUOTE=DuckinFutch8]I'm so pumped for the B.O.T.A.R. album...

I prefer them quite a bit to Streetlight...[/QUOTE]
Me too. Any details on the release?

[QUOTE=ThievesandBastards]They're touring may/june with Aquabats, so they can't be recording that much.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't take [i]that[/i] to record.

[QUOTE=REINER]Doesn't take [i]that[/i] to record.[/QUOTE]
123 the time consuming part is writing....recording can be done in one or 2 long days if needed.

Nah way more than that. With a ska band and that many instruments I'd say a couple weeks, including mixing.

[QUOTE=DuckinFutch8]I'm so pumped for the B.O.T.A.R. album...

I prefer them quite a bit to Streetlight...[/QUOTE]
123

[QUOTE=ThievesandBastards]They're touring may/june with [b]Aquabats[/b], so they can't be recording that much.[/QUOTE]

Ick!

Aquabats and Streetlight are hitting the west coast. They only have some confirmed dates out but looks like the west coast are the lucky ones.

[QUOTE=REINER]Nah way more than that. With a ska band and that many instruments I'd say a couple weeks, including mixing.[/QUOTE]

Well, if they've been playing the songs live, they should be able to do an album in a day or two.

The mixing would take a little longer than a normal band, but not too much longer. Compared to Drums and the guitar, horns are pretty easy to mix.

Have they been playing the songs live? I haven't seen them recently or anything.

Yes.

Ohh, any bootlegs from the songs?

I don't have any, there's a bunch of live sets on soulseek if I can remember correctly though.

So. That tour better announce some east coast/mid west dates or I am seriously going to s[SIZE="2"]hi[/SIZE]t myself in anger.