THAT’s an album! Studio & ABCDE Discussion (Summer 2018)

[greykitkat36]

Originally Posted by Tomacco I just don’t like it because you wind up hearing the album in pieces. By the time it comes out, you’ve heard 75% of the songs already.

Most likely that’s already the case with this new album anyway not sure why people are expecting songs they’ve never heard to be on it.

[hobbesthecat]

Originally Posted by dandtrock At this point everyone is probably waiting for Dave to finish the shitty coverart.

This

His artistic ability is not good, at least not my cup of tea.

I've seen better artwork on 80's hair band album covers

[sean52692]

I think the Big Whiskey cover art is amazing.

[NiCK Crush]

Originally Posted by sean52692 I think the Big Whiskey cover art is amazing.

Yeah, it really is - that whole reveal was fun.

[mja271]

BW was cool. I hated the AFTW one, and not just because they used the same color scheme. Comparatively it was nowhere even close to as good.

[sean52692]

Originally Posted by NiCK Crush Yeah, it really is - that whole reveal was fun.

It's so immersive and enhances the listening experience because of all of the lyrical references scattered across the scene.

Originally Posted by mja271 BW was cool. I hated the AFTW one, and not just because they used the same color scheme. Comparatively it was nowhere even close to as good.

I like the concept of the AFTW art - it illustrates how many of us have isolated ourselves from others around us, yet we live so close to each other (if you live in a city) stacked up in boxes. But it feels more like individual artwork for The Riff instead of full album artwork for the entire album.

[crazycreep]

Originally Posted by hobbesthecat This His artistic ability is not good, at least not my cup of tea. I've seen better artwork on 80's hair band album covers

Can you do better? Sorry if that’s shitty but I don’t understand how anyone can say his ability isn’t good. BW was awesome imo

[NiCK Crush]

The amount of work that went into that Super Deluxe package is crazy.

[roshea999]

Originally Posted by crazycreep Can you do better? Sorry if that’s shitty but I don’t understand how anyone can say his ability isn’t good. BW was awesome imo

I mean, most of us here can't play violin does that mean we can't point out how shitty BT got the last decade (probably closer to 20 years)?

I don't see any issue with being critical about something that you are physically incapable of doing yourself.

[ThememanXX]

Absolutely. There’s no “you tried” award, not everyone has to like everything.

[SeekUpAB]

Originally Posted by crazycreep Can you do better? Sorry if that’s shitty but I don’t understand how anyone can say his ability isn’t good. BW was awesome imo

I guess you won't be critiquing the album then.

[.Gary.]

Originally Posted by mja271 One thing I'm not crazy about with DMB is hearing new songs

ftfy

[crazycreep]

Originally Posted by SeekUpAB I guess you won't be critiquing the album then.

I won’t be saying dave doesnt have ability to sing or play guitar. Not liking something is different. Maybe it was a little harsh, but I think it’s pretty clear he has ability, regardless if you like it or not....

[crazycreep]

Originally Posted by SeekUpAB I guess you won't be critiquing the album then.

I won’t be saying dave doesnt have ability to sing or play guitar. Not liking something is different. Maybe it was a little harsh, but I think it’s pretty clear he has the ability, regardless if you like it or not....

[dmb1981]

Originally Posted by NiCK Crush Yeah gweeps, sorry bud, but The Dreaming Tree is one of the greatest songs ever written by anyone. It’s not even remotely the same thing.

I agree. And this shouldn't even be a discussion. Wowy.

[Steveo Style]

I don’t know, the fact they’re taking so long and bringing folks back in, rumors of guests, etc makes me hopeful they are really putting a lot of effort into this album. Hopefully it surprises us with great unheard songs like AFTW did. And the ones we’ve heard already I really do like, except for the lyrics on Be Yourself.

[JustinC]

Originally Posted by SonofSuns34

If we got 4-5 on the level of this on this next album, i'll consider it a success

[ggies]

Originally Posted by JustinC If we got 4-5 on the level of this on this next album, i'll consider it a success

yes yes, agreed. I would be a happy longtime fan.

[typsitch]

Bismarck sucks. Verbal diarrhea. Just skipped to a part, tried to sort through the 400 words Dave awkwardly "sang" within 7 seconds, and stopped. Is this the DMB you guys like?

[dandtrock]

Bismarck is a fine song. I don't find it overly wordy such that they feel shoe-horned in. It has a good chorus and Rashawn has his arms at his sides looking at a holstered trumpet. Might be about as good as 4.0 gets.