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JonFromMaplewood

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #45 on: July 29, 2009, 10:46:31 PM »
Quote from: emptysockets on July 29, 2009, 09:52:54 PM
I dunno, guys... not every rock band needs to be a garage band.  I'm really happy with the sound on Travels... maybe there's a ton of overdubbing (I can't really tell), but at least you can hear each part distinctly, and nearly everything that's being played is smart and interesting.

There's a ton of deliberately lo fi bands out that clearly chose to go that way because better production would reveal a lack of ideas.  I'm glad I can hear the vocals on this --because they're fucking awesome-- and I'm glad I can make out the lyrics without a lyric sheet.

Fair enough. Just a preference, I guess.  It's not the vocals for me, but rather the guitar.  It sounds like, well, a computerized version of a guitar.

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oilcantim

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #46 on: July 29, 2009, 11:06:46 PM »
Yeah, I can see that.  I think it was a deliberate choice, too... the songs where they substitute in the synth don't sound all too different from the guitar-based ones.

I like it a lot, but it's pretty obnoxious.
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #47 on: July 30, 2009, 01:25:12 AM »
I agree-- I've obviously got a pro-FOTL bias, but to compare them to Rage Against the Machine, or especially System of a Down is just ridiculous. I concede that the album does have a pretty produced sound to it, but comparing them to either of those two bands is crazytalk.
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inajar

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #48 on: August 19, 2009, 02:28:08 AM »
FOTL are to rock music what the Best Show is to radio.
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Keith Whitener

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #49 on: September 05, 2009, 02:51:07 PM »
They're playing NYC again in October!
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/event/3531
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Keith Whitener

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #50 on: October 24, 2009, 03:04:42 PM »
Friday October 30th. Any takers? I will certainly be at this event!
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #51 on: October 24, 2009, 03:55:32 PM »
November 3 in Toronto. I'm there.
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #52 on: October 27, 2009, 11:15:59 PM »
I'm so bummed because their show in Atlanta is 21+. Poo.
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #53 on: October 27, 2009, 11:43:03 PM »
wish I could, but i am out of town at work.
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #54 on: October 28, 2009, 07:23:57 AM »
Quote from: inajar on August 19, 2009, 02:28:08 AM
FOTL are to rock music what the Best Show is to radio.
That is the most bizarre overstatement about a band I've ever heard.
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #55 on: October 28, 2009, 02:27:35 PM »
Quote from: fletcher munson on October 28, 2009, 07:23:57 AM
Quote from: inajar on August 19, 2009, 02:28:08 AM
FOTL are to rock music what the Best Show is to radio.
That is the most bizarre overstatement about a band I've ever heard.
(knee-jerk response alert)

You are not correct!
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eastgrandforks

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #56 on: November 07, 2009, 03:24:15 PM »
They played Minneapolis last night to end their US tour. Amazing. The smart-ass stage banter these guys come up with should be compiled, Paul Stanley style.
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Keith Whitener

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2009, 01:22:57 PM »
It's not really a contest. You can enjoy whatever music you want, it's okay.
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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #58 on: November 08, 2009, 01:53:20 PM »
Quote from: KickTheBobo on November 08, 2009, 10:14:52 AM
I'm just a grizzled old fart


Terrible Image in my mind now, much obliged.
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KickTheBobo

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Re: Future of the Left
« Reply #59 on: November 08, 2009, 01:53:32 PM »
Quote from: Keith Whitener on November 08, 2009, 01:22:57 PM
It's not really a contest. You can enjoy whatever music you want, it's okay.

you're right. i was just being grouchy. comment deleted.
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