oakey
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Post by oakey on Aug 5, 2020 2:33:14 GMT -5
I think Pressure Off was placed next to Notorious on the Paper Gods tour as both tracks are a bit Chic in guitar. But, yes, would have worked as a great opening song on tour to start the party and promote the latest album. But I think PG itself was a better opener for the album. Luckily we do not have to worry anymore about where in the setlist PG works best as it is beyond doubt one of those songs they will never play live ever again
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 4:15:05 GMT -5
I think Pressure Off was placed next to Notorious on the Paper Gods tour as both tracks are a bit Chic in guitar. But, yes, would have worked as a great opening song on tour to start the party and promote the latest album. But I think PG itself was a better opener for the album. Luckily we do not have to worry anymore about where in the setlist PG works best as it is beyond doubt one of those songs they will never play live ever again Well, there is a God after all. I’m now religious and will repent of my past sins. (The band only ‘play’ 18 songs at a gig - let’s have a classic album cut instead).
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Post by Max Zorin on Aug 9, 2020 15:28:28 GMT -5
For me the choice is easy: "Falling Down".
I have a respect even for worse DD songs, because real artists try to experiment and a song even when it's not good, at least it's interesting. "Falling Down" is a different story. It sounds like Backstreet Boys, it's dull musically, there is nothing interesting about it. Actualy, this is the only one DD song which embarases me.
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Post by oakey on Aug 10, 2020 1:36:33 GMT -5
For me the choice is easy: "Falling Down". I have a respect even for worse DD songs, because real artists try to experiment and a song even when it's not good, at least it's interesting. "Falling Down" is a different story. It sounds like Backstreet Boys, it's dull musically, there is nothing interesting about it. Actualy, this is the only one DD song which embarases me. It is not a great song but to my ears FD is the only listenable song on that album. The rest is way way worse, so FD can never be the worst track ever 😜
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Post by heskethbang on Aug 10, 2020 3:41:07 GMT -5
For me the choice is easy: "Falling Down". I have a respect even for worse DD songs, because real artists try to experiment and a song even when it's not good, at least it's interesting. "Falling Down" is a different story. It sounds like Backstreet Boys, it's dull musically, there is nothing interesting about it. Actualy, this is the only one DD song which embarases me. Yeah I'd agree with that. Duran have come up with some amazing music, but inevitably, there's going to be some duffers along the way. My top 10 of howlers Beautiful Colours All You Need Is Now Michael Box full of Honey Hallucinating Elvis Sunrise Falling Down Red Carpet Massacre Starting to Remember Shotgun
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Post by Rabbit Dog on Aug 10, 2020 15:54:16 GMT -5
The most damning thing about Falling Down is that it is terribly bland, to the extent that I can muster neither a positive nor negative emotion about it. It's just there, like magnolia wallpaper, both musically and lyrically.
It's probably the least exciting thing they've done in forty years. At least stuff like Bedroom Toys gets a reaction.
I actually enjoy the video though...
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Post by heskethbang on Aug 10, 2020 16:55:35 GMT -5
The most damning thing about Falling Down is that it is terribly bland, to the extent that I can muster neither a positive nor negative emotion about it. It's just there, like magnolia wallpaper, both musically and lyrically. It's probably the least exciting thing they've done in forty years. At least stuff like Bedroom Toys gets a reaction. I actually enjoy the video though... It's the song that surely would've made Andy feel he was right to leave.
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Post by coolbarn on Aug 11, 2020 1:57:54 GMT -5
I think the band were rubbing their hands together so much, thinking about all the money about to pile in by having Justin Timberlake write and perform on a song based on Ordinary World, that they momentarily forgot little things like including a likeable and catchy melody.
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Post by westendgirl on Aug 11, 2020 15:24:58 GMT -5
I actually didn’t mind them opening the tour with Paper Gods but I agree that the first 1:40 or so drag on and should be cut. I saw them at Terminal 5 in New York right after the album came out. It’s a very small venue, so the crowd had to be superfans to be there, but even this group likely hadn’t heard an album released two days prior. It didn’t have a big impact.
My most-disliked: Last Night in the City (loathe) She’s Too Much Dirty Great Monster White Lines Michael Drug
I’ll also say that I didn’t like AYNIN very much, as collective output, and I rarely listen to any tracks from there. But I don’t have any on my most disliked.
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Post by errinella on Aug 11, 2020 16:05:04 GMT -5
I forgot about that song Networker Nation (from AYNIN?) That’s really bad. I can’t believe they put that on the CD. Looking back to RCM too, the title track and especially Skin Divers are really quite awful.
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