Brand New - Science Fiction (August 17, 2017) [ARCHIVED] Album • Page 490

She also mastered YFW. Deja is the only album that wasn't mastered by her.

Edit: The liner notes on the CD indicate Alan Douches mastered YFW, but she's credited here for mastering it. Alan also mastered Deja.

Edit 2: She helped master the deluxe version with Joe LaPorta.

Edit 3: The original pressing of YFW was mastered by Matthew Azevedo.

 

Did my first listen of demos in a while. I still wish we could have a proper version of "Battalions" It sounds HUGE even as a demo

 

Also Jesse's Morrissey impression/delivery on 1996 is still impressive

 

FOYD or TDAG?

I've always preferred what we ended up officially getting in TDAG but I wouldn't be mad if someone had the opposite opinion.

 

Tdag is still their best work.

 

I can respect that opinion

 

This is actually really cool

 

It probably has some of their strongest songs. But Handcuffs is such a weak closer. Really rough way to end that album.

It's too soon for me to say SF is their best. So I dunno. Need more time to pass.

 

I might've preferred a few tracks switched out. If handcuffs was axed and nobody moves made the album. I wouldn't be mad about it.

 

This must've taken so long to put together. Skimmed through this and it's awesome. The dual guitars in 137 was cool with the acoustic/electric

 

Didn't realize Handcuffs gets a lot of shade. I've always enjoyed it as a closer.

 

Me too. Always see it getting a hard time here

 

Demos are better. Good Man, Brothers, Nobody Moves make up for the loss of Jesus and Limo. I might prefer Archers to Battalions but it's hard to say as Battalions probably would've been superior if finished.

 

It deserves it, tbh.

 

Yea I know, it's really accurate too ha. I only watched 3 songs 137 can't get it out and lit me up

 

Handcuffs is v bad. A pretty shocking misstep at the time given how the first two albums end, and how perfect Coca Cola or Limousine would've been in that spot.

 

I might have changed my mind with how much I love the redone version but Coca Cola has never really struck me as any less good than Brothers.

 

I just realized I've never even heard Coca Cola wtf

 

Handcuffs is fantastic.

 

Handcuffs isn't that bad of a track. The drowning the babies was a little much but other than that, it's a good closer

 

Same, I love it!

But I understand why people might not. The lyrics are some of the worst in their career

 

I really like the music in Handcuffs

I'm guessing people's problem with the song stems from the lyrics

 

Handcuffs is lyrically better than every song on YFW

 

I personally disagree with that

But we don't need to go into that debate