The Maine - You Are Ok (March 29, 2019) Album • Page 37

Part of me wants to do a discog run but the other part of me is saying “nah just binge You Are Ok some more”

 

I only got the chance to have one run so far with You are Ok. There is a lot going on in the music as a whole (as I think it's already been mentioned here); that, and I feel it's too early to tell where this album sits with me. The singles didn't grab me as I thought they would, but "I Feel It All Over" and "Tears Won't Cry (Shinju)" I went back to a few times.

 

it me

 

No I remember it well and I see what you mean. I guess for me, the record sounding uninspired isn’t a way of me presuming the band wasn’t inspired making it...I guess lethargic and boring are better words for what I actually said. I definitely feel like of the three I mentioned pioneer is my fave of them - but I feel incredibly lukewarm to all of those releases compared to the love I have for the other.

 

june, in são paulo. we gotta have nice things some time or another heh

 

If you do, don't overlook the Forever Halloween b-sides! That record is my least favorite of theirs, but the b-sides are some of my favorite songs in their entire discography.

 

the Good Love EP (aka the Pioneer b-sides) is their best imo, at least three songs that are up there with their very best

 

Good Love, Leaving, and Hello World are all great.

 

good love was good enough that it could've ended the actual album, though i do think rock n roll + sun to shine make up the best ending to any of their albums overall

 

I’ll give them a listen

 

Man, "Flowers on the Grave" really is that fuckin song huh

 

Pioneer wouldn’t be nearly as divisive if they had cut down the middle of the album a bit. I enjoy each of the songs as stand-alones but it drags on a bit. Cut out I’m Sorry, Thinking of You, and Jenny and I think it would flow so much better. Still is my 2nd/3rd favorite of their albums, depending on where I land on the new one.

And for the My Hair discussion, that song is really grating lyrically to me. Skip it nearly every time I play AC. Might even be my least favorite song since BW.

 

I kind if agree but I like Thinkin of You

 

Currently going through a breakup and I really don't want to attach this to that, so frustrating not being able to listen.

 

I actually really like Jenny haha, even more so after I saw this acoustic performance

I feel this so hard. Hope things get better for you.

 

Loving the album. I really like Broken Parts, but do you agree the first verse sounds like One by U2?

 

I actually really like both of those songs, especially that version of Jenny. The middle of the record is really bogged down and I think removing some combination of those three would have helped make it more listenable. If that makes any sense.

 

preorder still didn't ship. anybody else in the same boat?

 

Woke up with Broken Parts stuck in my head

 

That BIG MOOD lasted all fucking weekend

 

one of the best parts of this album for me is the little piano chord fills during the bridge of "Slip the Noose"

such tasteful doo-doo-doo-doos

 

shut the fuck up you dummy

 

Yeah this was way more immediate for me than LLL which took several listens for me to go from: “okay this is solid but not sure why it’s getting so many raves” to “huh this is growing on me more” to “umm... okay yeah this album is fucking amazing???”

YAO was like an immediate blown away reaction for me personally

Both albums own though FWIW and my reaction may have to do with anticipation/excitement and personal taste

I 100% get why people might prefer LLL too

 

3 listens in now. This album is really good.