The Chorus Music Club Society • Page 176

Nate_Johnson · Feb 23, 2018

Wall Of Arms said:

@ugman_2000 gave me:

The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul

My relationship with The Replacements has always been one similar to being intimidated by the cool kids across the lunchroom at school, yearning to be "in" with them but not really knowing how to approach them. I’ve always been aware of them and their iconic imagery from the Let It Be record artwork, so I dipped my toe in their waters with that album to try and claim I was as cool as their fans, I loved it, but they always seemed to be exclusively for the diehards and I had a nonsensical notion of feeling like I’d missed the boat to become a true fan, I was “too old” now. I was faking cool a little by not going full “Replacement”. Their aesthetic reminds me of one of my favourite bands currently on the scene, The Cribs. There’s bratty snottyness, an aloof attitude, loose and raw sounds all the while being effortlessly cool and influential. So it was a pleasure to finally be given a pass into what I’d built up to be the “cool kids club” this week.

From the opening, sedentary “Talent Show” that stumbles and stutters purposefully to pick itself back up again into hypnotic guitar pop, I was immediately hooked. “Back To Back” felt a little more like The Replacements I knew, like if Tim Armstrong fronted The Cure. There’s a beautiful juxtaposition of raw, scratchy approach with an 80s glisten dripping over the top and it’s the exact sound you’d associate with any John Hughes or Cameron Crowe movie of the same era. It hits the spot perfectly. This continues into the anthem “We’ll Inherit The Earth” - a song that if handled by U2 would be a stadium-soaring song but in The Replacements hands, it’s a beautifully subdued version of that, teasing and hinting that they’d be at home on that stage, but their hearts are in the basement with the whites of people’s eyes.

The record as a whole leans on a more direct approach than I was familiar with, “They’re Blind” sounds like a radio hit inspired by the music of the 50s with its patient tempo and dream-like intro. It’s a welcome calm that is soon eradicated by the screeching intro of chugging “Anywhere’s Better Than Here” which flips the coin once again into an all out rock anthem, and whilst it’s great, it definitely felt like a black sheep on first listens when considering the soundscapes that preceded it. That being said, the highlight moments on this album come from exactly those moments, when the band ventures into techniques and sounds that don’t necessarily follow a template. The funk groove of “Asking Me Lies” is so playfully late-80s without sounding like it’s faceless or blending into a plethora of other songs of the time, it maintains an identity. Meanwhile, “I Won’t” is all out blues with harmonica, stunted piano and 12-bar style riff accompanied by ramshackle and spit-filled vocals. These moments, that appear to stick out like a sore thumb stylistically at first, are where the band really shines and injects something unexpectedly invigorating into a record that was convincing me it was something at else at first, even though I alreadyloved what it was appearing to be too.

Don’t Tell A Soul has become one of my favourite things I’ve listened to this year and it’s something I’ve spent a lot of time with over the past week. My first listen, almost 30 years after its release and it’s looking like an album that will be an all-time favourite in years to come.

Recommended Tracks: "Back To Back", "We'll Inherit The Earth", "They're Blind", "Asking Me Lies", "I Won't"

Great review as always!

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

Wall Of Arms said:

@ugman_2000 gave me:

The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul

My relationship with The Replacements has always been one similar to being intimidated by the cool kids across the lunchroom at school, yearning to be "in" with them but not really knowing how to approach them. I’ve always been aware of them and their iconic imagery from the Let It Be record artwork, so I dipped my toe in their waters with that album to try and claim I was as cool as their fans, I loved it, but they always seemed to be exclusively for the diehards and I had a nonsensical notion of feeling like I’d missed the boat to become a true fan, I was “too old” now. I was faking cool a little by not going full “Replacement”. Their aesthetic reminds me of one of my favourite bands currently on the scene, The Cribs. There’s bratty snottyness, an aloof attitude, loose and raw sounds all the while being effortlessly cool and influential. So it was a pleasure to finally be given a pass into what I’d built up to be the “cool kids club” this week.

From the opening, sedentary “Talent Show” that stumbles and stutters purposefully to pick itself back up again into hypnotic guitar pop, I was immediately hooked. “Back To Back” felt a little more like The Replacements I knew, like if Tim Armstrong fronted The Cure. There’s a beautiful juxtaposition of raw, scratchy approach with an 80s glisten dripping over the top and it’s the exact sound you’d associate with any John Hughes or Cameron Crowe movie of the same era. It hits the spot perfectly. This continues into the anthem “We’ll Inherit The Earth” - a song that if handled by U2 would be a stadium-soaring song but in The Replacements hands, it’s a beautifully subdued version of that, teasing and hinting that they’d be at home on that stage, but their hearts are in the basement with the whites of people’s eyes.

The record as a whole leans on a more direct approach than I was familiar with, “They’re Blind” sounds like a radio hit inspired by the music of the 50s with its patient tempo and dream-like intro. It’s a welcome calm that is soon eradicated by the screeching intro of chugging “Anywhere’s Better Than Here” which flips the coin once again into an all out rock anthem, and whilst it’s great, it definitely felt like a black sheep on first listens when considering the soundscapes that preceded it. That being said, the highlight moments on this album come from exactly those moments, when the band ventures into techniques and sounds that don’t necessarily follow a template. The funk groove of “Asking Me Lies” is so playfully late-80s without sounding like it’s faceless or blending into a plethora of other songs of the time, it maintains an identity. Meanwhile, “I Won’t” is all out blues with harmonica, stunted piano and 12-bar style riff accompanied by ramshackle and spit-filled vocals. These moments, that appear to stick out like a sore thumb stylistically at first, are where the band really shines and injects something unexpectedly invigorating into a record that was convincing me it was something at else at first, even though I alreadyloved what it was appearing to be too.

Don’t Tell A Soul has become one of my favourite things I’ve listened to this year and it’s something I’ve spent a lot of time with over the past week. My first listen, almost 30 years after its release and it’s looking like an album that will be an all-time favourite in years to come.

Recommended Tracks: "Back To Back", "We'll Inherit The Earth", "They're Blind", "Asking Me Lies", "I Won't"

ugman_2000 · Feb 23, 2018

Wall Of Arms said:

@ugman_2000 gave me:

The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul

Mate, such a great review. I'm so glad you loved the album, hopefully that'll give you the push to delve into some of their other releases, I'd say Pleased To Meet Me or Tim would be best for your next listen if you want to check out more.

I think it was at this point in their career where things started to fall apart for them relationship wise, Paul Westerberg had kicked out Bob Stinson prior to recording this and with Tommy his brother still in the band I think those two weren't on great terms. Paul wanted to push for a more commercial sound while the others weren't as keen to ditch their punk roots. I think that's why you kinda get two different sounding bands clashing on it, I love that juxtaposition though I feel it gives this album real character.

I want to give your album another listen before writing something up, I'll probably post it sometime tomorrow morning/ around lunchtime depending on when I get my lazy arse out of bed.

Wall Of Arms · Feb 23, 2018

ugman_2000 said:

Mate, such a great review. I'm so glad you loved the album, hopefully that'll give you the push to delve into some of their other releases, I'd say Pleased To Meet Me or Tim would be best for your next listen if you want to check out more.

I think it was at this point in their career where things started to fall apart for them relationship wise, Paul Westerberg had kicked out Bob Stinson prior to recording this and with Tommy his brother still in the band I think those two weren't on great terms. Paul wanted to push for a more commercial sound while the others weren't as keen to ditch their punk roots. I think that's why you kinda get two different sounding bands clashing on it, I love that juxtaposition though I feel it gives this album real character.

I want to give your album another listen before writing something up, I'll probably post it sometime tomorrow morning/ around lunchtime depending on when I get my lazy arse out of bed.

Take your time mate, and not that you would but don't feel compelled to love it just because I love your rec so much.

Yeah man I really love that clash of sounds, it's such an interesting and unexpected listen. When I think it's going one way, it takes a different direction or adds a different layer or sound.

Nate_Johnson · Feb 23, 2018

I might pull a @JediMasterKevo182 and spam the thread with a ton of reviews this weekend. Seven to be exact!

Also, I’m doing a day one review of the new Reggie and the Full Effect later this evening.

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

Nate_Johnson said:

I might pull a @JediMasterKevo182 and spam the thread with a ton of reviews this weekend. Seven to be exact!

Also, I’m doing a day one review of the new Reggie and the Full Effect later this evening.

You are learning the ways of the music Jedi well, young Padawan

Nate_Johnson · Feb 23, 2018

JediMasterKevo182 said:

You are learning the ways of the music Jedi well, young Padawan

Don’t let your name go to your head, lol.

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

SESSION 13 pairings are here!!
02/26-03/05

@Nate_Johnson // @Rob Hughes

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Davjs

@Larry David // @Wall Of Arms

@bachna84 // @Kiana

@bree1981 // @jorbjorb

@ugman_2000 // @Jdaniels

@Michael Schmidt // @duritzfan13

@Kennedy // @theagentcoma

@Patterns in Traffic // @Nate_Johnson

@Contender // @AlwaysEvolving21

@broken22 // @skurt

@cshadows2887 // @JRGComedy

@iCarly Rae Jepsen // @nickyeatworld

@js977 // @Cody

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Micool1

@JediMasterKevo182 // @suicidesaints

Did I forget you or were you left out? Let me know!

Larry David · Feb 23, 2018

@Kiana Get @bachna84 Get him!

EmmanuelSCastle · Feb 23, 2018

JediMasterKevo182 said:

SESSION 12 pairings are here!!
02/26-03/05

@Nate_Johnson // @Rob Hughes

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Davjs

@Larry David // @Wall Of Arms

@bachna84 // @Kiana

@bree1981 // @jorbjorb

@ugman_2000 // @Jdaniels

@Michael Schmidt // @duritzfan13

@Kennedy // @theagentcoma

@Patterns in Traffic // @EmmanuelSCastle

@Contender // @AlwaysEvolving21

@broken22 // @skurt

@cshadows2887 // @JRGComedy

@iCarly Rae Jepsen // @nickyeatworld

@js977 // @Cody

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Micool1

Did I forget you or were you left out? Let me know!

hi I'm still on the bench, I'm sorry

Davjs · Feb 23, 2018

JediMasterKevo182 said:

SESSION 12 pairings are here!!
02/26-03/05

@Nate_Johnson // @Rob Hughes

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Davjs

@Larry David // @Wall Of Arms

@bachna84 // @Kiana

@bree1981 // @jorbjorb

@ugman_2000 // @Jdaniels

@Michael Schmidt // @duritzfan13

@Kennedy // @theagentcoma

@Patterns in Traffic // @EmmanuelSCastle

@Contender // @AlwaysEvolving21

@broken22 // @skurt

@cshadows2887 // @JRGComedy

@iCarly Rae Jepsen // @nickyeatworld

@js977 // @Cody

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Micool1

Did I forget you or were you left out? Let me know!

Hawthorne Heights, here I come lol

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

Davjs said:

Hawthorne Heights, here I come lol

Or Starset lol

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

EmmanuelSCastle said:

hi I'm still on the bench, I'm sorry

Fixed. Gave your partner to @Nate_Johnson

Larry David · Feb 23, 2018

Davjs said:

Hawthorne Heights, here I come lol

JediMasterKevo182 said:

Or Starset lol

Or both

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

Larry David said:

Or both

Brilliant!!!

Nate_Johnson · Feb 23, 2018

I’m excited for another rec from @Patterns in Traffic

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

Realized I left out @suicidesaints . I’ll take him

bachna84 · Feb 23, 2018

Larry David said:

@Kiana Get @bachna84 Get him!

I'll give anything a listen (you of all people should know this @Larry David !)

JRGComedy · Feb 23, 2018

Wall Of Arms said:

@ugman_2000 gave me:

The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul

My relationship with The Replacements has always been one similar to being intimidated by the cool kids across the lunchroom at school, yearning to be "in" with them but not really knowing how to approach them. I’ve always been aware of them and their iconic imagery from the Let It Be record artwork, so I dipped my toe in their waters with that album to try and claim I was as cool as their fans, I loved it, but they always seemed to be exclusively for the diehards and I had a nonsensical notion of feeling like I’d missed the boat to become a true fan, I was “too old” now. I was faking cool a little by not going full “Replacement”. Their aesthetic reminds me of one of my favourite bands currently on the scene, The Cribs. There’s bratty snottyness, an aloof attitude, loose and raw sounds all the while being effortlessly cool and influential. So it was a pleasure to finally be given a pass into what I’d built up to be the “cool kids club” this week.

From the opening, sedentary “Talent Show” that stumbles and stutters purposefully to pick itself back up again into hypnotic guitar pop, I was immediately hooked. “Back To Back” felt a little more like The Replacements I knew, like if Tim Armstrong fronted The Cure. There’s a beautiful juxtaposition of raw, scratchy approach with an 80s glisten dripping over the top and it’s the exact sound you’d associate with any John Hughes or Cameron Crowe movie of the same era. It hits the spot perfectly. This continues into the anthem “We’ll Inherit The Earth” - a song that if handled by U2 would be a stadium-soaring song but in The Replacements hands, it’s a beautifully subdued version of that, teasing and hinting that they’d be at home on that stage, but their hearts are in the basement with the whites of people’s eyes.

The record as a whole leans on a more direct approach than I was familiar with, “They’re Blind” sounds like a radio hit inspired by the music of the 50s with its patient tempo and dream-like intro. It’s a welcome calm that is soon eradicated by the screeching intro of chugging “Anywhere’s Better Than Here” which flips the coin once again into an all out rock anthem, and whilst it’s great, it definitely felt like a black sheep on first listens when considering the soundscapes that preceded it. That being said, the highlights on this album come from exactly those moments, when the band ventures into techniques and sounds that don’t necessarily follow a template. The funk groove of “Asking Me Lies” is so playfully late-80s without sounding like it’s faceless or blending into a plethora of other songs of the time, it maintains an identity. Meanwhile, “I Won’t” is all out blues with harmonica, stunted piano and 12-bar style riff accompanied by ramshackle and spit-filled vocals. These moments, that appear to stick out like a sore thumb stylistically at first, are where the band really shines and injects something unexpectedly invigorating into a record that was convincing me it was something at else at first, even though I already loved what it was appearing to be too.

Don’t Tell A Soul has become one of my favourite things I’ve listened to this year and it’s something I’ve spent a lot of time with over the past week. My first listen, almost 30 years after its release and it’s looking like an album that will be an all-time favourite in years to come.

Recommended Tracks: "Back To Back", "We'll Inherit The Earth", "They're Blind", "Asking Me Lies", "I Won't"

Also make sure you read their book! It's fascinating.

bachna84 · Feb 23, 2018

JediMasterKevo182 said:

SESSION 12 pairings are here!!
02/26-03/05

@Nate_Johnson // @Rob Hughes

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Davjs

@Larry David // @Wall Of Arms

@bachna84 // @Kiana

@bree1981 // @jorbjorb

@ugman_2000 // @Jdaniels

@Michael Schmidt // @duritzfan13

@Kennedy // @theagentcoma

@Patterns in Traffic // @Nate_Johnson

@Contender // @AlwaysEvolving21

@broken22 // @skurt

@cshadows2887 // @JRGComedy

@iCarly Rae Jepsen // @nickyeatworld

@js977 // @Cody

@JediMasterKevo182 // @Micool1

@JediMasterKevo182 // @suicidesaints

Did I forget you or were you left out? Let me know!

oh...it's session 13 btw!!!!!!

(I feel like this has become a recurring thing for me)

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

bachna84 said:

oh...it's session 13 btw!!!!!!

(I feel like this has become a recurring thing for me)

I am somehow off

Nate_Johnson · Feb 23, 2018

We don’t have to put the session number...

bachna84 · Feb 23, 2018

Nate_Johnson said:

We don’t have to put the session number...

My spreadsheet begs to differ

BTDandFeelingThis · Feb 23, 2018

I keep forgetting to change it on the main post. That’s how I’m off on the session.

It is fixed now

Nate_Johnson · Feb 23, 2018

bachna84 said:

My spreadsheet begs to differ

You have a spreadsheet for the spreadsheet?

Log in or Sign up

The Chorus Music Club Society • Page 176

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

Trusted Prestigious

LIGHTEN UP, BUTTERCUP Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

Trusted

Trusted

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

Trusted Supporter

we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Log in or Sign up

The Chorus Music Club Society • Page 176

Useful Searches

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

Trusted Prestigious

LIGHTEN UP, BUTTERCUP Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

Trusted

Trusted

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

Trusted Supporter

we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious

we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

Now I Know This World Isn’t Spinning Just For Me Prestigious

CCRN, MSN Prestigious