Saosin - Along The Shadow (May 20, 2016) Album • Page 24

Anthony liked my tweet, pretty sure I can die happily now..

 

Finally listening now that there is a HQ version available. It's wonderful. First release by Saosin I've enjoyed really.

 

I'm holding off on listening to the whole thing until I get my CD, but I just got the two bonus tracks and am listening and these are very good. If these are b-side, this album is going to be insane.

 

Half way through and I'm enjoying the more melodic songs more than the post-hardcore stuff I'm hearing. Second Guesses and The Stutter Says A Lot stand out for me. Though, I love Circa and I really love Avalon era Anthony Green.

 

the melodic stuff still sounds liked third wave emo, which is what these guys were...so I LOVE IT

 

Finally listened to the whole thing and overall I enjoyed it. Def need more time with it though. Was hoping it would be more melodic the screams at times get a little tiresome but that might also have to do with the fact that it's late and i'm tired....

 

Not sure how to balance this with hotelier, let alone pup, soon to be joined by thrice and cassino

 

Just seems dare I say forced in some of the songs. Will have to give it another listen to form a better opinion on it as a whole. But don't get me wrong I def didn't dislike it though.

 

Some of the songs don't quite blow me away, like Second Guesses for example. But overall just a super solid album , Racing Towards a Red Light might still be my fav but there's a lot on here to enjoy. The bonus songs are super great as well, def should not be skipped.

 

The bridge in Drinking From the Fountain (2:30) is actually super intense and I do enjoy it. It's cool to hear Anthony going off in this style, but I don't listen to this specific genre of music like I used to. Sounds kind of dated tbh. I'm yearning for new Circa after hearing this album.

 

its post hardcore.. so yea maybe its dated.. but they wrote an incredible post hardcore album.. just because it sounds like it could have been written in 2003 doesn't mean that it isn't really well written... They do some really cool things in second guesses.. like the fact that the drums switch to 4/4 in the chorus while the band plays in 3/4 pretty cool

 

Eagerly awaited this album and it didn't disappoint. I wasn't (and still am not) big on Silver String but Second Guesses, Count Back and The Stutter Says A Lot are my favorite section of it.

Anthony's voice never sounds better than it does on Stutter, super great track.

I am shocked that they didn't release count back as the lead single. It has a Bury Your Head type feel to it and the unrelenting drum/guitar work that really won me over in early Sao stuff.

Anyway, super happy with it.

 

Incredible album, I just can't help but wonder FFS how wonderful this album would be IF those idiots didn't kick Justin out! Sigh.

 

Bout to start my first listen. Glad I didn't indulge in the stream.

 

finally just listened to this in full for the first time. oh my god. so good. will be on repeat for me all summer.

 

Just curious, does everyone listen to this with the 2 bonus tracks. I don't know why they didn't just include them on the album...

 

Yeah. They fit on the album too well not to listen.

 

I listen to the bonus tracks every time. So good.. Glad people are enjoying this, I was worried I was the only one haha

 

Anthony's screams seem really overused on this album, but that was probably in an effort to keep people from saying "this just sounds like Circa" even when it doesn't. There were really only two songs on the album I found pretty weak, but I enjoy the first half a lot.

 

Sounds so much better than the leak I had, glad I didn't give it a proper go until now. Really enjoying it.

 

You mean the pre-chorus? I thought it's a regular time signature switch, but yeah, it is polyrhythmic or something like that, it makes sense when the guitar right before chorus is left alone for a moment :)

Well, it could as well sound pretty much the same, he could be in the band, but without writing too much anyway.

 

Yup! It's pretty cool... Drummer is in 4 guitars are in 3.. Count each separately.. Not sure if I have really heard it done like that before..

Bands like Emery and circa survive use 2 over 3 a lot but never heard it quite like that

 

Counted and it checks out, especially when it all falls into the chorus it makes up for a cool part. Maybe it's rare in post-hardcore songs, but even bands like Radiohead to that a lot, there's probably some more examples, but it's difficult to put your foot on it if you're not specifically concentrated - even here it normally sounds like a shift to 4/4 at first :)

 

Radiohead does crazy counting stuff all the time but not in such a straight forward rock setting.. I'm sure it's been done I just thought it was really cool

 

Never been the biggest Saosin guy, but I'm half way through and really enjoying it.