The Devil Wears Prada Band • Page 11

Lmao the comments on last.fm

 

Yeah I dislike this album right about as much as I expected to. I kind of hoped to walk away with a handful of tracks worth saving but end to end I just don't really like any of it. Jeremy's singing is so goddamn melodramatic and his cadence is nearly identical across the album, and his lyrics are painfully cringy (fuck, "Numb" is so awful). Some of the guitar tones are too compressed and need some low end. "Switchblade" is pretty good but it's so short. Spiderhead is fine.

I'm not going to spend any more time going on about it because I know consensus around here seems to be that it's a perfect evolution for the band, so I don't need to be debbie downer. What I do want to say is that I really reject the notion that this is what it sounds like when a heavy band "grows up" or matures. Implying that growth as a musician in this genre means turning away from those sounds and leaning into sing-songy, whiny ballads is pretty lame. That's how you get bands like Staind. Do we want to eventually hear Prada on adult contemporary radio? Does Mike aspire to being a country star in his solo career?

Mature metal can still be metal, and not all evolution needs to go the direction of "One Last Light" or "Erase Me" to prove a band is all grown up.


ETA: I AM gonna give it a few more spins and see what I can get out of it. I love this band too much to completely abandon it outright.

 

I've always been a very casual TDWP fan. But man. This is next level awesome.

 

I've never heard Our Last Night and "mature" associated with each other heh.

I'm not loving this album as much as you guys, but I do like the direction they took. There are a lot of cool parts, and I'm hoping the album as a whole grows on me after more spins.

 

It’s taking a few listens to really click, unfortunately, but I think I’m getting there. Got a two hour train ride to listen to it on so fingers crossed.

Either way, this is their most ambitious record to date. Their past riffs are awesome and all but to convey an overall aesthetic or vibe like the one found here? That takes quite a bit of work. I respect that even if this record doesn’t click with me in the end.

 

I think there’s some nods to a post rock influence on the songwriting all over the album. Songs are really building to these climatic moments and the payoff is satisfying. Currently in the middle of the album so I’m referring mostly to “The Thread” and “Numb” that do this quite well.

 

I dig this a lot. Tones throughout are good, and I like the move towards a more post-hardcore sound. Think it breathes new life into the band and broadens their reach. I know their popularity was on a bad downward spiral for a bit.

 

This is very half killer half filler for me. Certain songs like “As Kids” just low key bore me since I’ve heard it, essentially, on other tracks before it.

I feel like the second half of this record is drops off quite a bit for me.

Spiderhead rules though.

 

fellas i love this album

 

"Sounds like nu-metal La Dispute" was my first overall reaction, but like...not in a bad way?? Really impressed and excited to give it a few more spins.

 

That’s actually a pretty good description haha

 

I would say Wave of Youth, The Thread, and Spiderhead are my top 3 tracks.

“Diamond Lost”, “As Kids”, and “Even Though” are my bottom 3.

 

Liking what I’m hearing so far

 

I listened to a few songs and thought it was awful, but that’s just me. I’ve also never been a fan so there’s that.

 

I dig this album a lot. It’s heavy when it needs to be and catchy in all the right ways. It took me a minute to appreciate Transit Blues but this clicked instantly.

 

One Last Light... Linkin Park's last album.

 

Okay this album fucking r i p s

 

Oops, totally misread that!

 

Aside from a few tracks, this record isn’t holding up as well as I would have hoped. Hoping it clicks better with me after I see them on tour next Friday.

 

Same actually. Kinda weird feeling, I like the direction and yet only a few songs I come back to.

 

It was a slow burn for me as well but I love it I appreciate the back half of the album a ton

 

Im enjoying this album. I tend to skip over Numb, Isn't It Strange, and Diamond Lost though. Really hoping they play The Thread on this tour, that song is great.

 

Exactly. It’s really bumming me out since I was so stoked for this record. I preordered the vinyl (that’s been delayed lol) and even got VIP tickets for their tour...

Hopefully it grows on me.

 

It's the opposite for me, I liked the album off the bat, but with each listen I've liked it more. It's also been their most memorable for me so far, random lines and melodies from it will pop into my head tthroughout the day.

 

The Thread is easily the best track on the whole record. I would also place Switchblade and Spiderhead up there too.

Numb and Diamond is whatever to me but I would like Strange a lot more if it didn’t include that “The doctor is running a few minutes late...”

It just comes off cheesy to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯