Letlive. Band • Page 28

H.Ledger will always be my favorite

 

My top 5 are Banshee, Dreamer's Disease, 27 Club, Casino Columbus and Muther in some order.

Renegade '86 was my first though. I remember being so astounded when the vocals on that song came in, I just hadn't heard a vocalist with a powerful singing voice like Jason in that style before.

 

Idk about a top five, but Muther, Day 54, and Casino Columbus hit so fucking hard

 

Pros of con
H ledger
Day 54
That fear fever
Renegade '86

 

Homeless Jazz gets me dancin'

 

Homeless Jazz is EASILY top 5 for me

 

H. Ledger would probably be my #4, but Homeless Jazz might sneak in at #5. I always thought the stretch from Casino Columbus to H. Ledger was always fantastic

 

Renegade '86
Homeless Jazz
Over Being Under
The Dope Beat

It's hard to pick only a few on FH though, and even Blackest Beautiful.

 

Muther
Day 54
Americas Beautiful Black Market
Dreamers Diaease
Homeless Jazz

 

Id probably vote H Ledger too

 

Casino Columbus, H. Ledger, Muther, and Banshee are my favorites from this band.

 

I remember hearing Homeless Jazz in like 2008 or 2009. Idk how, I just came across their myspace page at the time, I don't even think they had a label and the full lenght didn't even have a release date yet. I never expected them to release what are pretty much two classics then. Fake History took me a long time to grow on me though, I misjudged it as a genericore album due to few gimmicks, that already make it sound dated compared to Blackest Beautiful, pretty much like Glassjaw's first album compared to Worship & Tribute. I was so wrong.

 

This breakup is still hurting, this band definitely had something special, I think the last 3 records are all 10/10's and I could only see them getting bigger and better on future releases if they'd carried on with the new direction. I really don't know why If I'm the Devil didn't get as much attention in the press as much as the last 2 records when it has hooks for days.

As for favourite songs, mine are probably H. Ledger, Who You Are Not, The Dope Beat and White America's Beautiful Black Market

 

Heavenly father, does heaven have a place for me
or will I get there only to learn St. Peter has misplaced the key?

Musically, 27 Club is one of their upper tier (not top tier) songs. But lyrically, is probably my favorite ll. song

 

If I don't believe in SAAAAAAAAATAAAAAAAAAAAN

 

And I will slip to a fiery death if I don't believe in SAAAATTTTTTTTANNNNNNNNNNN?
They said there's no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole
I'm trying to be a god damned believer but the road to heaven's full of POTHOLES
They said he talks like a christ - ian - but walks like - an atheist

The way he phrases and delivers those lines is just unreal

 

This parts beats basically everything on Fake History, for me. Jason is a legend for this song alone.

 

On another note, if you guys aren't listening to the groovy letlive./Dance Gavin Dance lovechild that is Amarionette, then you're effin' up.

 

What's their best work to check out? I just pulled up their bandcamp and there were like 8 releases with terrible artwork. (Which I know you can't judge on cause some great albums have hideous work.)

 

Haha, their most recent record, Repeating History, is the one I'm most familiar with. Tracks 8 and 13 were my favorites, but also the least like I described.

 

Woe what!?

 

They're on Kurt Travis's record label, and they've got the fun bounciness of Dance Gavin Dance with some very Jason Butler-esque clean vocals. Put on a great live show too if you get the chance to see them!

edit: there's also a lot of Claudio influence on the vocals.

 

Something called The Fever is starting with Jason and Stevis from the Chariot.

 

And Letlive's touring guitarist Mishka and Night Verses' stellar drummer Aric Improta!

 

Really really excited for this.