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Taking Back Sunday Band • Page 517

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by JordanKTM, Apr 25, 2016.

  1. babydanger

    Regular

    Granted we don't know what goes on behind closed doors, but he really does seem to prioritize just being around his family when he's not on tour and making the most of that time. His wife posts from time to time, and they're almost always out doing things with their family and friends. Shaun is even less online; him promoting the whiskey from his account was the first post from him in a long time, I think.
     
  2. cardinalfoxrabbit

    Newbie

    If we're talking about online presence, I think I recall John Nolan having an alright online presence. I prefer that or not being online at all, not this homophobic hater shit that Mark's camp seemingly has/had (seriously, it's not 2002 anymore! Grow up!).

    I do wish Mark the best, but if he truly surrounds himself with people like that, or is even more conservative than I bargained for, than I don't want him to have a platform, let alone be in historically one of my favorite bands. I recognize what he's done with the music in past albums, but a band can grow beyond its original members and be something better. Taking Back Sunday is kind of the defining example of this.

    I'm not here to jack off specific original members of the band, I'm here for good music and good people. If Mark, or anyone else, are here for anything less, well I just ain't here for that.
     
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  3. babydanger

    Regular

    John shit posts. It's fascinating. And then he tells people to fuck off when they deserve it. (Or at least, when I was on Twitter that's how it was but I'm not really on social media apart from mindlessly scrolling instagram these days)
     
  4. jesseisabigdeal

    Regular

    i think that "both before and after the drugs" line is the best thing he's ever written and with a great delivery to match.
     
  5. ncarrab

    Prestigious Supporter

    Who is this woman? What’s weird is, I saw this name either here or on Reddit and I checked to see if Mark was following her and he was, but then the next day when shit really hit the fan he wasn’t but now he is again (she’s in the comments today)
     
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  6. slimfenix182

    FUCKIN SAVAGES IN THAT FUCKIN BOX Prestigious

    John likes Tim and Eric and Anthony Jeselnik so we're basically best friends
     
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  7. babydanger

    Regular

    Her instagram was also private but isn't today (or wasn't, for a brief moment in time).Feels weird

    Edit: She's in the comments, and I feel like he maybe reposted something of hers in his story? Aaaand weird to go through her profile and see she was seeing tbs during the summer for possibly the 39th time?
     
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  8. Shams

    TBS/Chappell/Sum

    Oh shit I forgot about that
     
  9. Kingjohn_654

    Longtime Sunshine Prestigious

    I LOVE Rufio!
     
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  10. aoftbsten

    Trusted Supporter

    We’ve all known this for a while now, but it’s still weird to see it official. I kind of thought Mark was always going to be in the band (thought the same about Eddie too though).
     
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  11. aoftbsten

    Trusted Supporter

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought it was crazy they didn’t release Summer, Man as a single or that Swing didn’t become a set staple. I also remember that video of fans coming of the tour bus praising Swing. It’s still my favorite from NA today.
     
  12. Shams

    TBS/Chappell/Sum

    Reeeeally surprised that Swing didn't become a set staple too. That's the perfect song to headbang too live. I'm also surprised that One-Eighty by Summer isn't a set staple.
     
  13. aoftbsten

    Trusted Supporter

    180 was a staple for the longest time. It’s weird seeing it off occasionally. It’s still their best song.
     
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  14. aoftbsten

    Trusted Supporter

    I also wish they’d close with Decade or something else instead of MakeDamnSure. Nothing against MDS. Great song, but it doesn’t have closer energy. That’s a mid set song.
     
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  15. AlwaysEvolving21

    Trusted Supporter

    Decade would be a great closer.
     
  16. babydanger

    Regular

    When they did the coin flip shows and ended the wywtb set with slowdance as it is on the record…incredible set closer too.

    I know why makedamnsure is at the end (because it’s the one people want to hear), but I think even if they want to play the same songs they could stand to shake up the order a little.

    S’old has been a fun set opener, at least.
     
  17. babydanger

    Regular

    I think it’s just vocally taxing on them? But it’s crazy that where you want to be just gets knocked down to decade and set phasers (and not even always!) especially after the crowd got them to play photograph that one time.
     
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  18. Phil507

    Resident NYC snob Supporter

    Unrelated to the drama in this thread but….The Fray were the opener opener of that show? I definitely regret not driving out to it
     
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  19. Shams

    TBS/Chappell/Sum

    Goes to show young of a fan I am not to know this lol. As another person said in this thread, it is a vocally taxing song to sing though, especially that ending.
     
  20. neo506

    2001-2022 Prestigious

    I mean of course the label was gonna make Sink Into Me the single. It's MakeDamnSure Lite
     
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  21. RyanPm40

    The Torment of Existence Supporter

    That Where My Mouth Is performance was dope minus the fact that they had to trim the song down. That was bullshit. But I love that song haha
     
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  22. Zachary Dresch

    Trusted Supporter

    Cute Without the E is usually an early set staple or 4 or 5 from the end. I think it should close more often than MDS imo.
     
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  23. aoftbsten

    Trusted Supporter

    Fair, but I think at this point, they don’t have a ton of songs in their back catalogue that aren’t vocally taxing on Adam and John. I don’t mean that as a dog at either, but so much of the first four albums was shouting and wailing.
     
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  24. heymattrick

    Sending my love

    I’ve seen them not close with MDS a lot though. They played it 2nd in the set on the first main tour of Self Titled, they played it early on the TAYF10 tour and also the Twenty Tour on nights when they did Louder Now.
     
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  25. Ben Lee

    I drink coffee and dad my kids Supporter

    I’ve been listening to TBS since the OG lineup days with Antonio & I’ve been a pretty big fan of everything they’ve released.

    I think by the end of Louder Now, I felt like I was ready for something different & more rock n roll from them, so New Again always felt like that to me. I loved that direction they went in & it felt like a natural progression.

    I’ve always been curious about what they meant when they said it didn’t turn out how they wanted it to.

    Have they ever elaborated on that? or was it always just “it didn’t turn out how we wanted it to.”