Fridge Fox Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Just received confirmation "The Bird and the Bee Sides" will be released on vinyl. Self-titled and Karaoke likely not happening. awwww yisssss. Self-Titled is a bad album. C-grade MxPx apery played at 75% tempo. No tracks. It's probably for the best that it's being lost to the sands of time. Glad to hear about Bird and the Bee Sides, though! Normally I'd frown upon personal opinion being stated as fact.... but I can't stand that album. at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Y'all must've gotten into RK after their self-titled because that album is awesome. Yes, it is way lower than the rest of their creative output but it is a fun, straightforward, raw-sounding pop-punk album that has some great hooks and really catchy songs. It's an album that shouldn't be compared to the rest of their work but should be viewed as a pretty good debut from a band trying to find their creative niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I was way into it when I first heard it (12-13 years old) but it has aged horribly. The lyrics in particular are brutal, pretty much the gold standard for the "this song could either be about God or a girl" trope of early/mid-2000s Christian rock. brianmorgante and Fridge Fox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Just received confirmation "The Bird and the Bee Sides" will be released on vinyl. Self-titled and Karaoke likely not happening. This is the BEST news of today. Thank you very much. Have you been in contact with smlxl? Pleeeeeease, please tell them to put The Truth on ANYTHING. It's one of their best songs. It'll never get the vinyl treatment in any other way. Neither will Operation of Creepy. They should expand the B-sides part of Birds & Bees. Edit: What can I do is another track that I love that isn't on vinyl yet. Edit 2: Neither is Fallen Man. Oh, well. I was way into it when I first heard it (12-13 years old) but it has aged horribly. The lyrics in particular are brutal, pretty much the gold standard for the "this song could either be about God or a girl" trope of early/mid-2000s Christian rock. I could totally do without s/t on vinyl, but it kinda feels weird having all other records and not that one. That's just the collector nerd in me talking. Music wise, the first half of the album is "fun", the second half is bad. Wake Up Call/Benediction is good, McFly, Girlfriend and Softer to me are OK. Listened to it at 15 years old, but not much after that. I kinda feel the same way about Anatomy... Some of the tracks on that one are great, others are pretty bland. Also, am I the only one who does the spelling of relient K with a lower case r? It's still programmed into my brain, just like I still do blink-182 with lower case b and the hyphen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Got my copies today! I must say, they look terrific. Haven't listened to any of them yet. Only (real) letdown is that they left so much unused space on side D of Anatomy. They could've easily fit Operation on there. Maybe even the entire Creepy EP. On the other hand, the four sides of Two Lefts are wonderfully split. What do they mean by "turn"? Also love the lyric sheets, they look amazing and and fold outs of both albums are great. I noticed there's an edge on both albums (the vinyl), that I'm not used to. Anyone else notice it? Is it common? Anyways, I agree, they should have proof read. Saide Hawkins? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I agree, S-M-L-XL did a great job on the albums. The art looks great! It reminds me of how disappointed I was with the Sony/Legacy pressing of the Incubus albums - some of the art on those presses were "blown-up" and pixelated. I did notice the D side of Anatomy, it's a shame they couldn't have fit more music on there or even some kind of etching like that one Rilo Kiley album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Or even their own album, FANSD. D-side is etched on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I'm not sure what the deal is with the bonus tracks...it may have something to do with band preference in wanting each album to be released as they originally were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I think they didn't even think about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 What do they mean by "turn"? Two left Turns don't make a right, but Three do. There's a 4th "Turn" so W/E but yeah that is what they mean. My RK collection is complete as I have The Vinyl Countdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I think they didn't even think about it... No, they definitely did. All of these vinyl releases are being approved and overseen by both Matts. Heck, go on Hoopes' twitter page for a pic of him picking up the test pressing for Two Lefts from the pressing plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 They put bonus stuff on Mmhmm and Let it Snow... though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 They put bonus stuff on Mmhmm and Let it Snow... though... The original pressing of Mmhmm already had "Apathetic Way to Be" on it...and the three bonus tracks on Let It Snow were later inserted in as tracks 1, 2 and 3 on the digital release of the album, so it makes sense why they included them...they were never bonus tracks in the sense that they were inserted at the end of the album as a 'bonus', you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I'll probably find out for myself soon enough, but the only thing that matters to me is this: is Silly Shoes included on 2 Lefts?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I'll probably find out for myself soon enough, but the only thing that matters to me is this: is Silly Shoes included on 2 Lefts?!? Yes, after a long silence gap on side D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I'll probably find out for myself soon enough, but the only thing that matters to me is this: is Silly Shoes included on 2 Lefts?!? Sssssssnnnaaakkkkkesssssssssss........... Fridge Fox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 And it was all just a dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Well... Maybe they don't like their b-sides too much. Or maybe they're putting them on Birds and Bees. Why waste space on a long silence on vinyl? Two left Turns don't make a right, but Three do. There's a 4th "Turn" so W/E but yeah that is what they mean. My RK collection is complete as I have The Vinyl Countdown. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Well... Maybe they don't like their b-sides too much. Or maybe they're putting them on Birds and Bees. Why waste space on a long silence on vinyl? I'm so stoked for B&Bsides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Any chance at all of any more copies going up at some point I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chhholly123 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 New cover for Five Score: https://instagram.com/p/4PGRvUKw08/ I like the illustration, but I dunno how I feel about it as a replacement cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I thought it was the Bsides cover at first. It is ok, but I like the original cover for Five Score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Is this cover going to be the cover going forward or what about those who pre-ordered early? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Maybe SMLXL couldn't get the front image to work without looking "blown-up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadDonut Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I think it looks kind of girly to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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