TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 5 hours ago, ejc625 said: 5 hours ago, ejc625 said: It's a great album for sure. But Church Mouth, The Satanic Satanist, or Evil Friends didn't do anything for you? I just kind of fell off with them. I wasn't crazy about whatever the second album was, and didn't pay attention to anything after that, then their fanbase got a little...overly zealous for me. I may go visit some of their other stuff soon. I guess this didn't post earlier. Went back and revisited Church Mouth (hated it) and The Satanic Satanist (pretty ok, but nothing I'm doing to get on vinyl) also revisited Waiter, and it's pretty good, but a lot of this purchase is nostalgia for me as it turns out. I may actually end up passing on it in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, The Ghost of Randy Savage said: then their fanbase got a little...overly zealous for me. they've all but alienated their core fan-base. now it's all bros and bandwagon hipsters. i guess they're targeting the mainstream festival crowd now? ethereal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, batman said: they've all but alienated their core fan-base. now it's all bros and bandwagon hipsters. i guess they're targeting the mainstream festival crowd now? Weird. I mean, understandable if you're trying to make a living at music, but also gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 38 minutes ago, batman said: they've all but alienated their core fan-base. now it's all bros and bandwagon hipsters. i guess they're targeting the mainstream festival crowd now? I've felt this way since satanic satanist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shamrocks Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 3 hours ago, ethereal said: can't forget censored colors am i the only one who rides hardest for ITMITC patreeeek, toxicity, THE_James_Champ and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscodeman Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 2 hours ago, shamrocks said: am i the only one who rides hardest for ITMITC Nope. It's my fav album of theirs, and the only one I own on vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) eh i've written this, and deleted it few times but. Ptm has been headed in this direction ever since American Ghetto I feel like. Anything from there on has just been a familiar trope of modern pop music. American Ghetto might've not been a great album but it still had that unique organic sound especially with the beats. Anything since then doesn't really have any longevity. Their music post AG is unfortunately just bland consumable music. I hate saying this because they were one of my favorite band's, and clearly they are very good at writing catchy pop music. Really, it shouldn't be a surprise at all but personally this LP was kind've a last chance for me. Tracks like "Live in the Moment" and " Noise Pollution" are honestly unbearable and quite hard to get through. It blow's my mind that this band had actually scrapped an entire album and re-wrote this new one. I cringed when I read it at first, this isn't verbatim but that one poster who said they're now basically going for that urban outfitters ish crowd sound I feel is unfortunately right. It just doesn't feel like them. In retrospect they've always been a band to hop on music trends. Edited June 19, 2017 by icecream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepriz Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Everyone is being very polite. This album blows. Huge fan of their first 4 and now another 4 later and this is by far the worst of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Just listened on my flight home. I like it. Probably more than evil friends. That is all. I'm not much of a reviewer. dnl and THE_James_Champ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillalivetui Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On the real, should I avoid getting this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Portugal was one of the best live shows I've seen. Then, shortly after American Ghetto came out they started totally shifting. Even social media presence shifted to "we Dem Bois" type shit talking about how they're the best and so hip-hop and stuff.. nothing wrong with hip-hop, I like it too, but just a huge tonal shift from the show I saw them at last where Gourley was so shy\into it that he wore a hoody and faced away from the show back by the drummer for 3\4 of the night just belting his heart out. Dunno. Something broke with these dudes and they went from being some of the most ambitious and down to earth dudes to major label pop spewers that haven't put out anything I'd remotely enjoy listening to since Satanic Satanist\American Ghetto. batman and davepriz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 5 hours ago, stillalivetui said: On the real, should I avoid getting this? do you not know what you like and don't like? THE_James_Champ, cantdance, rogeoa8 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, ethereal said: do you not know what you like and don't like? Some people just need to be told what, and what not, to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 4 hours ago, rooks said: Portugal was one of the best live shows I've seen. Then, shortly after American Ghetto came out they started totally shifting. Even social media presence shifted to "we Dem Bois" type shit talking about how they're the best and so hip-hop and stuff.. nothing wrong with hip-hop, I like it too, but just a huge tonal shift from the show I saw them at last where Gourley was so shy\into it that he wore a hoody and faced away from the show back by the drummer for 3\4 of the night just belting his heart out. Dunno. Something broke with these dudes and they went from being some of the most ambitious and down to earth dudes to major label pop spewers that haven't put out anything I'd remotely enjoy listening to since Satanic Satanist\American Ghetto. I agree with most of this but I really do love ITMITC, especially live. I saw them on this last club tour and they were still great live. They jammed the shit out of songs. However, since Evil Friends they've had this hip-hop attitude that is so fucking put on and the antithesis of down to earth. I mean, John has a fucking gold tooth now. Since when do white indie rock dudes from Alaska have grills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, THE_James_Champ said: Some people just need to be told what, and what not, to buy. fuggin sheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 2012: 2017: andrewlucas, davepriz and batman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Don't forget anatomy of a ghost Edited June 19, 2017 by icecream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I don't hate the new album, but it certainly is not my favorite. I also see nothing wrong with making music to make money. It sucks when it happens to your favorite band, but people can't survive like they used to forever. They are still some of the nicest, humble and thankfully people I have ever met. I hung out with Kyle after the show in Cleveland last November for a bit, and we talked a lot about Kay Kay, WOC, his demos and so on. Dude loved that someone actually cared about Kay Kay. He bought me a beer and told me to hit him up when they are in town, or if I'm in a place they are playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 The vinyl isn't available through Amazon or Bull Moose anymore for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepriz Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Love the post of 2012 photos vs 2017. Can't agree enough and also can't emphasize enough how much I dislike this new album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuglyorganist Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 anatomy of a ghost > PTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonK Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 LOL indeed. Album is great. Fine set of songs. If it's not for you, that's cool. Live show is still the best in the game. THE_James_Champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafening Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I accepted PTM's direction with Evil Friends and ended up loving that album, but good god, 'Live in the Moment' is a large pile of smelly garbage that I didn't expect from them. I dig So Young and Feel It Still a lot though. davepriz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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