Alan P

damn. i didn't even have the energy to post more than two clips on instagram, and you go and do this. well done. 

If anyone is interested, I made a video recap (it's long! 28 minutes) of Furnace Fest. Includes footage of 25 bands: 
 

If anyone is interested, I made a video recap (it's long! 28 minutes) of Furnace Fest. Includes footage of 25 bands: 
 

If anyone is interested, I made a video recap (it's long! 28 minutes) of Furnace Fest. Includes footage of 25 bands: 
 

Is there anyone here who has already commented on this topic that is interested in an Embodyment OBI-strip? I have one extra, you can have it.

thank god there was a limit of 10 per person. 

Yeah I definitely feel that if I was there, I'd grab what I could grab for the folks that actually are fans. Alan definitely is a rare breed. I'm grateful he did that.
I'll have to pay it forward someway, somehow out in the real world. 
As for the remaining exclusives I really hope theres  leftovers on Wednesday! 

I would’ve been so bummed had I not seen them play all of FC (plus Miracle and Dionysus Burning) in Louisville earlier this week. Can’t believe they didn’t just let them finish it out though. Friday set the precedent for the main stage running extremely late already.

Update-- Day 1 was a success! I found the Dead Poetic Obi strip from UOV easily, and then did a random name wheel and notified the winner.  I'll let him identify himself if he'd like. Doing the same again today--will be on the lookout when I get through the gate for the UOV guys--if it works the winner is notified by email. I will say this year it is really easy and no problem. I kept bumping into Jason (no line) and he still had Dead Poetic Obi strips later in the day. Part of this is there are clearly not as many people at FF this year.

Also, the Blindside LP is not going on sale until today. That is my #1 priority headed into the gate this morning and we'll see how it goes. They also have a sweet poster I want to pick up they posted on their Instagram.

As far as the music yesterday, Thrice was easily my #1, they were so tight as usual and "Illusion of Safety" sounded fantastic. They wrapped up with That Hideous Strength, Artist in the Ambulance, and Hurricane. A close second for me was Stretch Arm Strong. SAS also wins the award for the best merch--at least 5 different SAS shirts I wanted, but I bought two last year, so none this time. Finally, Drug Church and Capra really impressed me. Today is loaded!

Hey Alan, while you’re at it with bringing things back home for people, any chance you can kidnap Elliott and their gear and bring them back for me? I’ll pay handsomely, as in I’ll pay you for your unused airfare and for the U-Haul rental truck to stuff them and gear in. Thanks in advance. Seeing them with Jay again was on my never-gonna-happen wish list for 2 decades now. Ok I promise I’ll shut up about how crushed I am over missing them now.

Update-- Day 1 was a success! I found the Dead Poetic Obi strip from UOV easily, and then did a random name wheel and notified the winner.  I'll let him identify himself if he'd like. Doing the same again today--will be on the lookout when I get through the gate for the UOV guys--if it works the winner is notified by email. I will say this year it is really easy and no problem. I kept bumping into Jason (no line) and he still had Dead Poetic Obi strips later in the day. Part of this is there are clearly not as many people at FF this year.

Also, the Blindside LP is not going on sale until today. That is my #1 priority headed into the gate this morning and we'll see how it goes. They also have a sweet poster I want to pick up they posted on their Instagram.

As far as the music yesterday, Thrice was easily my #1, they were so tight as usual and "Illusion of Safety" sounded fantastic. They wrapped up with That Hideous Strength, Artist in the Ambulance, and Hurricane. A close second for me was Stretch Arm Strong. SAS also wins the award for the best merch--at least 5 different SAS shirts I wanted, but I bought two last year, so none this time. Finally, Drug Church and Capra really impressed me. Today is loaded!

Update-- Day 1 was a success! I found the Dead Poetic Obi strip from UOV easily, and then did a random name wheel and notified the winner.  I'll let him identify himself if he'd like. Doing the same again today--will be on the lookout when I get through the gate for the UOV guys--if it works the winner is notified by email. I will say this year it is really easy and no problem. I kept bumping into Jason (no line) and he still had Dead Poetic Obi strips later in the day. Part of this is there are clearly not as many people at FF this year.

Also, the Blindside LP is not going on sale until today. That is my #1 priority headed into the gate this morning and we'll see how it goes. They also have a sweet poster I want to pick up they posted on their Instagram.

As far as the music yesterday, Thrice was easily my #1, they were so tight as usual and "Illusion of Safety" sounded fantastic. They wrapped up with That Hideous Strength, Artist in the Ambulance, and Hurricane. A close second for me was Stretch Arm Strong. SAS also wins the award for the best merch--at least 5 different SAS shirts I wanted, but I bought two last year, so none this time. Finally, Drug Church and Capra really impressed me. Today is loaded!

Thanks you for doing this @Alan P
I came out for my lunch break yesterday and saw that I won the Dead Poetic draw. Good luck to whoever is up for the LIYW today. 
I do hope LIYW and Embodyment will be leftover on Wednesday same for any of those Darling Fire fest editions. That album is so good! 

I didn't even try to get the OUV exclusives last year as I refused to wait in line while shows were going on to get them. Seems like their plan is better this year. And will be curious about Blindside as well--it will be the first thing I look for when I get through the gate Friday morning, but I am expecting it not to be on sale until the day they play--Saturday.

Update-- Day 1 was a success! I found the Dead Poetic Obi strip from UOV easily, and then did a random name wheel and notified the winner.  I'll let him identify himself if he'd like. Doing the same again today--will be on the lookout when I get through the gate for the UOV guys--if it works the winner is notified by email. I will say this year it is really easy and no problem. I kept bumping into Jason (no line) and he still had Dead Poetic Obi strips later in the day. Part of this is there are clearly not as many people at FF this year.

Also, the Blindside LP is not going on sale until today. That is my #1 priority headed into the gate this morning and we'll see how it goes. They also have a sweet poster I want to pick up they posted on their Instagram.

As far as the music yesterday, Thrice was easily my #1, they were so tight as usual and "Illusion of Safety" sounded fantastic. They wrapped up with That Hideous Strength, Artist in the Ambulance, and Hurricane. A close second for me was Stretch Arm Strong. SAS also wins the award for the best merch--at least 5 different SAS shirts I wanted, but I bought two last year, so none this time. Finally, Drug Church and Capra really impressed me. Today is loaded!

I love this album, but wtf?

Let's do the random drawing. DM me if you want in and clarify if you want Dead Poetic, Life In Your Way, or both). To clarify, if you win the first drawing on Friday of FF, you will not be eligible for the second drawing on Saturday. 

Elliott related and probably not worth it's own thread  - Temporary Residence is pressing Falling Forward's anthology onto a single LP.   3/5ths of the members went on to form Elliott.
 
https://www.temporaryresidence.com/products/trr247

This is a "the best of" Creed. It has etching on all 4 sides. No music. Framing purposes only. 

I just hope they press these properly. I really like the cover art.
The songs they're teased so far sound OK, but out of context it's hard to really say. What I'm mostly curious about is whether they will use a mix of production styles like on Mellon Collie. For example, the same range you hear between tracks like Stumbeline (sounds like a 4-track demo), Tonight Tonight (lush production with full orchestra), Tales of a Scorched Earth (full-blown noise/distortion with dozens of guitar tracks), Love (lots of electronic elements), etc. Thirty-three songs without this kind of experimentation and stylistic range are going to be a real slog, so I'm hoping that's how they approached the project. I think some more raw or extreme stuff would be cool to hear alongside their more recent style.

walmart bundles, just to fuck over loyal fans even more
 
all 4 for 100 bucks
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Taylor-Swift-Midnights-Moonstone-Blue-Jade-Green-Mahogany-and-Blood-Moon-Editions-Virtual-Bundle-4-LPs/1561319022
 
the "limited" 3 extra for 75
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Taylor-Swift-Midnights-Jade-Green-Mahogany-and-Blood-Moon-Editions-Virtual-Bundle-3-LPs/1689385901

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do the bsides/rarities comp Out-Of-State Plates on vinyl next (or some alternative to it). So many great non album tracks from the 1st three albums period.

I hope things will get sorted for Charlie, and for Chris to eventually stop doing all these insincere stuff.

I didn't even try to get the OUV exclusives last year as I refused to wait in line while shows were going on to get them. Seems like their plan is better this year. And will be curious about Blindside as well--it will be the first thing I look for when I get through the gate Friday morning, but I am expecting it not to be on sale until the day they play--Saturday.

I didn't even try to get the OUV exclusives last year as I refused to wait in line while shows were going on to get them. Seems like their plan is better this year. And will be curious about Blindside as well--it will be the first thing I look for when I get through the gate Friday morning, but I am expecting it not to be on sale until the day they play--Saturday.