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Which is the best The Gloria Record record?

3 hours ago, jhulud said:

I’m still trying to find issue #3 with the Nothing 7”. It’s near impossible. 

Try this, Juan: https://www.tfaw.com/nov210273-whats-the-furthest-place-from-here-3-deluxe-ed-7-inch-record.html

20 hours ago, [Banned User] said:

About 38 "fucks" total

Meh. Still can't beat Limp Bizkit's Hot Dog.

Such a consistent band. But I agree with some of the others that Charmer really holds up. Probably my fav of them all!

Nice to hear, Juan. To me, By The Way's mellowness and experimentation in the second half of the album really sets it apart from the other albums and is probably my favourite. 

Stadium Arcadium, I always see people talk about it as if it was chock-full of filler but again, its mellowness and less-is-more guitar work really makes it great for me.

I felt Californication had great singles, some of my favourite songs ever, but as a cohesive whole the album lacks a bit of personality.

33 minutes ago, Bronchitis said:

I really like their first album and have never really listened to much besides that and Beyond Hypothermia. I try to get into Jupiter every few months but it still does nothing for me. Going to have to skip that one and see if I enjoy any after that. The Sacrifice Poles album is pretty good. 
 

Edit: skipped through a bit of White Silence and that stuff is pretty cool. 

Soak yourself in a deep, dark room and lie down comfortably in a chair before you immerse yourself in the grandness that is Jupiter! Hopefully that’d do it haha!

Gah! Missed the first prints of both no. 4 and now no. 5 too. Any way that you guys have been keeping up with the releases so far? Like, which and what accounts or newsletters should I be following?

Still $13 shipping so no...

EDIT: Just realised media mail is available now...

Forgive me for asking but what do you guys not like about it??! It's absolutely majestic IMO.

Well hopefully they appear in the US store!

1 hour ago, IndigoHollow said:

Thrice - Beggars

 

/500

 

https://officialthrice.bandcamp.com/album/beggars

 

Don't see anything here though...

Would be eternally grateful if anyone could grab me a copy of Watch Out or Crisis!

Thank you! 

51 minutes ago, xthricex said:

S/T showed up today. Listening now, sounds amazing. Hearing a lot of fine parts that having listened to the compressed cd version 1000s of times I never noticed.

Are these the same masters as the previous 2014 reissues?

Wow... Completely forgot about this...

1 hour ago, zaoza said:

Yup, what Drew said. Already available on my part of the world. A music video in the morning US time (not sure which zone) according to Sargent House. Along with PO surely.

One of the few benefits to living in this part of the world when it comes to music and vinyl...

Freakin love the new songs! Bummed to have missed out on the Braindead variant... Argh.

Will these be going up on the EU KRM site?

9 hours ago, DecayToDeath said:

I talk mad shit about Bowie and Chris Brown, the whataboutism is kind of a misplaced straw man here

 

Well I apologise if I wasn't being clear enough. But I was referring not to YOU, but to people in general, or the music industry in general. When everyone drops Ryan but keep Chris Brown and celebrate Bowie, Jimmy Page, Jagger etc. then there seems to be something wrong, especially when they have done much worser things.

9 hours ago, DecayToDeath said:

The joke writes itself

Have no idea what you are on about, because like I said, I'm not defending his actions, as in I'm not saying it's right. I am saying that its wrong, but society as a whole needs to be consistent in how it treats people.

9 hours ago, DecayToDeath said:

Nailed it. People who want to improve their character can do so, but the key word there is want. If you don't actually have intentions of changing your behavior, then you aren't "healing".

Are you Ryan's friend? I'm not. I can't say for sure if he wants to or not, but I will not bash him based on just some articles.  Remember, they're just articles. They're written with clicks and view-counts in mind.

Again, all I'm calling for is some perspective here. He clearly is not a saint, and none of us are. And I would say a big chunk of the issues brought up in the NYT article boils down to the way he handles interpersonal relationships, such as him being a dick to Mandy. That's their relationship and its none of our businesses. He hasn't been proven to commit any crimes as well. He's a dick. That's it.

Also, kicking him when he has already been down and out leaves him no room to heal because he has to deal with this bullshit constantly rather than work on his own issues, especially so given his past history of struggle with mental illness. 

A similar case happened with James Alex (Beach Slang) recently and the band got completely cancelled. Hell, he had paranoid schizophrenia. That shit makes you completely unaware of who you are changing into.

1 hour ago, OneThreeOneTwo said:

Lol I'm sorry you don't see how bi-polar tier delusional you're being here tbh. You're asking me to grow up but also telling me to go chide everyone in a Bowie thread because you're in your feels about people trash-talking your fave artist. Peak loser achieved.

Imagine having an adult grasp on reality/causation/arrow-of-time enough to realize that Adams' 38th public meltdown is happening presently and that these sad attempts at whataboutism doesn't do shit to obscure of deflect from that?

Like I said, be consistent and go hop into every thread of every artist known to have done something above the pale yourself first and foremost or forever STFU. Lead by example if you want any one to do as you say. Understand?

Haha. I'm not really telling you to go chide everyone there. Jeez. I'm just saying that you're probably one of those people who aren't being consistent when it comes to criticism of artists.

There's a certain herd mentality going on and people pile it on when they see others jumping on someone doing something immoral or assholey, but it's being done so disproportionately and selectively. To be honest, Ryan seems like someone who is really bad at handling relationships. Is that bad? Of course. Is it something worth having such hate being thrown at him? I don't think so. Like I mentioned, he didn't murder or rape, and yea he did something shitty like hitting on the 15 year old, but it seemed like he probably stopped once he found out or suspected as such. 

You talk about me being in my feels but look at how you're typing here. Are you twelve? 'Peak loser'... Seriously? Lol.

Also, he's not one of my favourite artists - I've only really heard 5 or 6 of his albums.

12 minutes ago, OneThreeOneTwo said:

LMAO what utter horseshit. 

Oh I'm sorry we all forgot to relitigate everyone before we talk about Ryan Adams on *checks notes* a Ryan Adams thread.

Weird that you didn't mention The Nudge and Gary Glitter yourself. Are those omissions enough for us to call you out as a hypocrite, given your terms or do you think you should avoid being held account according to the standards you've set out for everyone else?

Lolll it's  really hard to take you seriously when you're all hyperbolic. @satoshi was right. Grow up dude. But well here's a David Bowie thread. 

Why don't you chime in and remind everyone of what he did, just like what you did with Ryan here?

5 hours ago, tape said:

oh for sure man I feel soooOOOooOOoo sorry for them, being born 50 years too late to be able to openly hit on and/or fuck 15 year old girls like Elvis was able to get away with,

 

foh

Haha. Don't be a child. Read what I said again. I'm not defending his actions, but questioning why everyone here is jumping on Ryan Adams when Bowie is still praised as a genius despite having sex with multiple teenagers. It's just hypocritical. I don't think people here would be jumping on Bowie or Chris Brown with as much vitriol and hatred should there be threads about them.

He's been called out. He's lost everything he's had. He's not perfect. Let him heal. He did not murder/rape. No use to just keep pounding him selectively and repeatedly because he did something that doesn't fit your/our moral compass and because it's cool or easy to do something like that in this era.

Mob mentality at its best. There have been much worse musicians; only thing is they haven't had long articles written about them. 

Ryan certainly isn't an angel. He's probably fucked in some ways just like many of us are. But we need to look at ourselves and ask if we have the same attitude or disdain towards someone like Elvis / Bowie / Chris Brown / Pete Wentz, or are people like Jesse Lacey and Ryan suffering disproportionately because of the time we are in.

1 hour ago, Skacel said:

Wouldn’t mind hearing the demos, where can I find them?

What’s been discussed is right! The demos are bloody great.

Man, that King Woman LP is great but I find myself turning away from the cover always.