geezfools Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Just saw this via facebook, free download... http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=152352131215&ref=mf Continuing our busy day on the Paper + Plastick front, we're proud to offer up a brand new release from Richmond, VA's The Riot Before. The record is a bit of a departure for the band as they reworked songs from their last album ("Fists Out of Pockets") to more of an acoustic setting and included some other interesting instrumentation. For more on the free downloadable EP I'll let Brett from the band do the talking: "Fists...Out of Sockets represents a fun departure for us. When Vinnie first suggested we release an acoustic version of Fists, my initial idea was to just sit down in a room alone and knock it all out first take, but then I got to thinking and realized that we have a lot of really talented friends, and decided it would be fun to bring them into the recording process. With that in mind, we recruited our friend Patrick Ball to engineer and produce, and got to work re-recording 7 of the songs from Fists Buried in Pockets in his basement. We convinced some incredible musicians we knew to contribute horns and cello on a few songs and we’re all really excited how it turned out. These recordings are not at all intended to be a hint at things to come for us, rather, they represent a fun time spent recording with friends, seeing what else could be done with songs that we as a band are all still very proud of. Sometimes that led to a major reconstruction, while other times it meant removing a lot of what had been there. What we ended up with came out better than I had imagined, which had a lot less to do with us and more to do with everyone else involved, especially Patrick. We hope you enjoy it. See you on tour!" Brett The Riot Before Go snag the free tracks HERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlrose Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Nice. I saw Brett acoustic last year and he was really good. Excited to see what the expanded instrumentation sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 I'm digging most of it so far, though I was expecting more from 5 to 9 to be honest. A great rendition regardless, not as much feeling/emotion as the original to me. Love these versions though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlrose Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Also, it seems that a couple of the songs are mislabeled in the download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlrose Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I'm digging most of it so far, though I was expecting more from 5 to 9 to be honest. A great rendition regardless, not as much feeling/emotion as the original to me. Love these versions though When it he played it last year it was much more like the original version just acoustic. I like the reworking but I loved the mile a minute pace of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Awesome, thanks. Also there is a great acoustic version of 5-9 on ifyoumakeit.com from Brett's Pink Couch Session. There's a link to download the mp3 at the bottom of the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaddict Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to check this out later for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Wow, it's awesome by the way. I love this band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixedfrequencies Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 reallly good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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