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FtotheDoubleOff wrote:
I actually love Head Into Tomorrow, I think Jake has an immense talent.
Totally agree. The guy has a great voice - the reviews writing him off were just ... stupid.
Yes.
Sumner found an amazing vocalist - I would be pumped to hear him produce Jake on his own LP, a protege.
I tend to hate most new vocalists that I hear, but this guy has something going on.
linus sulanki wrote:
FtotheDoubleOff wrote: 'Falling Trees' is a definite low-point.
How can you say that 'FALLING TREES' is a GREAT song and one of my FAVORITE songs on the album, it has great lyrics and great music in it.
Doctor please I'm in a mess I think I may be in distress I've got this girl stuck in my eye I couldn't lose her if I tried I wake up nearly every day Wondering what she's gonna say I'm telling you this ain't a joke You can fix me I'm not broke
M1 wrote:
linus sulanki wrote:
FtotheDoubleOff wrote: 'Falling Trees' is a definite low-point.
How can you say that 'FALLING TREES' is a GREAT song and one of my FAVORITE songs on the album, it has great lyrics and great music in it.
Doctor please I'm in a mess I think I may be in distress I've got this girl stuck in my eye I couldn't lose her if I tried I wake up nearly every day Wondering what she's gonna say I'm telling you this ain't a joke You can fix me I'm not broke
To me the lyrics are not that bad as people say, who cares if it is simple but the song makes up in the music and the chorus of the song, in my opinion it is still a very good song.
My theory is most bands lyrics look really bad when written down. Probably why most bands don't bother.
Tarbox23 wrote:
FtotheDoubleOff wrote:
I actually love Head Into Tomorrow, I think Jake has an immense talent.
Totally agree. The guy has a great voice - the reviews writing him off were just ... stupid.
Yes.
Sumner found an amazing vocalist - I would be pumped to hear him produce Jake on his own LP, a protege.
I tend to hate most new vocalists that I hear, but this guy has something going on.
I agree, just as shine like the sun is a highpoint for me.
linus sulanki wrote: in my opinion it is still a very good song.
change the record linus.
Go on.. tell us one you think is a pile of cack. Or just average.
Go on.. I dare you, Steve.
'Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear
by Dan MacIntosh
. Bad Lieutenant, Bernard Sumner's post-New Order band, is a pleasant surprise. Never Cry Another Tear was created by three guitarists (also including Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans), and it shows. Unlike New Order, which was sometimes like disco's answer to Goth music, this un-key-ish release is filled with many different six-string colorings.
Although Sumner has never been one of rock's great poets, he sure has a way with notes (if not words). This group might not have Peter Hook in it, but these songs nevertheless have sharp and lasting melodic hooks. It's hard to understand how something like "Dynamo" was relegated to being the b-side to the jangling "Sink Or Swim" because it features chiming guitar lines that would make The Edge proud and power drumming toward track's end that might earn a wink of approval from The Who's late Keith Moon. Although not extremely profound, lyrics like, "Life is a precious thing," are at least not embarrassing.
"Sail On Silver Water" borrows the phrases, "I can't walk on water/Or still the raging sea" from a Biblical story, which is not a bad place to look when struggling with writer's block. Hey, if you can't be original, steal from the classics.
Most surprising of all is closer, "Head Into Tomorrow", which is an acoustic guitar-led track! If New Order ever used acoustic guitars, they were likely hidden way down in the mix.
New Order fans likely hate this CD, simply because they grew fond of New Order's smart keyboard-based sonic. But if you're able to listen without prejudice – to steal a George Michael album title – you may come away believing Bad Lieutenant is a good cop, not a bad one.' http://www.antimusic.com/reviews/09/Bad\_Lieutenant\_-\_Never\_Cry\_Another\_Tear.shtml
Four stars, its getting better with the reviews!
michael preda wrote:
Tarbox23 wrote:
FtotheDoubleOff wrote:
I actually love Head Into Tomorrow, I think Jake has an immense talent.
Totally agree. The guy has a great voice - the reviews writing him off were just ... stupid.
Yes.
Sumner found an amazing vocalist - I would be pumped to hear him produce Jake on his own LP, a protege.
I tend to hate most new vocalists that I hear, but this guy has something going on.
I agree, just as shine like the sun is a highpoint for me.
It's very Love Vigilantes.
FtotheDoubleOff wrote:
My only complaints: Barney's voice sounds really strained on the chorus of 'Runaway' ...
I thought that. The song is superb otherwise. Shame they didnt work on the chorus a bit more.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
linus sulanki wrote: in my opinion it is still a very good song.
change the record linus.
Go on.. tell us one you think is a pile of cack. Or just average.
Go on.. I dare you, Steve.
I LOVE "FALLING TREES", THERE YOU GO
runwild wrote: 'Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear
by Dan MacIntosh
Most surprising of all is closer, "Head Into Tomorrow", which is an acoustic guitar-led track! If New Order ever used acoustic guitars, they were likely hidden way down in the mix.
Looks like the reviewer has never heard "Brotherhood" then... 
Chris Nash wrote:
runwild wrote: 'Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear
by Dan MacIntosh
Most surprising of all is closer, "Head Into Tomorrow", which is an acoustic guitar-led track! If New Order ever used acoustic guitars, they were likely hidden way down in the mix.
Looks like the reviewer has never heard "Brotherhood" then...
Or Loveless, Run Wild, Turn.
linus sulanki wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote:
linus sulanki wrote: in my opinion it is still a very good song.
change the record linus.
Go on.. tell us one you think is a pile of cack. Or just average.
Go on.. I dare you, Steve.
I LOVE "FALLING TREES", THERE YOU GO
errr... wrong end of the stick there linus. try 'I don't like __________________ much/at all'. All you have to do is fill in the blanks.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
linus sulanki wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote:
linus sulanki wrote: in my opinion it is still a very good song.
change the record linus.
Go on.. tell us one you think is a pile of cack. Or just average.
Go on.. I dare you, Steve.
I LOVE "FALLING TREES", THERE YOU GO
errr... wrong end of the stick there linus. try 'I don't like __________________ much/at all'. All you have to do is fill in the blanks.
'I don't like THE PEOPLE WHO DON"T LIKE THE SONG "FALLING TREES" much/at all'
There you go if it makes you happy I filled in the blank for you.
michael preda wrote: Split the atom is where its at, absolute brilliance.
I can't tell anymore if you are being sarcastic, ironic, or sincere. Or sincere ironic sarcasm. 
0_o wrote:
michael preda wrote: Split the atom is where its at, absolute brilliance.
I can't tell anymore if you are being sarcastic, ironic, or sincere. Or sincere ironic sarcasm.
IT was sincerity.
The more I listen to the album the more I like the tracks that didnt grab me first of all (Poisonous Intent, Head Into Tomorrow, Shine Like The Sun). I think its a good, poppy, catchy album. Bernard is a master of melodies.
My faves are currently - Summer Days On Holiday, Home, Running Out Of Luck, Changing Times, Runaway and How Long.
michael preda wrote: Havent heard changing times, a UK or Japanese bonus track perhaps?
He meant THESE CHANGES 
Big Mouth Julio wrote:
michael preda wrote: Havent heard changing times, a UK or Japanese bonus track perhaps?
He meant THESE CHANGES
Ah, sorry then im a bit daft.
Bad Lieutenant – Never Cry Another Tear Same again, pop bliss. Simple songs, simple words, just sung and played wonderfully. Upbeat and positive. Just writing this makes me want to listen to it again.
http://spinningplatters.com/2009/12/28/top-albums-of-2009-our-staffs-individual-lists/
Bad Lieutenant NEVER CRY ANOTHER TEAR A new band from Britain, Bad Lieutenant arrives with a great history and an album that lives up to the best of the past 30 years of British rock and pop. Leading the charge in characteristically understated style, former New Order and Joy Division singer-guitarist Bernard Sumner shares vocals with a fellow northwest Englishman, the lesser known but ready for his moment Jake Evans. Also in the Bad Lieutenant lineup is former New Order and Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris.
The sound of New Order inevitably colors Bad Lieutenant, especially through Sumner’s vocals in the guitar-propelled “Sink or Swim” and electronic keyboard-based “Poisonous Intent.” The latter track also suggests the Brit-pop swagger of the Stones Roses and Oasis. In multiple ways, too, Bad Lieutenant’s debut echoes decades of British music. The brilliantly retro “Summer Days” flashes back to the trebly rhythm guitar of the Smiths’ Johnny Marr. “Dynamo” lives up to its title with Who and Keith Moon-inspired bombast. The acoustic guitar-based “Head Into Tomorrow” reverberates with Led Zeppelin’s softer moments.
All of which makes Bad Lieutenant’s debut something fans of British rock and pop can love. Sounding effortless, it’s one of the best albums of 2009.
"simple words, simple songs, uncomplicated, effortless, upbeat"
on the same list as Owl City?
Nice and mediocre and unchallenging is the new great and brilliant in 2009?
I must be missing something here...
The whole album is pure fluff that sounds like a demo.
No edge at all. I've even been sad enough to try and like it. Been driving around in the car with it on loads of times, it's all just bouncing off :-(
Funnily enough, once the album ends, the next track up is a remix of BLT, which is like a bolt of lightening in comparison. 22 years old and has more going on in the first 5 seconds than this whole album in it's entirity.
Oh well.
Tommy Glasgow wrote: I must be missing something here...
The whole album is pure fluff that sounds like a demo.
No edge at all. I've even been sad enough to try and like it. Been driving around in the car with it on loads of times, it's all just bouncing off :-(
Funnily enough, once the album ends, the next track up is a remix of BLT, which is like a bolt of lightening in comparison. 22 years old and has more going on in the first 5 seconds than this whole album in it's entirity.
Oh well.
It's alright.. Linus is a bit backward. He normally types in capitals.
He drums like a fucking demon though.
It's currently part of the 2 for 10.00 deal in HMV . Must be doing really well to aleady be available for a fiver!
Tommy Glasgow wrote: I must be missing something here...
The whole album is pure fluff that sounds like a demo.
No edge at all. I've even been sad enough to try and like it. Been driving around in the car with it on loads of times, it's all just bouncing off :-(
Funnily enough, once the album ends, the next track up is a remix of BLT, which is like a bolt of lightening in comparison. 22 years old and has more going on in the first 5 seconds than this whole album in it's entirity.
Oh well.
Funny, sounds to me exactly what was promised. A guitar album.
79 order wrote:
gonna take you Higher (higher)
I like it. Maybe this is an album for girls.
