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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: adace on November 15, 2012, 03:26:37 AM
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It's basically a mix of Coheed and Cambria, The Mars Volta, and DT. Really awesome stuff. Check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIpn68XKFK0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIpn68XKFK0)
https://www.facebook.com/ThankYouScientist?ref=ts&fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/ThankYouScientist?ref=ts&fref=ts)
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Jackie is the official ambassador of this band, and has been for a long time.
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Whoops, didn't realize this band already had a thread here. If a moderator's reading this you can delete this thread.
Edit: Never mind.
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I would actually keep this one open. My thread from last year was to introduce them and get donations for the kickstarter, but the title doesn't even have the band name in it (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=29279.msg1150965#msg1150965)... so this can be the official discussion thread or whatever.
That said, these guys fucking rock :metal
How did you discover them, adace?
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Someone posted a thread about them over at 5/8.
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Sweet! Glad to see they are getting exposure. I would go participate over at 5/8 but that decision always seems to go badly :lol
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Yeah, I know what you mean :lol They seem to have more of an "in-crowd" mentality over there compared to DTF which is why I tend to be cautious with my posts there.
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Well, I am cool with many of the posters over there since I was around a lot when the forums first split, but it seems like a few folks over there just have it in for me, so every time I show up they talk all kinds of shit.
But that is for another thread. I just realized- I donated to the kickstarter and never got the album! I will have to go harass them.
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I've had their Bandcamp site bookmarked for months but I haven't had a chance to listen yet. I'll give them a listen this weekend.
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I remember when Jackie posted these guys. They're great. :)
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Talk about spooky timing, I came across these guys on progarchives top 100 for 2012 just two days ago. Really good stuff.
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Oh wow, very cool!
Last night I realized I didn't get my CD because I never gave kickstarter my address :lolpalm:
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Wow- this band is awesome!
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Oh wow, very cool!
Last night I realized I didn't get my CD because I never gave kickstarter my address :lolpalm:
*queues Mortal Kombat voice*
JACKIE FAILS
FAILTALITY!!
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I don't know how you would put a label on this, but these guys kick ass. I was checking out their facebook while I was listening, just to get an idea of who I'm listening to. You can tell by the "member names" that these guys have a sense of humor, and then I find a pic of the lead singer on stage wearing a wig and a leotard. Seriously awesome music from some not so serious guys.
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Absolutely. I don't really know the other guys, but Odin (drummer) is one of the funniest, strangest fucking people I have ever met :heart
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bruno mars singing for amars volta / protest the hero hybrid = instant erection!
aywayz, i could see getting totes into these guys.
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I finally got my CD in the mail and was able to give it a listen today in my car. So far: :metal :metal :hat
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Got their CD for Christmas after immediately getting hooked from their youtube tracks. I also heard about them on 5/8.
I think the vocalist sounds like Michael Jackson at times.
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Got their CD for Christmas after immediately getting hooked from their youtube tracks. I also heard about them on 5/8.
I think the vocalist sounds like Michael Jackson at times.
Me too to all of this! Very awesome band! :metal
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I've listened to Maps of Non-Existent Places several times and its great.
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Yeah, I've listened to it a ton now and really digging it. Seems like I'm destined to never see them live, though. I missed a couple shows for various reasons, then last fall I went back east specifically to see their Halloween show with my friends' other band, and there was a goddamn blizzard! Maybe next time...
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Man these guys are good.
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Holy lizard labia, I like this band! I thank you for posting this.
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These guys are great...The horns make that much more interesting.
I'm really enjoying Feed The Horses.
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bruno mars singing for amars volta / protest the hero hybrid = instant erection!
aywayz, i could see getting totes into these guys.
Actually, it sounds more, if Bruno Mars sang for Coheed and Cambria but with Dream Theater/Protest The Hero instrumentals....with a funky horn section.
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These guys are for real. The EP is just as good, only shorter.
About the vocals, I can't help but hear the influence of Kenny Loggins. I don't know if it's the sound of his voice combined with the analog type sound, but there are several vocal sections that remind me of Loggins.
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I'd call them an amazing progmetaljazzfusionfunk band with Claudio Sanchez and Michael Jackson's baby on vocals. I've listened to Maps of Non-Existent Places every day since I got it. I'll need to check out the EP next!
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lol, Jackson's baby
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Claudio AND MJ's baby. How did two dudes conceive a baby you ask? Science muthafucka.
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Thank you, scientists.
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Thank you, scientists.
I thought about posting this same thing earlier. :lol
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Just saw these guys in New Jersey with The Tea Club (another great band), and holy shit were they good!! The sound was a bit muddy, but that didn't detract from the show. They have a ton of energy live, and I'd see them again in a heartbeat.
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found this band the other day on FB. couldn't stop listening.
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Awesome! Glad you guys are diggin' em. Wish I could make a damn show one of these days. TYS and Blue Food are two of the few reasons I miss living in NJ.
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holy fuck
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Right? :D
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Right? :D
Yes. Mind blown.
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Saving my money for a few concerts and the rest of March, but based on the samples alone, I'll be getting the newest album, I really really liked the samples.
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Yeah, their album is amazing. I really need to buy it.
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Holy Shit, Just listened to "Maps . . . " from theses guys and . . .holy shit. I had to immediately buy the debut EP . . . holy shit.
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:biggrin:
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So after seeing this band in March and being blown away, I saw them again tonight here in Connecticut. Couldn't pass up the opportunity since it was only ten bucks and less than an hour away. They played with two other local bands who were both pretty good, but I still can't get over how great they are live. I'd say that this show was better than the last one, but unfortunately the attendance wasn't that great. It seemed like most people came for the openers, and by the end of the set most of the audience consisted of the other band members and their families. But still, they were fucking incredible.
The new stuff is so good and their new album is going to be amazing. I don't know why these guys aren't more popular. They're starting an east coast tour with The Tea Club in a few days, so if anyone has the chance to see them, go!
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what ct venue did they play at? if i knew about these guys prior and they were around here i would have totally gone
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what ct venue did they play at? if i knew about these guys prior and they were around here i would have totally gone
Heirloom Arts Theater in Danbury.
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Yay! Glad you got to see them but sucks about the turnout. Unfortunately they're not coming west for the tour but they will be down south!
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Oh shit. Why have I not heard this before?
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Well, for those who haven't heard yet these guys are touring with Coheed and Cambria in the fall! I don't really know Coheed, but I will be going for sure. They're playing a venue right by my place in Denver- wooo!
Cool that a couple years ago I was like "Hey guys donate to this Kickstarter so these guys can make an album" and now look!
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Didn't realise there was a thread for these guys. Discovered them a couple of months ago thanks to a Spotify recommendation (for real) and became absolutely obsessed with Maps of Non-Existent Places. What an outrageously brilliant album! I don't know they've done it but they've managed to properly fuse prog rock/metal with jazz/funk into something that flows amazingly. Genuinely blown away by the album.
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Yeah, it's an amazing album! Awesome that you found them through Spotify.
I started a thread on them in like 2011 because they had a Kickstarter going to make the album, but it didn't even have their name in the title (it was something like "Hey guys you might like my friends' band) and then this thread got started but hasn't gotten much activity. It's crazy how much has changed in all this time!
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I just bought (2) of their CD's, (1) of their EP's, and (2) T-shirts based solely on this thread and one listen on YT! :lol
My buddy and I like to give each other obscure music as birthday gifts. He'll get one of the CD's and one of the T-shirts on his birthday in June. Thanks everyone. This is really fun music!
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Awesome :metal
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So anybody planning to catch these guys on the tour with Coheed? They're coming to Denver Saturday. I really don't know Coheed's music at all/may not stay for their set but psyched to be seeing my friends play here! Didn't actually think that would happen.
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Thought about going to the Denver show. Hate Coheed though so I'm not sure if it's worth it, would love to see TYS live though. Love the album. :tup
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Well, the tickets weren't too expensive from what I remember so I personally think it's worth it. The Fillmore is also extremely close to home for me so I can just stroll on over.
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By the way what happened to Maps of Non-Existent places? I went to play it on spotify today and it was gone, then I checked bandcamp and it wasn't there either. And it's way overpriced on amazon. What's the deal? ???
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They've now signed with a new label and are about to re-release it as a remastered version. Just hold your horses for a bit longer.
I'm not sure of the point of the remaster, as the album sounds great to me already.
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Will anyone else be at the Denver show tonight? I'm so psyched, it's kinda surreal to be seeing them here. Not sure if I'll stay for Coheed...
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I really like this band.. I came across them from the WPAPU best of 2014 mp3.
I swore that the lead vocalist was claudio sanchez from coheed and was shocked to find out he wasnt but that they signed with his record label.
I wish they had more of a discography to listen to however.
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They were playing new songs, so hopefully a new album is on the way haha.
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They were playing new songs, so hopefully a new album is on the way haha.
:caffeine:
Seriously, Maps still blows my mind. Their debut EP is pretty good, but nowhere near the same calibre. I NEED MORE MUSIC FROM THEM.
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So here's a little story...
Back in mid 2011, I was playing bass in a Progressive Metal band called Jovian System, and our lead guitar player was putting together a show at the Cobblestone Village in Mountain Creek Water Park in Vernon, NJ. We were of course meant to be and were the headliner for the show since he was putting it together. He booked two other bands for the show and then told us "Hey, I wanna get these guys called Thank You Scientist to play as well. They're really cool." And he did. They were local boys at the time. Our drummer was familiar with the band as well. No band was paid for this gig either, it was just a showcase at a little spot in the water park on a Saturday afternoon. There was a modest turnout, but everybody seemed to dig the music. Thank You Scientist went on before us, and as you can imagine, I was impressed to say the least. They did the gig without their violinist actually, and maybe one other guy was missing too. Later that year our band disbanded, but three of us still got together to go see Thank You Scientist at a small joint in Teaneck, NJ called Mexicali Live. I think it was an album or EP release show. And I think it was shortly after that, our drummer from that band forced a burnt copy of Maps of Non-Existent Places on me. haha. It was good. I think he gave it to me in early 2012, long long long before the re-mix re-master was issued.
Good to see kids from around my neck of the woods blowin' up.
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True dat. I heard about that show!
I don't like any of the bands they're touring with now but I will still go and at least see them this weekend.
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Seeing this thread explode over the past hours, I need to give this album a try.
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Yes. Yes you do.
And weeee, I got on the guest list for Saturday so I don't have to pay :D
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I'm looking forward to Saturday's show. I love Periphery but I'd much rather see TYS headlining. Will be awesome to finally see this band live though. :metal
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I'm looking forward to Saturday's show. I love Periphery but I'd much rather see TYS headlining. Will be awesome to finally see this band live though. :metal
Definitely didn't need Wovenwar in the lineup. They're so boring and one of their guitarists seems like a complete tool. Nothing More aren't my thing at all but they at least put on a good show. Would have loved to see TYS and Periphery just play a long ass set each haha.
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I checked out the other two bands and while I don't remember which was which, I remember one being extremely bland and another not being my cup of tea but at least seemed like it'd be enjoyable at a concert. I'm going to assume Wovenwar is the boring one then. ;D
Just TYS and Periphery would've been great. I looked at the Periphery setlist and it seems kinda short, a bit of a bummer if that's because there's 4 bands on the bill.
Anyway, I don't mean to complain, I'm excited for the show at any rate!
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Spencer's been dealing with Strep Throat, but maybe he's gotten over it by now! I was lucky to catch the Tampa show because Spencer wasn't even able to perform in Ft. Lauderdale so they had to play an instrumental set at that one.
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Oh yea I heard about that, I hope so! Although an all instrumental set could be cool. I actually enjoy Spencer's singing though, he doesn't seem very popular but he fits the music well enough.
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I don't like his singing. I probably won't hang around long enough to see them. Mosh, maybe I will see you Saturday! Though I have no idea what you look like :lol
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Spence was giving it his all in Albuquerque, really cool. You couldn't tell he had strep
Thank You Scientist kicked ass though, only me and another guy I met pretty much knew of them. After their first song, they won the audience.
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Mosh, maybe I will see you Saturday! Though I have no idea what you look like :lol
Thad'd be cool! True though, I don't know if I'd be easy to spot. :lol I have longish hair, a beard, and will probably be wearing an Iron Maiden shirt. :hat
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Well if you wanna have a mini meetup, send me your info! I'm not sure if I will be hanging with them before the show or not, but I did offer to buy my friend a beer across the street at some point so we may be at Falling Rock before/after the show.
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I bought this album 'cause I needed to find stuff to buy with Juggernaut for free amazon shipping and 'cause I listened to their EP on bandcamp a bit earlier and liked that so hopefully this won't disappoint me
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IMO the album is miles ahead of the EP.
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The album is way, way, gooder.
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hype hype hype
good thing i still have to wait until next week for stuff to arrive yay
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Well if you wanna have a mini meetup, send me your info! I'm not sure if I will be hanging with them before the show or not, but I did offer to buy my friend a beer across the street at some point so we may be at Falling Rock before/after the show.
Cool! I'll shoot you a PM when I can find a recent pic. :lol
I'll be with a friend so I'm not totally sure what the plan is, but at the very least we should say hello before/after TYS or something. It's a small venue so I'm sure we'd run into each other anyway. :P
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After two spins, I have decided that I want to buy this album on CD.
I compared the original release with the rerelease and I think that the new version is appalling. A perfect example of brickwalling by dynamics compression.
@bout to crash: Is there still some way to obtain the original release? All online stores seem to have removed it. I'd love to throw my money at the band.
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After two spins, I have decided that I want to buy this album on CD.
I compared the original release with the rerelease and I think that the new version is appalling. A perfect example of brickwalling by dynamics compression.
@bout to crash: Is there still some way to obtain the original release? All online stores seem to have removed it. I'd love to throw my money at the band.
Man am I glad I bought the original CD when I did! I was actually hoping for the opposite... oh well.
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Hmm, I have no idea but I can ask when I see them tonight!
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I retract my statement about the new version being "appalling". It was based on the soundcloud stream from the homepage: https://www.thankyouscientist.net/2014/08/12/tys-signs-to-evil-ink/
The underlying mp3 file is very bad, lots of smearing and distortion that one could mistake for a brickwalled master. Not sure how this happened, there is no reason for a mp3 file to sound like that in 2015.
The actual album isn't brickwalled, but I still prefer the original version.
The original master sounds very "raw" and "live". All instruments are on a similar volume and it's up to you what lines you want to focus your attention on. It sounds a bit like a jazz record.
The new master is more like your typical rock record. The volumes the instruments is toyed with a lot to guide your attention. Sometimes the saxophone, trumpet and violin are dialed back, other times all instruments are equally audible.
Neither version is appalling and I'll give both version another shot before I settle for one.
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Hmm, I have no idea but I can ask when I see them tonight!
Sorry I never got back to you. It ended up being a really crazy week and I wasn't even sure if I'd make it to the concert until almost the last minute.
But holy shit TYS was amazing. They stole the show as far as I'm concerned. Also ran into them by chance while waiting in line for food and got to hang out with them for a bit. Very cool guys!
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They are! They actually gave me a ride home so I didn't have to walk like two miles in the snow :lol
me7, Odin told me he doesn't think they have any extras of the original album version, but yeah, he did basically confirm what you said about the instrument volumes and whatnot. I haven't heard the new one but I'm glad I have the original :D
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Hahaha, their pic on Facebook.
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Do you mean the adorable little clay versions of them?? My friend actually made those; her brother was the former bassist.
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No, I think he's talking about the photo of them in L.A. where they aren't wearing pants! :lol
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Ohh, just saw that. Beautiful :lol
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So the band were giving the EP for free at the gigs with purchase of a t-shirt, so I got to hear it for the first time. I wasn't expecting much since a lot of band's early demos/EPs usually aren't as refined or have the sound that makes the albums so great, but I was really impressed with this one! Some really awesome tracks here. Mindblowing playing too.
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So the band were giving the EP for free at the gigs with purchase of a t-shirt, so I got to hear it for the first time. I wasn't expecting much since a lot of band's early demos/EPs usually aren't as refined or have the sound that makes the albums so great, but I was really impressed with this one! Some really awesome tracks here. Mindblowing playing too.
For Our show it was buy MoNEP and get their ep free.
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Oh maybe that was it. I bought both the album and a shirt and trouble hearing their merch guy so I wasn't sure. :lol
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haha...Yeah it was. I bought a shirt and the EP, the merch guy said if you buy the album you'll get the ep free. I told him, I already have that cd though.
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so I'm currently being blown away by this album and I'm only on my second listen, jesus christ
do I have the original master or the rerelease, is there any way to tell
'cause I wouldn't be able to tell unless told
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Living up to the hype, eh? :biggrin:
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so I'm currently being blown away by this album and I'm only on my second listen, jesus christ
do I have the original master or the rerelease, is there any way to tell
'cause I wouldn't be able to tell unless told
check the copyright.
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Well okay I can check the copyright but I'm not sure what that does for me, if it's different on the two different versions I wouldn't know which one I have :P
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I'll need to check when I get home (assuming I can find the CD case) but I believe the original was 2012 and the new one is 2014 (?).
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Oh, I definitely have the remaster then. It sounds fine to me though, I'm not exactly an audiophile :P
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i'm listening to this a lot
holy christ is it still just incredible
omg
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I'm gonna bump this again 'cause I want to post song rating that's the cool kid thing to do right right? no i guess it's not but screw it
Carnival
My Famed Disappearing Act
Blood on the Radio
Feed the Horses
In the Company of Worms
A Salesman's Guide to Nonexistence
Concrete Swan Dive
Absentee
Suspicious Waveforms
granted this album never really dips below like 8/10 anyways so it might be a bit futile to rank these and a few of them are a bit arbitrary though Carnival is definitely my favorite, but the first 5 are about on an even plane all things considered, there's just too much to love here
I can say for certainty that I'm hyped for their next album. And need to purchase/listen to the EP some more, even if it's not as good. 'Cause "not as good" is still "good".
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Suspicious Waveforms is my favourite track.
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Suspicious Waveforms is awesome. Would love more instrumentals on the next disc.
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not that I have anything against Suspicious Waveforms :lol
It gives the band a pedestal to show off their progginess and their skill without going overboard on either and the song is certainly well-written, it just doesn't appeal to me quite as much for whatever reason. Absentee only beats it because Absentee has a god-tier back half that would be top 5 on its own but has a not-as-good front half that's probably my least favorite stretch of the entire album (not that it's bad-bad at all)
also my rankings changed again because the top 5 are basically in random order lol
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they played a new song at the concert i went to tonight, i thought it was pretty great. a bit more proggy than Maps stuff but still had a lot to love about it, definitely excited for their second album now :lol
also got a physical copy of their EP so I'm more inclined to spin it a ton now, yeessss
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The Ep is really good. I might spin it tonight before I head to bed.
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yah i've spun it a few times on bandcamp (leave the light on is catchy as heck) but not given it a ton of spins like Maps
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Just a bump to say I really love this band. Really gutted they didn't tour with Coheed and Cambria on their recent UK tour as I know they're touring America with them.
Hopefully I'll catch them soon though I think they are great. Another great discovery courtesy of DTF :hefdaddy
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Thank you scientist is so incredible. Even though it hasn't been all that long, I want a new album bad.
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Both Maps and the EP are impressive, can't wait to hear more. Blood on the Radio is near-perfection IMO, best TYS song.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOON'T YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEEEEEEEEAAAD
THE CARNIVAL IS EEEEEENDING
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no u
Carnival gets a generous #3 spot from me.
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one one one one
i'd put my famed disappearing act at #2 and blood on the radio or feed the horses at #3 though, it's close
the ep isn't as good as the album imo but both are still great
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I really overplayed My Famed Disappearing Act after getting such a good first impression from it in the roulette though, when I heard the full album it didn't stick out as much anymore but it's still my #2 because it has tons of awesome moments.
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I think the EP is the best showcase of their individual playing abilities while the album shows their songwriting skills. Hopefully the next album is a blend of both.
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I really overplayed My Famed Disappearing Act after getting such a good first impression from it in the roulette though, when I heard the full album it didn't stick out as much anymore but it's still my #2 because it has tons of awesome moments.
i call this the roulette effect
thankfully, i've had a lot of albums where i wasn't even sent the best song
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https://m.facebook.com/notes/thank-you-scientist/thank-you-scientist-announce-new-album-stranger-heads-prevail-out-july-29th-on-e/10154960109314466/?refid=17
reading this made me even more hyped tbh, track listing is up too
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#creamday
loving the little jam of that pre-order video on their website :lol
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I'm on phone at work so I haven't checked it out yet but I want to very badly :lol
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Only came here to check it out (I'd seen the teaser video on their Facebook so thought it was likely confirmation of an album release date) but ended up pre-ordering it!! Love this band a lot and think they deserve my money, this should arrive the same week as Devin Townsend's autobiography that I pre-ordered, that will be a good week :biggrin:
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I'm on phone at work so I haven't checked it out yet but I want to very badly :lol
They put it up on bandcamp apparently :lol it's called Cream Day Jingle and it's pretty legit. Lyrics are top notch.
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Um, I'm so mad I didn't get into this band until now, but I'm pumped to hear this.
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I absolutely love Thank you scientist. I can't wait to hear this new album
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Coming out on my birthday, happy fucking birthday to me!!!
Might have to listen to this in the afternoon and then see the new Bourne movie that night. :D
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:lol, love the video! Hopefully they will come back to Denver soon so I can see my son again.
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Holy crap, I just discovered this band a couple days ago... I am LOVING Maps of Non-Existent Places. What a fantastic album!! :metal
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Holy crap, I just discovered this band a couple days ago... I am LOVING Maps of Non-Existent Places. What a fantastic album!! :metal
Wow, thanks so much, guys, for introduce me this INCREDIBLE band! It's really a fantastic album! :hefdaddy
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I guess this band is highly recomended for those who likes prog, fusion, instrumental funk, DMBand and Coheed and Cambria (vocal tone and melodies). And somehow they still manage to keep the music acessible!
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I guess this band is highly recomended for those who likes prog, fusion, instrumental funk, DMBand and Coheed and Cambria (vocal tone and melodies). And somehow they still manage to keep the music acessible!
Agreed, I'm loving the blend of prog metal with jazzy, tango, etc... The horns and violin stuff they incorporate into their orchestration is really cool. Also - GREAT vocal melodies.
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Maps has been a solid favourite of mine since I first heard it a year or two ago. Can't wait for the new one!
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Discovered this band (along with The Dear Hunter) not long after discovering DTF about 2 years ago. I was looking for prog rock/metal with a Coheed and Cambria vibe and these two bands kept popping up, love both of them immensely. Super hyped about the new album and glad I thought "screw it" and preordered with the t-shirt.
And, along with everyone else, I loved the preorder video. Can you download the tune anywhere?
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Love these guys. I have seen them numerous times. They are based out of a town near me so. Great guys too.
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I hope they come to Chicago and NOT to the House of Blues because they always overcharge there
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I should wear my TYS shirt more except the shirt is weird and the sleeves are tight it's a sadness for sure
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New song tommorow
Can you feel the hype in the air? No seriously, can you?
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New song tommorow
Can you feel the hype in the air? No seriously, can you?
That's awesome, looking forward to it!
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Me too!
I was on my phone and for some reason it didn't let me post a youtube link so here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWSxyHDXxco
"Blue Automatic" is the name of the song :metal
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Cool little teaser video. As someone who just discovered this band within the last week or so, I'm beyond excited to have another album to digest soon!
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oh, they've played that one live before, i listened to a recording but I barely remember it so :lol
they also played a new song when I saw them but it was a different one, I'm sure I'll recognize it when I hear it again tho
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Cool little teaser video. As someone who just discovered this band within the last week or so, I'm beyond excited to have another album to digest soon!
You aren't alone in that. I've known about them for about two weeks now thanks to my roulette. I'm pumped.
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I ordered my bundle thang today. It still tickles me to see them getting so much love...
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Just placed my pre-order, and spammed my FB friends! :tup :tup
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song is up and I am at work and can't listen :')
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Link to the single yo:
https://substreammagazine.com/2016/05/thank-you-scientist-blue-automatic-premiere/
Really, really good... This band is continuing to blow me away.
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LOVE the new single.
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Love the new song and I'm super stoked for the new record!
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Listening to the new single just now, I can dig it. Seems like they're pretty much continuing what they did on Maps, which is great.
Blood on the Radio is still the best them but this is solid enough to keep me pumped for the album.
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Sounds awesome as always.
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Straight up TYS, but slightly more polished, tight, and with a marginally better production quality. The sound is huge! I fuckin' love it! :metal
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Great song.
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Wow, OK. More spending. I'm off to Amazon to get the EP and the album that are available. That song was all I needed to hear. :metal
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This band is truly great and original! :metal :millahhhh :hefdaddy
My favourite musical discovery since Haken (also suggested by this forum), two years ago.
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Took a little while to get going, but the song's second half is beast.
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This song keeps growing on me. At first I wasn't too impressed, but I'm REALLY digging it after 4 or 5 listens.
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1702557183365384/
Happy birthday to me! :D
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Stop making me jealous by going to all those east coast concerts.
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https://idobi.com/exclusives/premiere/premiere-thank-you-scientists-new-track-the-amateur-arsonists-handbook/
wew lads
i'm still waiting for the song they played live when i saw them to show up, because while this is a cool song, it isn't that song
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https://idobi.com/exclusives/premiere/premiere-thank-you-scientists-new-track-the-amateur-arsonists-handbook/
wew lads
i'm still waiting for the song they played live when i saw them to show up, because while this is a cool song, it isn't that song
Awesome new song.
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I just came here to post this.
:tup
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Wow, that was fantastic. Seriously, really excited for this album!
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New song called "Mr. Invisible": https://teamrock.com/news/2016-07-14/thank-you-scientist-premiere-new-song-with-prog
Loving it, favorite of the bunch so far!
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Again, another really good song! :metal
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Gotta go hoooome to listen to this RIP
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i really like how jazzy this one sounds. probably their jazziest besides suspicious waveforms.
still not the song i heard them play live though :corn
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This was probably my favorite of the songs so far.
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i really like how jazzy this one sounds. probably their jazziest besides suspicious waveforms.
That was my thought as well, this track was super jazzy, and I liked everything about it.
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Oh hey, just saw they're coming to a little place in Denver. And the tickets are only $10 so I'm not even gonna ask to get on the list :lol
Anyway, haven't listened to any of the new stuff yet. I'll probably just wait at this point but am psyched!
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Woah totally missed that. I'm there!
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https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/stream-thank-you-scientists-wild-ride-of-an-prog-rock-album-stranger-heads-prevail/
Full album streaming right now.
Ugh. I have to get up in 7 hours but I just have to listen to this.
EDIT: The first full song (The Somnambulist) is SOOO good wow!
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FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I WANNA BE HOME RN
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Hot damn! "The Somnambulist" is rockin'! :metal
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I hope that's the one I heard live then
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Skipped the singles to save some sleepytime and as I already heard them. On first listen this album does not have a Blood On The Radio-level song but I think this album has the potential to become my favorite, and maybe even AOTY, it's really good. Standouts: The Somnambulist, Psychopomp and Caverns. The intro and outro songs are really great aswell.
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I don't know how "Rube Goldberg Variations" can't not wind up being my favorite thing of this year!!
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Yeah as far as instrumentals go, this one blows Suspicious Waveforms out of the water IMO, one of the most diverse instrumentals I've ever heard and it never got too tiring. Sounds like I can listen to that track a thousand times and still get more and more out of it with each listen.
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i was worried that I might not recognize the one I saw live, but no, it's definitely Caverns
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Sweeeeeeet! Listening to the album stream now!
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Am I right in thinking the preorders are being shipped on friday?
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Just finished the stream of the whole album. Its solid. I feel like maps of nonexistent places is a stronger album though. Still happy to have new material.
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Just finished the stream of the whole album. Its solid. I feel like maps of nonexistent places is a stronger album though. Still happy to have new material.
That's the sense I got as well. Granted, their material takes a while to sink in and fully appreciate, but no songs jumped out at me to be the quality of Blood on the Radio.
I really liked the album, but it'll take some time to sink in and compare to Maps.
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I just heard a few songs from this band yesterday. It was some of the best music I have ever heard. I'm gonna have to check out more of their stuff.
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The new album is up on Spotify! I forgot it came out today, well I guess I know what I'll be listening to at work this morning...
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no songs jumped out at me to be the quality of Blood on the Radio.
Same here, no shame in that though because Blood on the Radio might just be (one of) the best song(s) I've heard in the last few years.
Going to give this album some more listens now that it's on Spotify, still only heard it once but it sounded really really solid, maybe even better than maps imo.
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I've listened to this album twice through this morning and it's really freaking good. My initial impression is that it's definitely overall on level with Maps.
no songs jumped out at me to be the quality of Blood on the Radio.
Same here, no shame in that though because Blood on the Radio might just be (one of) the best song(s) I've heard in the last few years.
Going to give this album some more listens now that it's on Spotify, still only heard it once but it sounded really really solid, maybe even better than maps imo.
I still think there isn't one song on this album that jumps out to be the quality of BotR but the whole thing is still is incredibly-consistently stellar.
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Gonna give the new album a listen tomorrow probably. But before I do, I've noticed that A Salesman's Guide to Non-existence doesn't seem to get much love. It's easily my favourite track off Maps, especially when coupled with the intro. It was what first got me hooked on the band a few years ago and still gets me every time. Don't think I've really seen any praise for the song on here at all, I might be wrong though.
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jeez guys BotR is only like #3 on maps
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It is at worst #2.
Really digging the new album so far. Besides the singles which probably stand out because I know them, Somnambulist and Caverns stand out for me. Maybe the first songs of theirs I find myself headbanging to.
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Another incredible album by this really astonishing band! :metal
My first impression is that this album has a very similar structure of Maps and it's a good thing. Although it's too soon to compare to Maps. Anyway if there's a "better" album, it's by a slight margin.
From Caverns to The Amateur... the album is totally VERY impressive! :hefdaddy :metal :eek
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Listened to it today. Enjoyable, very similar to Maps.
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Fantastic album - not sure it'll end up being quite as masterful as Maps, but superb still.
Early favourite after two or three listens is Psychopomp. What an outrageously cool song.
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Early favourite after two or three listens is Psychopomp. What an outrageously cool song.
Psychopomp is awesome!
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The intro and outro are amazing. They remind me why I love early Queen albums so much.
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Just to add, for those who loved Maps and the last one, Perils of Time Travel is really a strong EP, a great debut, totally worth the listen/purchase IMO.
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yeah the EP is cool too, not as strong as maps imo
i should spin that again, I haven't in a while lol
so glad to have a physical copy of it tbh
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I received my signed CD and T shirt today! :metal
There was a post card in the package that was signed by the band as well. Someone wrote, "Is this infected?" on it. :lol
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I received my signed CD and T shirt today! :metal
There was a post card in the package that was signed by the band as well. Someone wrote, "Is this infected?" on it. :lol
Not received mine yet but apparently it's been shipped. Where in the world are you?
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U.S., Utah
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U.S., Utah
I'm across the pond so probably be a little while longer for me :tdwn
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Just listened to the new album for the first time. Very good. The only trouble was the hardcore/emo vocalist. I think they would be better as an instrumental band. His vocals sound really recycled, unoriginal. Not that he's not a good singer, just not my taste.
Not surprisingly, my favorite track is the instrumental one "Rube Goldberg Variations".
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Oh. Here's the TYS thread.
I have been binge listening to this album end to end and pretty much my favorite tracks are
Prelude, Caverns, Mr Invisible, Blue Auromatic, rube Goldburg Variations, Psycochomp, arsonist's handbook, and The last one. The other songs have their cool moments, like the end to Need More Input is just beautiful.
Going to see them in Pittsburg in less than a week and I'm so excited. Ive been chatting with them on Facebook and they are actually pretty cool about getting to know their fans. They were telling me that one of the guy's wife went to school in Carlisle and that there is a diner they liked to go to. Being from Carlisle that was really awesome to hear :)
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Oh. Here's the TYS thread.
I have been binge listening to this album end to end and pretty much my favorite tracks are
Prelude, Caverns, Mr Invisible, Blue Auromatic, rube Goldburg Variations, Psycochomp, arsonist's handbook, and The last one. The other songs have their cool moments, like the end to Need More Input is just beautiful.
Going to see them in Pittsburg in less than a week and I'm so excited. Ive been chatting with them on Facebook and they are actually pretty cool about getting to know their fans. They were telling me that one of the guy's wife went to school in Carlisle and that there is a diner they liked to go to. Being from Carlisle that was really awesome to hear :)
Totally didn't know they were playing Pittsburgh this weekend. I might be there as well.
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I just saw these guys last night in Pittsburg. You really need to see them live! there is so much energy in their performance and they connect really well with their audience. I haven't learned everyone's name yet but during Mr. Invisible, the singer encouraged us all to dance along and he even got down and danced with us. There was a therimine note in Caverns and when the bassist hit it everyone lost it! I only know their Stanger Heads Prevail but I heard plenty of older stuff too and I am really looking forward to picking up their previous albums now! Such an amazing show. I kind of got the impression that the drummer didn't like me trying to airdrum all his parts but the lead singer definitely fed off the energy we were giving singing with him. Every song was fun and every member was solid in their performance. I should be really thankful that I got to see them in this stage when they can still connect with their audience like this. Being in the upstairs of a small bar, it felt like a real personal concert. But I think in 5-10 years they are going to be playing in some big venues. They and their music deserve it.
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yeah, they were a blast live, every member of the band was really into it
i'm also really glad i got to see caverns live way before the album came out, 'cause it's killer
honestly rn the run from caverns thru a wolf in cheap clothing are my favorites off the album but rube goldberg variations is pretty strong too
i've listened to it like, 3-4 times total though? so
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Great band. Saw them open for Coheed on their In Keeping Secrets Neverender tour. Loved Maps, and the new album is pretty solid musically, but there's something up with the production. It sounds a little lifeless, like parts that are supposed to be more intense sound way to similar to the rest of the song, so there's a lack of impact at those moments.
I'm excited to see them live next month, because I'm sure the new songs will come across better in person.
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Great band. Saw them open for Coheed on their In Keeping Secrets Neverender tour. Loved Maps, and the new album is pretty solid musically, but there's something up with the production. It sounds a little lifeless, like parts that are supposed to be more intense sound way to similar to the rest of the song, so there's a lack of impact at those moments.
I'm excited to see them live next month, because I'm sure the new songs will come across better in person.
I guess you own the original release of Maps. There is a remaster of Maps that has the same issues you mentioned, maybe even a bit worse than Heads. Sadly, this seems to be the direction they want their sound to evolve to.
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Just stopping in to say I will soon see TYS 5 nights in a row. :D
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Great band. Saw them open for Coheed on their In Keeping Secrets Neverender tour. Loved Maps, and the new album is pretty solid musically, but there's something up with the production. It sounds a little lifeless, like parts that are supposed to be more intense sound way to similar to the rest of the song, so there's a lack of impact at those moments.
I'm excited to see them live next month, because I'm sure the new songs will come across better in person.
I guess you own the original release of Maps. There is a remaster of Maps that has the same issues you mentioned, maybe even a bit worse than Heads. Sadly, this seems to be the direction they want their sound to evolve to.
I listened to the original release a bunch of times, and was about to buy it off iTunes before they took it off everything to prep for the re-release. There are some of those issues on the reissue but I don't notice them, while with Stranger Things Prevail it really hindered my enjoyment of the music the first time around.
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Just stopping in to say I will soon see TYS 5 nights in a row. :D
I am guessing you are going to be seeing them at the filmore next wednesday?
I may go, not 100% sure yet though
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Just stopping in to say I will soon see TYS 5 nights in a row. :D
I am guessing you are going to be seeing them at the filmore next wednesday?
I may go, not 100% sure yet though
No sir, will be seeing Buffalo (this Wednesday) through Boston.
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Just stopping in to say I will soon see TYS 5 nights in a row. :D
I am guessing you are going to be seeing them at the filmore next wednesday?
I may go, not 100% sure yet though
No sir, will be seeing Buffalo (this Wednesday) through Boston.
Ah, ok. Just curious
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tbh i vastly prefer the remaster to the original mix of maps. i think everything still comes through just fine and it just sounds more... together.
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I don't understand why people say the mix of Stranger Heads Prevail sounds lifeless? I never heard the original original album but to me, This mix of the new album sounded Really professional, Same thing when going from Vapor Trails to Vapor Trails 2013. It sounds cleaner and much more put together, which is what I look for in music, actually. Again, I have nothing to compare TYS to but I just think it sounds really solid the way it is now.
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Can't wait to see them for the first time tonight!!
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I can't begin to say how tight, talented, and fun this band was live. So. Fucking. Fun. They had the crowd rocking hard all show long, and I can honestly say My Famed Dissapearing Act could be one of the best concert closing songs written, god they brought the house down with that one. Been singing ti all day.
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getting me all hyped, seeing 'em tomorrow :lol
to be fair, this will be my second time seeing them and they totally killed it even with a pretty short set last time so :corn
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I've listened to Mr. Invisible in particular an almost unhealthy number of times since seeing them open for Haken a few weeks ago.
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getting me all hyped, seeing 'em tomorrow :lol
to be fair, this will be my second time seeing them and they totally killed it even with a pretty short set last time so :corn
Are you here now? I'm at the bar in the ugly Lebowski sweater.....come say hi!!
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they kinda totally killed it :metal
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Saw them headline week before last. They put on an incredible show yet again. Best part was I got to see them play Blood on the Radio!
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Spotify have just notified me, via email, that there is a mini live album available. It's got 4 songs and it's called 'Live at the Audiotree' or something. Listening now and it's pretty cool :metal
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Spotify have just notified me, via email, that there is a mini live album available. It's got 4 songs and it's called 'Live at the Audiotree' or something. Listening now and it's pretty cool :metal
Audiotree is awesome dude. Definitely check out more bands that do live shows there, pretty awesome stuff usually!
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Was anybody else at the Denver show last night? I forgot to ask ahead of time :lol
What a blast, as usual! They killed it.
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Saw these guys open for Haken at the Foundry! They were great, even though the singer was really sick. The singer of the other opening band joined in for the chorus of My Famed Dissapearing Act. :D
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Yup, they had something going around that I sort of caught after hanging out last week. Thank gawd for vitamin c and shit. But yeah, always impresses me when musicians can be sick as fuck and still kick ass- last time I saw the Aristocrats two of them had the flu but you never would have known if they hadn't told the audience. I think about how hard it is to do my job sick and it baffles me.
Now I just need to fix my damn record player so I can listen to this album on vinyl, finally!
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Had tickets for the show on Friday, got an email last night that TYS was no longer headlining and I would be refunded.
Found out this afternoon why, from Ellis's facebook page:
Hey all.
So, after a lot of searching, I've decided to step down as the saxophonist of Thank You Scientist. It's been a great experience for sure and I wish the guys all the best!
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Ah, that sucks. The sax was one of the elements that made these guys stand out from the pack. Hopefully they can find a replacement.
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I won't say anything specific until I see it posted publicly, but apparently Ellis is not the only person who has left.
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UGHHHH.
Andrew has left and that's not who I was referring to, so there is (at least) one more yet to come.
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What is really displeasing about this is that 3+ members don't leave the week of a local show on great terms. There had to be some level of turmoil for this to happen.
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Oh no, this sucks :<
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Indeed it does.
Also, this is pretty random, but I went to their Wiki page to see if anything had been posted, which led me to the Stranger Heads Prevail page, and Bumblefoot is credited with vocals on Prologue.
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I had a feeling that it was only a matter of time. The psychology dynamics of a 4 person band makes it hard enough to stay together, let alone a 7 person band.
When I first got in to them, I was like "wow, how amazing that all 7 of the get along well enough to keep this thing rolling". Still shitty news though. One of my favorite bands
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For the event page this Friday here is what was posted:
We regret to inform you that we will not be performing at Crossroads this Friday. Our evil folk metal buddies in Windfaerer (featuring our lovable string boy Ben Karas) were kind enough to fill in for us. Karmic Juggernaut (featuring our love-able bassboy Cody McCorry) @No More Pain and Sentient Moss put on damn fine shows as well, so don't sleep on this bill! Stay tuned for some major updates in TYS land and some exciting tour news!
Disheartening about this is that it doesn't acknowledge the two people who have already said they are stepping down, and that there has been no update on the general TYS page. It does mean that we will at least have guitar, bass, and violin staying the same going forward.
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I thought this band was quite good when I saw them open for Devin Townsend back in May, but I never bothered getting anything. I think I'd have a hard time listening to them regularly given the sound of the trumpet and how regularly it is featured.
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From the Facebook page:
*MAJOR UPDATE*
We are all sad to announce that we've mutually parted ways with Odin Alvarez, Ellis Jasenovic, and Andrew Digrius. Being in a touring band is extremely complicated, and it presents life with many unique challenges. We hope that everyone understands that this decision was made with the best interest of the band in mind, in order to keep the music alive and moving forward. We will keep you updated on their new endeavors, and we send them nothing but support on their respective new paths.
We are so excited to FINALLY announce our new band members: Joe Fadem on drums, Sam Greenfield on sax(s), and Joe Gullace on trumpet. We have posted some teaser videos so you can get to know the newboys. Listen in awe as Joe F. makes a drum solo out of a restaurant yelp review. Feast your ears on Sam Greenfield slaying with Vulfpeck and Three Oranges. Hang on to your seats as the BOTH JOES engage in a "JAZZ DUAL" in our brother band We Used to Cut the Grass.
Our new line-up makes it's DEBUT October 20 at the Electric Halloween Festival in Millville, NJ. We will round out this weekend with additional performances at Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh 10/21 and Progtoberfest in Chicago 10/22
Please send positive vibes to our NEWBOYZ as they have been tirelessly working to to prepare for our upcoming dates as well as a SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED TOUR (tune in next week) and NEW ALBUM.
Most Tom Monda-ly,
Tom Monda
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Bad news, but at least Tom and Salvador are still there. I'm sure the new members will pull their weight. Sucks though, I met all the guys at a show in Lawrence I went to and they were so much fun. Got them all to sign my SHP vinyl and Sam even drew a hairy penis under his signature (with my permission). Sad to see them go.
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So Thank You Scientist have announced European dates for the end of this year! Excited
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157061871119466&id=197288774465 (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157061871119466&id=197288774465)
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I'll be seeing these guys in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21st. I'll report back!
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I'll be seeing these guys in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21st. I'll report back!
Cool, mikeyd23, have a great show!
I'm very curious how the new members will fit in the band, specially the new drummer. The only members not replaced are the guitarist, bassist and vocalist, right?
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I'll be seeing these guys in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21st. I'll report back!
Cool, mikeyd23, have a great show!
I'm very curious how the new members will fit in the band, specially the new drummer. The only members not replaced are the guitarist, bassist and vocalist, right?
Plus the violinist. Also curious to hear how they sound with the new members, I'll be seeing them the following Saturday.
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I'll let you guys know how it sounds (I'm sure they'll be tight). This will be my first time seeing them live though, so all I have to compare to is YouTube vids :lol
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I'll be seeing these guys in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21st. I'll report back!
Cool, mikeyd23, have a great show!
I'm very curious how the new members will fit in the band, specially the new drummer. The only members not replaced are the guitarist, bassist and vocalist, right?
Plus the violinist. Also curious to hear how they sound with the new members, I'll be seeing them the following Saturday.
That same day I'll be watching Axeman watching Thank You Scientist.
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I'll be seeing these guys in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21st. I'll report back!
Cool, mikeyd23, have a great show!
I'm very curious how the new members will fit in the band, specially the new drummer. The only members not replaced are the guitarist, bassist and vocalist, right?
Plus the violinist. Also curious to hear how they sound with the new members, I'll be seeing them the following Saturday.
That same day I'll be watching Axeman watching Thank You Scientist.
Creep. :lol
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I'll be seeing these guys in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21st. I'll report back!
Cool, mikeyd23, have a great show!
I'm very curious how the new members will fit in the band, specially the new drummer. The only members not replaced are the guitarist, bassist and vocalist, right?
Plus the violinist. Also curious to hear how they sound with the new members, I'll be seeing them the following Saturday.
That same day I'll be watching Axeman watching Thank You Scientist.
Creep. :lol
That's nothing compared to what I was up to while he was sleeping on my couch a couple weeks ago :eyebrows:
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Saw the band Saturday night in Pittsburgh. They were awesome, everything sounded absolutely tight and incredible.
The new drummer and horn section literally didn't miss a note, hard to believe that this was their second show together.
Set list -
Wrinkle
The Somnambulist
Caverns
Blood on the Radio
Mr. Invisible
Rube Goldberg Variations
Psychopomp
The Amateur Arsonist's Handbook
My Famed Disappearing Act
Oh also, Tom is a ridiculously, crazy good guitar player.
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good to hear, also, what the heck is wrinkle?
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Thanks for the report!
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good to hear, also, what the heck is wrinkle?
Random instrumental jam they open the show with, it was pretty cool.
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(https://scontent.fhhr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50604632_10158519864584466_5725065756299755520_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fhhr1-1.fna&oh=8fd02a2bbffe410acb635807fd002aa3&oe=5CC0EFE8)
Yeah, I'm not missing TYS + ITPOW lol
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and not to forget KINDO!
April 25th in St.Paul, MN :tup
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Personally I've never been a big fan but they should be fun live so yeah
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HAHA at the promo video. Too bad the only date is Denver and i doubt i'll be able to make that date.
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Jeez, I might be seeing Riverside, Meshuggah, and TYS all within the same week. That'll be one hell of an experience.
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Jeez, I might be seeing Riverside, Meshuggah, and TYS all within the same week. That'll be one hell of an experience.
Fortunately TYS is earlier in the month for me, since I got Riverside and Alien Weaponry on back to back nights, and I really don't want to miss either band.
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Planning on catching the tour bookends in Jersey City and Brooklyn :hat
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Sweet! I'll probably hit up the Pittsburgh show.
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I should try to get to the Oakland show.
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Has there been any news on their new album? When I saw them last year half of their setlist was new songs. I'm wondering if that's going to be the case for this tour, too.
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they said in the post that this is the first tour in support of their new album, which i presume will be released in a few months :corn
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Damn, so many albums coming out this year. Sounds like it'll be a great year to end the decade, at least for music.
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Bought my tickets for the April 28th show. They are playing in a tiny room though...I doubt the stage will hold them all.
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I don't know if y'all here have seen their post from March 12th on Facebook, but apparently they are trying to pull some kind of marketing stunt. They've also removed all trace of their previous albums from music streaming services.
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TERRAFORMER
https://thankyouscientist.com/
Double album apparently, June 14th
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WTF did I just watch?
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I don't know, but I ordered my $50 box :lol
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Delete. Posted comment in the wrong fucking thread............. so, these guys like scientists hey.....
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Just in time ahead of the tour, my interview with Ben and Tom: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/interviews/interview-with-tom-monda-and-ben-karas/
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"FXMLDR"
Studio: https://open.spotify.com/album/5i6DnDyeeB4eHLsNcBKKwT
Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxrz6RPSww0
listening now boiii
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"Terraformer"
Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKWQEpS8hI
Also, I saw 'em live a week ago and they played at least half of the new album at the show, all of the new material sounded pretty killer. They played this one too, that chorus is memorable as hell. Really looking forward to this one.
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That song rocks :metal
Didn't care for the last album, but if the new one is in the vein of Terraformer, then I'm 100% on board
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Two alien thumbs way up!
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Review: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/thank-you-scientist-terraformer/
And also 2CD pre-orders are live: https://thankyouscientist.merchnow.com/products/v2/292431/terraformer-2x-cd
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Hella hyped for this one, and the new baroness dropping the same day. Gonna see if I can preorder them together off amazon.
I'm curious - would you think that each disc feels self-contained/could be considered an album in its own right? Or is it obvious it's only two discs simply to fit all the material in? I'm expecting the latter in this case but the former would be rad if so
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Unfortunately this particular promo had no press notes or lyrics, so it's really hard for me to answer that question. Honestly I don't even know where disc one ends and disc two begins.
That being said if I had to condense into one disc just based on my preferences it would look something like this:
1 Wrinkle
2 FXMLDR
3 Son of a Serpent
4 Chromology
5 Everyday Ghosts
6 Birdwatching
7 Geronimo
8 Anchor
9 New Moon
10 Terraformer
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This album and the one from Rendezvous Point are disputing AOTY for me
:metal
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Tour starts tomorrow night, any chance I'll see any of you folks at Portsmouth, Burlington, Montreal, or Ottawa?
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Hey baby.
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For anyone who hasn't preordered the album, you can buy it on tour prior to the June 14th release.
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Fantastic show tonight. Pictures later.
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For anyone who hasn't preordered the album, you can buy it on tour prior to the June 14th release.
any clue why the CD listing is showing up as july 19th for basically everywhere except their one preorder link?
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Full album streaming:
https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/exclusives/thank-you-scientist-terraformer-exclusive-stream/
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Going to download this before work in the morning.
Just listening to A Salesman's Guide to Non-Existence and it's still my favourite song of theirs. The way the intro leads into it and dat chorus :hefdaddy
For me, they haven't managed to top that song yet! I don't understand why no one ever seems to talk about it, it's a phenomenal song!
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Honestly not even in my top half of that album but I mean it's still great
The chorus of terraformer is gonna be stuck in my head all evening again
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I am 3 songs in and I am already liking it better than Stranger heads.
I have listened to Perils of time travel and Maps more times then I can count, but only listened to Stranger heads once or twice I think. It just didn't grab me, but I'm Really liking the new album so far.
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Stranger Heads is good but kinda runs out of steam in the back half, pretty much all the best stuff is in the first half
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Stranger Heads is good but kinda runs out of steam in the back half, pretty much all the best stuff is in the first half
Psychopomp disagrees.
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Honestly found that one of the more forgettable tracks, the two bookending it are better
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I like Rube Goldberg Variations too, but better than Psychopomp? I don't think so.
Amateur Arsonist is okay but a pretty weak closer, if you ask me.
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It's definitely their weakest closer considering I already like Terraformer more than it but ehh, it's still good
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Anyone know if Terraformer is going to be released on Bandcamp today? I can't find it. Want to download but want the guys to get the most amount of money from me.
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Or if there is any seller in Europe, that offers the album. The shipping costs from merchnow to Europe are higher than the album price.
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After two listens my early impression is that this album's too damn long, but still pretty good.
Son of a Serpent is an early favorite. That song goes in some really unexpected directions.
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I'm loving it. For me it's better than Stranger Heads Prevail but not as good as the debut. I'm loving the singles, FXMLDR and Terraformer are my faves, but not too sold on Swarm yet.
It is a long album but I haven't got bored at any point during it. I mean I want to keep listening to it so it's a winner.
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After two listens my early impression is that this album's too damn long
Not going to disagree.
I'm loving it. For me it's better than Stranger Heads Prevail but not as good as the debut. I'm loving the singles, FXMLDR and Terraformer are my faves, but not too sold on Swarm yet.
My impression thus far is that is where I will slot it as well.
Terraformer is amazing and FXMLDR is my front runner for song of the year as of now.
As for Swarm:
That being said if I had to condense into one disc just based on my preferences it would look something like this:
1 Wrinkle
2 FXMLDR
3 Son of a Serpent
4 Chromology
5 Everyday Ghosts
6 Birdwatching
7 Geronimo
8 Anchor
9 New Moon
10 Terraformer
Given that it was one of my cut tracks for a single disc, it's obviously not a favorite of mine, and in general I agree it's just not on the same level as the first two singles.
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I'm not getting the hype for the title track. As of now I think I prefer Swarm to it.
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@ buddy - I have to wonder where you are, then
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After two listens my early impression is that this album's too damn long, but still pretty good.
Agreed. And for that reason, I haven't even finished it yet, despite two listens of the first half. Give me 55 mins and I am a happy camper, but whatever.
So I am still digesting it honestly, but so far I feel very positive about it. I really love the first half for sure. Gotta have more time with the 2nd half though.
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Just listened to Swarm on my crappy puter speakers at work. I've already downloaded Terraformer on my phone. So traffic home tonight should be interesting. Quite the unique sound, looking forward to giving them a whirl.
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Been spinning this one a lot, I feel like they had really good single choices this time around as I like all of those quite a bit (swarm a bit less than the other two but ehh)
Life of Vermin is another favorite, and Chromology is a pretty jammin instrumental
Still plan to give this plenty more listens, especially considering its length, but. Yeah. Good album, unsurprisingly
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I started getting into these guys this month and liked Stranger heads more than the debut. The choruses are strong as well as the vocals, and I am also enjoying the occasional instrumental craziness.
Checking out the new one now. :metal
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Chromology, Terraformer, and Anchor are my favorites so far but everything on here is really solid with Swarm being the only track that I feel is a bit subpar.
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Y'all are really underappreciating Swarm here. It's got some killer riffs, a catchy chorus, and arguably the most energy out of any song on the record. What's not to like?
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So Thursday I was hoping to score a day ticket to go see Coheed and Cambria at a nearby festival. Unfortunately I wasn't able to but by that point I was hell bent on going to see some live music.
Luckily I remembered that Thank You Scientist were playing a headline gig (although it was a bit of a drive). I ended up getting in for £11, which is a friggin' steal.
They were pretty great on the night, even though they were playing in front of about 150 people in a cellar. It was hot as hell but so was their performance. They were tight, the setlist covered pretty much everything I wanted to hear (except A Salesman's Guide to Non-existence), Sal's vocals were really good and the banter was on point.
It was definitely one of those shows where seeing them live made me appreciate how great they are. I mean I already love the new album but I've got a love for songs I wasn't too sold on (Chromology being one), after witnessing them in person.
It was also sad to know that a band playing their type of music will unlikely get as big as they deserve. Furthermore, the fact that they are a 7 piece makes me worry for how much money they make each, on tour.
I'll still be recommending them to everyone I can though :metal
tl;dr
They were great live!
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i've seen 'em live three times so far and plan to catch them whenever they're in town, 'cause hell yeah
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I wanted to buy some merch to support them but the new album on vinyl was £35. I just didn't have enough on me.
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i've seen 'em live three times so far and plan to catch them whenever they're in town, 'cause hell yeah
How are they live? I’ve had a few chances in the past but missed them
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i think the fact that i have seen them live three times should speak to how good they are live
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It doesn’t. You could have seen them live by accident
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It doesn’t. You could have seen them live by accident
:rollin I love this post!
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It's true though...I've seen Mr. Big like 5 or 6 times, all of them when they were opening for Rush. If it wasn't for General Admission, I'd have skipped them every time.
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It's true though...I've seen Mr. Big like 5 or 6 times, all of them when they were opening for Rush. If it wasn't for General Admission, I'd have skipped them every time.
Indeed. I saw Into Eternity three times opening for Dream Theater. Saw Next to None a bunch of times opening for Haken and various Portnoy gigs.
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They're pretty fun live. I saw them in a tiny venue in Philly and it honestly felt more like a party/watching my friends band or something rather than an actual show. But they played really well and were entertaining throughout.
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They're pretty fun live. I saw them in a tiny venue in Philly and it honestly felt more like a party/watching my friends band or something rather than an actual show. But they played really well and were entertaining throughout.
That the Milkboy show you're talking about? That was a surprisingly good place for the show. In Philly though I've also seen them at Underground Arts, Ardmore Music Hall, and the Foundry.
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They're pretty fun live. I saw them in a tiny venue in Philly and it honestly felt more like a party/watching my friends band or something rather than an actual show. But they played really well and were entertaining throughout.
That the Milkboy show you're talking about? That was a surprisingly good place for the show. In Philly though I've also seen them at Underground Arts, Ardmore Music Hall, and the Foundry.
The Underground Arts show actually with In The Presence Of Wolves (I think?) and a few other bands. I also saw them at the Foundry with Haken but that felt much more "professional" and less like seeing my buddies play a local show. I missed their most recent show at Ardmore unfortunately.
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Still having trouble really getting into the new album. As someone who almost exclusively listens to albums front to back when I'm listening to music, it's just a little bit too much for me to be honest. I'm never really not enjoying what I'm hearing, but it all just kind of blends together by the end. I'd probably be enjoying it as an album more if it was a good 15-20 minutes shorter.
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They're pretty fun live. I saw them in a tiny venue in Philly and it honestly felt more like a party/watching my friends band or something rather than an actual show. But they played really well and were entertaining throughout.
That the Milkboy show you're talking about? That was a surprisingly good place for the show. In Philly though I've also seen them at Underground Arts, Ardmore Music Hall, and the Foundry.
The Underground Arts show actually with In The Presence Of Wolves (I think?) and a few other bands. I also saw them at the Foundry with Haken but that felt much more "professional" and less like seeing my buddies play a local show. I missed their most recent show at Ardmore unfortunately.
Yeah, ItPoW played the Underground show. It's too bad you missed the Milkboy show, they had some pretty neat openers on that as well.
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Still having trouble really getting into the new album. As someone who almost exclusively listens to albums front to back when I'm listening to music, it's just a little bit too much for me to be honest. I'm never really not enjoying what I'm hearing, but it all just kind of blends together by the end. I'd probably be enjoying it as an album more if it was a good 15-20 minutes shorter.
Agreed. I loved Stranger Heads Prevail and while it was still kind of long, I felt it was appropriate. This album just gets tiring to me. I’ve only heard it twice but it’s just overwhelming
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bump.
Fall NA Tour with Bent Knee and The Tea Club
https://twitter.com/bentkneemusic/status/1169286757814276096
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDokGYYWkAE1Vht.jpg)
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Philly is an obvious hit. If the last two shows were Sat/Sun instead of Fri/Sat they would be locks as well, but I'll likely just play those by ear. I think I'd rather make sure I spread the goodness throughout the calendar and will likely head out to either Denver or San Jose for a weekend hop around one of those shows.
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I'm listening to these guys for the first time right now (Terraformer). Great stuff. Reminds me of Dance Gavin Dance pushed through a jazz Zappa blender. Nice!
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bump.
They covered Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time" :D ;D :tup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJ4uakszWc
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This has no right to be this good. :rollin
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That's awesome, also I'm a new fan. Recently got Terraformer as my introduction. Still digesting this one, it's quite different than other music I've heard before which really intrigues me. The vocals have taken some time to get used to, but now that I am, I am really able to enjoy the music which is fantastic.
They are playing close by in December but that's when I'll be away for a work trip :(
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This has no right to be this good. :rollin
It's so great. :lol
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That's actually a really decent cover :tup
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Fantastic. What an awesome 80s tune.
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bump.
They covered Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time" :D ;D :tup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJ4uakszWc
They did in the past as a live cover, nice to see it finally get a proper release.
In other news, if anyone is going to be at the Denver show on Saturday, feel free to say hello. :D
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Brilliant! :omg: :lol
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Still having trouble really getting into the new album. As someone who almost exclusively listens to albums front to back when I'm listening to music, it's just a little bit too much for me to be honest. I'm never really not enjoying what I'm hearing, but it all just kind of blends together by the end. I'd probably be enjoying it as an album more if it was a good 15-20 minutes shorter.
Agreed. I loved Stranger Heads Prevail and while it was still kind of long, I felt it was appropriate. This album just gets tiring to me. I’ve only heard it twice but it’s just overwhelming
Thirded. As someone who likes to listen to an album front to back this is actually one of my biggest complaints in the digital "post-album" music world; Every release is so. damn. long.
Most albums used to be 45-60 minutes, with the big epic double albums being 75-90 minutes. Now EVERY album has to 65 minutes or longer. Very few albums have any business being longer than an hour. Edit that shit down.
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Thirded. As someone who likes to listen to an album front to back this is actually one of my biggest complaints in the digital "post-album" music world; Every release is so. damn. long.
I've been thinking about this for a while: is releasing long albums in the age of streaming actually advantageous? On one hand, I suppose more music = more streams = more money. But I feel it'd be even more advantageous to have shorter albums if it means they get released more frequently, as I imagine that would keep your traffic up and give you more of those big, album-just-came-out spikes in streams. Then again I'm not basing any of this off of any actual data, so I could be way off the mark.
(also yeah Terraformer is still like 30 minutes too long)
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Ok just watched the Party all the Time video. 3 thoughts.
1. I didn't know David Arquette played guitar for them.
2. What's up with the naked old man playing keyboards?
3. Are the cymbals a nod to Mangini?
Ok 4 thoughts.
4. That ending was cool.
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Thirded. As someone who likes to listen to an album front to back this is actually one of my biggest complaints in the digital "post-album" music world; Every release is so. damn. long.
I've been thinking about this for a while: is releasing long albums in the age of streaming actually advantageous? On one hand, I suppose more music = more streams = more money. But I feel it'd be even more advantageous to have shorter albums if it means they get released more frequently, as I imagine that would keep your traffic up and give you more of those big, album-just-came-out spikes in streams. Then again I'm not basing any of this off of any actual data, so I could be way off the mark.
(also yeah Terraformer is still like 30 minutes too long)
I think having more tracks = more money plays a role but I think it's mostly artists not having any pressure to self-edit albums down. Back in "the day" a musician had time constraints on vinyl/cassette/CD, and studio time was expensive. They had to pick the best of the best. Now it's a free for all and they're probably not going to think, "oh I'll save that song for another album so I can get more plays overall" even though, like you said, it may actually be advantageous to do so.
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I will add that Terraformer does feel a bit too long, it's a lot to digest.
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terraformer is too long, i'll also agree
both too many songs and a lot of 'em go on too long. there's a really excellent 60ish minute album in there though
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I agree with all the sentiments that Terraformer is too long, but would be fantastic as a hour-ish long album.
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It's like you're all agreeing with the grand conclusion of this amazing review done by a very handsome gentleman before the album's release. :D
https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/thank-you-scientist-terraformer/
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It's like you're all agreeing with the grand conclusion of this amazing review done by a very handsome gentleman before the album's release. :D
https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/thank-you-scientist-terraformer/
I don't know about the "handsome gentleman" part, but yes, that sounds about right :neverusethis:
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(https://i.imgur.com/id9NB0o.png)
https://youtu.be/j6umJBo_XDE
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Thank You Scientist have announced they are performing a livestream concert on October 27th. Tickets are priced at $9.99 or $15 which includes a post-performance Q&A. Available through their site
https://thankyouscientist.com/
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So apparently this is legit...
https://www.merchbar.com/hard-rock-metal/thank-you-scientist/thank-you-scientist-plague-accommodations-radioactive-green-splatter-vinyl-record (https://www.merchbar.com/hard-rock-metal/thank-you-scientist/thank-you-scientist-plague-accommodations-radioactive-green-splatter-vinyl-record)
New EP Incoming.
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That art looks like a techdeath album. :lol
Cool if it's real.
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That art looks like a techdeath album. :lol
Cool if it's real.
Oh god, I hope they incorporate just a little Tech death into their sound. That would be awesome. But I guess then they would just be Rivers of Nihil with more horns... :corn
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It's like you're all agreeing with the grand conclusion of this amazing review done by a very handsome gentleman before the album's release. :D
https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/thank-you-scientist-terraformer/
You know. I just read that review and was thinking "I bet this guy's HOT!" ;D
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New single
https://thankyouscientist.bandcamp.com/track/soul-diver
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Holy double bass and crunchy guitars, Batman! Guess that cover art's a bit more accurate than I was expecting! :lol :metal
EDIT: Yeah that kicked ass. Really looking forward to this now.
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Holy double bass and crunchy guitars, Batman! Guess that cover art's a bit more accurate than I was expecting! :lol :metal
EDIT: Yeah that kicked ass. Really looking forward to this now.
Well damn, this was great. Hardly surprising though for a band who have yet to put out a bad release!
Bring
It
On
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Ooo....I like this one. I always wondered how they would sound if they went a bit heavier. It's a nice contrast to the vocals and the horns.
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Solid song. Why is it not on youtube though?
They did post this video to promote the EP today though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF5OzkrvTGY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF5OzkrvTGY)
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Really good this new song! Anyone knows how many songs this EP will have and its running time?
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Apparently the runtime is 20:20
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Apparently the runtime is 20:20
:clap:
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New EP kicks ass. I'm a little disappointed Gigglebutton is under two minutes but the three proper songs are all great and better than most of the stuff from Terraformer.
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Excellent EP as usual for them. I think Gigglebutton is great as it is!
Anyone knows if the drummer is already the new one?
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Excellent EP as usual for them. I think Gigglebutton is great as it is!
Anyone knows if the drummer is already the new one?
Nope - credits are on Bandcamp. I don't think she left until after Soul Diver was released.
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Oooh didn't even know they had a new release, very sweet. And just in time for me to get my head around it before seeing them next week in my triumphant return to live shows as they open for Intervals.
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Excellent EP as usual for them. I think Gigglebutton is great as it is!
Anyone knows if the drummer is already the new one?
Nope - credits are on Bandcamp. I don't think she left until after Soul Diver was released.
Thanks for the information. Incredible drumming on this EP!
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Oooh didn't even know they had a new release, very sweet. And just in time for me to get my head around it before seeing them next week in my triumphant return to live shows as they open for Intervals.
Still debating whether to go see them - they're always fun live though Intervals isn't all that interesting to me. Might be worth it though!
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I'll check this out. Love Intervals.
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Outstanding show last night, the new members fit into the band seamlessly, and they sounded excellent. Really had the mostly college kid crowd jumping, and even had a pit inspired by the heavier opening bands.
Intervals was fucking amazing. Just amazing.
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They fucking killed it tonight. Amazing show, despite the short set. The crowd was so energetic; probably the best crowd I’ve been a part of, or at least top three.
Cryptodira was pretty great too. Wasn’t really feeling Intervals so I left a few songs into their set.
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Those knuckleheads said they leaked Matrix 4 :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svq4YDh3Uc8
Besides that, I just got the new EP and its really good
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I can believe Thank You Scientist is going to jail for leaking the entirety of The Matrix 4 on YouTube
I'm glad I got to see them live one last time :sadpanda:
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Thank You Scientist just shared this band/album on their socials...
https://open.spotify.com/album/4K4Yk592WJizyzbuXKkEc2?si=y0JVFUXFQr2usGevvn2rkQ&utm_source=copy-link (https://open.spotify.com/album/4K4Yk592WJizyzbuXKkEc2?si=y0JVFUXFQr2usGevvn2rkQ&utm_source=copy-link)
A six-piece band from Brooklyn, CIVILIANS blends together hard rock, jazz, electronic, and funk music in various and disturbing ways, incorporating full horn section blasts, heavy grooves, psychedelic effects, and multiple audience members experiencing acid flashbacks. The band makes orchestrated left turns that puts the audience at the edge of their seat and heavy riffs and grooves that get them off (their seat). CIVILIANS just released their EP “Look Cool!” and also has a musical called “ALL THE BUGS ARE HUGE!!!” available online.
Trumpet, Vocals / Joe Gullace
Trombone / Joonas Lemetyinen
Saxophone, EWI / Alex Blade Silver
Guitar, Vocals / Tom McCaffrey
Bass / Osei Kweku
Drums / Josh Plath
Definitely for fans of the band, it's pretty darn good.
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Saw them in Providence tonight! Awesome setlist, and they played one new song from the album they're currently working on. Sounded like a pretty typical hard rocker for them, but with a swung groove. Sal was unfortunately dealing with technical issues and spent most of the show fiddling with his in-ear monitors. He skipped a lot of his lines and seemed pretty out of it, but the rest of the band was on fire as usual. They busted out Rube Goldberg Variations, easily their best instrumental, and that was definitely a highlight. :hat
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Per the bands Facebook, the lead singer has left the band due to family responsibilities. I'll admit that the vocals were the weak link to me, but it's always tough for a band you love to switch vocalists. There's nothing that changes the sound of a band more. He was fun to watch live for sure.
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The news sucks even more when you like the singer. He was actually one of the most original aspects of the band's sound to me, I absolutely love the sound of his voice. It's going to be tough replacing someone that authentic.
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Man that sucks. Great singer and a great frontman.
I saw them here in Richmond every year from 2016-19. In 2017, he was having issues with his monitors, so for the last song he said "fuck it" and came into the pit to sing the last song with the crowd. Gonna be hard to replace him, but it seems to me like TYS is gonna be one of those bands with an always changing lineup.
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Aww man...I'm with Metropolaris...I really dig his voice and think he's one of the unique sides of the band, and yeah, he's just amazing live. He did the same thing when I saw them open for Haken, come down and rock out with the crowd. Just a great showman.
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Yea man, that sucks, I always loved Sal’s vocals. I’ve only seen them once, and it was a tiny show, but he was great.
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Definitely a bummer, I love his vocals, but not a shock. I only caught the tail end of their set opening for BtBaM this past July but Sal was talking about how he was drunk because he missed his family and was looking forward to the tour being over :(
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Yea I totally get it. No judgment of those parents that who have jobs that keep from being with their families, but I couldn’t do it. I was still working in care doing overnight shifts when my boy was born. My wife really struggled and being away from my wife and kid for up to 36 hours at a time was way too much for me. I started looking for a 9-5 so I could be home with them every night, within about a month of him being born.
I hope Sal can focus on his family and that the band can find a worthy replacement.
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I'm also gonna miss his dancing onstage during instrumental breaks. :lol
I think JLB could learn something from him.
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Yeah this sucks, especially the cancelled shows (one of which I was going to see…), but not entirely surprising. The last few times I saw them he definitely looked like the least happy guy on the stage.
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I was planning on seeing them in Maine at a bowling alley in November. That was going to be a unique experience.
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Yea I saw them twice in the last year and both times he remarked about missing his family and looking forward to going home. I loved his voice and think he actually made them stand out in a lot of ways, gonna be a tough replacement.
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I was planning on seeing them in Maine at a bowling alley in November. That was going to be a unique experience.
I saw Caligula’s Horse at a bowling alley, for like £15. Man, that was a good show.
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I honestly never loved his vocals, but grew somewhat used to them. I would not call them exactly *highly original* per he always sounded A LOT like Claudio Sanchez (or Joey Eppard to a degree).
I actually think their last EP might be my favorite thing they ever did. I do wonder if they might either become an instrumental band, or get someone who has a little differemt style. Granted, if they do find a new singer and decide to play live, the new singer will need to be able sing his parts. Which would suggest like Todd La Torre or Jon Davison, the new singer would likely need to be somewhat similar (or be able to sing those parts).
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I do wonder if they might either become an instrumental band
That'd be lame.
As great as this band is (especially live), it's kinda unfortunate that they're still a revolving door of musicians despite being around for over a decade. At this point I'm pretty sure Tom Monda is the only member who's guaranteed to never get replaced (he's the last founding member left, too).
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...he always sounded A LOT like Claudio Sanchez...
I read Coheed and Cambria comparisons before and I never understood why they seem so similar to some people. Sanchez goes for an emo delivery (a word I don't use as a derogatory term) which I never felt in Thank you Scientist.
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Sucks he's leaving. His voice is unique and actually worked with the music of this band. Not surprised though.
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That's a real shame. I wasn't necessarily a huge fan of his voice but I did mostly like it and I thought it worked really well with their music.
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sucks to hear about TYS losing their singer.. i just saw them live in denver a few months back. they put on a good show
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Thank You Scientist just shared this band/album on their socials...
https://open.spotify.com/album/4K4Yk592WJizyzbuXKkEc2?si=y0JVFUXFQr2usGevvn2rkQ&utm_source=copy-link (https://open.spotify.com/album/4K4Yk592WJizyzbuXKkEc2?si=y0JVFUXFQr2usGevvn2rkQ&utm_source=copy-link)
A six-piece band from Brooklyn, CIVILIANS blends together hard rock, jazz, electronic, and funk music in various and disturbing ways, incorporating full horn section blasts, heavy grooves, psychedelic effects, and multiple audience members experiencing acid flashbacks. The band makes orchestrated left turns that puts the audience at the edge of their seat and heavy riffs and grooves that get them off (their seat). CIVILIANS just released their EP “Look Cool!” and also has a musical called “ALL THE BUGS ARE HUGE!!!” available online.
Trumpet, Vocals / Joe Gullace
Trombone / Joonas Lemetyinen
Saxophone, EWI / Alex Blade Silver
Guitar, Vocals / Tom McCaffrey
Bass / Osei Kweku
Drums / Josh Plath
Definitely for fans of the band, it's pretty darn good.
seeing this thread bumped earlier made me check this out. i didn't super love it - but it wasn't bad and i didn't hate it.
most importantly it was probably my first new music rec from this forum, so thanks for posting about it, i wouldn't have heard of them otherwise. i'm gonna follow them and see what else they come up with in the future!
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I honestly never loved his vocals, but grew somewhat used to them. I would not call them exactly *highly original* per he always sounded A LOT like Claudio Sanchez (or Joey Eppard to a degree).
I actually think their last EP might be my favorite thing they ever did. I do wonder if they might either become an instrumental band, or get someone who has a little differemt style. Granted, if they do find a new singer and decide to play live, the new singer will need to be able sing his parts. Which would suggest like Todd La Torre or Jon Davison, the new singer would likely need to be somewhat similar (or be able to sing those parts).
I tend to agree with both of the bolded statements.
I sincerely hope they don't turn into an instrumental band. That would completely kill my interest.