I really appreciate a lot of what Roine has to say. Especially about returning to older work. And recording parts that are edited out. Basically, questioning some decisions made about the album.
I can see how Roine would be a bit upset/disappointed because He actually chose to go more Guitar solo/lick crazy, and it's something that seems out of his comfort zone to be more "Aggressive" in the guitar playing. And then you have these 2 guys, putting all that on the backburner. That would upset me as well...
And MP, I feel, understood that. And why he said, let's just release both, because why not. The only one that was holding them back was the record company, and since they are a really big money maker for Inside Out, Of course they wouldn't say no.
"So I think this Forevermore album is most truly to what I'd like a Transatlantic to be, or what my guitar should be in Transatlantic, which is kind of a good solution because you can have both."
So, in a way, The Breathe Of Life, is Neal's vision for the album, and a fitting title. While Forevermore, is Roines vision of the album, also a fitting title.
And this Roine quote about his "Political Lyrics" and how he refers to them as more "Political Observations"
"At least for me personally, it's really difficult to just look away. I can't. And I don't want to try to be some kind of Swedish Roger Waters or anything like that, but I kind of end up in the same spot, I suppose. I know that some people get upset by that. But with music and being an artist, it just comes with it...you've got to have freedom to write any notes you want and to play any rhythm you want or play any notes you want. And at that same time, you have the freedom to write the lyrics you want, and you have the right to sing them any way you want. Because if the audience starts dictating what you're supposed to do, or saying go back to how your third album sounded or go back to write those songs like you did back then, you know, then I think it's it's not worth doing it. I can't really see myself being dictated by fans what to stay away from or what to write. So it's not really about being political. It's just being very honest with telling who I am."
And then what he says after that....
In the end, I am glad MP decided to release both versions, making both Neal and Roine happy with the end product. Especially Neal, as basically made The Breathe of Life his....Stuff like this can break bands apart.
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