The Official Flying Colors Thread

[King Postwhore]

Kev, you're like the Benny Hinn of DTF.  People will follow.  Start asking for money.

[KevShmev]

Kev, you're like the Benny Hinn of DTF.  People will follow.  Start asking for money.

 

Sounds pretty bland, especially that limp chorus.  Given the similarity in lack of quality plus the obvious Muse vocal effect, this will probably be this album's Shoulda Coulda Woulda, which was also forgettably bland. 

I'm sure most of the rest of the album will be good, fortunately.

Hm, that actually restores a bit of my faith in this album. There were a few duds on the first Flying Colors, but the record overall was still really awesome. So maybe this will just be one of the duds on another really great album.
8 out of 9 ain't bad.

Indeed.  I didn't care for three songs on the first album, but the rest were all winners.  If the new one has a similar ratio, I won't be unhappy.

Ugh, I hate the "everything has been done before" argument. No, it hasn't.

Even if has, so what?  Not every song has to be innovative or ground-breaking.  If a song is done well in the vein of Muse, fine by me, but the problem with this song, as well as the one from the last album, is that it just doesn't very good.

[King Postwhore]

Gessh Kev, it was a joke.  You turned a member from hatting the new album to feeling ok with one post.


IT'S A MIRACLE!


Not meant in you're a shyster.

[KevShmev]

No, no, I know it wasn't meant in a negative way or anything; I just didn't get it.  I must be having a slow day.

[King Postwhore]

It's Friday, you started the weekend early.

[kirksnosehair]

I thought the first album was pretty good.  Couple of tracks I routinely skip and I'm not too crazy about the falsetto vocal stylings of Casey, but with Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy involved and with even the hint that it might be a little proggier than the first one that's enough for me to pull the trigger on a CD/DVD/Shirt bundle from Mascot.

[ytserush]

The Keswick is actually a very friendly venue for the kind of music many of us like here and scoring a Saturday night gig is probably a gift for those that will travel.  I'm not saying you should or shouldn't , but it's a favorable travel date.

I see what you are saying, but I won't drive for 5 hours (in good traffic) or fly for 2 hours and drive another, for an album I yet have to hear. When they played in NYC the album had been out for a good amount so I knew my trip would be worth it. This is just too much of a gamble.

I see where your coming from and I'm not trying to convince you to do it (although it would be great if you did.)

For me there are bands that I will see live regardless if I've heard the new album (I suppose I have total confidence given those involved that I will love it (or like it at the very least))

I haven't even preordered yet! (Since the incentive to do so has passed I'll just preorder the weekend before or something so I'll have it before the gig.)

I'm trying to think of a band I wouldn't see live until I heard something and right now for the life of me I can't think of anyone!



But if I knew I wasn't going to have a good time or if I had to travel on a gamble I wouldn't go either so I definitely understand that.

[ytserush]

I'm just hoping the mix is muddy. I suppose I'll find that out when it shows up in the mailbox.  Of course that would mean I'd have to ORDER it first.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Yeah, muddy mixes are my favorite. 

[rumborak]

What really doesn't work in the song is the flourishes though. Casey's falsettos, the "whoawhoa" parts, and MP's solo spots.

[hefdaddy42]

Just listened to it.  It's definitely different.  Not what I was expecting.

We'll see how it meshes with the rest of the album.

[rumborak]

Just heard that the new album is self-produced. Hmm, not sure how I feel about that. MP's self-produced DT albums have been more miss than hit IMO.

[Heretic]

I like the new single. The chorus is the weakest point, but I really like the verses and the bridge later on in the song.

[Mindflux]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdnKddL9giw&feature=youtu.be

Mask Machine video.

[Mosh]

I like it! Just the band performing on a stage with little effects thrown in and no awkward posing. The way it should be.

Also, the song is starting to grow on me a bit. Had it been on the first album, it'd still probably be one of the weaker songs for me, but it's still enjoyable. That soft middle section is very cool. As long as there are only a couple of obviously Muse influenced songs like last time, with more songs in the vein of Kayla, Blue Ocean, and Forever in a Daze, I'll be quite satisfied.

[rumborak]

I quite enjoyed that, from beginning to end. Then again, I thought the song was pretty good to begin with

I'm amazed how Steve Morse can play at all, with that kind of picking technique.

[Mladen]

Ooh, I'm really digging it. The chorus is slightly underwhelming at first, but the verses are catchy and the part after the solo is pretty damn awesome.

[Nekov]

Loving it.

I know they record the band playing and then overlay the sound and for the most part it's fine but there's a part where you can hear MP doing something interesting and the video shows him playing the most basic drumming ever. Come on, put a little effort into it 

[RoeDent]

I am absolutely LOVING Mask Machine! The whole song is awesome, but I particularly love the quiet middle section starting at 3:27. So so pumped for Second Nature now! 

[Zydar]

Nice! I quite liked that one

[jingle.boy]

Dug it very much.  This will be a release day purchase for sure.

[Onno]

That's a really good song, love it! Sounds a bit compressed though, so I'll probably buy the vinyl.

[King Postwhore]

Great tight little tune!  Can't wait for the new album.

[Lynxo]

I really, really like both the song and the video. I especially like the breakdown and the many vocal parts underneath - sounds awesome.

[rumborak]

Yeah, the video was very nicely done. Understated, to great effect.

On another note: Jesus on drums. (maybe that's why NM likes to collaborate with MP!)

[bl5150]

Interesting toon -  that style ( I suppose Muse-y) usually does zero for me , but I found myself sorta liking it anyway.

An album full of that style might be a different story , but I'm not expecting that.

[Mosh]

Oh yea, if the whole album is like that I'm almost certain I won't like it. But if it's sparingly like on the first album, I'm totally fine with that. It's a nice change of pace too.

[bosk1]

Granted I don't listen to much Muse, but I do not really consider this to be Muse-like at all.  Okay, the singer uses falsetto and there are heavy guitars.  End of similarity.

[Mosh]

Plus the way it grooves with that driving beat and the way the vocals and guitars are produced in general. It's very Muse.

[KevShmev]

Musically, I like it, but I am not sure what I think of the vocal melodies.  We'll see if they grow on me.  If nothing else, this is much better than the Muse-like song on the debut (Shoulda Coulda Woulda).

[KevShmev]

Granted I don't listen to much Muse, but I do not really consider this to be Muse-like at all.  Okay, the singer uses falsetto and there are heavy guitars.  End of similarity.

The bass effect at the beginning of the song is totally just like the one Muse uses a lot.  And the effect on the vocals during the verses is exactly like the one Muse uses in several songs.  So, it's more than just the falsetto and guitars.

[RodrigoAltaf]

 Is it just me, or does it seem that Mike´s drumming hasn´t been this busy in ages? I love what he did on Mask Machine.

[Mladen]

I don't know, the fills were kind of familiar.

[RodrigoAltaf]

 Familiar, but he hasn´t done them in a long time - The Winery Dogs sound doesn´t really ask for busy fills.

[Bertielee]

I'm happy to see i'm not the only one thinking of Muse when listening to the tune.

B.Lee