treeduck Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 5 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said: Four singles now? Just put the damn album out already 😄 Yeah two at the most is enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 29 minutes ago, treeduck said: Yeah two at the most is enough.  i agree. i've seen some bands put out 6 out on a 12 song album.  now you're just fukking around, lol  Preist is getting close if we get another i'll jusat laugh cause your essentionally premature ejaculating then.  Mick   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 31 minutes ago, bluefox4000 said:  i agree. i've seen some bands put out 6 out on a 12 song album.  now you're just fukking around, lol  Preist is getting close if we get another i'll jusat laugh cause your essentionally premature ejaculating then.  Mick   Peter Gabriel released the whole 12 songs didn't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyz305 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, treeduck said: Peter Gabriel released the whole 12 songs didn't he? Yes, theme (one every full moon for a year, or something like that) based, though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) 8 hours ago, treeduck said: Yeah two at the most is enough. Â I understand it's a marketing strategy these days in order to keep streaming and social media numbers up. Song streams and YouTube views are more important than record sales today. Plus, technology makes it easier to release songs whenever a label/band decide to. But I also think releasing so many songs before the album doesn't allow time for the first single or two to really do as well as it can because it gets forgotten about too quickly and it's on to the next song before we know it. Edited February 25 by J2112YYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 5 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said:  I understand it's a marketing strategy these days in order to keep streaming and social media numbers up. Song streams and YouTube views are more important than record sales today. Plus, technology makes it easier to release songs whenever a label/band decide to. But I also think releasing so many songs before the album doesn't allow time for the first single or two to really do as well as it can because it gets forgotten about too quickly and it's on to the next song before we know it.   i'm not gonna lie here too. if like a lot of singles are released. when the album drops i've been known to skip the singles on my first listen. i mean i will go back and play the whole but yea i do that. it kinda has a negative impact on my initial listten.  Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 15 hours ago, bluefox4000 said:  i agree. i've seen some bands put out 6 out on a 12 song album.  now you're just fukking around, lol  Preist is getting close if we get another i'll jusat laugh cause your essentionally premature ejaculating then.  Mick   Within Temptation had so many singles for the last album, when it finally dropped I was over it quickly  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Hey you RUSH maniacs my copy of the proper album version, the 14 track edition has been dispatched! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 hours ago, treeduck said: Hey you RUSH maniacs my copy of the proper album version, the 14 track edition has been dispatched!  Now comes the three month wait for it 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said:  Now comes the three month wait for it 😄 It's due on Friday they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 LISTEN UP YOU RUSH MAGGOTS!  I have the album in my hands right now and as soon as I finish stuffing my face with food I'll be playing it loud and with destructive force!  3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 33 minutes ago, treeduck said: LISTEN UP YOU RUSH MAGGOTS!  I have the album in my hands right now and as soon as I finish stuffing my face with food I'll be playing it loud and with destructive force!  Yaaay! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 7 minutes ago, Segue Myles said: Yaaay! Aye! I'm still eating yet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyz305 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 8 hours ago, treeduck said: Aye! I'm still eating yet though! Verdict? On the album that is, not the food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 17 minutes ago, yyz305 said: Verdict? On the album that is, not the food! It's astounding, a monumental killer album. People say this about certain albums but in this case it's not exaggeration when I say there's no weak tracks whatsoever and in fact every single track is vying for the overall #1 song on the album trophy! Even the bonus tracks, Fight of Your Life could be the best song on the album, it's f***ing great! And Vicious Circle and The Lodger are immense as well. There's no let up in the quality on this album, every song has a killer riff, an amazing guitar solo (or two), it's like a best of album that you never heard before! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) When Firepower came out, I was really new as a fan, catching up with all their older albums. So, my coming around to Firepower took time, as I played catch up.  Anyway, long story short, it was a rare example of a classic band releasing a career best-worthy album late in the game. Rush did it with CA, Styx with their last two albums, but Firepower really stood out as it felt like, honestly, the band had reached a new peak.  And my f***ing god, the energy the band had writing Firepower has continued strongly. Invincible Shield is really breathtaking! I played the singles so much, any other band would have bored me initially with a new album listen.  However great songs are great songs, and I loved them like I'd never heard them before. None of them were growers for me, and it appears this album as a whole isn't a grower.  I loved it first listen, bonus tracks too.  Absolutely incredible first listen. JP have back to back albums that sit perfectly alongside their many classics, and I think in years to come, they will be revered as them too.  I don't do number ratings anymore, music is subjective and my reaction to an album changes over time.  But if I tell you what albums I prefer the last two, the list is very short. Edited March 8 by Segue Myles 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 The Serpent And The King is still my favourite song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 First playthrough and there isn't a weak track on the album. The title track is a beast. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Another awesome album from them. I really believe that Richie Faulkner added a new jolt of energy into this band. No band should still be writing albums as good as this and Firepower so late into their career. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 2 hours ago, J2112YYZ said: Another awesome album from them. I really believe that Richie Faulkner added a new jolt of energy into this band. No band should still be writing albums as good as this and Firepower so late into their career. Which songs stood out the most to you? I'll just say that if I was asked this question I'd have to say all 14 tracks stood out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 It's way too early to tell atm, but the only tracks that didn't stand out much to me were the first two bonus tracks. Lodger was pretty interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 2 minutes ago, Union 5-3992 said: It's way too early to tell atm, but the only tracks that didn't stand out much to me were the first two bonus tracks. Lodger was pretty interesting I thought those two really delivered, great riffs, great choruses, great solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Judas Priest play…Judas Priest.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I don't know how to pick faves here. Â I will say, Gates Of Hell is the only song I find kinda ordinary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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