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Post by googal70 on Mar 9, 2009 15:43:11 GMT -5
Sometimes I wish we did not have all this info and the CD just came out when it comes out and no stress or worry about it.
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 9, 2009 17:08:59 GMT -5
Hehe. That's what happened with me and LLI. I wasn't there for all of the wait-til-the-record-comes-out-OMG anticipation and all I had to go on was the little snippets playing on the official site which was more than enough for me. And honestly? We really don't have that much more info than we did then. I mean, it's not like we're hearing leaks on the internet or anything, it's just that we're now (as of February-ish) more informed on where they're at in the process. Nothing about dates or anything.
Don't shoot my head for this but, the reason I said I'd be lenient on the new one's sound is that I know I won't die if it's another LLI/LLI-ish record. In fact, I can enjoy it as much as the other CDs from start to finish (maybe even more so in some cases).
Either way, I know better than to get my 'official' impression of a CD from the first listen cause I know myself and I realize that some things take a little to catch on while others (and this is a minority here) take only that first listen. Hell, I didn't like Lifehouse's latest that much cause I thought it was hit-or-miss the first listen-through.
I only make hypotheses and theories cause I'm bored so I try to analyze where their heads are at but honestly, if I'm way off the mark, I could care less. I figure that as long as they make a couple songs I like, no matter what the tone/lyrics/music are like, I'm good to go. I don't mentally go like, 'If they're not in the 'X' category and make songs that sound like -album name- then they're no good anymore.'
I'll admit that I'm more than curious of what Robby's got goin' on this time around. Should be interesting.
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Post by thinkaboutgoo on Mar 9, 2009 18:31:31 GMT -5
I was not around for GF. I became a fan after it was already out I think. But LLI I was there at 8am the day it went on sale. I will be there again when this one comes out.
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Post by googal70 on Mar 9, 2009 18:55:35 GMT -5
I got LLI a few days late and again you can thank the internet. VH1 had it playing the day before it came out so getting there as soon as the store opened was just anti-climatic for me.
HIG I like to listen to a CD for a while too. I have to get familar with music before I can love it.
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 9, 2009 20:23:50 GMT -5
Wow, I must have been seriously haven't been paying all that much attention to the topic I was mentioning because there's like a bunch of shit now when it's been like, what? Three days later, rehashed thanks to AG? What fucking takes the cake is that I'm made out to be the bad guy of it all.
I find it far too melodramatic and pathetic that a person decided to drop by and register just to say that this is exactly why they don't frequent there.
What I find even more pathetic is that they say that everyone is entitled to their opinions yet they're busy trying to avert what they think is a disaster and discredit it. If they're trying to get me to make me apologize for what I said then they're sadly mistaken.
I have a short temper when it comes to idiots like the original poster was and what I wrote there on AG wasn't even the icing on the cake - that was trying to be as polite as I could. That is to say I could and certainly should have torn him a new one after that oh-so-eloquent reply. So fucking sue me, m'kay?
But whatever, 'tense' people are not allowed in the AG universe and to remedy myself of it, I should apparently get high or drunk off my ass.
Soooorry, for being so high-strung. I'll just have to 'cuse myself while I wanna punch a wall.
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Post by TuckedAway on Mar 9, 2009 21:04:41 GMT -5
Hey guys...
First off, I'm sorry... My post yesterday was particularly acerbic it's just... (ohgodwalloftext, which I probably shouldn't write...)
The people on *this* are... Well, y'all're my Goo family, and a few others who're mia.... I've connected to y'all the most, either through here(B_PROOF, S_T_WORLD!!!), or on FF(HI KIKI AND RUTH!), or even on AG, (B_BALLOON AND HIG!!!!), and it just breaks my heart when I see any of y'all cornered, especially when it's a situation that I've sort of had myself, because I know how ridiculous and stupid it all is...
And.
It's all because of the hype of this album! GOD. I want it to be out, and I want this to be over with... I *cannot* remember it being this bad with LLI, or with GF... And, damn it, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE WITH GF! I mean, really, they were following DIZZY UP THE GODDAMN GIRL, for crying out loud. It's just...
It's draining the love out of this experience, and this should be a time when we're all giddy and hyper and happy together, but... No. It's hard for me, because I'm not feeling those little bubbles of excitement that I felt with the last two, or the last four compilations...
So, I wonder. Am I?... Am I done with them? No. I still love them as much as ever... Am I *really* THAT afraid it'll be another LLI? No... No, I'm not. Even if it was, I'd be happy enough. I'd, just like with LLI, like about half of it, probably, and I'd still be there whenever they'd hit H-Town on tour.
I'm just saying that... the altered atmosphere has killed the excitement for me. But, it's alright... I'll still be there to pre-order it, or I'll be breaking speed limits to rush to Best Buy to purchase it on whatever Tuesday it drops on, and I'll be right here, that night, to frenetically type my fingerprints off, gushing about it.
So, I just wanna hug you all. *one big hug* And, I guess that's it.
(Sorry if I'm still sounding... pricky? Pricky?... Pirickly? If it's pricky, then, wow... I'm not a man... And, if I was, then, hell *glances at J and R*, I'd really be barking up the wrong trees. ...Uh, anyway... TA's still under the influence of things Un-Gooey in nature, so... Disregard all this.)
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 9, 2009 21:34:03 GMT -5
I think it's prickly you're lookin' for. *prickle* Owww...  |
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Post by BlackBalloon on Mar 9, 2009 21:44:21 GMT -5
Wow, I must have been seriously haven't been paying all that much attention to the topic I was mentioning because there's like a bunch of shit now when it's been like, what? Three days later, rehashed thanks to AG? What fucking takes the cake is that I'm made out to be the bad guy of it all. I find it far too melodramatic and pathetic that a person decided to drop by and register just to say that this is exactly why they don't frequent there. What I find even more pathetic is that they say that everyone is entitled to their opinions yet they're busy trying to avert what they think is a disaster and discredit it. If they're trying to get me to make me apologize for what I said then they're sadly mistaken. I have a short temper when it comes to idiots like the original poster was and what I wrote there on AG wasn't even the icing on the cake - that was trying to be as polite as I could. That is to say I could and certainly should have torn him a new one after that oh-so-eloquent reply. So fucking sue me, m'kay? But whatever, 'tense' people are not allowed in the AG universe and to remedy myself of it, I should apparently get high or drunk off my ass. Soooorry, for being so high-strung. I'll just have to 'cuse myself while I wanna punch a wall.oh HIG... you act like you are so innocent and high-mighty. i disagreed with just about everything you said above. you cant be a mod on every forum... sorry. and if i said what i intended to say.. id probably get all this shit from everyone on this board.. your welcome for me not calling you out. at least I know when to keep my mouth shut so I don't embarrass the hell out of other people. |
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Post by sue5 on Mar 9, 2009 21:49:46 GMT -5
You know, I wasn't around for the LLI launch either...I found them by watching live in Buffalo clips at ifilm.com (are they still around?) around the summer of 2006...I remembered them for Iris of course, and those clips introduced me to Name and Slide, and then I was hooked...
I guess I feel uneasy about the new album because I didn't really like any songs off of LLI or what came after...I didn't mind some of them, and I kind of like Feel the Silence but that's not the same as really liking or loving some songs...
All I need is a couple of songs I really like, or one that I love off of the new album to keep me going...I need to believe that the Goo Goo Dolls still have that passion, and alt rock side in them. It is kind of draining to wait and wonder, and it's seems to have been going on for a while now...I guess I'm just not sure that LLI was a phase, and that they will be edgier once again...I really, really hope it, but I don't know, and if they continue with a style of music that I really don't enjoy, I won't be waiting around another 3 years hoping for a better album next time.
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Post by TuckedAway on Mar 9, 2009 21:51:24 GMT -5
Oh, and for the record... I was NOT trying to start up yet another Great Divide over LLI.
I'm just ranting, because... *sigh*
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Post by sue5 on Mar 9, 2009 21:53:07 GMT -5
But there is a great divide over LLI...Just wait until after the album is released...Then we'll have some interesting discussions going on everywhere...Hopefully they'll be all great reviews, but, well, I'm kind of a realist (pessimist?) by nature, but I'm trying hard to be upbeat...Waiting is hard.
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Post by TuckedAway on Mar 9, 2009 21:59:40 GMT -5
Darlin', I'm totally aware of the Great/(LLI)... I know there is, and I think that, by now, I've got a feeling as to where most of this board stands on the matter... And, I'm all for discussing it, of course, but... I just wanted to point out that I wasn't trying to re-hash it all on purpose. I was just stating my case...
i.e.: I wasn't trying to single anyone out for whichever side they're on, or try to persuade anyone, or just bad-mouth anything in general, etc.
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Post by sue5 on Mar 9, 2009 22:10:29 GMT -5
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 9, 2009 22:42:10 GMT -5
oh HIG... you act like you are so innocent and high-mighty. i disagreed with just about everything you said above. you cant be a mod on every forum... sorry. and if i said what i intended to say.. id probably get all this shit from everyone on this board.. your welcome for me not calling you out. at least I know when to keep my mouth shut so I don't embarrass the hell out of other people. I never said I was perfect and you're making some hefty assumptions in one lapse. I do try to hold my tongue on most occasions but this one time, I got irritated from the stupid topic rubbing me the wrong way and I wrote something tactless. Trust me, I have good self-control for the most part, like, right now, I'm just trying to find a way to say this without sounding like a catty bitch. It's a shame though. I thought we starting to get along again. Guess I was wrong to give you a second chance. Oh, and I suppose you might as well say what you think about me. Lord knows I hate keep-away games. |
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Post by HereIsGone on Mar 9, 2009 22:55:04 GMT -5
Oh and no, I don't think you're causing a great divide for LLI, TA. So don't sweat it. |
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