WLRRR

[josiegross]

there you go! let's argue in here!

 

i'm on the "raw and stripped down" side

gimme your best shot

[crazycanuck]

It's too lush to be raw. Listen to Ex-Pats or Blue skies and tell me that's raw.

[mrs jesus]

you spelled neither wrong

 

anyway, i vote it is on the 'i like it and i really don't think it's that bad even if poor man's grey is a pretty awful song and i don't know why everyone hates this album so much because even if it isn't as good as avalanche and even if it isn't as good as anything mgb put out it is still eleventyseven times better than most everything else out there these days' side.

 

edit: sometimes when i listen to poor man's grey i don't think it's that horrible after all. ;)

Edited November 25, 2005 by mrs jesus

[squall17]

im very fond of poor mans grey...

and i think its raw and stripped down!!!

[MarketTomato]

And that's how I like my women!!

[driftinginfluence]

you spelled neither wrong

 

anyway, i vote it is on the 'i like it and i really don't think it's that bad even if poor man's grey is a pretty awful song and i don't know why everyone hates this album so much because even if it isn't as good as avalanche and even if it isn't as good as anything mgb put out it is still eleventyseven times better than most everything else out there these days' side.

 

edit: sometimes when i listen to poor man's grey i don't think it's that horrible after all. ;)

i agree wholeheartedly with this statement, WLRRR is condemned far too often, it is a great record.

[ToadMan]

I fixed the spelling of either poll.

 

I think that WLR&RR suffers a bit of shell shock. Not because it is revolutionary (which it isn't), nor is it particularly special. It's shocking since it doesn't exhibit the same musical properties of other MG(B) albums. WLR&RR also represents the final loss of the former MGB. It has a totally different sound, and different feel.

 

I like the album... but I like a lot of things.

 

Peace

[Seanathon]

you spelled neither wrong

 

anyway, i vote it is on the 'i like it and i really don't think it's that bad even if poor man's grey is a pretty awful song and i don't know why everyone hates this album so much because even if it isn't as good as avalanche and even if it isn't as good as anything mgb put out it is still eleventyseven times better than most everything else out there these days' side.

 

edit: sometimes when i listen to poor man's grey i don't think it's that horrible after all. ;)

That's a mouthful.

And I pretty much agree, except I like poor man's grey. The only song I don't like is NAFL. Poopy.

[Shiri]

It's neither. If it's anything to me, I'd choose the word poppy.

[squall17]

didnt matt intentionally write it as a classic rock sounding album?

if so then i dont think it should be an indicator of what is to come next

[Shiri]

Oh boy, I hope not.

 

I don't get how someone intentionaly writes music or anything for that matter, it should come from within, at any shape, size, tone, whatever. You can't intentionally write good music.

Edited November 25, 2005 by designate

[Lorien]

Comparing Avalanche to WLRRR, it just, cant be done, they are two completely different albums. To me it takes great talent ot be able to do that. Listening to most of matt's music, all of his albums seem to have a different tone to them. If you look at some of the more crappier bands of this generatoin, most of their albums sound the same. ALso the amount of time and effort put into Avalanche, the orchestra, pushing back the release dates numerous times, it better be a damn good album! and it was. WLRRR didnt have as much energy put into it to the extent of an orchestra.(still a great album)

 

It was also one of those albums that had to grow on you...

[Shortcut To Moncton]

Comparing Avalanche to WLRRR, it just, cant be done, they are two completely different albums. To me it takes great talent ot be able to do that. Listening to most of matt's music, all of his albums seem to have a different tone to them. If you look at some of the more crappier bands of this generatoin, most of their albums sound the same. ALso the amount of time and effort put into Avalanche, the orchestra, pushing back the release dates numerous times, it better be a damn good album! and it was. WLRRR didnt have as much energy put into it to the extent of an orchestra.(still a great album)

 

It was also one of those albums that had to grow on you...

There's nothing to "grow onto" with White Light. It doesn't take any patience with listening to the album. It's a straight forward rock and roll album and that to me, is a complete waste of his potential.

[ToadMan]

Bah!

 

Who you (we) to judge what is or isn't a waste of Matt's potential? I mean come on. If you don't like it, that's fine, but I'm not sure how attacking Matt because he produced it is useful discourse.

[Peter Griffin]

He had 2 albums left to do with Universal, the second last one, he tried something different. Not the greatest sounding thing, but it was obviously experimental and I'm sure he'll do even more experimental things in the future (that we may or may not like).

[Shiri]

How doing a straight-forward Rock N' Roll album is experimental exactly?

[squall17]

so he has one more on universal, is that correct?

[driftinginfluence]

so he has one more on universal, is that correct?

 

thats what he said in his blog after the tour was over.

 

To reply to designate's comment, WLRRR was experimental to Matt, as he had never done this sort of album and he had wanted to do it for a long time.

 

I think people forget that artists don't always make albums to begin a musical revolution or push the envelope, sometimes they make them for the pure enjoyment they get out of it. Matt obviously wanted to do the album or he wouldn't have done it. A lot of people on here don't like it, which is their right, there's nothing wrong with that. But they seem to have the deep insight towards why he did it, like he did it obviously to sell more records or something like that. I just don't buy that. It was exprimental for him, he did it and his next record will prob be different. A lot bands are experimental, then make the same album over and over. Rage Against The Machine is a perfect example. A wicked band with their own style, but who can differentiate between their albums? Tom Morello barely plays any riff past the fifth fret. Does that mean their failures? Of course not, but I rarely hear anyone criticize them for repeating themselves. How many political songs can you write? Rage was always in the same mode, they rarely switched gears. So when criticizing Matt or any other artist for makign albums that may not be different from what someone else has done, at least he has never made the same album twice.

Edited November 26, 2005 by driftinginfluence

[supercanuk]

I like the fact that Matt tries different things, takes different approaches with his music. Again, unlike many other bands he takes risks and whether people dislike it or love it, they cant pass judgment on it because its made by him for him, and his fans. But in a lot of ways I think he makes music for himself, not in the monetary sense but to get his artistic expression and probably frustration out. So I dunno I like WLRRR I found it hella good.

[Shiri]

I don't really care. Matt can do whatever music he wants, he can start a Techno revolution for as long as I care. Of course, I'll be a little disappointed because I won't be listening to his new music but nobody can take Underdogs, Beautiful Midnight and Audio Of Being from me and that's all that really matters.

[NationofCool]

Well I for one would hate to have to say "i LOVE matthew good [band].. well anything pre-blah blah blah".. kind of like how Our Lady Peace fans always say "i LOVE OLP.. pre-gravity"

[Monochrome Rainbow]

I thought WLRRR was pretty good. I enjoy listening to it very much, actually. I can say though that I do hope that he doesn't release another album like it, because there's only so much you can do before that sound will stop interesting me, no matter who the artist. That being said, I wouldn't want another Avalanche, BM, AOB or anything else either. Just like I wouldn't want OLP to do another Clumsy or Happiness, or Pink Floyd to have done another The Wall or Animals.

 

Also, why anyone makes the albums they make, I couldn't possibly care less.