Jakey Styley Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 The album leaked last night and is pretty easy to find on all the normal websites you'd typically check. I know we have that other thread going about the singles but I thought the album deserved its' own dedicated thread. My first playthrough was a real bummer. The first three tracks are the three tracks that we have heard already, so by the time you're at track 4, you're a bit bored and not as into it. As a result, I ended up initially thinking tracks 4 and 5 sucked, but when I went back and listened to them individually I thought they were pretty good. To anyone who has heard the first 3 tracks already, I would suggest just starting with 4. Anyway, I need more time to absorb the album. So far I'm not very impressed. I see many saying it's better than IWY but I find it hard to agree, though I loved IWY. The whole album sorta sounds like Stadium Arcadium B-Sides. There's less funk and less in your face guitar on this album. Josh kinda disappointed me. He proved on the last album and in his live jams that he is capable of some impressive guitar work, and I expected him to really flourish on his second album with the band. That doesn't happen. I only remember a couple solos. His backing vocals are also less frequent and less prominent in the mix. That being said, I'm looking forward to delving more into the album. I like Sick Love a lot. What do you guys think of the album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Haven't heard the leak. Will check it out when it's released though, as I really liked I'm With You and felt it was very underrated. I did hear the first single they put online, name escapes me now, but it sounded a bit "more-of-the-same-ol-same-ol", but I didn't give it more than two listens at the time so will revisit it when I get the album. Edited June 15, 2016 by Towelie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Giving it a listen. So far, Go Robot and Dark Necessities are the best ones. Couple of fillers in the middle, but a really good ending with Encore, The Hunter and Dreams of a Samurai. Edited June 15, 2016 by Cosmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I love it a lot. It's everything I thought I'm With You was going to be. I would rank it on par with Californication, By The Way and Stadium Arcadium (they change their position on my "list") Last minute and a half of Goodbye Angels is the best thing they done since 2002 or so Other favorites Go Robot, Encore, This Ticonderoga and Dark Necessities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Finished second listen. It's a lot better than I'm With You. Some really good ones here. The last few songs are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon_brando Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Pretty generic. As usual. Still better than that crap they released in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I think I'll just wait for the record to come out properly in a couple of days to listen to it. Glad to hear that it's getting overall decent reviews at the very least tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 (edited) https://youtu.be/qJ_Tw0w3lLA?t=2m47s https://youtu.be/dwB7uB-rVf0?t=2m39s Hmm.. Edited June 16, 2016 by Gackt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Have not heard any leaks. I guess it will make my first listen better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 7 hours ago, Gackt said: https://youtu.be/qJ_Tw0w3lLA?t=2m47s https://youtu.be/dwB7uB-rVf0?t=2m39s Hmm.. Well that's pretty generic piano bridge. I think that's used in some way in 10 other songs 10 hours ago, marlon_brando said: Pretty generic. As usual. Still better than that crap they released in 2011. Generic? There are like 5 total minutes on this album that sounds generic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Interesting album. Only one listen so far, but it has some really cool songs. It suffers a problem with the lack of some uptempo numbers to mix up the flow of the album. It's not all slow to mid-tempo songs, but it could use a bit of a shot here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Zeppelin said: Interesting album. Only one listen so far, but it has some really cool songs. It suffers a problem with the lack of some uptempo numbers to mix up the flow of the album. It's not all slow to mid-tempo songs, but it could use a bit of a shot here and there. Yeah, one more Go Robotesque track would be really good to spice it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Parasite lady parasite eyes. I think it will be grower when I listen. I hope it's a nice prescription album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) Ok well since they released the first 3 songs weeks in advance, I've had time to let those grow on me. So I already loved them by the time I started listening to the full album The Longest Wave is alright. Goodbye Angels didn't really grab me until the solo at the end. I think Sick Love, Go Robot, Feasting on the Flowers, and Detroit are all great! Tho I wish the album version of Go Robot had the extended heavy guitar solo like the live version does. I love the Elton John writing-style influence on Sick Love and his piano mixes well with the rest of the song. Not a fan of This Ticonderoga, because it feels like two songs mashed together, tho the "heavy" side of the song would probably be pretty good if it were just its own separate song. I think the bass guitar riff in Encore is fantastic, but the rest of the song feels like its missing a little something for some reason. Didn't like The Hunter, but Dreams of a Samurai was alright. Overall, this is a MUCH better record than I'm With You was and certainly better than a lot of the crap records that come out from other artists these days, but still doesn't quite reach the calibre of the Frusciante-era stuff. I do love the warm production tho and "mature" piano influence. I think it was the right direction for the band to go in at this point. Final score for me is a 4/5 Edited June 21, 2016 by rocknroll41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Sick Love is a great song! Not a bad album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MacPhisto Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 On my 3rd listen and I don't think there is really a bad song on the album,the longest wave is probably the weakest I think. Goodbye angels is a standout and dreams of a samurai. Oh and this Ticonderoga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Goodbye Angels got me going at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Filmed on May 26th, they played Dark Necessities, This Ticonderoga, Go Robot and Sick Love and holy shit Go Robot is amazing live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoKiss344 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Only listened to it once but I enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Longest Wave is growing on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Album is definitely growing on me. Detroit, Go Robot, and Ticonderoga were in my head all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 57 minutes ago, Jakey Styley said: Album is definitely growing on me. Detroit, Go Robot, and Ticonderoga were in my head all day. Go Robot has been in my head all day too. I heard the label wanted that one to originally be the lead single but then Danger Mouse convinced them to go with Dark Necessities instead. I'm glad they went that route, but I do think that they should atart pushing Go Robot now that the record is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Apart from the first 3 songs, album is pretty boring There are some good guitars there (definitely tops i'm With You), but the songs just not flow like they used too on RHCP albums when even the fillers had some good moments... Dreams of a Samurai is an interesting "jam" shows great musicianship Album is definitely growing on me. Detroit, Go Robot, and Ticonderoga were in my head all day. Yeah, those are the better fillers They haven't released a good album in 10 years so... At least Kiedis saved a baby during a stupid youtube show's recordinghttp://loudwire.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-anthony-kiedis-helped-save-babys-life-carpool-karaoke/ Edited June 19, 2016 by Strange Broue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Put this album in constant repeat since it leaked. Amazing album. Much better than I'm With You. Not as great as Stadium Arcadium, though. Best songs: 1- Dark Necessities 2- Go Robot 3- Encore 4- The Hunter 5- Sick Love Still, the only song I skip is Detroit. The rest is all pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 ^I love Detroit, hate the lyrics though. "Don't you worry baby, I'm like, Detroit I'm crazy, I'm like Detroit, I'm crazy.." That's Kiedis's lyrics for you. Josh's singing in the opening of Dreams of a Samurai is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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