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hackingislife wrote:I feel like I may be the only one thinking this, but I'm a little bummed that there's no ballad in this one. It was always nice to sit back and enjoy some of those slower tunes.

Don't get me wrong--I'm still pumped as hell for this album. Been a die hard since day1. But it's a bummer that there's not ballad-y song in the album.
Is that true though? All I remember from the interview is there are no acoustic-y songs per se. Clean tones are fair game.
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No ballads. At least not like Wonderful Life.

Don't think they'll play any new ones live on this tour. Never know though.
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Proggy as in it had a more unique tone and rhythm to it. Not that it was heavier specifically.
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Monty, you'll like You Will Be Remembered. That was the closest to a ballad. Sort of like Life Must Go On. Myles told zaz it was likely to make him cry.
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aww yay thanks greg. I'm assuming that one is an ode to the troops?
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If you can remember, which song best fit the "epic" Blackbird, CoA type desciption? I know Flip said there were a couple on this album
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AHart96 wrote:If you can remember, which song best fit the "epic" Blackbird, CoA type desciption? I know Flip said there were a couple on this album
Show Me a Leader and This Side of Fate were the two, and they both were the standout tracks in my opinion. Leader has what could be my favorite album/song intro AB has done so far, they're both killer songs.

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what stood out about the intro? (using different words than epic or heavy)
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Were the choruses as big as the past few records? Any that specifically stood out? Sounds like My Champion is an obvious one
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It was a heavy epic

Was Myles still harmonizing with himself?
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AB23 wrote:what stood out about the intro? (using different words than epic or heavy)
It almost had a Metallica/Iron Maiden kind of feel to it to me, sounded like a ton of guitars layered on top of each other, it had a very interesting rhythm to it, it started off with a clean intro and then transitioned into just this wall of sound, gave me goosebumps right away.

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Fish Tacos wrote:It was a heavy epic

Was Myles still harmonizing with himself?
Could've just been the speakers and where i was standing as the audio wasn't the best, but the only backing vocals I heard were Myles. I honestly didn't hear Mark once myself but people standing in other spots might have a different story

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Poor guys getting interrogated so much! :lol

Just wait for the others to get home with their paragraphs and more in-depth descriptions! (Not that we don't appreciate your guys' contributions but you sure are getting interrogated! :lol)

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I thought the track listing was pretty similar to Fortress, starting with one of the epics, then a fast and heavy song with a big chorus that could be a single, then a drop-tuned song, a lighter song (though not as much as Lover), etc. I guess they found what works for them.

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When Will the First teaser be released for all of us??
30 sec demo maybe!!!

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hackingislife wrote:I feel like I may be the only one thinking this, but I'm a little bummed that there's no ballad in this one. It was always nice to sit back and enjoy some of those slower tunes.

Don't get me wrong--I'm still pumped as hell for this album. Been a die hard since day1. But it's a bummer that there's not ballad-y song in the album.
nah i like ballads a lot more than Farther than the Sun and Cry a Rivuh type songs. I feel like it showcases more elements to the band, and usually the lyrics are more meaningful and passionately sung.

That being said, I guess Cry of Achilles and Calm the Fire would be considered "heavy" and those are great.

I agree on CoA and CtF, but All Ends Well was my "happy" song from the album, if that makes sense. It's a bit of a throwback mixed with a calm mood. The rest I still enjoy listening to, but not when I'm just sitting back and closing my eyes to clear my head.

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For people asking about playing songs on tour, I saw a comment from Michael on Facebook saying they wouldn't play any new material live until the single drops, then they'll add that in most likely.
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^^ Dang, and I think I heard somewhere in that Q&A that they have not figure out on what is the first single yet for the states. Maybe taking in consideration of the surveys from the listening party would certainly help them make a decision.

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If it's coming out October 7th I'd say we'll have a single within the next month.
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