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Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
edited January 2011 in Other Music
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If you haven't heard it (which is probably to be expected since it hasn't been released yet), it's pretty excellent. Almost reaches You Forgot It in People-heights, and with more listens it might become my favorite record of theirs.
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  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    didn't know it leaked. torrent site here i come.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    good news ... as I have tickets to see them in 2 weeks.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,783
    havent thought about these guys for years but after a first listen to the new disc, it sounds really solid. good old canadian music
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    tcaporale wrote:
    If you haven't heard it (which is probably to be expected since it hasn't been released yet), it's pretty excellent. Almost reaches You Forgot It in People-heights, and with more listens it might become my favorite record of theirs.

    almost is a good word, otherwise i'd call you out for blasphemy. haha, i love it though. you're right, it gets better with more listens. a sign of a great record. only tracks i haven't dug yet are 'art house director' and whatever the second to last song is. not terrible songs, but i think the album would've flowed better without them. i'm more of a fan of kevin drew, and i love what the girls add to the album.

    easily the best album i've heard this year. it will be tough to beat.
  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    Meet Me In the Basement is so damn good.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    cant wait to here it myself.
  • mwachsmanmwachsman Posts: 474
    Good album, but not great. Which is what I was expecting.
    Benzor wrote:
    Meet Me In the Basement is so damn good.

    My favorite song off the album.
    "So, you must really love Led Zeppelin. That’s the oldest shirt I’ve ever seen on someone who wasn’t a bum."
    "Hey, if God didn’t want me to wear it so much, he wouldn’t have made them rock so hard."
  • nippleholicnippleholic Toronto Posts: 1,085
    because John McEntire from Tortoise produced this album, i had some pretty high expectations for this record, and i'm not sure i would call it a return to the form of You Forgot It In People...it's a decent album, but it certainly could've been better...the ideas don't seem as fleshed out as they could be...the live renditions of Sentimental X's from last year when it was just an instrumental jam are better than the finished product...


    gonna see them in a couple weeks in NYC...let's hope the live show is still as good as it's ever been..
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    2004: Boston (x2), Toledo, Grand Rapids
    2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
    2006: Toronto (x2), Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit
    2008: New York City (x2), Hartford, Boston II
    2010: Buffalo, Newark, New York City (x2), Nijmegen, Berlin, Werchter
    2011: Alpine Valley I, Alpine Valley II, Montreal, Toronto (x2), Ottawa, Hamilton
    2012: Amsterdam (x2), Berlin (x2)
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Brooklyn (x2)
    2014: Detroit
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto (x2), Chicago (x2)
    2018: Amsterdam (x2), Padua, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
    2022: San Diego, Los Angeles (x2), Oakland (x2), Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
    2023: Fort Worth (x2), Austin (x2)
    2024: Vancouver (x2), Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas (x2), Los Angeles (x2), Dublin, Manchester, London, Berlin (x2), Barcelona (x2)
    2025: Atlanta (x2), Nashville (x2), Raleigh (x2), Pittsburgh (x2)

  • IsaacIsaac Posts: 137
    nippleholic wrote:
    because John McEntire from Tortoise produced this album, i had some pretty high expectations for this record.

    I second that... I have yet to hear the entire album but what I have heard is great.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    If you need a hold over until you pick up the album ... steaming in its entirety on NPR ...

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... c=fb&cc=fp
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Repeat lessons confirm this as a great record. It's a breath of fresh air after the self-titled album, which is still good but nonetheless disappointing in retrospect.
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    tcaporale wrote:
    Repeat lessons confirm this as a great record. It's a breath of fresh air after the self-titled album, which is still good but nonetheless disappointing in retrospect.

    i've listened to this almost exclusively for the past week and it really does just keep getting better and better. i thought self-titled was great though.
  • nippleholicnippleholic Toronto Posts: 1,085
    apparently there's also an EP coming out with the record as well:

    http://www.arts-crafts.ca/?q=detail&id=559779
    2003: Buffalo, Toronto
    2004: Boston (x2), Toledo, Grand Rapids
    2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
    2006: Toronto (x2), Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit
    2008: New York City (x2), Hartford, Boston II
    2010: Buffalo, Newark, New York City (x2), Nijmegen, Berlin, Werchter
    2011: Alpine Valley I, Alpine Valley II, Montreal, Toronto (x2), Ottawa, Hamilton
    2012: Amsterdam (x2), Berlin (x2)
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Brooklyn (x2)
    2014: Detroit
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto (x2), Chicago (x2)
    2018: Amsterdam (x2), Padua, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
    2022: San Diego, Los Angeles (x2), Oakland (x2), Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
    2023: Fort Worth (x2), Austin (x2)
    2024: Vancouver (x2), Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas (x2), Los Angeles (x2), Dublin, Manchester, London, Berlin (x2), Barcelona (x2)
    2025: Atlanta (x2), Nashville (x2), Raleigh (x2), Pittsburgh (x2)

  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Nice!

    Here's the cover for it:

    acx054.jpg
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    beg borrow and steal bitches ... just got back from the first show of the tour, and it SO rocked my face off!
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    "World Sick" and "Art House Director" are two of my favorite songs of the year!

    I really gotta see these guys live someday.
  • ParksyParksy Posts: 1,775
    hi Folks,

    If you haven't heard or Broken Social Scene (BSS) ... of if you have but never bothered with them... do yourself a favour.. DO IT! :)

    All albums are dynamic and fantastic!!!

    I didn't think it would... but this album solidified itself as good enough to be amongst the first two records.

    Dare I say... perhaps better.

    Highlights:

    World Sick, Texico Bitches, Forced to Love, All to All, Art House Director, Ungrateful Little Father, Meet me in the Basement, Sentimental X's.


    Any album that has 8 songs as great as the aforementioned..... should be considered Great.

    Go listen. :)
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    Kitchener, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2005
    Toronto I&II, Las Vegas 2006
    Chicago Lollapalooza 2007
    Toronto, Seattle I&II, Vancouver, Philly I,II,III,IV 2009
    Cleveland, Buffalo 2010
    Toronto I&II 2011
    Buffalo 2013
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I can't wait to see them in a couple of weeks!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • nippleholicnippleholic Toronto Posts: 1,085
    anyone going to the Toronto shows this week?

    their hometown gigs are always fantastic (despite the sound academy being a shitty venue)..
    2003: Buffalo, Toronto
    2004: Boston (x2), Toledo, Grand Rapids
    2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
    2006: Toronto (x2), Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit
    2008: New York City (x2), Hartford, Boston II
    2010: Buffalo, Newark, New York City (x2), Nijmegen, Berlin, Werchter
    2011: Alpine Valley I, Alpine Valley II, Montreal, Toronto (x2), Ottawa, Hamilton
    2012: Amsterdam (x2), Berlin (x2)
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Brooklyn (x2)
    2014: Detroit
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto (x2), Chicago (x2)
    2018: Amsterdam (x2), Padua, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
    2022: San Diego, Los Angeles (x2), Oakland (x2), Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
    2023: Fort Worth (x2), Austin (x2)
    2024: Vancouver (x2), Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas (x2), Los Angeles (x2), Dublin, Manchester, London, Berlin (x2), Barcelona (x2)
    2025: Atlanta (x2), Nashville (x2), Raleigh (x2), Pittsburgh (x2)

  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Just saw a show and then an acoustic set the next day. Holy shit these guys are good. All of them are super nice guys too!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    got tickets to see them at Terminal 5 on the 18th! can't wait... Forgiveness Rock Record is freaking awesome and the more I listen to there older stuff, the more I wonder why i only heard of them this year!
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    I like forced to love a lot. The album overall is okay. They just haven't hit me like they have others.

    Maybe one day it will sink in :(
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    Nashville 22
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  • BryanWebBryanWeb Posts: 262
    My #1 album of 2010.
    This record is perfect!
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