Having not heard their other two albums, I can't comment on them too much, but Howl is in my top three for this year. A great album start to finish. I hear Howl is a departure for them, so I am curious to check out their other stuff.
I have the one with that song "whatever happened to my rocknroll" or something like that.....never could get into the whole album. I did just Itune "ain't no easy way" off of Howl and really like it.....if it is suppose to be a departure from their other maybe I should check out the rest of it.....
Make sure the fortune that you seek
Is the fortune that you need ~ BenHarper
brmc is good band i dig their music howl was a great album
"I write a letter to a friend of mine
I tell him how much I used to love watch him smile
See I haven't seen him smile in a little while
Haven't seen him smile in a little while
But, I know you're laughing from the inside out."
Blind Melon - Mouthfull of cavities
R.I.P. JEN
i loved their first record and i saw them live at that time (i think 2or3 years ago).
i also bought the second record (take them on on your own) and i thought: whatever happened....? i really loved their first record but now i don´t listen to them anymore. can´t explain why, but i think they changed their way of making music too much for me.
i hurt myself today,
to see if i still feel,
i focus all the pain,
the only thing that´s real...
such an underrated band, i have BRMC and Howl. BRMC has some great songs albeit there are definately some flaws in the songwriting(a lot of the songs kinda go on forever without building up to anything). Howl on the other hand, is a masterpiece. Every song is genious(besides maybe Devils Waiting and Open Invitation, that thing on the end of The Line). Besides those two minor gripes, I cant get enough of it. Shuffle Your Feet, Aint No Easy Way, Howl, Weight of the World, The Line, Sympathetic Noose...awesome songs. Theyre supposedly already working on a new album...I hope they include the outtake Steal a Ride..you can hear that on itunes but you can only get it with the whole album
I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.
Howl is fucking awesome
great album, its in my list too
i've heard their first album as well, great album too, very different
So that is how I learned the lesson that everyone is alone. And your eyes must do some raining if you are ever going to grow. But when crying don't help and you can't compose yourself. It is best to compose a poem, an honest longing or simple song of hope.
That is why I'm singing
Just picked up "Howl", wow. Such a great album. I heard a few of their older songs on internet radio and wasn't too impressed, but I found there Myspace page and listened to a couple of the "Howl" songs and decided to buy the album. Really great stuff, I love the country/folk/blues influences throughout. They also go back and forth from country songs to indie-pop/rock songs(the difference in the first two tracks is the most obvious).
My only issue is "Fault Line" sounds exactly like a cheesy 80s power ballad(think Bon Jovi "Dead or Alive"). Not a bad song, I just can't get the image of the video for that Bon Jovi song out of my head when I listen to it.
been following/listening to them since 2001. Still are my favorite new band of the 21st century. They do very creative things for their fans such as letting them design t-shirts and merchandise, and letting the fans vote on the set lists.
im starting to really admire how accessible they are...shows not being sold out instantly and just playing little theatres for the fans, its good stuff...im hopefully seein them in february
I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.
I saw them last September. Good times, very solid live band.
all three albums rock in their own special way.
"I'll do whatever the song dictates - if it doesn't need a real lead, then I won't do one. But if it does, then I'll fuckin' go off." - Mike
"Japan is awesome; the fans there knew all the words to all the songs...at least phonetically." - Stone
"I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version." - EV
So that is how I learned the lesson that everyone is alone. And your eyes must do some raining if you are ever going to grow. But when crying don't help and you can't compose yourself. It is best to compose a poem, an honest longing or simple song of hope.
That is why I'm singing
I can't get into Howl. there are only a couple songs i enjoy. I was really hoping this album would be one i would really like, but it does not do much for me unfortunatly. Maybe i just need to leave it alone and come back to it later.
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I can't get into Howl. there are only a couple songs i enjoy. I was really hoping this album would be one i would really like, but it does not do much for me unfortunatly. Maybe i just need to leave it alone and come back to it later.
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"no, i can't give you full credit, but i'm not gonna flunk you either. you're all getting incompletes."
I like Howl, good, but not great album, still good though. I just can't get into their earlier stuff though. Maybe I need some time, but they just don't seem that great as a straight forward rock band.
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Is the fortune that you need ~ BenHarper
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I tell him how much I used to love watch him smile
See I haven't seen him smile in a little while
Haven't seen him smile in a little while
But, I know you're laughing from the inside out."
Blind Melon - Mouthfull of cavities
R.I.P. JEN
oh and if i haven't said it enough on the board: HOWL is hands-down the record of the year for me... absolutely LOVE that record.
i also bought the second record (take them on on your own) and i thought: whatever happened....? i really loved their first record but now i don´t listen to them anymore. can´t explain why, but i think they changed their way of making music too much for me.
to see if i still feel,
i focus all the pain,
the only thing that´s real...
Some die just to live.
great album, its in my list too
i've heard their first album as well, great album too, very different
That is why I'm singing
My only issue is "Fault Line" sounds exactly like a cheesy 80s power ballad(think Bon Jovi "Dead or Alive"). Not a bad song, I just can't get the image of the video for that Bon Jovi song out of my head when I listen to it.
The rest of the album is superb though.
Some die just to live.
all three albums rock in their own special way.
"Japan is awesome; the fans there knew all the words to all the songs...at least phonetically." - Stone
"I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version." - EV
I've had enough, said enough, felt enough, I'm fine now.
Push me pull me. See ya later
<present tense inhabiter #0003 & Even Flow psycho #0036>
Howl is in my top 10 best albums of 2005!
That is why I'm singing
hey i saw in mpls at the fineline
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