Strangely enough, after my first impression of it, I really like Wallendas. OPening Act sucks my balls though - and its comparable song in this album is After the Scene Dies.

Guess what JUST started playing from Bloor's "TBTD Live Preview" mix?

I think DBT performs on Letterman tonight.

I was half blind and stinking, and bloody at the knees.

The Flying Wallendas is a nice slow-down during their shows. Gives the band a moment to cool down, and lets the crowd catch its breath. It works.

I find it amazing how much more I like Cooley songs than any other member's. Patterson tries soooo hard to be lyrically bad-ass but just comes across as unintentionally comic. Cooley on the other hand appears to be the real deal. "Which one's the birthday boy, she said, I ain't got all night" is a fairly awesome first line. Plus Cooley clearly remembers how to rock.

And those promises of it being their "power pop record"? I can even hear that - background whoo whoo's, chord progressions stolen from Webb Wilder, upbeat melodies hear and there - still seems a vast improvement over their last album (or two).

I haven't heard the new one yet but i recently came to the same conclusion about DBT songs in general.

I said the same thing after the Dirty South. I may have even started a thread about it.

I did viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19807&hilit=mike+cooley

They are generally better - and easily the most catchy - but certain Patterson songs are amazing - Putting People on the Moon, say, or Let There Be Rock.

It's really just a matter of Cooley being a better editor. He brings only his best to the table and leaves the rest behind whereas Patterson writes so many songs there are bound to be clunkers here and there. Different styles that obviously compliment each other. Love this band.

I agree that Patterson has good songs in him but its more than just him letting the occasional clunker out.

BTW, the new one is available for advance order from Amazon for $7.99 in case anyone still buys music.

Pointless record.

If someone sent me this without knowing anything about this band,
I would've tossed this disc after the first two tracks.

How many times can you write the same song ten years later?
...Literally the same god damn chord progressions, topical lyrics and structures over umpteen albums.

Then you have something that doesn't sound similar and it sounds like a B-side from some random college band from 1991 with ten times the production budget.

I'll just put the TDS on if I need to hear this band.

This entire disc is completely forgettable.

But!

If I knew I could repeatedly sell this shit,
I would...x10

from Letterman last night. HD.

Even though I know they're sorta famous and such, my mind is still somewhat blown seeing John Neff on Letterman.

lol, some of you are going to pay $ for this!

Jerkass is 100% right btw.

Stop Failing.

I'm gonna pay $ for this! I'm so fuckin' stupid! El Oh El at meeeeee!

I wouldn't consider you stupid...maybe more of a completist.
You simply want the ultimate collection of the same song written 73 different ways.
It's understandable. I listen to punk rock.

First webisode is up. Band talking about "Birthday Boy" and the album. I guess there is gonna be a few of these put out between now and when the record hits on Tuesday. They were filming at the Charlottesville shows I just was at, and I suppose this is the culmination of those filmings.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=371569072940&ref=nf

Also, that's about as coherent as I've ever heard Cooley.

Vinyl came in the mail today. I'll give my thoughts in a few days.

I get that you don't like it. I don't have high expectations based on even bloor and rogneeb not liking it much.

It's only $7.99 on amazon. I spent more than that on a bloody mary with my breakfast on saturday. Hell, that's probably less than they charge you for admission to the ren faire. I'll spend that on a DBT album without thinking twice.

Listened to this again on shuffle (so with different sequencing) and through headphones and enjoyed it a lot more. The only real clunker (and believe me, there are clunkers on every DBT album) is "The Wig He Made Her Wear".

I like that one, but probably because I saw the backstory all over TV here.