New Album: "Come Tomorrow" Coming June 8th.

[ForkInFork]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

Interesting... I wonder what that 27th letter is?

Bruce, any idea? Is the alphabet changing?

26 letters, and a # for a numbered song

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I would be, as A isn't C, B, I or S.

See - https://antsmarching.org/forum/showp...postcount=5015

It was a tongue-in-cheek comment, I'm not actually fishing for info. Come On, doby, you should have known that

[madhatter]

Originally Posted by uticans

What are we really getting tha Batson hasn't said? Soon maybe, possibly, I can't tell you? I'm 99 % Sure but things can change? Just curious. Unless I missed something, if so, I apologize.

Reading between the lines, it looks like 4/27 or 5/4 for a single, unless something changes, and most likely a new song called "Come On".

[Dannyyankou]

Cool, DMB's twitter reminded us to redeem the album codes that the majority of us haven't received yet.

https://twitter.com/davematthewsbnd/...34381897404416

[vaxarado]

Originally Posted by uticans

What are we really getting tha Batson hasn't said? Soon maybe, possibly, I can't tell you? I'm 99 % Sure but things can change? Just curious. Unless I missed something, if so, I apologize.

There are a number of posters on this board that will leak little tidbits as they are able to. Bruce is one of them. I know you want them to come right out and say "this is what's on the album, this is when it's being released, this is when the single is coming", etc. but they can't. If they did, there goes any info they get in the first place.

Some of us appreciate the tidbits and in some cases (maybe not this one), they do come right out and provide info. Having been around here for awhile, I know who to listen to and who is likely full of shit. Bruce is the former. If you don't care for the tidbits or can't put the pieces together, that sounds like more of a "you problem" than a "them problem."

[crashintonickdm]

Originally Posted by dmbongreyst

The thing I haven’t understood the last few years is why doesn’t he dial it back? Sure he may want to scream like a 70s rockstar, but if he can’t pull it off, it’s embarrassing.

No idea. Maybe it’s a confidence issue? Singing quieter opens you up to cracking and froggy voice if you catch yourself trying to sing a tiny bit louder coming from soft singing. See two step at spac 09.

But I’d still love to know how his voice is great currently.

[Aforauer]

I feel like we're very close to something new. DMB social media posting more meaningful things than usual, rumored dates for news. Very close, I sense it

[KevinTH]

While I know this will never happen, I think there's a simple solution. In my personal opinion, this band would sound so much better if they took some time to reevaluate the way they play. Don't play so aggressively, slow down, start playing with more dynamics like they used to, and then the rest will fall into place from there. I was just listening to Live Trax 11 and Bartender is so much more impactful and powerful when played slower and without Dave screaming every chance he gets. Why does Dave push his voice so much? Easy. Between Carter's heavy hitting, Rashawn and Jeff screaming to be the loudest, Tim's shredding and the warp speed they play now, Dave has to push his voice harder to either be heard or keep up. I notice this with my own band. When I can't hear myself very well and they are playing louder and faster it's harder to keep up vocally. Which puts more strain on my vocal chords and then I lose my voice easier. Why does Carter play so aggressively? See above and adjust.

As for #40, I'm alright with Dave finally writing some lyrics to it. If they are good and fit the same feel he's always sung with then why not? The whole lyrical improv thing was never a big selling point to me. I remember in 2000 really loving the new tunes, especially Grey Street, but it drove me bonkers that I couldn't sing along with it. Sure, once in a while he'd find that sweet spot and something magic might come out, but more often than not it was just stream of conscious to fill out an unfinished song. #40 has always been a nice little song, but not because of the lyrics. That melody, guitar riff and the emotion Dave would put into it are what drove it for me.

[mthawk07]

I definitely think last year's break had a lot to do with Carter, as well as the fact they went an entire tour playing Two Step in its entirely just once.

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by uticans

Why bother responding with cryptic non helpful info?

Good question.

[TheLastPig]

The lyrics are a huge part to 40... I would hope if it was actually recorded that Dave went back and read a lot of his improvs and went from there.

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by KevinTH

While I know this will never happen, I think there's a simple solution. In my personal opinion, this band would sound so much better if they took some time to reevaluate the way they play. Don't play so aggressively, slow down, start playing with more dynamics like they used to, and then the rest will fall into place from there. I was just listening to Live Trax 11 and Bartender is so much more impactful and powerful when played slower and without Dave screaming every chance he gets. Why does Dave push his voice so much? Easy. Between Carter's heavy hitting, Rashawn and Jeff screaming to be the loudest, Tim's shredding and the warp speed they play now, Dave has to push his voice harder to either be heard or keep up. I notice this with my own band. When I can't hear myself very well and they are playing louder and faster it's harder to keep up vocally. Which puts more strain on my vocal chords and then I lose my voice easier. Why does Carter play so aggressively? See above and adjust.

It's funny how playing live all of the dynamics fall into place right away when you are playing at the right tempo. It's easier for me to control dynamics or change things on the fly because I'm usually playing solo which I know you can relate to, but I just try to think of listening to a tape recording being reversed. Is it just one constant wall of sound or are there peaks and valleys? Helps a lot with the relationship between my guitar and voice, sometimes in super loud rooms I play too hard and push too hard vocally though.

[crashintonickdm]

40 dave and Tim would be a perfect way to intro the album

[poshsta420]

After all the hype behind Big Whiskey and AFTW i have very low expectations for the new album... the fact its been 5 years in the making to finally get this out is def not a good sign. I even wonder if at point all of the members were in the studio together. I feel they just cant stand one another anymore. Hopefully I am wrong but my excitement level is nothing like it was for the last few albums

[madhatter]

Originally Posted by BruceW

Good question.

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by poshsta420

After all the hype behind Big Whiskey and AFTW i have very low expectations for the new album... the fact its been 5 years in the making to finally get this out is def not a good sign. I even wonder if at point all of the members were in the studio together. I feel they just cant stand one another anymore. Hopefully I am wrong but my excitement level is nothing like it was for the last few albums

There was basically zero hype about AFTW, Jeff and Carter were doing projects together on an off year while D&T were touring Europe and the US, Carter and Dave are bff's

[poshsta420]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

There was basically zero hype about AFTW, Jeff and Carter were doing projects together on an off year, Carter and Dave are bff's

There was no promotion but people were going crazy with hype after all of Lillywhites tweeting... he even went on to say no more big 3 and that album would make the big 4.... NOT!

[Simm0nS]

Originally Posted by BruceW

Good question.

Haha don't worry about him Bruce. The majority of us appreciate you.

[dmbnut21]

The more I read about the producers being used and the older song names that keep popping up the more it feels like Batson's comment was very literal relating to past/present/future.

It is starting to feel like this will be a lot liked Busted Stuff but for all the albums. What I mean is, we may only get 2-4 new songs and everything else is just going to be older things we have already heard but finally finished.

Past:
#40
Idea of You
Break Free
Sugar Will
Shotgun
Kind Intentions?

Present:
Bismarck
Black and Blue Bird
Do You Remember
Samurai Cop
Bob Law

Future:
Come On
That Girl Is You
Cha Cha
Callalily

[crashintonickdm]

Cha cha can you imagine?

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

Cha cha can you imagine?

If someone told me "Eh hee" was going to be a song ...

[Dankguitar]

Originally Posted by uticans

What are we really getting tha Batson hasn't said? Soon maybe, possibly, I can't tell you? I'm 99 % Sure but things can change? Just curious. Unless I missed something, if so, I apologize.

Agreed. We’ve gotten nothing out of this inside info. Any of could say the single is coming “soon” without inside info

[jaymas9]

Originally Posted by Dannyyankou

Cool, DMB's twitter reminded us to redeem the album codes that the majority of us haven't received yet.

https://twitter.com/davematthewsbnd/...34381897404416

So weird they named the album "summer tour 2018." Wasn't expecting that.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Dankguitar

Agreed. We’ve gotten nothing out of this inside info. Any of could say the single is coming “soon” without inside info

Any anyone could have said "there's a song no-one's heard yet because it's brand new and it's called Come On"

[excitingjae]

Here I go again bringing up Radiohead and Phish.

Phish put out an album (Undermind) the year they "called it quits" (2004)

Radiohead put "True Love Waits" (a live rarity) as the last song on their most recent album.

So #40 showing up or this album being the last might not be too crazy of an idea.

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by jaymas9

So weird they named the album "summer tour 2018." Wasn't expecting that.

It’s the official follow-up to “The Summer So Far”

[dmbnut21]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

Cha cha can you imagine?

I don't disagree but it is a registered song name for whatever reason

[crashintonickdm]

Originally Posted by Dannyyankou

It’s the official follow-up to “The Summer So Far”

Lol wasn’t that the name for the lillywhite songs?

[excitingjae]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

Lol wasn’t that the name for the lillywhite songs?

"When we stopped recording for the band to start their summer tour, I returned to England with one of the eight CDs that I had made. Five for the Band, one for [Steve Lillywhite], one for Bruce Flohr, and the one for myself and had written on them 'the summer so far'. We only did that because all the other CDs that I had made up to then, I had called 'the story so far'. 'The summer so far' was never going to be an album title, by the way, just a way to distinguish what was then the most up-to-date CD."[3]
— Stephen Harris

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

Lol wasn’t that the name for the lillywhite songs?

Yeah, I think Stephen Harris dubbed the sessions with that title lol.

[TheLastPig]

Interested to find out what "We all begin the same" comes from.