Re: New Album Coming Soon?
Yeah, there is zero expectation from me about a quality match to the material that made me the fan I am. I think Come Tomorrow is trash and have no idea why that was an approach to an album with that lineup from a band 30 years in.
I'm just very interested in this version of the band making a good album that is theirs, that aligns with their identity now. They are musicians, musicians make music, I'd always encourage them to create and I can't imagine they don't want to, which is why I laugh at how hard this release process seems to be with them. They are at the point in their careers where they could basically do whatever they want, but they still seem to be affected by old guard stuff like record label influence.
As it relates to the live shows I see every year, the new tunes did nothing to detract from that experience (and I can't say that often), in fact MME and WATM are welcome at any show I attend. I also like TOT and Ocean. Cannot say that about most of Come Tomorrow. And even good songs off that record like Sam. Cop and Again and Again are just not really good live. Again and Again is just a struggle in that setting and I have no idea what they've done with Samurai Cop, it's basically a loud mess at this point.
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