Post subject: [2015-06-02] Barenaked Ladies "Silverball" (Vanguard)
Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 1:09 am
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They really haven't been the same since Steven Page left, as drug addled as he was at the time. Saw them live a year ago, and their old stuff was dynamite (minus One Week, which they rushed through and It's All Been Done, a Page vehicle they skipped completely) while their new stuff was really downbeat and uninspired.
Post subject: [2015-06-02] Barenaked Ladies "Silverball" (Vanguard)
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:12 pm
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Steve wrote:
They really haven't been the same since Steven Page left, as drug addled as he was at the time. Saw them live a year ago, and their old stuff was dynamite (minus One Week, which they rushed through and It's All Been Done, a Page vehicle they skipped completely) while their new stuff was really downbeat and uninspired.
100% with you here. I was a huge BL fan, and I gave up on them after the first post-Page album. Just awful.
I really enjoyed Page's The Vanity Project and Page One, however. Come to think of it, I haven't heard A Different Sort of Solitude yet...
If/when they all reunite, I'll be back.
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Post subject: [2015-06-02] Barenaked Ladies "Silverball" (Vanguard)
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 11:46 am
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RoyalScam wrote:
Steve wrote:
They really haven't been the same since Steven Page left, as drug addled as he was at the time. Saw them live a year ago, and their old stuff was dynamite (minus One Week, which they rushed through and It's All Been Done, a Page vehicle they skipped completely) while their new stuff was really downbeat and uninspired.
100% with you here. I was a huge BL fan, and I gave up on them after the first post-Page album. Just awful.
I really enjoyed Page's The Vanity Project and Page One, however. Come to think of it, I haven't heard A Different Sort of Solitude yet...
If/when they all reunite, I'll be back.
Agreed on every point. Page's solo stuff has been amazing whereas the Ladies output has been boring as hell. Almost painfully lackadaisical.
I can't get through 3 full minutes of a single new song of theirs, nevertheless a full album (and I've tried listening to them all). I thought they'd be able to carry on without him but obviously not. "Everything To Everyone" was a low point and it's gotten worse with every release.
As much as I'd like to see a reunion, I'd much rather see Page have a hit or two on his own since it's becoming more and more evident that the was the talent in the band. I imagine his ouster was just as much a power play as it was because of his drug use.
Post subject: [2015-06-02] Barenaked Ladies "Silverball" (Vanguard)
Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 1:01 am
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Pinch Me is hysterical live, because Ed changes the words, and people throw underwear on the stage, which he wears on his head. Chimpanzees and If I Had $1,000,000 are also a lot of fun live.
Post subject: [2015-06-02] Barenaked Ladies "Silverball" (Vanguard)
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 4:02 pm
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Ignohippo wrote:
RoyalScam wrote:
Steve wrote:
They really haven't been the same since Steven Page left, as drug addled as he was at the time. Saw them live a year ago, and their old stuff was dynamite (minus One Week, which they rushed through and It's All Been Done, a Page vehicle they skipped completely) while their new stuff was really downbeat and uninspired.
100% with you here. I was a huge BL fan, and I gave up on them after the first post-Page album. Just awful.
I really enjoyed Page's The Vanity Project and Page One, however. Come to think of it, I haven't heard A Different Sort of Solitude yet...
If/when they all reunite, I'll be back.
Agreed on every point. Page's solo stuff has been amazing whereas the Ladies output has been boring as hell. Almost painfully lackadaisical.
I can't get through 3 full minutes of a single new song of theirs, nevertheless a full album (and I've tried listening to them all). I thought they'd be able to carry on without him but obviously not. "Everything To Everyone" was a low point and it's gotten worse with every release.
As much as I'd like to see a reunion, I'd much rather see Page have a hit or two on his own since it's becoming more and more evident that the was the talent in the band. I imagine his ouster was just as much a power play as it was because of his drug use.
Actually, Page was around after Everything to Everyone. He was still in for Barenaked Ladies Are Me/Are Men and Snacktime! before being ousted. I liked a lot of all of those. Guess I'm just a Page fan...
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Post subject: [2015-06-02] Barenaked Ladies "Silverball" (Vanguard)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:41 pm
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well... i opted for the BestBuy 2-track bonus version. what can i say... it's their worst album to date. out of 15 tracks, i like 3 (one of them being a bonus track). i'd give it a D+.
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