Comments for my winter cap http://blog.mywintercap.com very, very, funny, and not very funny at all Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on “Indecision” by Steven Page, thoughts and review by admin http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/indecision-by-steven-page-thoughts-and-review/comment-page-1#comment-49 admin Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:17:35 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/?p=94#comment-49 Yeah of course. I mean, I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing to compare his new stuff to BNL. He was one of the biggest forces behind BNL, and that's a huge part of his career and always will be. It's sorta like realizing that Ed's the only member to never really have a side project (uhh Tyler has DTD) and then the 2nd realization, oh wait, it'd sound just like BNL, doh. I haven't thought about "Indecision" in terms of AIGT. I like "You Run Away" better than "Indecision" but they're two totally different kinds of songs and I only brought up the comparison because they're both the First Singles. I've usually enjoyed Steve's writing the most, for example, I think "Over Joy" (which will be on <I>Page One</i>) is one of the best songs I've ever, ever heard, and I like it just as much as many of my favorite BNL tracks. I miss hearing them together in both places. I want to hear Steve sing when I listen to AIGT, and I want to hear Ed and the guys on Page solo stuff. That will probably never go away, but I'm pretty okay with it. You can't change, create, delete, or otherwise modify musical chemistry, and I feel more chemistry in BNL 1988 - 2009 than in any other musical act I've seen or heard. Regardless, it definitely doesn't stop me from enjoying AIGT and solo Steve. I fell in love with TVP and I'm sure the same thing will happen when this record drops. Yeah of course. I mean, I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing to compare his new stuff to BNL. He was one of the biggest forces behind BNL, and that’s a huge part of his career and always will be. It’s sorta like realizing that Ed’s the only member to never really have a side project (uhh Tyler has DTD) and then the 2nd realization, oh wait, it’d sound just like BNL, doh.

I haven’t thought about “Indecision” in terms of AIGT. I like “You Run Away” better than “Indecision” but they’re two totally different kinds of songs and I only brought up the comparison because they’re both the First Singles. I’ve usually enjoyed Steve’s writing the most, for example, I think “Over Joy” (which will be on Page One) is one of the best songs I’ve ever, ever heard, and I like it just as much as many of my favorite BNL tracks.

I miss hearing them together in both places. I want to hear Steve sing when I listen to AIGT, and I want to hear Ed and the guys on Page solo stuff. That will probably never go away, but I’m pretty okay with it. You can’t change, create, delete, or otherwise modify musical chemistry, and I feel more chemistry in BNL 1988 – 2009 than in any other musical act I’ve seen or heard. Regardless, it definitely doesn’t stop me from enjoying AIGT and solo Steve. I fell in love with TVP and I’m sure the same thing will happen when this record drops.

]]> Comment on “Indecision” by Steven Page, thoughts and review by Matt http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/indecision-by-steven-page-thoughts-and-review/comment-page-1#comment-48 Matt Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:30:21 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/?p=94#comment-48 Musically, it really sounds a lot like many of the songs from the new BNL album ("I Have Learned," "Every Subway Car," "How Long," and especially "Golden Boy.") Lyrically, still clearly a Page song, but it sounds more like his BNL work than anything on The Vanity Project. That's a good thing in my view, but I'm sure every other review of everything else he ever does will include a comparison to BNL, so there will be plenty of others. Musically, it really sounds a lot like many of the songs from the new BNL album (“I Have Learned,” “Every Subway Car,” “How Long,” and especially “Golden Boy.”) Lyrically, still clearly a Page song, but it sounds more like his BNL work than anything on The Vanity Project. That’s a good thing in my view, but I’m sure every other review of everything else he ever does will include a comparison to BNL, so there will be plenty of others.

]]> Comment on “Indecision” by Steven Page, thoughts and review by charlie http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/indecision-by-steven-page-thoughts-and-review/comment-page-1#comment-47 charlie Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:22:09 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/?p=94#comment-47 I thought this was just as good as any of BNLs latest offerings. I thought this was just as good as any of BNLs latest offerings.

]]> Comment on Changing Bad Habits by Chris Shong http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/changing-bad-habits/comment-page-1#comment-45 Chris Shong Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:01:29 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/?p=66#comment-45 Very true! I just recently got my "stop smoking train" back on it's tracks. I had lots of excuses, thought tomorrow mabe the day, etc,. I finally had to have a long talk with myself and explain that the only way to stop is to actually stop. Very true!

I just recently got my “stop smoking train” back on it’s tracks. I had lots of excuses, thought tomorrow mabe the day, etc,. I finally had to have a long talk with myself and explain that the only way to stop is to actually stop.

]]> Comment on How I started listening to Kevin Devine by admin http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/how-i-started-listening-to-kevin-devine/comment-page-1#comment-43 admin Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:31:49 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/?p=52#comment-43 Ryan, I'm glad you were able to get through this when you're not a big KD fan. I guess I hear something in his songs that before I'd only ever heard in certain (mostly Steve) BNL songs. You know? When I was getting really into BNL in my single-digit and pre-teenage years, it was hearing lines that I felt came straight out of my head, stuff I always thought but was never consciously aware I thought/felt until I heard it sung to me, that kept me really into it. That kept my heart really into it. And so I've never really had that feeling with another songwriter until Kevin Devine. And I've never seen an artist who's more <I>there</i>, as a person, the way BNL are, in performances, interviews, interactions with fans, and so on. A few tracks I'd recommend, both for their musical awesomeness and their perfect, straight-on, to-the-point, perfectly-expressed lyrical content: "Ballgame" from <I>Make the Clocks Move</i> "People Are So Fickle" from <I>Make the Clocks Move</i> "No Time Flat" from <I>Split the Country, Split the Streets</i> "Lord, I Know We Don't Talk" from <I>Split the Country, Split the Streets</i> "Brooklyn Boy" from <I>Put Your Ghost to Rest</i> "Me and My Friends" from <I>Put Your Ghost to Rest</i> "Burning City Smoking" from <I>Put Your Ghost to Rest</i> "Hand of God" from <I>Brother's Blood</i> "Brother's Blood" from <I>Brother's Blood</i> "Tomorrow's Just Too Late" from <I>Brother's Blood</i> And really, those are only a few. I think <I>Brother's Blood</i> is his absolute best work yet, and actually I think my favorite track from that is the last song (it's last both on the album and my little list above). I could go and on and just quoting great lines that really speak to me from the songs I just listed. Let me know if you do some more listening, and what you hear. I want you to hear it too, what I hear. Ryan, I’m glad you were able to get through this when you’re not a big KD fan. I guess I hear something in his songs that before I’d only ever heard in certain (mostly Steve) BNL songs. You know? When I was getting really into BNL in my single-digit and pre-teenage years, it was hearing lines that I felt came straight out of my head, stuff I always thought but was never consciously aware I thought/felt until I heard it sung to me, that kept me really into it. That kept my heart really into it. And so I’ve never really had that feeling with another songwriter until Kevin Devine.

And I’ve never seen an artist who’s more there, as a person, the way BNL are, in performances, interviews, interactions with fans, and so on. A few tracks I’d recommend, both for their musical awesomeness and their perfect, straight-on, to-the-point, perfectly-expressed lyrical content:

“Ballgame” from Make the Clocks Move
“People Are So Fickle” from Make the Clocks Move
“No Time Flat” from Split the Country, Split the Streets
“Lord, I Know We Don’t Talk” from Split the Country, Split the Streets
“Brooklyn Boy” from Put Your Ghost to Rest
“Me and My Friends” from Put Your Ghost to Rest
“Burning City Smoking” from Put Your Ghost to Rest
“Hand of God” from Brother’s Blood
“Brother’s Blood” from Brother’s Blood
“Tomorrow’s Just Too Late” from Brother’s Blood

And really, those are only a few. I think Brother’s Blood is his absolute best work yet, and actually I think my favorite track from that is the last song (it’s last both on the album and my little list above). I could go and on and just quoting great lines that really speak to me from the songs I just listed.

Let me know if you do some more listening, and what you hear. I want you to hear it too, what I hear.

]]> Comment on What are you going to do with that? by j2 http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-that/comment-page-1#comment-41 j2 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:31:42 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-that#comment-41 This was good to read, thank you! Now I feel slightly better about not knowing anything about my scary scary future. This was good to read, thank you! Now I feel slightly better about not knowing anything about my scary scary future.

]]> Comment on How I started listening to Kevin Devine by Ryan http://blog.mywintercap.com/archive/how-i-started-listening-to-kevin-devine/comment-page-1#comment-38 Ryan Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:38:52 +0000 http://blog.mywintercap.com/?p=52#comment-38 Julie, This is a singular, impassioned piece of writing, and based on it, I can honestly say that I'm willing to give Devine a few more listens. I don't know what you hear, but I want to. Julie,

This is a singular, impassioned piece of writing, and based on it, I can honestly say that I’m willing to give Devine a few more listens. I don’t know what you hear, but I want to.

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