Ugh, words & phrases I want to ban for the next year: "high concept", "first attempt", and "scrap".
They were writing an album, continued to write songs, continued to write songs, and got to Danger Days. You didn't scrap an entire album when 1/3 of it made it onto Danger Days. You just kept working until you were finished.
1/3 didn't make it onto Danger Days. They wrote around 20-30 songs, a lot of which were mixed and album ready. 3-4 ended up on Danger Days. So yes, they did scrap it. I'm pretty sure the band knows what they're talking about when they keep repeating the same thing over and over.
Not to mention the fact that album artwork was being worked on and promotion was gearing up. When they say they were done with the album, I don't think they are exaggerating.
LOL. We don't know how many songs would be on that album. Because they scrapped it and recorded again. Given the amount they had recorded and written I think I'll go with the band's account of their situation.
They wrote 28 songs but we don't know how many were going to be on the actual album. Which is what I was talking about because I find the 1/3 assertion to be ridiculous.
I'm still trying to figure out what the fuck a 'high concept' is supposed to be. Gerard just pulls words out of his ass and sticks them together to try and explain his bullshit.
(For the record, yes I know he intends it to mean that there's a story- but not really. Doesn't make 'high concept' anymore of a legitimate phrase.)
Not sure what you mean. High concept is actually a real term that has been used many times to describe things. It's not something that Gerard made up at all.
You can make the argument that he's using it incorrectly (I don't think he is) or that he's not explaining it properly (depends on the interview) but you can't make the argument that he made it up. Because he didn't.
"high concept", "first attempt", and "scrap".
They were writing an album, continued to write songs, continued to write songs, and got to Danger Days. You didn't scrap an entire album when 1/3 of it made it onto Danger Days. You just kept working until you were finished.
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(For the record, yes I know he intends it to mean that there's a story- but not really. Doesn't make 'high concept' anymore of a legitimate phrase.)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/high-concept
http://www.google.com/search?q=high+concept&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
It is actually a real term and describes real narratives. So yes, it is a legitimate phrase that has been around for a long time.
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You can make the argument that he's using it incorrectly (I don't think he is) or that he's not explaining it properly (depends on the interview) but you can't make the argument that he made it up. Because he didn't.
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