Comments | rsadelle: Apparently I Am Going to Hold the Unpopular Opinion

rsadelle

Apparently I Am Going to Hold the Unpopular Opinion

Nov 29, 2010 19:42

If you're in bandom and you haven't already, go to Patrick's website and marvel at the terrible usability download both versions of "Spotlight."

( I'll wait. You can come back to my opinion. )

patrick stump, recs: music, music, bandom

Comments 18

lakeeffectgirl November 30 2010, 04:12:08 UTC

Do I really have to become a fan on Facebook in order to download? If so, can you just email them to me?

rsadelle November 30 2010, 04:12:56 UTC

Oh, I guess? I'm already a fan, so I skipped that part. I will email!

megyal November 30 2010, 05:13:36 UTC

Could you email them to me as well ( ... )

megyal November 30 2010, 05:35:07 UTC

Ok I loved it from the first. Both.

Thread 9

mayqueen517 November 30 2010, 04:29:20 UTC

The New Regrets version reminds me of some of the sounds off of Travie's Lazarus project, which is to say, very catchy, very smart, very now. it's got a fantastic sound, his voice sounds impeccable, seriously. There's a breakdown at the end that makes me wish the drums were crisper, if nothing else, but when the music comes back in fully, with the handclaps, that's a magic and awesome moment.

The Nostalgia version reminds me of some of the stuff The Cab's done, in a way, but it sounds so very much like Patrick. It reminds me, in a way, of Pavlove, which I love. Around 2:40ish, when that breakdown starts, that's my favorite part of that version. I love it, and I love the choral effect, but over-all, I think it's too close to FOB to really feel awesome.

I like it, don't get me wrong, but if he wants to distance himself from FOB, like I think Joe and Andy, and Pete have done, he should go with the New Regrets version, definitely. New Regrets sounds fresher, I think. But they're both very interesting.

rsadelle November 30 2010, 17:20:49 UTC

Huh. I'm going to have to go listen to Lazarus again - I wasn't excited the first time, but if it's like this, maybe I will be totally into it now.

I think the other question about them that I've been thinking about (aside from the like FOB/new sound distinction) is that we haven't heard the whole album, so we don't know what fits best with the rest of it.

mayqueen517 November 30 2010, 21:10:44 UTC

I really, really loved Lazarus when I first heard it. It has a really fantastic sound and sensibility about it, and for the music scene being what it is at this time, it's a very smart record, you know? But it does have some of the same sensibility, in so far as the sounds can be very related to each other. (Which doesn't surprise me, honestly.)

And right! That's a very good thing to point out, definitely. It's gonna be interesting to see what Patrick puts out.

mayqueen517 December 5 2010, 00:10:50 UTC

You know what, this just occurred to me a while ago, but as I was listening to both versions, I realized that in a few small ways, they remind me of Pavlove. That sort of same...feel, I suppose? But yeah. Maybe it's just me?

Thread 7

sleepherealone November 30 2010, 04:42:20 UTC

The only thing I don't like about the New Regrets version is that the music drowns out Patrick's voice, though it didn't occur to me that I might unconsciously like the Oh Nostalgia version better because it is just a tinge more FOB sounding.

rsadelle November 30 2010, 17:21:32 UTC

Huh. I'll have to listen for that! I was mostly noticing that his voice sounds very different on (New Regrets).