I know there are some mwY fans here, so I thought I'd tell you their new album "brother, sister" is coming out sept 26th. Aaron, the vocalist, said he thinks this new album is going to alienate all the fans that want them to be more agressive like their first cd (A to B Life) since there's no distortion on any of the songs, and there's a lot more singing. I've heard about 4 new songs, and I can safely say the new material is the best they've ever done; with or without distortion or agression.
Here's one of the new songs that they played at cornerstone last week:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tydyAo_f3WI&search=mewithoutyou
I heard one new song, a live clip on Youtube, don't remember the name, but it was beautiful as hell. Of course i'd love it if they went back to their more agressive style (a to b life), but i have to remember they are also amazing when they go soft (ex: Son of a Widow, beautiful song that can make me get chills).
Hope the album leaks soon ... Can't wait to hear it. This is indeed an amazing band.
I'm always hearing good things about this band, but i've never heard anything by them.
Any chance you could upload some of their albums, skinnypuppy?
January 1979 was such a good song but I felt the rest of their latest cd didn't sound as great as that song. Still, I'm interested in what they are going to do next.
Quote from: defskull on Jul 10, 2006, 06:49 PM
January 1979 was such a good song but I felt the rest of their latest cd didn't sound as great as that song. Still, I'm interested in what they are going to do next.
My favorite songs on that album are: "The Sovjet", "My Exit, Unfair", Four Word Letter, Pt 2", "Paper Hanger" and the amazing "Son of a Widow".
once I get home, I'll upload their two albums and one ep. I personally hated their last CD, but now it's one of my favorite albums ever made.
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Jul 09, 2006, 09:41 PM
I know there are some mwY fans here, so I thought I'd tell you their new album "brother, sister" is coming out sept 26th. Aaron, the vocalist, said he thinks this new album is going to alienate all the fans that want them to be more agressive like their first cd (A to B Life) since there's no distortion on any of the songs, and there's a lot more singing. I've heard about 4 new songs, and I can safely say the new material is the best they've ever done; with or without distortion or agression.
Here's one of the new songs that they played at cornerstone last week:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tydyAo_f3WI&search=mewithoutyou
That's a great song.
Watching the video though, they have got to be the weirdest band admitting that they are a Christian band. Or with Christian beliefs or whatever bands want to say these days.
I think their new cd will put them into the big time. Not sell out but be well known for making good music.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1536124/20060711/mewithoutyou.jhtml?headlines=true
I liked this band before and then I stopped listening to them. Now hearing this new song, it makes me feel like they are actually trying to do something with their music instead of just trying to be fashionable.
I love the fast that the singer said that even you don't believe in god, he still wants us to hear. I felt something special after listening to the song.
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Jul 13, 2006, 08:17 AM
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1536124/20060711/mewithoutyou.jhtml?headlines=true
After reading that i'm really, really, REALLY excited about the new album !
I don't mind them getting softer, as long as his lyrics are ace as usual. And that video of A Seater Poorly Knit is amazing ! Loved it !
mwy discography (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=815F6A4D1A7E9310)
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Jul 13, 2006, 03:45 PM
mwy discography (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=815F6A4D1A7E9310)
woooooooot.
Quote from: Azwethinkweiz on Jul 13, 2006, 04:18 PM
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Jul 13, 2006, 03:45 PM
mwy discography (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=815F6A4D1A7E9310)
woooooooot.
I will kill you if you don't read the lyrics !
I listened to Catch Us To Foxes (or whatever it's called) last night and I think you're right Skinnypuppy, it's a record that takes a lot of time to get into. I am starting to like it more and more.
I listened to the albums and I have mixed feelings.
I must say that the lyrics are wonderful and very well written.
I was a little put off by the screaming cause I wasnt expecting it at all. I thought it was a more mellow indie orientated band.
Overall, not bad at all, I just have to give the albums some more time to sink in.
first EP = almost-screamo-like band
first album = post-hardcore
second album = alternative rock
soon to be third album = possibly mellow indie / rock
the band has a lot of different genres in it. if you want more melow indie rock oriented music, listen to catch for us the foxes, their second album.
What's difficult about Catch For Us The Foxes is the music combined with Aaron's vocals. I like both types of genres but the first few listens they don't seem to fit together that well. It takes some time to get used to.
The new stuff I think will be really good. That video you posted was just amazing.
Quote from: defskull on Jul 13, 2006, 07:06 PM
The new stuff I think will be really good. That video you posted was just amazing.
I have the same feeling, man. That harpe(sp?) sounded beautiful and fit so well with the music. And why the hell do you have minus in karma, Defskull? We're gonna change that.
As Skinnypuppy mentioned, this band has a lot of diversity and different feels and genres, and i fucking love that. This band is amazing. Great vocals, lyrics, guitars, bass, thier drummer rocks ... What's not to love?
Aaron's collab on "Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste" is great as well. I'd like to hear him guest on other band's tracks as well. He has such an original sound.
And yeah, man that bass in "January 1979" is awesome.
Quote from: defskull on Jul 13, 2006, 08:58 PM
And yeah, man that bass in "January 1979" is awesome.
Truer words have never been spoken, haha.
Man, i gotta hear that new song again. Sounds freaking beautiful, and it's so nice he invites the people to come dance on the stage !
Man i have a great feeling about the new album ! I want it now !
mewithoutyou is amazing, no doubt about it.
every song on catch for us the foxes makes me feel something special, and disaster tourism is in my top ten all time songs. aaron weiss has a woooonderful style, even though i hated it at first.
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Jul 14, 2006, 02:00 AM
aaron weiss has a woooonderful style
You speak the truth, man. But, i fucking loved everything about them when i first them (It was Bullet to Binary). Long time ago. It was awesome.
a person close to aaron and the band is putting together a tour only book about mwy's lyrics with fan interpretation along with the actual meaning behind each song written by aaron. should be an amazingly insightful book with lots of pictures (and maybe a cd or dvd to go along with it)
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Jul 16, 2006, 09:21 AM
a person close to aaron and the band is putting together a tour only book about mwy's lyrics with fan interpretation along with the actual meaning behind each song written by aaron. should be an amazingly insightful book with lots of pictures (and maybe a cd or dvd to go along with it)
Sounds awesome. I'd buy it. :)
same
nice and blue pt 2
http://myspace.com/mewithoutyou
the song is hard to accept at first because it's a continuation, but before the song even ends, you'll love it, and want more... mewithoutyou is gonna be huge with this album.
Wow this sounds like their best stuff yet. Their music is so hard to categorize.
Come on, when are mewithoutYou leaking it :X
I want the new album so much
hey mr puppy could you please re-up the discography, i clicked on this thread today looking for some new bands and i absolutely love these guys! just what i needed, such a great band i loved that new song as well that they played live with the harp, good shit. could you please do that or anybody else who has em. it would be greatly appreciated
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8X3WPCPL
Quote from: ben on Sep 03, 2006, 10:47 PM
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8X3WPCPL
Holy fucking shit ! KK, my friend !
Quote from: ben on Sep 03, 2006, 10:47 PM
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8X3WPCPL
YOU. ARE. AWESOME.
I apologize if the quality isn't 100 percent excellent.
When i get home from work tomorrow, i'm gonna bury myself in my bed with my headphones and just dive into it. Can't wait.
oh my god in a sweater poorly knit is so beautiful
I love the
WOLF AM I!
song.
Wow, it's freakin' awesome.
The best mewithoutYou CD by far....at least for me. I appreciate Ben's rip, but yeah, the quality isn't the greatest, eh? But, the CDs going to be so much better now. Can't wait to buy it.
Does anyone know where we can read the lyrics for this album...if they're up anywhere?
It was awesome ! Fucking sweet !
I loved it entirely. It actually fits them very well that they turned a bit more Folk. His way of doing the vocals is very unique. But, a lot of the verses sounds very much like some on Catch for us the Foxes. And it somehow annoy me. As my brain starts playing the song it reminds me of in my head. I loved the - Spider tracks. They were cool. All in all, a great album by a great band.
8/10
Favourites:
Wolf am I ! (and Shadow)
In a Market Dimly Lit
A sweater poorly Nit (I knew it would be beautiful as hell when i saw it live at YouTube ! Though i miss the 'I do not Exist' part, oh well ...)
Yeah, absolutely great album.
And it is SO hard to define their style now. Really.
Anyways, my fav's are Wolf am I!, Nice and Blue (pt. 2), In a Sweater Pooorly Knit.
Glad you guys like it.
i'm kinda curious to hear this album. i dont like their other albums though.
but i will give this one a chance, since im getting the impression that this album is more mellow acoustic/folk like.
Quote from: bored on Sep 05, 2006, 08:42 PM
Nice and Blue (pt. 2)
The original beat the remake back to the stoneage. Don't get me wrong, i love the remake. But, the original is so much better.
wow, the leadsinger has one of the worst vocals ever. he just talks really loud through the songs.
good lyrics though.
His vocals are awesome.
your reviews are giving me chills. I'm really glad the album is amazing. I however am gonna hold out for the actual CD even though I had planned on listening to the mp3 copy of it last night. Sept 26th is too close for me to just listen to a poor quality rip.
Quote from: ben on Sep 06, 2006, 04:40 PM
His vocals are awesome.
Really is. They are groundbreaking - It's like poetry read out loud with a passion. I get chills a lot of ! Especially the '... And you better be alone !' bit.
Good for you, Skinny ! Hang in there. But, keep the expectations down !
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on Sep 06, 2006, 05:51 PM
Quote from: ben on Sep 06, 2006, 04:40 PM
His vocals are awesome.
Especially the '... And you better be alone !' bit.
Why did I thought of the same old line? ;)
His voice is aweeeeeeeeeesome.
o, porcupine is by far the best song.
in Wolf am I! at 1:37 when he says "what's really going on here?" i get goosebumps. you can actually hear the questionmark when he says it, if that makes any sense. haha
Ben !
Your uploaded version of 'Brother, Sister' is missing a track. Didn't notice it till today. The missing track is 'O Porcupine'. I found another upload which features this song.
You can get it here, people. http://heartcore.ru/downloads/
You know what this means? - That i need to listen to te whole album once again, haha. I need to hear it in it's entirety. :)
i've heard Jon talking about this band a lot. i never listened to them though, i just trusted his judgement and if people asked me about them or mentioned them i would just say, 'oh they're great' hahahaha two people have asked me about them and i think they're like, huge fans of them now.
i am so checking them out though. i like religious people. they have this spirit in them that is not like other people's but they must not be so obviously religious because marty likes them and i have heard him say that he doesn't like blatantly religious songs.
should be good though. i read the word 'folk' around so i will make it a priority to listen to those uploads.
awww, mazzy <3
I broke down and listened to this album's leak. I feel bad for doing it, but I knew I was going to buy it day-of release, so it technically didn't matter either way.
Anywho, I've said in the past that seeing EItS was a religious experience, and seeing Radiohead live was like a near-death experience.. well, I felt the presence of God while listening to the new mwY album. Hands down, the best record I've ever listened to in my entire life. I didn't think music could be this good.
Not sure if you people know this or not, but the vocalist of Sunny Day Real-estate does guest vocals on two songs; The Sun and the Moon & O, Porcupine. I'm not a huge fan of the first track, but porcupine is one of the most amazing tracks on the album due to the guest vocalist. He compliments Aarons vocals perfectly in the song and adds a whole new level to the melodies layered all over the track.
Quote from: Mazzy on Sep 10, 2006, 02:10 AM
because marty likes them and i have heard him say that he doesn't like blatantly religious songs.
I do mean that. Even though Aaron includes lines that are from biblical stories, i don't feel that he is trying to push his beliefs down my throat.
I'm puzzled that Skinny feels the presense of 'God' at a concert or when listening to the new MWY album. But, everyone has the right to name their feelings what they want. Some name them happy, some sad, some excited and some name them 'God'.
Well, you see, I've never been the type of person that can go to church and feel something. I see people faint at church and I'm like 'you've gotta be kidding me' - ya know? It's like, what makes them feel that way? I've never felt that way anywhere, let alone church. But lately, I've had such intense concert experiences with explosions in the sky and radiohead, and now with this mwy album, that I sorta get what people call 'religious experiences'
And with this specific album, it was like there was a higher presence involved almost, because there was SO much going on musically, and in my head.
But, why instantly name that feeling 'God'? Why can't it be toxins and other brain-triggered senses?
I get goosebumps when listening to certain bands. And i feel happy. But, i would never name that feeling 'God'. That feeling is mine, and mine alone. 'God' has nothing to do with the feelings i experiense when listening to music. And i'd like to believe, that if there was a 'God', he would be beyond music experienses.
Besides, your 'God' did a total of 6 days work for you. And that was it.
god isnt in my music, but gods out there.
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on Sep 10, 2006, 11:39 AM
But, why instantly name that feeling 'God'? Why can't it be toxins and other brain-triggered senses?
I get goosebumps when listening to certain bands. And i feel happy. But, i would never name that feeling 'God'. That feeling is mine, and mine alone. 'God' has nothing to do with the feelings i experiense when listening to music. And i'd like to believe, that if there was a 'God', he would be beyond music experienses.
Besides, your 'God' did a total of 6 days work for you. And that was it.
I see your point, the experience just had a God-like feel to it. Like there was a higher power surrounding the situation.
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on Sep 10, 2006, 11:39 AM
But, why instantly name that feeling 'God'? Why can't it be toxins and other brain-triggered senses?
I get goosebumps when listening to certain bands. And i feel happy. But, i would never name that feeling 'God'. That feeling is mine, and mine alone. 'God' has nothing to do with the feelings i experiense when listening to music. And i'd like to believe, that if there was a 'God', he would be beyond music experienses.
Besides, your 'God' did a total of 6 days work for you. And that was it.
i don't know if you've ever been to a Polyphonic Spree concert but let me tell you, God was in the room.
God is just there. it's up to the individual to believe or not. either way no one is going to hell for not believing. there are more reasons to doubt than there are to believe these days. i believe very strongly. i believe it all. i acknowledge everything beautiful around me as God's work. by everything around me, i don't just mean music, it's the sky, kindness, this earth. that's God to me and i'll bloody not accept anything otherwise. God is beautiful. it's human's who are tarnished and who ruin what God is to ourselves. we seek to destroy when we can cherish.
i wonder, since we're talking about God and any member of mwy will find this conversation interesting, what is it that you don't believe in Marty? is it God? or is it the foundation in which religion is based upon? i don't believe in most things presented by my religion but i do believe that God is love and as long as you love and you are kind without having an agenda, God won't discriminate, no matter what religion you follow. even if you don't believe in God, God believes in you.
i don't care if that sounds dorky but since i believe there is a God, i would like to think God believes in me.
Quote from: Mazzy on Sep 11, 2006, 01:13 PM
what is it that you don't believe in Marty? is it God? or is it the foundation in which religion is based upon?
Both. I find it very utopic. And i dislike people gving 'God' credit for when they feel good or have accomplished something, wether it be a new job or a win in the lottery.
But, that's me. 'God' hasn't done anything for you. Everything in your life is a foundation of freak circumstances. Nothing happens for a reason. And 'God' doesn't work in mysteries ways. He has never been here. He will never come here. He has been made. It's like believing in Harry Potter for crying out loud.
To me, the majority of 'Religion', is nothing but horror, terror and submission. Just read the old bible. 'God' says that those who do not believe in 'Him' should be killed. Then they changed the old bible, and made it more mainstream, so to speak.
I wish you could live for youselves. Believe in yourselves, instead of relying on a higher power that has never been there for you, never done shit for you, never helped you, or helped the world he created. He did 6 days of work for you. And that's it. He left you sailing in your own sea.
No offense, guys. I love you all, and i respect your opinions. I just sound more judgemental than i really am.
see i don't believe that for a second, that God doesn't care for me. i think God cares for all of us. God didn't make religion, it was made by humans to segregate each other. you have to have known that. and since humans invented religion they also invented 'horror, terror and submission' that's what i truly believe. we have all had ancestors who were killed for their different belief in what God is and by calling God by a different name and you would think we would have learnt our lesson.
i have a lot of Atheist friends who don't believe in fate and that everything is a circumstance. sometimes that's so, but sometimes something happens that just makes it impossible to believe that it was anything besides God smacking us across the head and telling us to wake up and live our lives a little more differently. i think God is here for all of us and if you have faith God is visible inside you. and the bible is a great read, most of it is beautiful and then you have the other side of beauty that is not so pretty. i don't for one-second believe that anyone who doesn't have faith in God goes to hell or should be killed. God gave us freewill and with that freewill you do what you want and that's exactly what you're doing, you're choosing to not believe and i think God would be proud that you are using what you were given: freewill. it says a lot of things about baptism as well, that if you are not baptised you will automatically go to hell. i don't believe in an afterlife, i think that this is just it. there's nothing afterwards but if there is, i hardly think that God is going to sit there and send people to hell because they have not been dipped in water or those who didn't believe.
that last part about living for ourselves is selfish. if you don't want to live for God, you could live for the rest of humankind. some people don't believe in themselves and they hate themselves and knowing that God believes in them and that they are alive for some crazy reason helps them do the simple task of living that they find so unbearable. not everything can be given to us. we have to go through surmountable pain to get what we want and to get to where we have to be. if life was simple and easy i don't think i would have faith strong enough in God because i would be complaining that life was too simple and easy, that we just got what we wanted so effortlessly and that believing in something i couldn't see and touch was too much trouble. i have all the respect for you, for your beliefs and i'm not trying to make you see 'the light'. i have no doubt that you are a kind, intelligent human being and anyone who tells you that you are going to hell tell them that God said 'go fuck yourself!'
well i'm glad we got that out of the way. you can go back to being my bitch now.
well said, mazzy.
I'm tired of talking about 'God'. I get depressed.
Loved the album, but could someone tell me why it is listed as having parental advisory?
it is? ha, the only bad word he says is "piss"
According to Best Buy's, CD Universe's, and Half.com's website. Could be a mistake.
must be unless I'm deaf and am missing something.
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Sep 06, 2006, 05:37 PM
Sept 26th is too close for me to just listen to a poor quality rip.
so true
it's all about group releases
so i took the time and actually listened to this record and i must admit, its great. the vocals put me off at first but then i got used to them.
beautiful lyrics.
i retract the statement i said earlier in this thread.
Is it possible that we would get any of the b-sides off Brother, Sister?
I want any new mwY songs so much.
I'm so into them now.
(http://static.flickr.com/105/286029135_43a30721db.jpg?v=0)
Ever see these?
Back during Catch for us the foxes.
Im not sure if i like Borther, Sister better yet.
Its growing on me.
Catch for Us the Foxes is their best record in my opinion.
Quote from: bored on Nov 19, 2006, 09:27 PM
Catch for Us the Foxes is their best record in my opinion.
I highly disagree. A to B life and Broter, Sister blows them both out of the water. Musicalwise as well as lyrical. :) But, it's all just personal opinions.
... as I go showing off again,
self impressed by how well I can put myself down!!
and then go again, tot he next further removed level
of that same exact feigned humility!!
this for me goes on and on to the point of nausea
shadow am I!
like a suspicion that's never confirmed
but it's never denied
Wolf am I!
no, "shadow" I think is better,
as I"m not so much something as the absence of something
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Nov 19, 2006, 10:43 PM
... as I go showing off again,
self impressed by how well I can put myself down!!
I've been humming that line all day ! And singing it in my head. :D
the last line in that section is my favorite, pure poetic brilliance.
Quote from: Ever_Foreign_Flag on Nov 19, 2006, 09:07 PM
(http://static.flickr.com/105/286029135_43a30721db.jpg?v=0)
Ever see these?
Back during Catch for us the foxes.
Im not sure if i like Borther, Sister better yet.
Its growing on me.
No. That image is from Halloween 06 in Pomona - I was there :) Amazing show, might I add. Much better than the Hollywood show.
If I haven't mentioned it already, "Brother, Sister" is the best album
ever made, and I'm not one to make such crazy statements as that. Trust me, do yourself a favor and buy this album.
They were awesome live when I saw them.
i have a massive boner!
i was wonderin wut album would u recommend b/c im gonna give this band a try
Quote from: XJohnnyX on Nov 27, 2006, 03:20 AM
i was wonderin wut album would u recommend b/c im gonna give this band a try
"(a) to (b) Life". Get it, man. Then get "Brother, Sister" and finnish off by getting "Catch for Us the Foxes".
Enjoy. :)
I do not exist...
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on Nov 27, 2006, 03:00 PM
Quote from: XJohnnyX on Nov 27, 2006, 03:20 AM
i was wonderin wut album would u recommend b/c im gonna give this band a try
"(a) to (b) Life". Get it, man. Then get "Brother, Sister" and finnish off by getting "Catch for Us the Foxes".
Enjoy. :)
I more-less agree. Although a to b life is what got me into the band, it's no longer my favorite album. Brother Sister>Catch For Us>A to B.
Brother, Sister bleeds into Catch for Us beautifully.
(Catch for Us>Brother, Sister>A to B)
..as I go showing off again, self-impressed by how well I can put myself down!!
Isn't it "there I go showing off again"?
I think I have Norma Jean to thank for my love of mewithoutYou. Aaron is just amazing on "Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste". That got me into them then. Brother, Sister has to be their strongest release by far. Catch For Us The Foxes just seems like such a weak release in comparison.
can someone upload sum of there albums plz?
Quote from: XJohnnyX on Nov 28, 2006, 08:05 AM
can someone upload sum of there albums plz?
brother, sister
http://rapidshare.de/files/31765729/_2006__Brother__Sister.zip (http://rapidshare.de/files/31765729/_2006__Brother__Sister.zip)
Just ordered:
Brother, Sister
Catch for Us the Foxes
(a - b) Life
Smashing ...
Thanks to Theis, I am now going to see them January 24Th ! Can't fucking wait.
Christ, I'm so jealous.
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on Dec 22, 2006, 03:13 PM
Thanks to Theis, I am now going to see them January 24Th ! Can't fucking wait.
np, man.
i'm actually thinking about going to this concert aswell. i really, really like 'brother, sister', but not so fond of their 2 first releases.
it's a cheap ticket though, hmm...
Even though it's a co-headliner tour, I think Sparta is going to be the last band playing - which makes me angry.
Sinai, a Danish act is opening for them here in Denmark. So I don't have to see Sparta. :)
im gonna get mewithoutyou with brand new - now that is one line-up!
Quote from: black coffee on Dec 23, 2006, 01:25 PM
im gonna get mewithoutyou with brand new - now that is one line-up!
Not only that, but also jeremy egnik. I highly suspent mwy will play both songs that feature him on this tour...
I don't care who will open for them, to me, that concert will evovle around them and nothing else will matter.
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on Dec 23, 2006, 11:52 PM
I don't care who will open for them, to me, that concert will evovle around them and nothing else will matter.
Of course, but the crowd is a big part of mwy. If Aaron isn't 'feeling it', he wont put on a great show. Hopefully this will draw in a lot of mutual fans of sparta and mwy to generate a good show.
since they arent coming to sweden i am thinking of spending 100$ or more to see them...worth it?
actually I care more for Brand New than for MWY. but it's all good, it should be a great show.
Quote from: noll on Jan 08, 2007, 03:51 PM
since they arent coming to sweden i am thinking of spending 100$ or more to see them...worth it?
Its worth it.
Yes, it's really worth it :|
Catch for Us the Foxes - can somebody upload this album? please?
MeWithoutYou rocked hard last night!
It was an amazing show. Aaron was totally into it. Being overwhelmed with joy that so many came to see them and enjoyed them so much. The entire band just dived into their music and delivered and experience of a life time for me.
The only big minus, would be that they didn't play any songs from A to B Life. I really wanted to hear Gentlemen. So I was quite bummed out. BUT, the songs they played from Catch for Us the Foxes sounded really awesome, I was quite surpriced about that.
Talked a bit with Aaron before and afterwards, he's a really nice, pleasant guy. Gonna upload ome shitty cellphone pictures later (was too afraid of bringing my camera).
Anyyways, Even though my left ear is ringing like a bitch, I'll def. give this show 5 out of 6 Lips.
fuck, i envy you so much.
they are playing in Zagreb on 28th Jan, and I think I should go. But the problem is I have to go to work on Monday, and the first bus to Rijeka is at 6am... and I'd be late for work, not to mention exhausted..:(
Damn, and the tickets are so cheap - around 5 euros..:(
I'll have to miss this..:(:(
Call in sick, man. You don't wanna miss this show.
i'll see what i can do... hopefully i'll go
..btw, i'm a girl..;)
I skipped half a days worth of work to see the shins today. I'd take off a weeks worth of work to see mwy. you'd be late, but it's not like they'd fire you or anything.
how was the shins ?
Quote from: neurotic on Jan 26, 2007, 01:44 AM
..btw, i'm a girl..;)
Well, then ... Call in sick, woman ! :) MeWithoutYou was a grade A experience.
I'm going! :)
My boss told me she'll call me to work only if I'm really needed... other than that - I'm free for a while..;)
Quote from: neurotic on Jan 26, 2007, 04:26 PM
I'm going! :)
My boss told me she'll call me to work only if I'm really needed... other than that - I'm free for a while..;)
Congratulations. :D Hope you have a great concert. They are an amazing act. And buy some merch ! hehe
..and so they were amazing...:D
they're such nice guys, after the gig they danced with us, offered us cheese sandwiches.. lol
I'll post some pictures later, too tired now..:)
Quote from: neurotic on Jan 29, 2007, 08:17 PM
..and so they were amazing...:D
they're such nice guys, after the gig they danced with us, offered us cheese sandwiches.. lol
I'll post some pictures later, too tired now..:)
Awesome, glad you went ! Yeah, they're totally nice guys. Aaron has this 7 year old boy persona to him. With his little boyish smile and awkward behavior at times. You almost want to hug him, haha. :D
(http://www.pticica.com/slike019/31228Small.jpg) (http://www.pticica.com/slika.aspx?korisnikid=359&slikaid=31228)
click for a bit bigger version ;)
Nice picture. Although, I would advice you to adjust the curves. Get the white colour more sharp. :)
I'm still so damn bummed that I didn't bring my camera. I only have a goofy picture of me and Aaron (doing the peace sign with his little smile) and a few bad cellphone pictures.
At one point, he sang an entire verse with his t-shirt pulled up, covering his head. I badly needed my camera at that point !
hello! i need to find out a good place to find all of mewithoutyou's lyrics...? and a site where i could find alot others... please and thanks! ZEVAKA im sure you can prob help me with this one eh
lol, me? well, yes, i know everything and i can everything. didn't you try google.com, btw? nice site, i must say. Check it out
yes, and as for me, i usually use www.darklyrics.com (www.darklyrics.com/m/mewithoutyou.html) and www.sing365.com
for lyrics
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and one more thing. Mewithoutyou are great.
Quote from: Zevaka on Oct 20, 2007, 05:42 PM
lol, me? well, yes, i know everything and i can everything. didn't you try google.com, btw? nice site, i must say. Check it out
yes, and as for me, i usually use www.darklyrics.com (www.darklyrics.com/m/mewithoutyou.html) and www.sing365.com
for lyrics
--------------------
and one more thing. Mewithoutyou are great.
thanks mang i knew you would come through!! and p.s. mewithoutyou are awesome awesome indeed! im goin to see them in november when they come to new orleans with thrice and brand new. mewithoutyou has def become one of my favorite bands ever! thanks again
I just got all my tickets in the mail today
11/03 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - wiltern - saturday
11/04 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - wiltern - sunday
11/05 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - wiltern - monday
11/07 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - soma - wedns
11/08 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - soma - thursday
you, americans, are shit
i hate the fact that i'm not living in the usa.
i miss so much.
Quote from: bored on Oct 21, 2007, 11:46 AM
i hate the fact that i'm not living in the usa.
i miss so much.
the same here. where're u from, btw?
No, I'm Bono!
EU has its perks. Don't get all sad and angry on me. You get tours too.
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Oct 21, 2007, 02:01 AM
I just got all my tickets in the mail today
11/03 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - wiltern - saturday
11/04 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - wiltern - sunday
11/05 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - wiltern - monday
11/07 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - soma - wedns
11/08 mewithoutyou / thrice / brand new - soma - thursday
omg
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Oct 22, 2007, 08:17 AM
No, I'm Bono!
EU has its perks. Don't get all sad and angry on me. You get tours too.
bono!!!! its you! yeah Yeah YEaH YEEEEEEEAH!!!
does bono want the biddy...?...hmmmmm...
Quote from: Zevaka on Oct 21, 2007, 11:48 AM
Quote from: bored on Oct 21, 2007, 11:46 AM
i hate the fact that i'm not living in the usa.
i miss so much.
the same here. where're u from, btw?
I'm from Lithuania :)
Quote from: wither-I on Oct 22, 2007, 03:50 PM
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Oct 22, 2007, 08:17 AM
No, I'm Bono!
EU has its perks. Don't get all sad and angry on me. You get tours too.
bono!!!! its you! yeah Yeah YEaH YEEEEEEEAH!!!
does bono want the biddy...?...hmmmmm...
Hahahahaa awesome
I spend too much cash on MWY. I'm gonna have to take a train up to San Diego, rent a hotel, then take a train back for the two Soma shows. It'll be worth it though. I might be too exhausted to hang out and watch Thrice and Brand New for all the shows, even though I adore both bands. I'm hoping the crowd will be acceptive of MWY and dance around.
ZEVAKA! do you have/is there any mewithoutyou b-sides or rare ones besides of course their three albums and the "i never said i was brave" demo/EP...???
hm, no
i have several shows in flac, that's all
If you guys remind me, I'll upload some stuff I have when I get home. Problem is I need to be reminded or I'll flake out..
Zekaka, I have a flac show I'd love to send you in return for your flac shows ^_^
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Nov 26, 2007, 09:36 PM
If you guys remind me, I'll upload some stuff I have when I get home. Problem is I need to be reminded or I'll flake out..
Zekaka, I have a flac show I'd love to send you in return for your flac shows ^_^
lets do it buddy! much appreciated
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Nov 26, 2007, 09:36 PM
If you guys remind me, I'll upload some stuff I have when I get home. Problem is I need to be reminded or I'll flake out..
Zekaka, I have a flac show I'd love to send you in return for your flac shows ^_^
that would be great. what i have is:
1)Artist: mewithoutYou
Date: June 15, 2007
Venue: Hell - The Masquerade, Atlanta, Georgia
2) mewithoutyou
the diamond ballroom
oklahoma city, ok
2006.10.28
3) mewithoutYou
Station 4
St. Paul, MN
June 25th 2007
does anyone have "The cure for pain" from a>b life cut down to length of just the song, without all the space after & before the secret track??? zevaka im sure maybe you could help! ;)
http://www.mediafire.com/?as9bxmvj0jq
Quote from: Zevaka on Nov 30, 2007, 06:03 PM
http://www.mediafire.com/?as9bxmvj0jq
awesome mayn!
zevaka to the rescue again 8)
this is the greatest, better yet, "most important" band in the world right now! atleast to me. (and not in a religious context)
i cannot... i repeat, i cannot get tired of listening to them.
its always so new.
i cant wait for new material!
bless bless bless
they are one of the greatest out there. i luh dem bastids
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on May 09, 2008, 03:09 AM
they are one of the greatest out there. i luh dem bastids
if im correct as a bassist you must ;)
their lyrics are easily the best among all bands that were ever playin' music
very philosophical which i love.
and the vocal approach is perfect and couldnt be any better!
he's telling you something, loudly, prophetically and moving like a revolutionary speaker (atleast thats what i get out of it)
bless them so
I couldn't agree more. Last year, MWY was keeping my mind alive. They made me think, they made me look for more in life, they helped me understand love and human emotions and God and faith better than I had ever understood it before. I didn't think music could touch me or anyone that way...
Quote from: wither-I on May 09, 2008, 10:46 PM
very philosophical which i love.
and the vocal approach is perfect and couldnt be any better!
he's telling you something, loudly, prophetically and moving like a revolutionary speaker (atleast thats what i get out of it)
bless them so
btw, the way he speaks reminds me of Charles Manson in Helter Skelter movie :)
mewithoutYou will enter the studio in August to begin recording their new album, here's what they had to say about the effort:
"the band has been working hard at writing some new music that we hope will become our new album. I think it's been going quite well and for that I am very grateful. New territory, old ideas coming back, one less member, different producer, working in Philly, learning how to play all over again, hopefully a lot of help from our friends. that's the vibe so far. As of right now anything goes down there in the basement and it's just the way I like it! we'll see where inspiration takes us this time. We are planning on beginning recording sessions at the start of August and that is that friends."
Quote from: black coffee on May 18, 2008, 12:43 PM
mewithoutYou will enter the studio in August to begin recording their new album, here's what they had to say about the effort:
"the band has been working hard at writing some new music that we hope will become our new album. I think it's been going quite well and for that I am very grateful. New territory, old ideas coming back, one less member, different producer, working in Philly, learning how to play all over again, hopefully a lot of help from our friends. that's the vibe so far. As of right now anything goes down there in the basement and it's just the way I like it! we'll see where inspiration takes us this time. We are planning on beginning recording sessions at the start of August and that is that friends."
where did you get this? which member did they lose??
Quote from: wither-I on May 19, 2008, 06:50 PM
where did you get this? which member did they lose??
their myspace.
Christopher Kleinberg is out as far as i understand
Quote from: bored on May 21, 2008, 05:28 AM
Quote from: wither-I on May 19, 2008, 06:50 PM
where did you get this? which member did they lose??
their myspace.
Christopher Kleinberg is out as far as i understand
thanx.
i need to start logging onto the ole' space more often...
its just, sharinglungs completes me now...
bump mewithoutYou thread.
i've upload one of the most intriguing mewithoutYou shows ever (mp3 / VBR / V0)
mewithoutyou
June 23, 2008
Cleveland, OH
Grog Shop
As will quickly become apparent when listening to this show, this was a rather unique night.
The bass player had a family emergency that day and had to fly home, so that left the band
without a rhythm section for this show, as the drummer depends on the bass to keep rhythm.
So, they played with what they had, vocals, guitar, keyboard, and minimal percussion. As
you can tell from the setlist, they played lots of unrecognizable songs, perhaps new
material on a forthcoming album? I did the best I could with it. The Grog Shop has an A/C
system on the ceiling that has vexed me in previous taping attempts. It completely ruined
one recording, pumping out a strong wind into the mics every few seconds. I learned from
that night, and thought I was in the right spot for this show, as I could not feel the air
on me at all. Well, turns out the mics picked up what I could not feel, as there is a
*slight* bit of wind noise on this recording. But, it's nothing major, and is only really
apparent between songs when there is only crowd chatter/talking. Even then, it's not too
annoying. Aaron seemed worried we would all be disappointed and would want refunds due to
the lack of loudness in the music and the corresponding "non-entertainment" we
experienced, but I don't think there was a single person in attendance who didn't enjoy the
great, unique show they put on. Enjoy!
Setlist:
1. Yellow Spider
2. talking
3. unknown song?
4. talking
5. A Glass Can Only Spill What it Contains
6. talking
7. Messes of Men
8. unknown song?
9. talking
10. January 1979
11. talking
12. unknown song?
13. Orange Spider
14. talking
15. Son of a Widow (false start/partial song)
16. talking
17. unknown song?
18. talking
19. In a Sweater Poorly Knit
20. unknown song?
21. talking
22. unknown song?
23. Brownish Spider
24. talking
25. The Dryness and the Rain
26. C-Minor
27. Sisters of Mercy (Leonard Cohen)
28. talking
29. Torches Together
30. My Exit, Unfair
31. talking
32. unknown song?
http://rapidshare.com/files/133022256/mewithoutyou_-_Cleveland__OH__Grog_Shop__2008-06-23___v0_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/133026128/mewithoutyou_-_Cleveland__OH__Grog_Shop__2008-06-23___v0_.part2.rar
CHILLS.
THANK YOU.
It is very strange to listen to this recording.. playing without bass, thoroughly.
Quote from: bored on Jul 29, 2008, 08:37 PM
It is very strange to listen to this recording.. playing without bass, thoroughly.
i know... they rely so prominantly on the bass so it is strange to hear them without those gorgeous harmonies. im about to download that second part now. thank zev!!
edit; i've listened to it all the way through now and this show is just so beautiful!
im really digging the unknown songs. so moving, words and all. mewithoutyou is so great i cant wait for the new material!!!
yeah, when I've listened to new songs I liked them really much too
I only got through one or two new songs, but those are definitely bible songs.
Aaron always has low self esteem, but it's odd hearing just how low it is in his voice. it's both endearing and sad.
I think he avoided singing too loud just because of the lack of drums and bass
i know what your saying.
but then on the other hand he is SUCH a free spirit, and in being that he is most "resolved" within himself. and seems assured in his promise of God and Love. i tell you he has a good God thats the truth, not this fear based religious view, but the one jesus spoke of, as love and God whatever he is, is only a loving god and cares not wat you have done.
my belief is in everything. thats god. the higher function of the cosmos that we have yet scaved on, the compliance of energy on a supra-molecular schema.
I can openly admit that Aaron gave me a new lease on life, or rather, not Aaron, but what Aaron believes, and what he showed me through the way he lives his life.
I'm going to get "I do not exist" tattoed on my left wrist and "only You exist" on my right. Both lyrics will be entwined in a rotting tree on my left to suggest absolute surrender/sadness, while the right suggests true love in everything with a colorful blooming, full of life tree.
I found out there was a rare mwY self-release before, 'Blood Enough For Us All', maybe anyone of you have it?
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Jul 30, 2008, 04:27 PM
I can openly admit that Aaron gave me a new lease on life, or rather, not Aaron, but what Aaron believes, and what he showed me through the way he lives his life.
I'm going to get "I do not exist" tattoed on my left wrist and "only You exist" on my right. Both lyrics will be entwined in a rotting tree on my left to suggest absolute surrender/sadness, while the right suggests true love in everything with a colorful blooming, full of life tree.
wow dude thats a simply amazing idea. ive wanted to incorporate the "i do not exist" into a tattoo but that idea is just great. i mean i love it bro!
Quote from: bored on Aug 01, 2008, 08:40 PM
I found out there was a rare mwY self-release before, 'Blood Enough For Us All', maybe anyone of you have it?
'Blood Enough For Us All'? ive never heard of this.... i gathered that the "i never told you that i was brave" ep was their absolute earliest effort.
download?
yeah, I always thought 'I Never Said I Was Brave EP' was the first one, but all of the sudden this shows up..
songlist:
1. The Comfort You Give is Only Torment
2. Flamethrower (<-- even though it's on 'I Never Said.. EP' too)
3. Working in a Factory
4. There is Hope for a Tree Cut Down
5. I Dare You to Pick Someone to Fight Me (Knife)
6. A Song for Rapists
I do not know whether or not to believe this. It says there were like 50 of CDs (?) out.. I don't know.
i want to hear both of those discs immediately
i remember hearing that some of the old members of mewithoutyou (i know they've had a few escape here and there through their legacy) -had other bands so maybe thats one of the other band's offerings including the flamethrower. those song titls just dont sound like aaron.
last.fm;
The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers and Kleinberg were playing together in another band called The Operation (who released one album, 2001's There Is Hope for a Tree Cut Down, on Takehold Records), but Aaron wanted to start another band to experiment with new sounds. After picking up Rick Mazzotta on drums and Ray Tadeo on bass, Kleinberg and the Weiss brothers released their first EP (I Never Said That I Was Brave) in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to Tooth & Nail Records after a show at Cornerstone Festival the same year.
Around this time Tadeo had moved on, Daniel Pishock picked up as the bass player, and The Operation disbanded soon afterward. mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, [A→B]: Life, was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their sophomore release, 2004's Catch for Us the Foxes, which was produced by Brad Wood (The Smashing Pumpkins, The Fire Theft). In December of 2004 Pishock had made a decision to retire as the bassist for the band and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, mewithoutYou won mtvU's "Left Field" award for most original artist. Their third album, Brother, Sister, again produced by Wood, was released on September 26th, 2006.
http://www.last.fm/music/mewithoutYou/+wiki
i dunno...
I'm getting a copy of blood enough soon... I'll let you guys have it. don't worry. i feel sort of bad, though, since the band doesnt want anyone to really even know they existed...
"It's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright"
1. "Cattail Down"
2. "The Fox, the Crow, & the Cookie"
3. "A Stick, a Carrot, & a String"
4. "Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two)"
5. "Timothy Hay"
6. "The Angel of Death Came to David's Room"
7. "A Fig With a Belly Ache"
8. "Goodbye, I"
9. "The Beetle King on the Coconut Estate"
10. "Every Blade of Grass"
11. "Whatever Goes, Let it Go"
tentative release date is may 19.
hooorrray
btw, it's the same date as dredg's new album release date
nice.
Quote from: Zevaka on Feb 27, 2009, 05:32 PM
"It's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright"
1. "Cattail Down"
2. "The Fox, the Crow, & the Cookie"
3. "A Stick, a Carrot, & a String"
4. "Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two)"
5. "Timothy Hay"
6. "The Angel of Death Came to David's Room"
7. "A Fig With a Belly Ache"
8. "Goodbye, I"
9. "The Beetle King on the Coconut Estate"
10. "Every Blade of Grass"
11. "Whatever Goes, Let it Go"
tentative release date is may 19.
hooorrray
I CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT.I soooooooo need this.. May.. fucking May. :(
I love the titles, and everything :(
Quote from: lostpilot on Feb 27, 2009, 09:16 PM
Quote from: Zevaka on Feb 27, 2009, 05:32 PM
"It’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright"
1. "Cattail Down"
2. "The Fox, the Crow, & the Cookie"
3. "A Stick, a Carrot, & a String"
4. "Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two)"
5. "Timothy Hay"
6. "The Angel of Death Came to David's Room"
7. "A Fig With a Belly Ache"
8. "Goodbye, I"
9. "The Beetle King on the Coconut Estate"
10. "Every Blade of Grass"
11. "Whatever Goes, Let it Go"
tentative release date is may 19.
hooorrray
I CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT.
I soooooooo need this.. May.. fucking May. :(
I love the titles, and everything :(
oh my god. im in all respects weeping as i type this. maybe im obsessed but in shear reading of this just now, i felt more emotional pleasure than most orgies of song, dance, and love can exude...
WOW. just wow.
i know you understand me :)
oh yes I do!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Mewithoutyou_-_It%27s_all_crazy_cover.png)
Quote from: Zevaka on Mar 01, 2009, 06:26 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Mewithoutyou_-_It%27s_all_crazy_cover.png)
yaaaaaaay! im so pumped ive been blabbing to all my friends about it. they try to understand, most.
bullet to binary (pt .two) whooooo hooo :) :) :)
Quote from: Zevaka on Mar 01, 2009, 06:26 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Mewithoutyou_-_It%27s_all_crazy_cover.png)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
what an awesome cover.
2,5 months :o
aaa.
any updates on this?? I WANT IT NOWWWWWWWWWW
no, not really. we'll just have to wait :)
i am really excited for this new album. i think Brother.Sister is by far their best album. i may be biased to it, that being the album i discovered guys with. but i'm looking forward to hearing where they take their sound.
No I don't think that's the case. Catch For Us The Foxes is the album where I discovered them, and Brother Sister is better.
Quote from: nonesuch on Mar 27, 2009, 05:23 AM
any updates on this?? I WANT IT NOWWWWWWWWWW
YAY! JOSEPHINE IS BACK ON THE BOARD!
btw i think this wil be the greatest thing that has EVER occured in the history of the U
Quote from: defskull on Mar 27, 2009, 05:57 PM
No I don't think that's the case. Catch For Us The Foxes is the album where I discovered them, and Brother Sister is better.
I found them after the release of (a) to (b) life. And I still enjoy that the most. It sucks they aren't willing play many of the songs off that anymore !
they will quietly release great album rather than talking about it everywhere and giving us crap
I just cannot compare Catch for Us the Foxes, [A --> B] Life and Brother, Sister. They're just totally different, of totally different but same good quality. I really love how the band evolves, and this album could be just a random album of christian folk (which would not be too unexpected), I'll love it nonetheless. Cause it's f-king mewithoutYou, the best band in the world.
Quote from: Zevaka on Mar 27, 2009, 06:32 PM
they will quietly release great album rather than talking about it everywhere and giving us crap
Quote from: lostpilot on Mar 28, 2009, 03:34 PM
I just cannot compare Catch for Us the Foxes, [A --> B] Life and Brother, Sister. They're just totally different, of totally different but same good quality. I really love how the band evolves, and this album could be just a random album of christian folk (which would not be too unexpected), I'll love it nonetheless. Cause it's f-king mewithoutYou, the best band in the world.
new mewithoutyou song on thier myspace!!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/mewithoutyou
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Love it.
The version on purevolume > the version on myspace
that was different!
i feel something wrong about vocals.
But other aspects are great as usual: structure, music, lyrics...
it's definitely not the same substantial lyrical output. not what we're used to..
why isn't Every Thought A Thought Of You on the tracklist?
1. "Cattail Down"
2. "The Fox, the Crow, & the Cookie"
3. "A Stick, a Carrot, & a String"
4. "Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two)"
5. "Timothy Hay"
6. "The Angel of Death Came to David's Room"
7. "A Fig With a Belly Ache"
8. "Goodbye, I"
9. "The Beetle King on the Coconut Estate"
10. "Every Blade of Grass"
11. "Whatever Goes, Let it Go"
that is not the tracklist... track 11 is Allah Allah Allah
I preordered 3 journal+cd bundles and a test print of the vinyl... happy happy...
1. every thought a Thought of You
2. the Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie
3. the Angel of Death came to David's room
4. goodbye, I !
5. a Stick, a Carrot & String
6. bullet to Binary (pt. two)
7. Timothy hay
8. Fig with a Bellyache
9. Cattail Down
10. the King Beetle on a Coconut Estate
11. Allah, Allah, Allah
apparently this is the tracklist
i really dig the new sog, its nice and chill.. we'll see...
it started catching me last night. slowwwwwwwwwly
Haha I like it. Almost dance-y at parts.
exactly. and it drags me deeperrrr inside
DO NOT READ THIS if you hadn't listened to the album yet.
My personal thoughts from afterthepostrock.com forums.
well I'm through the whole album.
First of all - to all of those that wish for Aaron to scream.. yes, I did always want more songs with screaming, but both 'A to B Life' and 'Catch for Us the Foxes' are full of that, full of heaviness, and I think if the band would repeat themselves in every album.. then what good those albums would be?
I love 'A to B Life' for the organic noisiness of it, screaming, the emotion.
I love 'Catch for Us the Foxes' for the beautiful song structures, guitars, emotions, some screaming, thoughtful lyrics.
I love 'Brother, Sister' for the happier and lighter sound, thoughtful lyrics, song structures and, once again, emotion. And more introspective way of music creation. And some humor, obviously.
To sum up what I mean - they're evolving from a wide open noise unit with unique screaming and music into a warm honest personal band for everyone. That is a good thing. They're maturing as people, Aaron is maturing as a thinker and a writer, losing much of the anxiety of when he was young. I could even describe this album as the most user friendly of mewithoutYou. And they still managed to charm me with the emotion of their depth, only through different ways than the usual - and that is praiseworthy. I, myself, love the bands that represent much more than their typical 'they-play-this-and-this-stereotype'.
As to talk about the songs itself..
first of all - the movement to folk was not unexpected, my expectations were associated with this acoustic sound that they achieved, so I hadn't been let down.
Major standouts?
Obviously, 'The Angel of Death Came to David's Room'. I shattered in emotion at the breakdown, which was naturally unexpected. The best song in the album, I suppose.
You can see songs like 'The Fox, the Crow and the Cookie', 'A Stick, a Carrot and A String', 'Fig with a Bellyache' and 'the King Beetle on a Coconut Estate' as the "spider songs" of the new album. All mostly acoustic, with recurring themes and soundscapes. Summerish acoustic goodness. They're enjoyable in music and also in a storytelling way.
'Fig with a Bellyache' did astonish me in it's own way, I waited for a major breakdown (like in Angel of Death), but did not find it. Yet it still pleasured me well. Maybe even the LACK of the breakdown where I was looking for it made it even better as an experience.
To comment on 'Bullet to Binary (pt. two)'.. First part of the song was really odd and honestly I did not like much, but then the other part kicked in and changed it all.. this song also stood out in the album. Overall the album is not designed in some special way.
Naturally, there are some disappointments. First of all, lyrics seemed more god-centered - I mean, this time Aaron names the gods, straigthly. This, in a way, destroys one of their main traits I love - the possibility of an open and intimate interpretation. Cause I'm an agnostic, but the lyrics are still touching in a personal way.
Then.. some loss of expermentation. To be honest, I think there are a bit too many acoustic guitars here.. I'd like to hear more good old distortion with some reverb as in Catch for Us the Foxes, but this is - once again, my personal feel and struggle for them to revert to what they were - to personally get another 'Catch for Us the Foxes'. Also.. I sense no longing in this album. mewithoutYou - to me personally, was always about longing - personal feelings, and here.. that misty horizon of hope is not apparent here.
But generally the album impressed me - of how the band evolved, how they can use different techniques and ways of expression. And in echo to Zevaka's post - no, I wouldn't say 'goodbye, mewithoutYou'. I'd say 'goodbye, old mewithoutYou'.
First listen - a good go. Now I will wait for the good rip. And I will obviously buy the cd itself. Cause it's goodness - it's mewithoutYou.
cool
I was hooked from the opening song. "Every Thought A Thought of You" has been listened to 7 times already.
yeah, I wanted to mention "Every Thought A Thought of You" as a honorable mention (lol) too, but generally everybody is into it.. dah, well, at least the people that like mewithoutYou are very much into it.
Quote from: lostpilot on Apr 15, 2009, 08:54 PM
Naturally, there are some disappointments. First of all, lyrics seemed more god-centered - I mean, this time Aaron names the gods, straigthly. This, in a way, destroys one of their main traits I love - the possibility of an open and intimate interpretation. Cause I'm an agnostic, but the lyrics are still touching in a personal way.
Then.. some loss of expermentation. To be honest, I think there are a bit too many acoustic guitars here.. I'd like to hear more good old distortion with some reverb as in Catch for Us the Foxes, but this is - once again, my personal feel and struggle for them to revert to what they were - to personally get another 'Catch for Us the Foxes'. Also.. I sense no longing in this album. mewithoutYou - to me personally, was always about longing - personal feelings, and here.. that misty horizon of hope is not apparent here.
But generally the album impressed me - of how the band evolved, how they can use different techniques and ways of expression. And in echo to Zevaka's post - no, I wouldn't say 'goodbye, mewithoutYou'. I'd say 'goodbye, old mewithoutYou'.
First listen - a good go. Now I will wait for the good rip. And I will obviously buy the cd itself. Cause it's goodness - it's mewithoutYou.
you made some really good points man.
i do agree on the disappointments. i definitley do not feel the same tense emotion that i love.
i like having the optimistic energy and vibe, but i do miss the angst ridden hollers and distortion.
they have made a good album that is very different from the previous, but ultimately im not sure i will ever be as into it as the others...
also, the "God" aspect is driven way too deep. the songs seem too "praise-y" and it loses the mystery of striving for God. it lacks the edge. and i agree that im not into this aspect at all. i've always loved mewithoutyou (and still do) for being who they are. if they were not a christian band, they would not have the same impact and passion. but some of the songs honestly sound like church songs for 6 year old kids...
I'm so anxious for this cd.
Quote from: wither-I on Apr 16, 2009, 01:13 AM
Quote from: lostpilot on Apr 15, 2009, 08:54 PM
Naturally, there are some disappointments. First of all, lyrics seemed more god-centered - I mean, this time Aaron names the gods, straigthly. This, in a way, destroys one of their main traits I love - the possibility of an open and intimate interpretation. Cause I'm an agnostic, but the lyrics are still touching in a personal way.
Then.. some loss of expermentation. To be honest, I think there are a bit too many acoustic guitars here.. I'd like to hear more good old distortion with some reverb as in Catch for Us the Foxes, but this is - once again, my personal feel and struggle for them to revert to what they were - to personally get another 'Catch for Us the Foxes'. Also.. I sense no longing in this album. mewithoutYou - to me personally, was always about longing - personal feelings, and here.. that misty horizon of hope is not apparent here.
But generally the album impressed me - of how the band evolved, how they can use different techniques and ways of expression. And in echo to Zevaka's post - no, I wouldn't say 'goodbye, mewithoutYou'. I'd say 'goodbye, old mewithoutYou'.
First listen - a good go. Now I will wait for the good rip. And I will obviously buy the cd itself. Cause it's goodness - it's mewithoutYou.
you made some really good points man.
i do agree on the disappointments. i definitley do not feel the same tense emotion that i love.
i like having the optimistic energy and vibe, but i do miss the angst ridden hollers and distortion.
they have made a good album that is very different from the previous, but ultimately im not sure i will ever be as into it as the others...
also, the "God" aspect is driven way too deep. the songs seem too "praise-y" and it loses the mystery of striving for God. it lacks the edge. and i agree that im not into this aspect at all. i've always loved mewithoutyou (and still do) for being who they are. if they were not a christian band, they would not have the same impact and passion. but some of the songs honestly sound like church songs for 6 year old kids...
i found this cd very disapointing...
i agree with some points you both made. i don't like the new sound really. its to happy folkish. as opposed to the heavier darker folk influences. but the vocals are the worst for me. he sounds to content. i loved the desperate, lost, urgency his singing had before.
and i definitly agree that "allah,allah,allah" sounds like a song written for children to sing-a-long with at church.
I decided to only listen to this through the headphones. with exceptions for Angel of Death. Cause I realised new album is the 'happy-christian-folk-on-drugs'. I can't let my friends or parents think I am totally crazy. I'm crazy enough for them.
Quote from: lostpilot on Apr 17, 2009, 01:19 PM
new album is the 'happy-christian-folk-on-drugs'.
that sounds...awful.
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Apr 17, 2009, 01:20 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Apr 17, 2009, 01:19 PM
new album is the 'happy-christian-folk-on-drugs'.
that sounds...awful.
what is awful, is that I mainly like that.
that does indeed sound awful, and what was said about "Allah, Allah, Allah" is true, but I am still really liking this release.
Quote from: lostpilot on Apr 17, 2009, 01:19 PM
'happy-christian-folk-on-drugs'. I can't let my friends or parents think I am totally crazy. I'm crazy enough for them.
i parallel with you on that! its exactly what i hear in the music.
"a root-beer float in a banana boat on a tapioca sea"
i am really enjoying this album for the most part. a few of the songs are weak though IMO. the sing-a-long is driven overboard on too many of the tracks! the lyrics are amazing too.
Quote from: devlin on Apr 17, 2009, 01:05 PM
its to happy folkish. as opposed to the heavier darker folk influences. but the vocals are the worst for me. he sounds to content. i loved the desperate, lost, urgency his singing had before.
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT!
I MISS THE OLD MEWITHOUTYOU! I MISS THE URGENCY!
IM SOOOOOO CONFLICTED ON THIS!
Judging by your reactions, I'm happy to hear Aaron has possibly found inner peace. Honestly, that makes me really happy..
Quote from: skinnypuppy on Apr 17, 2009, 05:20 PM
Judging by your reactions, I'm happy to hear Aaron has possibly found inner peace. Honestly, that makes me really happy..
yeah i was thinking that earlier while listening to it.
bullet to binary pt.II is the shiiiiiiit
"fig with a belly ache"
the camel in the desert took a ship across the lake
while the fish in search of water found a fig with a bellyache
who overheard the waves as they headed for the shore
"we're not so sure of separations anymore."
at the caterpillar picnic, brother butterfly stole
a rhubarb stem, licked and dipped it in the sugar bowl
caught up for Massachusetts in a double-stacked train
through the adirondacks spinning like a weathervane
gathering and cutting and splitting and stacking the wood
our fuel is neatly piled and we all feel good
we pretend to care and like we understand, our eyes go soft but know it now -
what we're thinking about is your mammary glands and how to sail your birth canal
we found the pot that fit the lid no less now then when we were smarter did
our thoughts are like a tea bag on the saucer, all the flavor gone
that dog below our waist aroused, when arms embraced the pretty gals
it came much more as a surprise, it happening when i hugged the guys
we planted for the final frost, we once were found and now we're lost
we got a heck of a lot to learn, no doubt the meeting has adjourned
FYI guys...
tooth and nail has a pre order up with a journal
smart punk has a pre order up with tea bags (?)
and burnt toast is selling the vinyl and probably has a few test prints available still (limited to 25)
I'll probably go to a record shop this week to sell some albums to have enough money to buy the tea bag pre-order.
tea bags? what does that mean?
I think it's quite straightforward. Bags of tea lol
It IS regular tea bags: :-D
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They just played with Titus Andronicus yesterday. That would have been an awesome show to see.
can someone up their last record. I want to give'em a try.
Quote from: whodunit? on May 03, 2009, 08:09 AM
can someone up their last record. I want to give'em a try.
start with Catch for Us the Foxes.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YZFH25OA
can't really say that is perfect quality, I guess
Quote from: lostpilot on May 03, 2009, 09:28 AM
Quote from: whodunit? on May 03, 2009, 08:09 AM
can someone up their last record. I want to give'em a try.
start with Catch for Us the Foxes.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YZFH25OA
can't really say that is perfect quality, I guess
thanks. even though, can you up the last one?
Quote from: whodunit? on May 03, 2009, 06:52 PM
thanks. even though, can you up the last one?
You gotta love google. You can find everything on there.
- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FX7YA6HR
Taken from this blog: http://travel-is-dangerous.blogspot.com/2007/09/mewithoutyou-brothersister.html
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on May 03, 2009, 08:01 PM
Quote from: whodunit? on May 03, 2009, 06:52 PM
thanks. even though, can you up the last one?
You gotta love google. You can find everything on there.
- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FX7YA6HR
Taken from this blog: http://travel-is-dangerous.blogspot.com/2007/09/mewithoutyou-brothersister.html
haha, yeah. I usually DON"T ask for links as it is absolutely easy to find anything and it just shows how lazy you are.
But this time everytime I found a link it was dead or deleted.
So thanks very much!
On Google: Type the name of the band, then the album title and add "blogspot". I simply clicked the first link it found. :-)
Quote from: Paint Your Lips on May 03, 2009, 08:22 PM
On Google: Type the name of the band, then the album title and add "blogspot". I simply clicked the first link it found. :-)
yes, I do
exactly the same. but didn't have luck this time.
anyway, thanks a lot.
I absolutely love the album. Beautiful. One of my fav. new bands since yesterday.
which album? just the new one? definitly get "brother.sister".
Quote from: devlin on May 04, 2009, 09:24 PM
which album? just the new one? definitly get "brother.sister".
Catch for Us the Foxes.
afaik
afaik?
oh, I was thinking that It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright has already been out, lol. I downloaded Brothers and was thinking where is Allah, Allah.
has it leaked, yet?
new mewithoutYou in V0 :)
finally I can give it a quality listen
http://rs641.rapidshare.com/files/233515369/me.rar
Quote from: lostpilot on May 17, 2009, 10:45 AM
new mewithoutYou in V0 :)
finally I can give it a quality listen
http://rs641.rapidshare.com/files/233515369/me.rar
Thanks !
I finally got this cd and I'm actually really enjoying it. Granted I did hear the criticism of Christian folksiness from you guys but I'm liking this release. It's very calm and mellow. Sure it's not the same as mewithoutYou has been in the past but they're still able to put out a great album. I'm happy with my purchase.
saw these gyus for the second time last night! and man, was it exhilerating. the venue was a tad hot and i made myself sick dancing, jumping, and thrashing so hard, but i cant help myself it's mewihtoutyou, -everytime i hear them i lose control. the only drawbacks were the sound guy having some obvious problems in the begining of the set, and the little kiddie factor, --all ages shows are gaaaaaay..
forget the mess of things, but these songs im sure they played;
torches together
january 1979
tie me up, untie me
leaf
disaster tourism
seven sisters
four word letter (pt2)
messes of men
a glass can only spill what it contains
c-minor
in a sweater poorly knit
the fox the crow and the cookie
goodbye, I
bullet to binary (pt2)
timothy hay
cattail down
the beetle king on the coconut estate
allah! allah! allah!
note; the encore went -beetle king, messes of men, then in a sweater poorly knit.
this was one of the best shows ive been to hands down. im still a mess from it! better than the last time i saw them -of course then they had opened up or thrice and brand new...
I DO NOT EXIST!!
s. they do not even play AtoB life at all. =(
nope. they've layed off that album for awhile now. the first time i saw them in 07 it was the same thing. they started playing the original bullet to binary riff while tuning guitars and a few people started getting excited for a second, but no avail... i am glad they played as much as they did from catch for us the foxes, it was magnificent live :)
they havent played A to B Life since Weiss got involved in the garbage hopping.
on atpr one guy wrote
Quotelast night, someone yelled for them to play gentlemen, and the bassist just said "you're living in the past"
I've seen MWY 12 times since they released 'catch for us the foxes' - since then, theyve only played Gentlemen once... I witnessed it, luckily. Aaron told the audience to never be as foul as this song.
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/06/mewithoutyou-the-fox-the-crow-and-the-cookie-exclusive.html
that video gave me chills. so amazing. saw the band last night; seeing them again tonight. the show was good, not great. aaron didnt speak to the audience AT ALL... very odd. good setlist, sold out show, and I picked up Greg's solo cd for 5 dollars AND a lithograph for 10, PLUS some awesome one inch buttons for a buck each.
yeah man that video is amazing! i didnt see the "geology" cd when i saw them... :(
I'll upload it for ya. I think they sold out of them really fast. It's about 16 of his demos. Most of the tracks are, or were, on his Myspace, plus a few new ones! It was burnt onto a blue cdr, with a cardboard case, plus a quote handwritten by him and or his girlfriend (who is also on the cd)
I saw him outside the show yesterday and told him how much I enjoy his solo material. he had such a huge smile on his face. I think even the best of musicians need to be told every once in a while that their music means something to someone. Otherwise, how do you even know if it's good? he was VERY appreciative of my comments, it seemed. Brightened my night, to say the least. He was in a great mood. He said a lot of people have said he should go on a mini tour and put out a mastered / final copy of the album on a label.
aw man that would be awesome for an upload! i love the songs i heard on myspace! yeah i saw greg before the show ust walking down the street and i was like, "thank you for what you do, it inspires me to live" er something along those lines... and he gave a really positive response, and he said No! thank you!
I love mewithoutYou. Always did always will.
..why not be utterly changed into fire?
Quote from: lostpilot on Oct 26, 2009, 11:59 PM
I love mewithoutYou. Always did always will.
..why not be utterly changed into fire?
so unique. so honest.
Seeing them tonight.
be utterly changed into fire
they finished with bullet to binary part 1
Quote from: ben on Jun 20, 2010, 04:49 AM
they finished with bullet to binary part 1
noooooooooo. i dont believe you.
i want to. but i must see.
ill find it in me
"..not hour by hour but pain by pain.."
Oh, hey, did you hear, they are recording a new album?
I wonder..
OHHH YES I DIDDDDD!
DOSE
http://propertyofzack.com/post/9635412288/propertyofzack-interview-mewithoutyou (http://propertyofzack.com/post/9635412288/propertyofzack-interview-mewithoutyou)
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everything about this band makes me happy. even their mediocre material.
BOYS AND GIRLS.
NEW MEWITHOUTYOU SONG.
THEY ARE BACK.
NO MORE HAPPY JESUS KRISHNA FOLK-FIRE SONGS.
THEY. ARE. BACK.
http://soundcloud.com/mewithoutyou/february1878 (http://soundcloud.com/mewithoutyou/february1878)
hahaha happy jesus krishna folk fire
new song is grrreat
this album will be my solace
never really got into this band. which album should i start with?
CATCH FOR US THE FOXES
Know what, I will give you my mewithoutyou-hoodie as a present if you come to Warszawa
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"awesome man I'll book my tickets right away"
awesome man I'll book my tickets right away
"but first I need to ask black coffee when exactly hes gonna be there, otherwise booking tickets is gonna be really difficult"
yeah, dude, it's all fun and games :-)
however, since this summer I will go to Malta to rest from endless struggle in LYFE; I might not come as I planned.
Because I did plan to visit Poland this summer and meet a sum of people..
In the unlikely event that we would've been there in the same period of time, then we could have met, that is what I rather meant.
My friends and I are already planning our next trip, probably Prague or Belgrade, but maybe one day even the Baltic states ;)
pre-ordered two deluxe packages, one extra vinyl, and the CD. expensive. worth it.
gave 'Ten Stories' another shot, and it worked.
the album is indeed quite brilliant, and a mewithoutYou 'classic'
I can't believe you silly geese are not talking about this band right now.
3 weeks to the apocalypse and no mention?
Two new songs "D-Minor" and "Red Cow". Tour and all that jazz.
Get on it!
These guys are LEGEND
http://mewithoutyou.com/blogs/news (http://mewithoutyou.com/blogs/news)
Kyle <3
I can't wait for the album