Blindside - 2007 album!

**akaukal** · 04-14-2007, 01:46 PM

Quite a lot of people don't seem to like TGD. TGD was different which is why people don't seem to like it. If Blindside had released another album like AABF, I would have loved it, but still been disappointed that they didn't do anything different.

Ax · 04-16-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by akaukal

Quite a lot of people don't seem to like TGD. TGD was different which is why people don't seem to like it. If Blindside had released another album like AABF, I would have loved it, but still been disappointed that they didn't do anything different.

It wasn't that it was different.. I mean Vheissu by Thrice was amazing, it wasn't like their previous stuff but received good reviews... Every Queen album was different than the previous... it's not the different... it's the lack of being able to make different good...

**akaukal** · 04-16-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AXguitar

It wasn't that it was different.. I mean Vheissu by Thrice was amazing, it wasn't like their previous stuff but received good reviews... Every Queen album was different than the previous... it's not the different... it's the lack of being able to make different good...

I never thought Vheissu was any different than previous albums, but that's just me.

I do believe it's because it was different. It took influences from different sources than their past albums, such as Pink Floyd and The Doors. The album showed maturity which so many people seem to be scared of. Like when Korn released "See You On the Other Side", people didn't like how they were maturing and changing. Sometimes, people like it when bands mature, and then sometimes they don't. Different people like different things. Some people hated how Blindside went from a loud hardcore approach to a softer screamo approach and some people loved it. People just didn't like the change.

Mr. claw · 04-16-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by akaukal

I never thought Vheissu was any different than previous albums, but that's just me.

I do believe it's because it was different. It took influences from different sources than their past albums, such as Pink Floyd and The Doors. The album showed maturity which so many people seem to be scared of. Like when Korn released "See You On the Other Side", people didn't like how they were maturing and changing. Sometimes, people like it when bands mature, and then sometimes they don't. Different people like different things. Some people hated how Blindside went from a loud hardcore approach to a softer screamo approach and some people loved it. People just didn't like the change.

It was actually my first full-length Blindside album. Kinda made all of the others seem less....creative.

earlessdog · 04-17-2007, 09:30 PM

I really don't understand how people can be let down by TGD, that is by far the most original piece of work they've done. Everything about that album is amazing, the songs are awesome. Their best work is on that album, I thought it was just simply amazing. But whatever. They grapped a bunch of music and shoved it together.

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Sounds sweet, I haven't gotten their last one, partly cause "Heart Attack" sounded kinda bad. and it was weird that Simon was playing an acoustic guitar in the last video when the song is obviously not acoustic.

Don't judge by that song (although its one of my favorites) thats not how that whole album is, its just a sample of trying something new. And its called "This Is A Heart Attack"

And the video Simon played an acoustic gutiar in was "Fell In Love With The Game" and he played it because it totally suits the video. Did you pay attention to that video? look at the scenery and the mood of that song, look at the bass, its like Paul McArtney's, that video wouldn't be as great if he had played a black LP or something.
And plus, you can make acoustic sound like that song, i wouldn't be too surprised if thats how he recorded it, or at least plays it often. I can plug in my sisters acoustic and make it pretty intense.

And i'm not trying to come across mad here or anything, everyone has an opinion.

razorback89 · 06-18-2007, 10:20 PM

they have an EP coming out on the 27th that's entitled The Black Rose EP. It's going to have 5 new songs and 3 live tracks which is awesome I'm going to get it when it comes out

earlessdog · 06-18-2007, 10:31 PM

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they have an EP coming out on the 27th that's entitled The Black Rose EP. It's going to have 5 new songs and 3 live tracks which is awesome I'm going to get it when it comes out

I KNOW! SoO FRIKKIN STOKED!! except i am a little dissapopinted its an ep and not an album, but it will kick butt!

beau99 · 06-20-2007, 04:58 PM

The EP is only available as a digital download, unless you're in Europe.

It's currently on their Myspace page until next week. "Black Rose" is now my favorite Blindside song. Ever.

**akaukal** · 06-20-2007, 05:53 PM

Holy crap. The new tracks are incredible.

earlessdog · 06-20-2007, 06:00 PM

frik, is it able to download on itunes?

beau99 · 06-20-2007, 07:14 PM

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frik, is it able to download on itunes?

Next week, yes.

iTunes or their website. I'd get it from their website though, as it's DRM-free and the band gets more of the profits.

**akaukal** · 06-20-2007, 07:19 PM

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Next week, yes.

iTunes or their website. I'd get it from their website though, as it's DRM-free and the band gets more of the profits.

Not to mention it's only $4.99 on their site.

earlessdog · 06-27-2007, 10:12 PM

heres a recent blog post, as o today from Blindside.

1. New EP out now

The Black Rose EP is out now and available worldwide only in digital form. The price is only USD 4.99 for 8 songs. You can get it exclusivly online by going to our mp3 shop.

http://mp3.blindsideonline.com

The link will take you to our store which is powered by www.klicktrack.com. Read the FAQ's to get your questions answered.

You pay with your credit card. VISA and MASTERCARD are currently accepted. The mp3's are in 320 kbit/s VBR (Variable Bit Rate) which by todays standards is the highest quality mp3. Put it on your mp3-player or burn it to a CD. Please note that you can not buy this product anywhere else.

Download this file: 'blackrose_artwork.pdf' with the artwork, lyrics/pictures and credits.

2. A message from the band

Since all of this has come together very quickly with virtually no words from us we'd like to explain ourselves and our current situation a little bit.

When we got the word that there was no longer a record company behind us we have been putting all our energy into what you will soon have in front of you.

At this point we decided that we weren't going to let the circumstances stop us from doing what we love and keep going no matter how bad this timing was. Instead we spent our own money with a goal to release something with the heart on our sleeve, separated from record label drama and left alone in a room with nothing else than our love for music and our passion to move into new grounds, spiritually and musically: one vision, one mind, one EP.

This was not easy since we, seemingly out of the blue, was offered to go on tour with both AFI and Linkin Park in Europe and had to fulfil our earlier commitment to do our tour in Australia and New Zealand. This meant a lot of late nights and hard work in rehearsals and at Decibel studios in Stockholm to record this material.

We also decided to put three live tracks at the end of this EP recorded at a festival we played last summer in a small town called Hultsfred in Sweden. These are three songs from the last record that we fell in love with while sharing them with an audience. They are a bit rough but we hope that you can sense something in the passion that we felt while performing the songs that night.

Once we had the first and most important thing down; the music, we had to find a solution for the rest of the things you need to release music. Finding the right record company and distribution company who would do this in the short amount of time we had, and that we trusted, was not going to happen so we decided to find another way of getting this EP to you.

We are on the verge of a new generation of the music business. Things will be never become what they've been before. This is exciting. Our vision with 'The Black Rose EP' is to release our music with no middle man, simply from our hands to your hands. That is why we are selling this EP through our webpage, to anybody who's interested, anywhere in the world.

This is an experiment. We know we will not be reaching as many people as we would if we had the big record company-machine pushing money into marketing and trying to get songs on the radio and with a distribution company working it into the stores.

This is as indie as it gets. What we have; is you: our loyal fans and friends, our myspace, our webpage and our promotions crew. This will officially be a project built from scratch on word of mouth.

We know this music will be on all the peer to peer, pirate-sites before we know it. However we also know that you have a choice here. There's no middle hands taking your money, it goes, more or less, straight to the band to finance our tours and possibilities to do the merchandise and artwork we always dreamt of doing without anyone trying to compromise or change it before it gets to you.

We hope you will enjoy this musical effort and that you will come and see us when we come to your town soon. Thanks for your time, your prayers and your support.

/Simon, Christian, Marcus, Tomas