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8 minutes ago, RYG4R said:

 

That's why Rick Rubin sucks. He ruined the song. I miss Don Gilmore so bad. Everything he touches turns into instant CLASSIC.

I love Rubin on ATS and MTM and even on LT (issue is mixing) but on QWERTY it's a mess

1 hour ago, LennyTobell said:

Doubt it but IF they release QWERTY as a single before the Papercuts release, they really should include the live version of the song:
1. QWERTY
2. QWERTY (Live version)

probably won't happen and then we have to wait for a streaming release of the live version to MAYBE be included in MTM20 or something, but a man can dream 😅

Yeah the live version is 1000 times better, the studio version is cool but is kinda toned down in energy

4 hours ago, Hybrid1988 said:

Im so bummed because I think the chorus, mikes verse, and the beat to good goodbye are pretty damn good. It’s the features that completely ruin it for me. Lazy, cringe inducing lyrics. If they had not been on the track and mikes live 2nd verse was put in their place, I’d love the song. Something about it is really catchy to me and it’s pretty different than what they’ve done before. 

I like GG, just don’t like Stormzy, wish Mike used his demo verse which is really cool. But now that we have FF I just think that songs exactly represents the vibe of the record and the idea of personal and intimate song a lot more than GG does. GG could have been a MS/FM song or have a place on a record like LT. 

2 minutes ago, lpliveusername said:

Sometimes I forget that Heavy exists. Friendly Fire is better for sure. I agree that a version of Heavy without Kiiara could be more interesting than the album version.

I love the live version thery did, but the album version is too Chainsmokers wannabe. It's the only time I kinda agree with haters/detractors when they go "this is not Linkin Park". IO don't hate the song, it's sweet but should have been just Chester or Mike/Chester or Chester + someone who sounds less teen pop. Ilike Julia Micahels more on the song 

3 minutes ago, lpliveusername said:

I think Friendly Fire is just ok. Not awful, but nothing great. I can totally see why they would exclude it from an album, but there is indeed some pretty bad songs on One More Light. I'd say Friendly Fire is at least better than Halfway Right and Good Goodbye. Maybe Invisible too.

I love HR, I love listening FF and HR back to back, they are complementary, that's the intimate/personal vibe that OML had in their intention. I love the album but GG, a good song, especially live, does not fit the vibe and Heavy would have been better without Kiiara (with all the due respect) 

17 minutes ago, lpliveusername said:

I listened to the entire discography yesterday and I had completely forgotten how annoying those vocals were, especially when you're playing the song loud. I also felt like skipping it when they started. I think the song is really good, Mike, blackbear and that other guy did great with it, but would be even better without those samples.

My issue is not the high pitched vocals, I like the song but i just can't imagine, now that we heard it, how can you leave out of the tracklist Friendly Fire and opt for SFN. FF is just too good for me 

12 minutes ago, PizzaPino said:

What do you have against SFN, it’s one of my favorite LP songs lol

It’s a nice song, I like it, but if I had to pick one it’d be FF because I find it vastly superior. SFN has cool elements but it’s not a top song for me

If Heavy was just Chester and FF replaced SFN, OML would be my 3rd fav record by the band. Outstanding song, probably my fav b-side of their career. Love the emotional and melancholic vibe and the way they arranged it. Strong strong song, 8/10

As much as THP is my least favorite album by them, I totally agree with all of you that no THP is super weird and the label is the only one to blame (they’re guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed!). Plus, yeah, the GH album is clearly due to the label pushing because of the great success of M20. Not a big fan of the release, but without it we would have never gotten FF that soon and QWERTY on Spotify.

I would put Friendly Fire right after Heavy on OML, at the core of the record. Amazing song, easily better than SFN and GG 

The song is probably going pretty big, almost 500k in 9 hours since the video released on YT.

14 minutes ago, Stranger said:

 

it's not tally at all. i'm not sure what's the direction that Frank Maddock heading but he surely know what he did was right. maybe not for us but for the company he worked for. 

Yeah they knew what they were going for, but I'm honestly not a fan of that kinda LPU artwork for an official release, but it's a minor complaint since we got an amazing song and video + QWERTY on stereaming  

There's this weird situation where the song is amazing, the video is incredible but the artwork is awful lol  

2 minutes ago, Fleur de Lys said:

 

Very cool that they worked together on it.

 

I don't think it was just mixing. The distorted powerchords in the bridge/last chorus is not what they were going for with OML. Also, the huge drumfill before the last chorus.

 

I think they purposefully made it more rockband-esque. Even the intro with the organ-synth, I feel like it is more "rock" than the production that would have been on there in 2017... but it is, of course, just speculation. The song is only better for it imo, the band have a better idea of what they are now plus the OML-2010s-popsound is already dated.

yeah totally, like, the song probably went through some changes to make it iconic as it is, it's too good to be left out from the album. Almost "Primo" level 

The video is amazing. Song is outstanding, strong song.

8 minutes ago, sublimeric said:

I like “Friendly Fire”, but as is the case with most LP studio tracks, I HATE the effects on Chester’s voice. It sounds more like AI than Chester himself. 
 

Thankful we get to hear unreleased music, though, and finally have QWERTY on streaming services. 
 

I hope the band never stop releasing material, especially if they want to open their live recording vault, which we know has hundreds of shows in it

I love the song, but yeah there are some weird effects on it

Song is fucking fantastic, I’ll wait for the official release to properly judge, but I love the little elements in there and Chester is great in there. It’s not a shocker like Primo, but if I had to pick I’d pick this one over GG and SFN any day 

1 minute ago, vinifeijo said:

Everything feels rushed, really. 

The MS Already Over campaign felt like it would last longer (the first Studio Sessions had a 1month interval between them, and the 2 or 3 last ones had 1 week).
The Critters thing (his website game) also ended abruptly and some prizes are still to be acknowledged and delivered.

Definitely something odd happened here.

But hey, let's enjoy! Thank you so much for releasing one more song with Chester ❤️ that's all that matters.

This ! The timing and the whole campaign is super odd, it’s like if the label pushed them to release FF, but no complaints at all, we’re getting the song like 10 years prior to my expectations 😂

9 minutes ago, vinifeijo said:

FF is a good song, good energy there. Feels redemptive.

Will probably be a mainstream success.
 

Did you hear the full song ? 

8 minutes ago, WildernessHasLeftTheChat said:

How hilarious would it be if QWERTY is their new single after FF? 

A OML leftover and one of their heaviest songs back to back, I love it 

7 minutes ago, Stranger said:

 

im sure it is. maybe this wasnt on the band list for 2024 but if the label insists, well, here we go for the hundredth time..

Yeah this totally feels like the label pushes it, maybe due to contractual obligations as somebody already said. Like, Mike saying he didn’t like GH albums, nobody in the band ever hinting at 2024 being a “LP year” (as Mike did with 2023 instead), and the artwork that seems rushed, compared to M20 or HT20 where all looked more planned. But as a fan I am happy obviously 

The whole release is kinda weird and feels rushed, but I will NEVER complain I mean we are getting QWERTY on Spotify and a song that’s a holy grail and i was scared we could never hear it or we could get it in like 15 years

3 hours ago, Stranger said:

i dont know much bout Grammy but they dont really like Rock, Metal music. They all planted. They just nominated those bands to make ppl watch the show. I cant recall what year but Lorde won best rock music. It’s a total joke. Eminem already f**k the Grammys because he knows how the system went

Yeah I love Lorde but she won a Grammy in the rock cathegory for a song off her first record, which is a straightforward pop album from start to finish lol 

Having FF released YEARS before what I thought would be is just AMAZING, couldn't be more thankful, the possibility of another unreleased track being revealed is astonishing too. 

So the artwork being kinda bad is a minor issue to me, all I care about is FF dropping on streaming platforms

That looks so fanmade lol.