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Oh hey! The song is not nearly as bad as I expected it to be. The vocal delivery is much much better than what we were shown in the clips leading up to release. The production is also top notch. That being said, the song is just ok. Not bad, but not amazing. I was surprised to see how short it was. Left me thinking "That's it?". Interested to see what the rest of the album brings. uch a long wait until release. I'm expecting they're gonna really market the hell out of this thing if we gotta wait three months. But with only 10 tracks, are we going to go back to the old school approach where we only get to hear the single and 1 other song? Or will they go THP route again where we get a handful of songs to tide us over? The real anticipation begins now.

The new JK album was fantastic. They've really come into their own with the CA Noir material

Based on all the clips, I Still think the song sounds generic and boring but that's a pretty cool album title. I can dig that. No strong opinions over the new logo. Same shit but within a hexagon. People are going insane over it though so I guess they're on to something. Funny how LP is dropping a song tomorrow and going pop while incubus (who's been mellow for a while now) is also dropping a song tomorrow and apparently their new stuff isn't going to be mellow. This is such an ass backwards year of music for me.

LP isn't a jam band, that may be a big part of why it won't happen. Foo Fighters on the other hand, those dudes JAM. I've seen numerous foo's members live in other bands and those dudes love to improvise and just rock out to songs on the fly. Great musicians.

Ha! My life doesn't revolve around LP so sorry I am not a regular. When I have a more favorable opinion of the bands output, i'll post it here first. Until then, I guess you'll just have to put your big boy pants on and deal with the fact that people have dissenting opinions I suppose.

I'd say that the whining about everyone else's whining is much more annoying. Let people have dissenting opinions. I always thought the point of a fansite was to discuss the bands material, not jerk each other off about how amazing everything they do is (to be fair, LPL is much better at avoiding this than other fansites).

Booooooo

They'll definitely tour with twenty one pilots this cycle. Edit: oops originally quoted the wrong person

Those lyrics sound like some teenager venting on tumblr. Not impressed.

We're on video 6 of 8 and I'm still not hyped. Bummer.

"Heavy" lolololololo Well at least this leaked so some of us don't have to wait another two weeks while they drag out realeasing info.

Ahh, good points! I guess in the end (hehe) there's unique upsides and downsides to different forms of promo. At the end of the day, the music will speak for itself. Hopefully it's great. That'll be the best promo in itself

I'm gonna play devil's advocate here just for the hell of it. 1. This probably had more to do with it being a metal influenced song more than the release strategy itself. I live in LA and I did not hear that song on the radio once, and kroq LOVES lp. They helped start their careers. Most alt-rock radio weren't going to touch that song with a 10 foot pole. The result might have been different if they dropped UIG instead. 2. I would think maximizing the audience would require posting info to channels other than the ones hardcore fans follow. And truth be told, how big is the hardcore fan base now? You usually only see the same familiar people engaging in the community. From my personal experience, most people I talk to at LP shows (again, in LA) are usually just casual fans. The hardcore LPU crowd tend to be small and close knit. To continue with this thought, everyone I know who is a casual fan has no idea they are about to drop new music, let alone that they've been finishing up in the studio working on new material. Not to mention that these same people actually follow the bands social media accounts where the majority of the promo has taken place thus far. 3. Cant argue this point. It's definitely sparked attention in the fans (our posts being a prime example) 4. Aside from what the band members have personally stated, the rest is just speculation. Hopefully I didn't come off as confrontational here. Not my intention. Just bored and thought i'd offer some counter-points. At the end of the day, I don't work for the band and I didn't go to school for marketing so who cares about my take. I'm just another jerk-off on the internet.

Oh dear god I hope not. Are these teasers really effective outside of the hardcore fan base?

Literally laughed out loud

Zacky from avenged summed up my thoughts on the tired and Uncreative trend of dragging out releases to build hype. ""For us, it was about surprising our fans," Zacky told The National Student. "Because, for [the band's previous album] 'Hail To The King', we did the three-month roll-out and we could sense the boredom in our fans: 'Oh, AVENGED is trolling us. They're doing the campaign and doing scavenger hunts, just release the fucking songs already! We just wanna hear the album!' This time, we gave them nothing and then we gave them the album, like, 'Here you go. Make up your mind!'"

Didn't judge the song. Judged their latest output. In regards to new material, my hype is low. No opinions on a song I've yet to hear

Hype levels at an all time low. Been growing out of their music since THP. their output since 2012 has been too simplistic for me; no lasting appeal. HT, MTM, and ATS are all that I really care to go back to. I feel like they peaked with ATS. not one song since has matched the greatness of that album. I'll check out the new music for sure and give it a chance but my expectations are low. Sad. Guess my tastes have changed far too much to stay behind with them.

I might be the only one who doesn't really mind this. The band doesn't change the set around enough in any capacity to warrant uploading every single show. Its obvious only a small minority of fans (in relation to those who attended the shows) took advantage of purchasing shows. Personally, I think the numerous flaws of their live playing tends to show up in the DSPs and they didn't sound too good anyway.

Wow. Brad was terrible in this video. I felt embarrassed watching him try to play.

You'd be surprised. Most people in LA are focused on themselves while walking around. I've had people tell me numerous times that a celebrity walked by me and I never even noticed. I've been to movie premieres where I was standing right next to a celebrity and never recognized them. Hell, I was out on the sunset strip while the band was passing out flyers for the SSMF and not one person recognized them. Keep in mind that is a high foot traffic area. From what I've heard from people at UCLA at the time, nobody really recognized them on campus either. Also worth mentioning that there's always some kind of filming going on in that area. Unless you're familiar with anyone, it's hard to differentiate between a high profile shoot or some amateur film maker.

No mention of a pro shot but there were a ton of go pros on stage, a camera guy, and mark all filming. I'm guessing an lptv episode of sorts. A bunch of fans (including myself) were filmed talking about fort minor while in line so they were definitely getting tons of footage for something or other.

hahahaha shieeeeeet, I'm in that video.

The setlist was incredible

Song's decent. strong cudi vibe