Wall of Mouths

delayed wrote:

well i hafta say, and by the looks of it im the only one who thinks this… but i’m not impressed with this album at all. there’s not one catchy song on it. christ, i was expecting so much more from therapy? this is the first time i have EVER been disappointed by ANYTHING they’ve done. i’m kinda gutted :(

*no backlash please! this is MY opinion*

I think it’s usual thing for most of T?’s listeners, in exact for me.
I got into T? from the first listen only when bought Infernal Love and maybe SPYF. Semi-Detached was bought, I listened to it for the first time and thought: “WHAT THE …?!” After third listen I couldn’t let myself take it out of CDPlayer. As for me it’s the best their album: melodies are both heavy and beautiful, it’s fast and energetic. I simply love it! :D
The same story was when I got SHAMELESS. It’s “kicked” me after several listens and up to now I think this was their the most adult album to date. HA was too poppy or to explain better - too simple. HA is the only album I couldn’t listen a lot to. I haven’t heard NANE so far but hope that it’s much better than HA.

PSYCHO SI wrote:

What does everyone think of the new T? album? I was a little dissapointed because it doesn’t really compare to ‘High Anxiety’, but nothing compares to ‘Infernal Love’…

Huh? This album just can’t dissapoint you if you like the therapy sound!! THIS IS THERAPY… CLOSE TO IT’S BEST…

I am looking forward to hear these songs live…

Rock you Monkey!!!

Title: N.A.N.E.

it’s gotta be one of their best albums to date, it might not be all that polished production wise, but the songs are “rockin” and have all the elements of early Therapy…PUNK ROCK!!!

to be honest i thought it was absolute bollucks first timei heard it. thought it was another suicide pact. but after a couple of times listening to it its now just good.

sull wrote:

…but for me, Semi-detached is pop…

me too, but so are hats off to the insane, troublegum, shameless (to an extent) and high anxiety. don’t get me wrong, they’re not exactly steps or anything, i mean that they are very melodic. rock, but nontheless pop, if you catch my drift. and i think a lot of songs off NANE fit that description. not least perish the thought and so-called life.

i thought the album was going to be kind of unlistenable like SPYF, babyteeth and pleasuredeath. which at the minute is my kind of thing. NANE is a lot more commercial than i was lead to believe. which isn’t necessarily a bad thing either…

Sir Kyle wrote:

i’m much more into the noisy punk sound of the early releases.

don’t you think t? is more and more returning to that sound again?

I really love the early therapy sounds of babyteeth and pleasure death and like many have said the new album really harks back to that age so nane ranks as one of my fave albums

Dude I dunno how u can say that. For a band to lose a member and more importantly a lead guitarist (well sorta) who had a great impact on their sound and then come back WITHOUT replacing said guitarist and better their last album is a testament to Therapy? and their infinite fuckin’ greatness my friend. High Anxiety is a great album with some cool tunes but i can’t put it on and not skip a track NANE is put on stays on and usually gets repeated listens. Rather than spelling the end for the lads of the T? I think it marks a new beginning which is refreshing these days.

I think That NANE is one of there best it took a few run throughs to begin to love it as on first listen there wasn’t a stand out track but thats because they are all great, I’ve always liked them when they are rawer and the drumming is as close to Fyfe ewing as i’ve heard but neil has made it his own. Fucking great.

PSYCHO SI wrote:

What does everyone think of the new T? album? I was a little dissapointed because it doesn’t really compare to ‘High Anxiety’, but nothing compares to ‘Infernal Love’…

Only heard it a few times so far (thanks to being so skint I had to wait for my wife to buy it me - which she surprised me with, bless her xxx), but I have to say I haven’t “got” it yet. High Anxiety, at the moment, for me is way ahead.

Not that this makes for bad music either, but is it me or does Andy sound genuinely fucked up on this record? On previous albums the madness has been tempered with a humorous side, but here he sounds positively manic. Hope he’s OK!!

Agreed.

I have to say,probably to the disbelief of everyone,I am not a fan of this album.I’m not sure if it’s the production or if it’s the actual songs.Nothing really stands out for me…and I’m very disappointed about this cause I do want to like it especially since I bought it on import,but it’s just not happening.I guess I’ll just put it away and maybe some rainy day I’ll take it out and listen and hopefully like it…sorry guys…

And I still think SP-YF is one of the most enjoyable albums that they have ever made,,,,and Graham Hopkins still rules as the ultimate T? drummer!

Title: My Tuppence Worth (merged)

Hello All :)
Post rarely but fancied stick my oar in here. Just really got into the depth of NANE. Got to admit it didn’t hit me with the immediacy of High Anxiety for example but I do have to admit that on the third or fourth play, this is the best thing Therapy put out since Semi Detached. There’s an intensity here I’ve not heard for ages, and I seem to be picking up a lot of The Pixies, a little Dead Kennedys, particularly on the solo breaks which are heavy on the treble. Nice dirty downtuned sound though, good distortion giving a raw sound.
However, two tracks stand out. Rise up appears to be a mega fast upgrade version of Turn. I kept thinking where have I heard that Chord Progression before? Turn at 100mph! Fucking works really well. I think I read Andy cited Ministry as an inspiration for this, but in my opinion. Off on a completely different tangent, are there any of you old enough to remember Thin Lizzy’s “Bad Reputation” or “Johnny the Fox” or “Suicide?” Smells familiar in structure and a fine inspiration!
And as for Long Distance, that has to be the most maturely crafted Therapy tune since Safe. It’s a work of brilliance. Very reminiscent of Bob Mould’s Guitar playing, particularly in Sugar. Bought everything by the lads since first hearing them and then seeing them in Cardiff in 94. Actually wearing my “Like it or Fuck Off” t shirt purchased at that Gig today!
Now I’ve got to say, best thing in my CD player this year (even though I’d list Ash’s outstanding Meltdown , Flogging Molly’s Drunken Lullabies and Veruca Salt’s 8 Arms to Hold You (not released this year but ace anyway) as close runners up too. Though I hugely enjoyed a Russian bootleg EBAY copy of Motley Crue’s Shout at the Devil!) (Yes. I’m 32 going on 15.)
DWM

PS Has anyone got a spare Punk Floyd shirt? Was going to buy one in Newport in 95 but was skint and never saw the buggers since.

Title: nane is the bomb! (merged)

got nane today and the album is absolutely b r i l l i a n t!
i thought it would be good but i didn’t expect it to be that good. finally a true t? album, no fuckin’ high anxiety or shameless crap.

Finally got NANE in the mail yesterday (on my B-day, perfect present!)

I’ll have to say not too many potential singles there (Dead or Long Distance would be the strongest candidate in my opinion)

I’ve listened to it all the way through 3 times, and I’m on #4 right now.

I love this album! Each time I keep picking up something new. It’s sort of a mix of IL and SPYF. The SPYF comparison for the dirty,crunchy sound, but it’s like Infernal Love where it’s there most complete album since IL.

It may not have that stand-out catchy tune like Troublegum or HA, but listened into the context of the overall album, the songs work extremely well. Each song flows perfectly into each other.

I have to say the run of songs Polar Bear; Rock You Monkeys; Dead; Long Distance is as good a stretch of songs as T? has ever put together on an album.

I have to admit when I heard the free samples of Rise Up, This Ship is Sinking, and Panic, I wasn’t expecting much..damn was I wrong!

Well Done Boys!! :D