isn't it a general rule that the 1st song of the album is the 1st single to be released. and, if so, do you guys agree that "wordless chorus" be 1st. ilike "lay low", but maybe that should come 2nd. it hink if they make 1 video, "lay low" should be it as well. not trying to hate on the other tunes but this would be my choice if it were my band and my label.
hmmm...i dont think that that really holds true, does it?
I haven't heard much of Z, but I think Off the Record will probably get the most radio play.
it hough Mahgeetah was going to get a lot too, but it didn't besides a quick blurb on a beer commercial. you are right, it doesn't hold true for the "real" bands. it is all predetermined for the commercial shit i think. do you think "off the record" will be the 1st video if they make one?
i cant see them making a video...it'd have to be very Jim-ish. Quirky and artsy, and tell a story. Something like that. I can't see him embracing the typical music video format.
They made two videos already. One for 'One Big Holiday' and one for 'Magheeta'. I wasn't particularly fond of either of them. But I had high expectations. Maybe their next video will be directed by Cameron Crowe!
EDIT: that's WASN'T fond of either of them!
QuoteThey made two videos already. One for 'One Big Holiday' and one for 'Magheeta'. I was particularly fond of either of them. But I had high expectations. Maybe their next video will be directed by Cameron Crowe!
They made a video for Magheeta? Is there a link for that? Lets be honest, One Big Holiday with the puppets was shit! The live video from the UK show was better.
Off The Record seems like it is the song they are trying to push the most, i.e. the myspace preview, and it's being played on local Alt. radio, but only on the jamband show.
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They made a video for Magheeta? Is there a link for that? Lets be honest, One Big Holiday with the puppets was shit! The live video from the UK show was better.
Yeah I edited my response above. The 'One Big Holiday' video with the puppets was shit!
I was also wrong about the video for 'Magheeta', I was thinking of a video for 'The Way That He Sings'. I don't have a link for that video though. I'm not sure if it was an 'official' video or what. I got it in a trade. Crazy, somewhat outdated, somewhat trippy effects throughout a live performance of the song. Sorry for the confusion it's been a crazy week!
they are definitely going to make a video. i really don't think the label is going to back anything other than Off the Record, Lay Low, and Wordless Chorus. Obvoiusly based on the songs themselves, the video ought to be somewhat trippy. I just hope it isn't previewed at the end of Punk'd or Pimp my Ride every Sunday night!
my educated guess would have to be "Lay Low" judging from all the radio-play i hear it's been getting in the past few weeks.
speaking of radio play and lay low.. it's being played on the radio right now.. so a question for all you that are holding out.. if you were listening to the radio and you heard lay low or any song from Z on the radio would you listen or simply turn it off..
if not go here and scroll to the 1:09 mark to hear the mastered version of "lay low" on nic harcourt's sounds eclectic
http://soundseclectic.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=sc&air_date=7/24/05&tmplt_type=show
you gotta click the speaker icon next to "realplayer"
actually, i think Dondante might make for a much better video...kind of like Ocean Breathes Salty did for Modest Mouse. Got them a nod at the VMAs...so no hip! but i still love em... and good for them. I told Isaac he sold out and he wanted to punch me i think, but i was wasted and he knew. i wouldn't have been backstage if i hated their new stuff. same for MMJ.. wherever they go, i am 100% behind them. Well, as long as we don't see them on the Warped Tour. >:(
Quotespeaking of radio play and lay low.. it's being played on the radio right now.. so a question for all you that are holding out.. if you were listening to the radio and you heard lay low or any song from Z on the radio would you listen or simply turn it off..
if not go here and scroll to the 1:09 mark to hear the mastered version of "lay low" on nic harcourt's sounds eclectic
http://soundseclectic.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=sc&air_date=7/24/05&tmplt_type=show
you gotta click the speaker icon next to "realplayer"
Yes. I would turn off the radio immediately and shout "Blasphemy!" 47 times until my ears bled and it erased the four seconds I'd just heard.
I got your pm, so I thought I'd answer. Of course I'm gonna listen if it's on the radio. I listened to Off The Record when it was on the myspace site for 18 minutes.
Ach. I'm just going to sit here knowing what my reasons are cuz if I haven't explained them well enough by now, I don't think I can do any better.
:)