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It's taken me longer than I expected to get this video edited (got any spare time you can lend me?). Here's Part 1 (of many) of my Raine Maida interview.
http://youtu.be/bX5QjwTFAXs

Thanks.

Entire audio interview is here: http://bit.ly/PZ82-RaineMaida

senseofurgency wrote:any guesses for a potential 3rd single(if any), i think will someday change would make an excellent single or maybe if this is it.

If it were me, I'd think "If This Is It" or "Fire in the Hen House."

LifeRiot wrote:Whoa dude, get the sand out of the V. Just something to point out.

With that said, why don't you go to Twitter and point that out to the band. That's where I got the link. @OurLadyPeace.

U.S. iTunes Pre-Order is up: http://t.co/1k3dymzR

I don't get it with Pre-ordering on iTunes. Do you get something extra? Will they run out of Mp3's? I don't get the point of pre-ordering.

ya good point....unless there are extras for pre-ordering a digital copy, whats the point ...

U.S. iTunes Pre-Order is up: http://t.co/1k3dymzR

i gotta ask matt.... you really scared some of us by saying that "if we liked burn burn we'd like curve" ... what made you say burn burn in particular?

As I go back in the OLP catalog, I didn't see any of the albums really coming close to what I heard on Curve aside from Burn Burn. It was hard to ...

m2 wrote:you need to let go of olp's past to fully experience this record with an open mind. This shit's crazy.

Exactly.

Slightly off topic... Just a pic http://twitpic.com/91suli

astute_99 wrote:I don't know if Allowance will be the greatest opener they've done, but as a whole the record is really coming into focus. Very nice

When you hear the opening of Allowance you'll hear that it starts with sort of an alarm. Almost like a call to attention. It works.

Long Jonny wrote:Allowance has to be one of my favourites, based on the 30 seconds we've heard.

I agree. I think the song is too short. I didn't want it to end.

^Matt, would you say As Fast As You Can is the most single friendly song on the album? Also, is it upbeat?

Well, if it's the first single in the U.S., I still think Heavyweight is a better choice to lead the way. As Fas As You Can is very upbeat. Nothing somber about it at all. It's got sort of ...

I will be totally alright with it if we get Is It Safe at the Troubadour. That was a nice call. In fact, if they haven't performed that song yet by the time they reach the west coast, maybe in Vancouver or Seattle I'll remind Raine how much Mr. Matt Cooper of Pod Zeppelin would love to hear it ...

RileyLewis wrote:Since people will suspect it was me, I just want to clarify that I haven't PMed him asking for a copy. :p

Do you have a reputation I don't know about?

FYI - I've gotten a number of requests via private message to email/share Curve. I can't overstate how fortunate I was have Raine send me a copy after our interview. In no way will I betray that trust. Hell, I intend to buy it here in the states when it comes out because I feel lame having a free ...

OLPManiac wrote:And thanks to you Matt for all your thoughts on the album!

I'm just fuckin' excited about it. Aside from my girlfriend, I don't have anybody to really share it with. Glad I found CM.

sounding excellent, but this is definitely shaping up to be a guitar-driven record with the vocals as an afterthought much like BB was.... something you never could have guessed from the single "heavyweight". i'm kinda disappointed in raine's vocals so far, except in "heavyweight" and the ...

meandmyonemanarmy wrote:im sure it was in here, but somebody said that "if this is it" is the ballad? i just hope it has the same energy as the clip

The song starts off slowly, but that's not a bad thing. It's really good. It builds to the chorus/solo that you hear in the clip.

OLPManiac wrote:Only 2 songs? Shit i thought that like Raine told the falsetto was in a lot of songs...:/ well i will wait!

Those are just the 2 that really stand out to me.

Flynner wrote:I dont want to sound like a broken record, but I really hope they didn't take out all the falsetto from if this is it.

For the falsetto fans, it's going to be Heavyweight or Will Someday Change. Really nice in Will Someday Change.

RileyLewis wrote:By the way, does anyone have any clips of As Fast As You Can?

I'd love to post a clip, but I don't want to step on anybody's toes or make anybody angry. I'm a huge fan of this one.