Receiving Happiness after Clumsy

[ivewaited]

[Heavy Alibi]

[AnnieDreams]

[faninor]

[MindsOnLoan]

[ajk]

[carleiu]

[bd007h]

[Jskot311]

[Illusion]

[gibbits]

[Waiting to Exist]

[Tattooed Angels]

[gibbits]

[the_99th_aisle]

I started with Clumsy, and it made OLP my favorite band. I played the hell out of that album, and still do occasionally. Happiness was a different-sounding album, but to me it showed artistic growth and a more experimental sound. Lying Awake became my favorite song (by any band), until a few years ago when One Man Army unseated it. I really think the standout performer on Happiness is Duncan; the basslines on Clumsy were interesting, but on Happiness Duncan really stretched out and explored his instrument, and his work on Clumsy and Happiness was largely responsible for me learning to play bass and being a bassist in bands later in life. Happiness is still my favorite OLP album, with Spiritual Machines taking second place. I love SM too, but to be honest I've never liked Life or The Wonderful Future. I think when it was time for OLP to write their fourth record, a concept album was a good choice. I agree with Heavy Alibi that Clumsy->Happiness->Spiritual Machines was a natural progression with Happiness treading the space between the other two, but my take on it is more of a best-of-both-worlds kind of thing.

[MindsOnLoan]

[the_99th_aisle]

I know, I know. The stuttery drums and minimalist bassline just never did it for me.

[Johnny]

I remember the commercial for clumsy.



It was of raine taking a piss in a dirty urinal and in the end, you see the word Clumsy etched in urine in the urinal.