Not Afraid (album version)

committed · Post by **committed** » 6/23/2004, 10:42 am

omg this sounds like fucking otown or some shit

lulu33 · Post by **lulu33** » 6/23/2004, 7:39 pm

xjsb125 wrote:Oh. Well send an email again. Maybe it got lost in the shuffle.

so, i send another e-mail to u...did u get it? oh please, please tell me u got it.

Post by **xjsb125** » 6/23/2004, 7:57 pm

If your email address is the same as in your contact info, then no. just send me a pm with what you want your username and password to be.

Clumsy_Birdman · Post by **Clumsy_Birdman** » 6/24/2004, 6:58 am

i love it, each to their own... they're ur ears, and mine are mine... and i love it

Skippy Eyes · Post by **Skippy Eyes** » 6/25/2004, 9:44 am

it's simply a meh, It doesn't compare to the juno version. The thing I like about the live version at the Juno's is the rawness, the energy, the yelling. Raine yelled the chorus. in the studio version, there is like chimes or something in the backround, the chorus has bad lyrics and he doesn't yell. It's just too poppish. I thought Not Afraid wouldbe one of the highlighs of the new album but when I heard the studio verson it shook my faith in the new record. One word to describe the new Not Afriad from the studio would be LIFELESS.

lulu33 · Post by **lulu33** » 6/25/2004, 10:11 pm

The Guy wrote:it's simply a meh, It doesn't compare to the juno version. The thing I like about the live version at the Juno's is the rawness, the energy, the yelling. Raine yelled the chorus. in the studio version, there is like chimes or something in the backround, the chorus has bad lyrics and he doesn't yell. It's just too poppish. I thought Not Afraid wouldbe one of the highlighs of the new album but when I heard the studio verson it shook my faith in the new record. One word to describe the new Not Afriad from the studio would be LIFELESS.

One would expect the live version to have more yelling, more energy, be more intense and so on...just compare all the songs on the live album with their studio version...

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 6/25/2004, 10:30 pm

...And one would notice a lack of falsetto and effort, but with lots of choreographed guitar solos and plotted voice inflections. I'll put it this way, if you plan it, it's not energy, it's just choreographed bullshit you'd expect from a boy band. It was done every single show of the tour, so it's not special.

Now to bring it back to the new song, it still sucks. There's nothing special about it, weak lyrics, weak subject, boring music, yeah, it's for the sucks.

And that's that.

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 6/25/2004, 10:34 pm

............

shhhhhhh

people don't like that kind of honesty around here

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 6/25/2004, 10:37 pm

I've been trying to hold off on my opinion for so long, but these newbies are really driving me back to my old self. It's kind of cute how wide-eyed they are, but they still don't know that their older stuff was, in fact, their best.

Bu the way, Matt, please make an application for getting on this board. If they spell words with numbers, please please please don't accept them. I can't handle this anymore.

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 6/25/2004, 10:41 pm

lemonphile4 · Post by **lemonphile4** » 6/25/2004, 11:20 pm

Rufus Wainwright wrote:I've been trying to hold off on my opinion for so long, but these newbies are really driving me back to my old self.

Do you honestly want a board full of people saying "I hate OLP's new stuff- I wish they would go back to what they were doing", or vice versa- "I love Gravity"?

If everyone agreed with one another, there would be no point in posting- at least in the band related topics.

XtremeStar · Post by **XtremeStar** » 6/25/2004, 11:50 pm

I think since we all heard the first version of Not Afraid from the Juno's, our opinions have been biased regarding this studio version. I showed the song to a few of my friends that are not big olp fans and they thought it was a pertty good song. It's diffrent, but we still dont even know what the album will be like.

committed · Post by **committed** » 6/25/2004, 11:55 pm

no, i'm afraid i'd probably listen to like nickelback before i'd listen to this song. it's pretty terrible.

XtremeStar · Post by **XtremeStar** » 6/26/2004, 12:03 am

Personnally I like Walking in Circles' style of music. I just hope that they dont polish it as much as Not Afraid if its on the new album.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 6/26/2004, 1:13 am

The Guy wrote:it's simply a meh, It doesn't compare to the juno version. The thing I like about the live version at the Juno's is the rawness, the energy, the yelling. Raine yelled the chorus. in the studio version, there is like chimes or something in the backround, the chorus has bad lyrics and he doesn't yell. It's just too poppish. I thought Not Afraid wouldbe one of the highlighs of the new album but when I heard the studio verson it shook my faith in the new record. One word to describe the new Not Afriad from the studio would be LIFELESS.

still, i cant wait for the new album

Baby Thief · Post by **Baby Thief** » 6/26/2004, 9:12 am

I am truly hoping they go for a Talk Is Cheap kind of feel. I really do like that song a lot.

And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
I never wanted muuuuuuuuccch
I only wanted Truusssst

Clumsy_Birdman · Post by **Clumsy_Birdman** » 6/26/2004, 9:42 am

i hate the ppl that think fans that have only just registered on here are short term fans and have no idea about the music. old and new.

its all opinion, if someone likes the new stuff... let them!!!! if they like the old stuff, let them!!! me? i like it all, i think Clumsy and Spiritual Machines are the best albums... because they're querky and beautiful songs

yeh, they played old songs better... but its hard to have any kind of REAL opinion just yet as Steve has only been playing the old songs for a couple of years

i love Not Afraid

:D:D

Post by **xjsb125** » 6/26/2004, 1:14 pm

Clumsy_Birdman wrote:i hate the ppl that think fans that have only just registered on here are short term fans and have no idea about the music. old and new.

its all opinion, if someone likes the new stuff... let them!!!! if they like the old stuff, let them!!! me? i like it all, i think Clumsy and Spiritual Machines are the best albums... because they're querky and beautiful songs

yeh, they played old songs better... but its hard to have any kind of REAL opinion just yet as Steve has only been playing the old songs for a couple of years

i love Not Afraid :D:D

At the same time, shouldn't you extend the same courtesy to Alan, Jeff, and Robbo? Not that I'm picking sides (I enjoy the band's music new and old), but remember opinion is a 2 way street.

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 6/26/2004, 1:17 pm

Yeah, asshole.

:lol:

Post by **xjsb125** » 6/26/2004, 1:18 pm

Thank you for helping reinforce the courtesy thing.