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MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 3/31/2010, 5:20 pm

Healthy's length was a combination of blame (not really blame, but you get the general idea... the "reason" I guess would do?). The label/Bob are to blame because they kept putting pressure on the band because the guys weren't making the music they wanted them to. But some of the blame goes to the band, as they admit they had no idea what they wanted the sound to be on the record.

@DG, check their last.fm page.

adrenaline11 · Post by **adrenaline11** » 3/31/2010, 8:41 pm

DG wrote:Unrelated, but adreneline11, do you have a bigger image of your avatar? I've been looking for that one for awhile now.

Sure:

Put that together in 5 minutes

MindsOnLoan wrote:But some of the blame goes to the band, as they admit they had no idea what they wanted the sound to be on the record.

Well Happines was all over the place too and it did pretty well in terms of sales. As Raine put in, it was all over the "sonic palette."

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 3/31/2010, 8:55 pm

I didn't mean it as in it was "all over the place." It's just that during the recording, the band couldn't decide which sound was best for the record... Raine has since stated that the band was lost and didn't know what they wanted to do.

John Bob the Great · Post by **John Bob the Great** » 3/31/2010, 11:46 pm

Once upon a time they originally wanted to record something that sounded like Metallica's "St. Anger". After the one-off sessions, they came back from touring and decided most of it sucked. Over the next two 1/2 years they went through twelve studios recording and re-recording material to try to live up to the three or so songs they liked from the first sessions. While at a studio in Malibu things really broke down, that's when Bob was fired for a bit. According to Duncan, the songs from this session were their darkest sounding material. He also said the files were deleted, never to be heard again. In the end, they cam back to Toronto and pretty much re-recorded everything, which brought the band back together. Several songs still remained from the first sessions though. That's why the style from song to song may vary a bit.

The End :mrgreen:

adrenaline11 · Post by **adrenaline11** » 4/2/2010, 1:21 pm

Well that explains everything! I wonder why Bob never sued the band though. I always thought of him as a greedy guy.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 4/2/2010, 2:13 pm

adrenaline11 wrote:
DG wrote:Unrelated, but adreneline11, do you have a bigger image of your avatar? I've been looking for that one for awhile now.
Sure:

Put that together in 5 minutes

MindsOnLoan wrote:But some of the blame goes to the band, as they admit they had no idea what they wanted the sound to be on the record.
Well Happines was all over the place too and it did pretty well in terms of sales. As Raine put in, it was all over the "sonic palette."

Haha, I like that picture because Duncan looks like a 70's porn star in it.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 4/2/2010, 6:02 pm

^Check the OMA video... his name could be Buck Naked.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 4/2/2010, 6:23 pm

Yes, and the room they are in for the band shots would make a perfect set for said porno.

Tattooed Angels · Post by **Tattooed Angels** » 4/3/2010, 4:32 pm

Carson79 wrote:
Haha, I like that picture because Duncan looks like a 70's porn star in it.

Well then that explains Naked Duncan..

adrenaline11 · Post by **adrenaline11** » 4/3/2010, 6:45 pm

Haha, remember Duncan's pedo smile when he said that he "cut his hair" in that 1998 Christmas video? Scandoulous :lol:

Just kidding

MattCTUSA · Post by **MattCTUSA** » 4/4/2010, 10:36 am

Happy Birthday, Jer! Have a freakin awesome day

DG · Post by DG » 4/4/2010, 10:42 am

MattCTUSA wrote:Happy Birthday, Jer! Have a freakin awesome day

Is his birthday not the 7th?

Tattooed Angels · Post by **Tattooed Angels** » 4/4/2010, 11:19 am

I think it is. I remember having a friend share his b-day...

ClumsyGirl618 · Post by **ClumsyGirl618** » 4/4/2010, 11:37 am

His Facebook page says it's the 7th but his tweet/status update said his birthday was on the day when Jesus rose... He did say he needs a calendar. He's either wiped from the tour or he's reading from a different bible.

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 4/4/2010, 1:01 pm

lol well Easter is a movable feast so it was probably on his birthday at some point in the past 30 years :lol:

Flynner · Post by **Flynner** » 4/4/2010, 4:58 pm

I'm sure most people have heard this but
Raine Maida's Twitter:

"spending time off from OLP tour to dig into new solo music. expect to see/hear nu music in May!!!! Electric gtrs permitted... so far!!!"

New music in MAY!!! fucking amazing news!!

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 4/16/2010, 8:37 am

Just thought this was funny.... looks like our suspicions about OLP's public image are warranted: :lol:

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 4/16/2010, 8:49 am

That is so funny and so sad at the same time!

DG · Post by DG » 4/16/2010, 8:53 am

And PROOF that Our Lady Peace is wanted in Minnesota.

Well, there is also a church called OLP there, but that's besides the point... lol

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 4/16/2010, 9:26 am

Weird, DG... I'm getting totally different results when I type "Our lady peace" into Google?? Trickster are we? :lol:

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