Showing posts with label New Age Heroine II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Age Heroine II. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Jimmy Gnecco interview podcast 8/17/19
I haven't listened to all of this yet (people talking at my work makes it hard, so I often pause frequently, sometimes for a long duration of time).
But there's a lot of good, brutally honest information and opinions Jimmy tells about.
He talks about why he's not on Social Media and why he remains quiet given the way the Music Industry is, and has been for a decade or more really.
Very similar to the approach Daniel Victor and Neverending White Lights have been.
And he reitrates how he wrote some 200 Songs over the course of the last decade or more, and with New Age Heroine II, Spectacular Sight III and several other projects/albums yet to be released, only like 40% of those will be recorded and released.
I don't have the time to spill my guts about how I feel about this, but just to say why I have been a loyal fan and lover of his music and way of doing things.
Those songs will all hopefully be released down the road, and the new single this Friday along with Spectacular Sight III are to be incredibly excited about.
But it just goes back to how much music there is from this man to be heard, and it frankly shouldn't matter if NOBODY EVERY CATCHES ON. WHICH IS BAFFLING AND PATHETIC, BUT KEEP BEATING THAT DEAD HORSE AND EVENTUALLY SOMETHING MAY CHANGE.
IN THE MEAN TIME, THE MUSIC IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR US FANS WHO DO GET IT (ALREADY).
The Spirit of Kevin Gilbert is in Jimmy Gnecco and Ours....
Friday, March 8, 2019
Jimmy Gnecco w/ Royston Langdon @ 7th Street Entry 3/7/19
This is I count the 8th time I've seen Jimmy Gnecco live, and only the 2nd Solo. The 1st Solo as a quasi-Headliner in the "Someone to Die For" tour.
The other being when he opened for Greg Laswell which oddly, I believe was the last time I saw him, at The 7th Street Entry as well in 2013? I think it was.
Just Jimmy and April Bauer, no full-band. Jimmy on Acoustic guitar and April played on a number of tunes, adding synths (mellotron patches?).
Royston aka Leeds joined Jimmy for a couple of David Bowie tunes which were fun, although I would have enjoyed Jimmy singing some on Life on Mars?
But it was pretty epic, and the set list and length was not planned.
A lot of crowd interaction and storytelling, some maybe I might try to edit-in that I don't have time right now for.
the New Age Heroine stuff was great, Fly even more stripped down, was still the epic piece that it is. And the title track.
Even Made to Love, which is 1 of the tunes I'm only luke warm about on the record, was quite moving live.
The song on setlist.fm that is "Unknown" I think I know, but am not certain if it's unreleased or a song off 1 of the versions of The Heart (The Bells?)..The Bells is 1 of my favorites and has this cool busy guitar outro, which Jimmy played on the tune that I believe is marked "Unknown."
Anyway, time is not on my side, but yeah, another epic show from Jimmy.
There's some stuff he mentioned about Spectacular Sight and other anecdotes that would be worth sharing soon, hopefully in due time.
Also a shout-out to Rachel and Beth, 2 other Ours fans who remembered me from many shows I attended in the past. Local-Ours fanatics like myself.
Red Colored Stars (Ours song)
Here Is the Light (Ours song)
I'm a Monster (Ours song)
Mystery
Fly
Bleed (Ours song)
Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie cover) (with Royston Langdon)
Life on Mars? (David Bowie cover) (with Royston Langdon)
(Unknown, The Bells?)
The Heart
Made to Love
Sometimes (Ours song)
Medication (Ours song) (Partial; straight into next song)
Dizzy (Ours song)
I Heard You Singing
Across the Clouds
New Age Heroine
The Worst Things Beautiful (Ours song)
Places (Ours song)
The other being when he opened for Greg Laswell which oddly, I believe was the last time I saw him, at The 7th Street Entry as well in 2013? I think it was.
Just Jimmy and April Bauer, no full-band. Jimmy on Acoustic guitar and April played on a number of tunes, adding synths (mellotron patches?).
Royston aka Leeds joined Jimmy for a couple of David Bowie tunes which were fun, although I would have enjoyed Jimmy singing some on Life on Mars?
But it was pretty epic, and the set list and length was not planned.
A lot of crowd interaction and storytelling, some maybe I might try to edit-in that I don't have time right now for.
the New Age Heroine stuff was great, Fly even more stripped down, was still the epic piece that it is. And the title track.
Even Made to Love, which is 1 of the tunes I'm only luke warm about on the record, was quite moving live.
The song on setlist.fm that is "Unknown" I think I know, but am not certain if it's unreleased or a song off 1 of the versions of The Heart (The Bells?)..The Bells is 1 of my favorites and has this cool busy guitar outro, which Jimmy played on the tune that I believe is marked "Unknown."
Anyway, time is not on my side, but yeah, another epic show from Jimmy.
There's some stuff he mentioned about Spectacular Sight and other anecdotes that would be worth sharing soon, hopefully in due time.
Also a shout-out to Rachel and Beth, 2 other Ours fans who remembered me from many shows I attended in the past. Local-Ours fanatics like myself.
Red Colored Stars (Ours song)
Here Is the Light (Ours song)
I'm a Monster (Ours song)
Mystery
Fly
Bleed (Ours song)
Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie cover) (with Royston Langdon)
Life on Mars? (David Bowie cover) (with Royston Langdon)
(Unknown, The Bells?)
The Heart
Made to Love
Sometimes (Ours song)
Medication (Ours song) (Partial; straight into next song)
Dizzy (Ours song)
I Heard You Singing
Across the Clouds
New Age Heroine
The Worst Things Beautiful (Ours song)
Places (Ours song)
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Ours - New Age Heroine II (2018-2019)
11/22/18
Here are the Preorders from their official site/store. Interesting that the CD copies are limited (I preordered 1, maybe I should have ordered more than 1 for that reason).
And that crossed-out pricing, which may be limited?
I also still wonder if with the Remixed version of Ballet the Boxer I and Spectacular Sight III coming, if some kind of boxed set may eventually come out. But you know, all in good times.
Pretty excited to get my CD copy in January, and the Vinyl in 2019 (understandably, those will take longer, but ANY Ours Vinyl is something to look forward to).
Also for the preorders, a Digital Download will come your way soon after you preorder per Facebook
CD Preorder
iTunes
It's only available there as far as I know. Download and Streaming.
I didn't see it on Spotify and I would assume most of the other Streaming sites right now.
Hoping BANDCAMP and some physical versions, or information at least about the physical copies will be coming soon.
Great fucking record! Really loving many of these songs even more like You Are the Light and the title track especially.
11/18/18
Yeah, so heard this once 1.5 times on the laptop and most of it also in the car, and I am starting to warm up to it.
I still need to hear it with headphones, which hopefully tomorrow at work will happen.
1. Kill Me 4:47
enjoy it, nice album opener like most Ours albums.
2. You Are the Light 4:07
enjoy it more each time, nice flow
3. Pain Aside 4:39
very energetic and catchy. The most on this album, and it is a bit of an outlier in that sense here. Similar to say "Sing" from Ballet the Boxer. This track was also on the original Spectacular Sight track list.
4. My Love 5:08
Gorgeous ballad. A love song, maybe one of if not the best love songs Jimmy Gnecco has written. The standout ballad on an album that has a handful.
5. New Age Heroine 6:32
I like this, but am only maybe luke warm as it kind of has the same tempo throughout. It may need more time though.
6. Fallen Flower 4:08
Probably the track I'm struggling with the most. One of a bunch of slower, ballads on New Age Heroine. I'm going to keep going back to it to see if it grows.
7. Fly 6:03
Oh my gawd this track is stellar! Very dreamy and yet this awesome atmosphere and mood. Some wonderful vocal lines and drum work.
8. Miles Away 4:42
Like Fallen Flower, I'm struggling a little with this one. It was on the original track list for Spectacular Sight I recall, so I'm not sure why Jimmy released it on this one instead, but maybe that'll come out at some point. But this is another slower track that I may just need the headphones to finally have it click with me.
9. Made to Love 4:49
This is another slower, ballad type song, but I think the Falsetto vocal section in the middle and Static's guitar solo make this one really work among other things.
10. Ring the Bell 5:19
I enjoy this, but can't say I am into it yet at least, like many other tracks on this album. And as far as Ours albums closers, in some ways has a lot to compete with, with them having more or less a perfect track record (Get Up, Fall into My Hands, Red Colored Stars, and even As I Wander...)
Overall early impressions is I enjoy a ton of the music on this record already, and would have a hard time for it not to be the leader-in-the-clubhouse for 2018-2019 (22, Muse and some others though pending).
I am getting a similar feel to Ballet the Boxer I with it. A lot of highlights, and in terms of tone and go-to tracks, etc it is on-par, or maybe slightly better in some ways.
But this is only hearing it about 2 times. We'll see, and of course with Spectacular Sight looming, it'll have that to compare with or be paired-with in some ways.
Not sure if more commentary will happen in here, although for the 2018-2019 preview and I would think any singles/videos I'll have to post more.
And of course I'll be bumping this entry this coming week once the official links for its release are available. Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, etc.
11/17/18
This finally showed up in my Inbox this late afternoon.
Ours.
I have only listened to a little bit of it per it showed up while in the middle of doing laundry and getting ready to go out to dinner; i.e I don't yet know how much I love it since I haven't heard it yet.
But I have a feeling (in my fanboy bias) that I am going to love it, pretty much like every other Ours album.
Gotta head to bed now, but I likely will take it in tomorrow and post an EDIT in here about it.
1. Kill Me 4:47
2. You Are the Light 4:07
3. Pain Aside 4:39
4. My Love 5:08
5. New Age Heroine 6:32
6. Fallen Flower 4:08
7. Fly 6:03
8. Miles Away 4:42
9. Made to Love 4:49
10. Ring the Bell 5:19
Some more information from Jimmy there:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTmi89HnNj/
I am wondering a couple of things
1) What this album will be like compared to Spectacular Sight III ? which is coming it sounds like in a matter of months
2) Will hard copies be available? which I suspect they will, and along with the Remixing/Remastering of Ballet the Boxer I, might all of these be sold in a Boxed Set or Package, possibly vinyl?
3) Concept?
4)When does it officially go on sale? Black Friday? or Next Saturday the 24th? or maybe even Wednesday the 21st? Given it is Thanksgiving week, a lot of normal stuff is done on different dates like on Wednesday instead of Friday.
I will definitely post links when it does go officially on sale.
Here are the Preorders from their official site/store. Interesting that the CD copies are limited (I preordered 1, maybe I should have ordered more than 1 for that reason).
And that crossed-out pricing, which may be limited?
I also still wonder if with the Remixed version of Ballet the Boxer I and Spectacular Sight III coming, if some kind of boxed set may eventually come out. But you know, all in good times.
Pretty excited to get my CD copy in January, and the Vinyl in 2019 (understandably, those will take longer, but ANY Ours Vinyl is something to look forward to).
Also for the preorders, a Digital Download will come your way soon after you preorder per Facebook
Due to the change of times, we will only be manufacturing a limited amount of CDs. If you would like one, NOW IS THE TIME!
*CD PRE-ORDER (CDS WILL BE DELIVERED BY JANUARY 5TH, 2019)
*VINYL PRE-ORDER (ALL VINYL PRE-ORDERS WILL RECEIVE A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD WITHIN 24 HOURS. VINYL WILL BE DELIVERED IN 2019)CD Preorder
Due to the change of times, we will only be manufacturing a limited amount of CDs.
(CDs will be delivered by January 5th, 2019)
180 Gram Vinyl | All vinyl pre-orders will receive a digital download link within 24 hours.
(Vinyl will be delivered in 2019)
11/21/18iTunes
It's only available there as far as I know. Download and Streaming.
I didn't see it on Spotify and I would assume most of the other Streaming sites right now.
Hoping BANDCAMP and some physical versions, or information at least about the physical copies will be coming soon.
Great fucking record! Really loving many of these songs even more like You Are the Light and the title track especially.
11/18/18
Yeah, so heard this once 1.5 times on the laptop and most of it also in the car, and I am starting to warm up to it.
I still need to hear it with headphones, which hopefully tomorrow at work will happen.
1. Kill Me 4:47
enjoy it, nice album opener like most Ours albums.
2. You Are the Light 4:07
enjoy it more each time, nice flow
3. Pain Aside 4:39
very energetic and catchy. The most on this album, and it is a bit of an outlier in that sense here. Similar to say "Sing" from Ballet the Boxer. This track was also on the original Spectacular Sight track list.
4. My Love 5:08
Gorgeous ballad. A love song, maybe one of if not the best love songs Jimmy Gnecco has written. The standout ballad on an album that has a handful.
5. New Age Heroine 6:32
I like this, but am only maybe luke warm as it kind of has the same tempo throughout. It may need more time though.
6. Fallen Flower 4:08
Probably the track I'm struggling with the most. One of a bunch of slower, ballads on New Age Heroine. I'm going to keep going back to it to see if it grows.
7. Fly 6:03
Oh my gawd this track is stellar! Very dreamy and yet this awesome atmosphere and mood. Some wonderful vocal lines and drum work.
8. Miles Away 4:42
Like Fallen Flower, I'm struggling a little with this one. It was on the original track list for Spectacular Sight I recall, so I'm not sure why Jimmy released it on this one instead, but maybe that'll come out at some point. But this is another slower track that I may just need the headphones to finally have it click with me.
9. Made to Love 4:49
This is another slower, ballad type song, but I think the Falsetto vocal section in the middle and Static's guitar solo make this one really work among other things.
10. Ring the Bell 5:19
I enjoy this, but can't say I am into it yet at least, like many other tracks on this album. And as far as Ours albums closers, in some ways has a lot to compete with, with them having more or less a perfect track record (Get Up, Fall into My Hands, Red Colored Stars, and even As I Wander...)
Overall early impressions is I enjoy a ton of the music on this record already, and would have a hard time for it not to be the leader-in-the-clubhouse for 2018-2019 (22, Muse and some others though pending).
I am getting a similar feel to Ballet the Boxer I with it. A lot of highlights, and in terms of tone and go-to tracks, etc it is on-par, or maybe slightly better in some ways.
But this is only hearing it about 2 times. We'll see, and of course with Spectacular Sight looming, it'll have that to compare with or be paired-with in some ways.
Not sure if more commentary will happen in here, although for the 2018-2019 preview and I would think any singles/videos I'll have to post more.
And of course I'll be bumping this entry this coming week once the official links for its release are available. Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, etc.
11/17/18
This finally showed up in my Inbox this late afternoon.
Everyone who pre-ordered Spectacular Sight, Black Card Holders, and those who purchased the Distorted Lullabies Stream...check your email tonight for a gift from us. We hope you like it. New Age Heroine officially goes on sale next next week. With Love, For Love.
Ours.
I have only listened to a little bit of it per it showed up while in the middle of doing laundry and getting ready to go out to dinner; i.e I don't yet know how much I love it since I haven't heard it yet.
But I have a feeling (in my fanboy bias) that I am going to love it, pretty much like every other Ours album.
Gotta head to bed now, but I likely will take it in tomorrow and post an EDIT in here about it.
1. Kill Me 4:47
2. You Are the Light 4:07
3. Pain Aside 4:39
4. My Love 5:08
5. New Age Heroine 6:32
6. Fallen Flower 4:08
7. Fly 6:03
8. Miles Away 4:42
9. Made to Love 4:49
10. Ring the Bell 5:19
Some more information from Jimmy there:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTmi89HnNj/
I am wondering a couple of things
1) What this album will be like compared to Spectacular Sight III ? which is coming it sounds like in a matter of months
2) Will hard copies be available? which I suspect they will, and along with the Remixing/Remastering of Ballet the Boxer I, might all of these be sold in a Boxed Set or Package, possibly vinyl?
3) Concept?
4)When does it officially go on sale? Black Friday? or Next Saturday the 24th? or maybe even Wednesday the 21st? Given it is Thanksgiving week, a lot of normal stuff is done on different dates like on Wednesday instead of Friday.
I will definitely post links when it does go officially on sale.
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