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« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2007, 04:45:28 pm »
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I\'m not a moe. fan either.

But there are many things I respect about the band.

For example, they are not Tea Leaf Green.


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« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2007, 07:12:30 pm »
i got the album this afternoon and think its pretty good thru the first time.  i look forward to getting to know it
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« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2007, 07:25:01 pm »
picked it up on the way home today. Circiut city, you suck. No moe at all. Best buy, you suck almost as bad. 1 copy of conch and 1 copy of w&a4. :wtf2:
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« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2007, 07:51:57 pm »
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i have listened to every moe album and ive seen them a couple of times. aside from their tsunami benefir show in nyc with guets like trey medeski sam bush and others, i never really thought much of them.  every studio album has its one or two redeemable songs in my opinion but as a whole they just do not interest me personally.

i feel like they try to hard to have a certain sound and it just doesn\'t sound natural or even remotely original.  i find all their music is relatively predictable and the same goes for the new album. just not really a fan of it.

that being said, i think wormwood is a great album and has a great flow/feel to it. i dont know, i guess they just bore me, i would take a breakfast show any day of the week over moe.


^^^written by an umphrey\'s fan.  a band that at one point, looked up to moe. so much, that they\'d even cover a song of theirs.  hard to knock moe.\'s originality if you\'re the um fan.

and that tsunami benefit show was overrated.  4th best moe. show of that weekend alone.
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« Reply #19 on: January 27, 2007, 11:50:28 pm »
I\'m listening to the album now, and i can see why there\'s mixed reviews.  BJP, She and LATW didn\'t do much for me studio wise, but Tailspin, the Pit, Down Boy and Wind it Up are a lot better, especially WIU which is a song I\'m not particularly in love w/ normally.

I was kinda anti the entire album before it even came it.  one, it should\'ve been released about a year earlier, and two they left off several key songs that\'ve made it much better imo.  of all the recent moe. tunes, i think they could\'ve made a completely different album using all the songs that were left off this and I\'d have been all for that.

what Igzy wishes the Conch was:

1. McBain- phatty jam, what moe. is all about
2. Lazarus- recently redone and breathed new life to, also \'nother solid jam
3. Wicked Awesome- short al. rocker, just the way i like \'em
4. Biblical Proportions- a good change of pace, better than the other Rob songs showcased on the album.
5. Good Trip- short, sweet, seems harmless, but when played right can be tripped the fuck out.
6. George- McBain\'s little brother, also a good jam.

those 6 songs alone could\'ve been a sick jammed out album, but thats not what they\'re going for unfortunately.
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« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2007, 12:17:52 am »
7. Summer O I (the old way)
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« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2007, 01:20:52 am »
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7. Summer O I (the old way)


no.  make your own album, don\'t fuck up mine.
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« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2007, 01:36:49 am »
I have seen moe. twice and have Meat, No Doy, Tin Cans... as well as L and Live at the Aragon 11/1/03, which I was at.  How does Conch stack up against the earlier studio albums?  We all know they can jam, but their studio efforts are more about writing songs than jamming (with some exceptions).
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« Reply #23 on: January 28, 2007, 04:51:55 am »
The heart of moe. is in their songwriting and this album shows that on point.  I am an avid moe. fan and I realize that they clearly are better live, but they manage to capture so much soul through keeping the album relatively simple.  It gives us something more to expect live while giving us the perfect template for what they will do live.  Track 12 "where does the time go?" has grown on me almost to the point where it is going to be my favorite song for at least 3 months.  I highly look forward to Rob busting out the upright bass in Philly in 2 weeks, as he did in denver for lazuras, and meat, played with a bow...  Change can be good

Oh and The Pit farkin\' rox!
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« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2007, 11:30:00 am »
Looks like I\'ll be pickin\' it up this week.  :) Just found out the show here in Chicago at the Park West is sold out.  Shit!
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« Reply #25 on: January 28, 2007, 11:42:03 am »
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^^^written by an umphrey\'s fan.  a band that at one point, looked up to moe. so much, that they\'d even cover a song of theirs.  hard to knock moe.\'s originality if you\'re the um fan.

and that tsunami benefit show was overrated.  4th best moe. show of that weekend alone.


a) im not looking to get in an argument over any of this because its purely subjective so please don\'t start hinting at anyones false knowledge

b) every band at one point looks up to certain bands.  i can say as a breakfast fan, there are few bands that the breakfast has covered or that tim has played that i never or will never like, that doesn\'t mean that the band itself is not original nor that it is odd for me to enjoy the music of the band that covers them.  UM covered rebubala when they were a completely different band in 98, with a different drummer and one less guitar player (main influence behind the bands music today).

c)i completely disagree when you say its hard to knock moes talent when i listen to UM.  UM, in my opinion ofcourse, is extrememly more original than moe ever has been.  Just because they are friendly with and used to cover a moe. tune doesn\'t really mean it comes through their music.  Personally i think Umphrey\'s is the best thing to happen to music in a while and that they are incredibly original in a songwriting sense and improvising sense. its completely different than the organic jamming feel of a band like breakfast or moe but its still something i love to see and hear.

d) i loved the tsunami show, i haven\'t seen that many moe shows but it was one of my favorite concert experiences of all time.  i thought the sit ins were great and i loved the set list.

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« Reply #26 on: January 28, 2007, 03:38:27 pm »
has anyone heard u-melt\'s "the i\'s mind"?  I saw them last night at the good ol\' northstar and bought the album.  it is incredible!  it is non-stop mind oozing goodness that is very well worth a few listens.  how does this relate to the conch?  i don\'t know but I didn\'t want to start a thread.  anyhoo, give this album a try.  i think you all would enjoy it
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« Reply #27 on: January 29, 2007, 01:09:30 pm »
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has anyone heard u-melt\'s "the i\'s mind"?  I saw them last night at the good ol\' northstar and bought the album.  it is incredible!  it is non-stop mind oozing goodness that is very well worth a few listens.  how does this relate to the conch?  i don\'t know but I didn\'t want to start a thread.  anyhoo, give this album a try.  i think you all would enjoy it


I am not a fan of U-Melt, I think their live show is very weak, I have not heard any of their studio albums though.
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« Reply #28 on: January 29, 2007, 04:34:53 pm »
Finally got my copy of High and Congress and the Conch today, in the midst of my first listen through now and am really enjoying it.
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« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2007, 03:23:55 pm »
it\'s an ok cd, no tin cans or no doy

does BJP sound at all like phish\'s "walfredo" at times to anybody else

tailspin is my fav so far on the album
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