Montclare Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Lazy Bones was my favorite of the three. Oh Love didn't feel that much different and Wild One felt... muddier? I definitely prefer the original. Lazy Bones was the only one that felt like it added new elements to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosuke Hanamura Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I honestly like the new Oh Love mix. The bass is more audible, and the drums pack a punch like the Woodstock vinyl. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalitops Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 After a first listen, I have no idea why this exists. Lazy Bones is great, but was one of the few songs on the trilogy least in need of a remix. Wild One sounds flat and is an average song, but at least there are obvious changes. Oh Love is the same relatively boring song and is still too long. Puzzling that these are the 3 trilogy songs chosen for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtuous Xman Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Here's my take. I am totally cool with making the guitars louder because that was one of the biggest gripes folks mentioned from this triple album. The way its going I bet the band feels the same way to a degree too. My only thought though is since this is being released under reprise does that mean things are squared away with the band moving forward with them or what? Hopefully they release more songs as well. I really want to hear nuclear family, let yourself go, carpe diem, 8th street serenade....geez really every song if possible with louder guitars just to get an idea. Because from hearing this, with fell for you, it sounds a hell of a lot better that's for sure. One can only hope. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave To The Network Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Is anyone else noticing a lot of mic feedback in Oh Love? I understand that it can be an aesthetic decision, I just wanted to make sure I'm not crazy and it's actually there. Not on Billie's voice, but on the instruments I think. I'm no expert so it's hard to tell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Posted April 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 I fucking LOVE these. The added depth from the big guitars and newly added parts are exactly what these songs needed. Just the perfect balance of sounding like raw, garage rock as well as having just the right amount of that studio magic. Thanks so much boys, stuff like this just proves why you are still the best fucking band out there! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Posted April 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, Green Day In Seattle said: Is anyone else noticing a lot of mic feedback in Oh Love? I understand that it can be an aesthetic decision, I just wanted to make sure I'm not crazy and it's actually there. Not on Billie's voice, but on the instruments I think. I'm no expert so it's hard to tell. There's definitely a lot of feedback and I think its great. Part of the problem with the original songs is that they were too... what's the word...? Polished? Overproduced? All makeup but none of that natural beauty? You know what I mean, just overdone to the point where they were good songs musically, but became a bit bland and lifeless. These mixes give them that edge that makes them feel more real, energetic and a little gritty, but in a good way. Kind of like final studio versions of Demolicious and I'm diggin' it! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThranaM Posted April 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 If they do this mix of Carpe Diem, I think that song would be killer. These Otis mixes sounds like the studio versions from Cuatro, and I think that is the way to go for these albums really 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave To The Network Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Red said: There's definitely a lot of feedback and I think its great. Part of the problem with the original songs is that they were too... what's the word...? Polished? Overproduced? All makeup but none of that natural beauty? You know what I mean, just overdone to the point where they were good songs musically, but became a bit bland and lifeless. These mixes give them that edge that makes them feel more real, energetic and a little gritty, but in a good way. Kind of like final studio versions of Demolicious and I'm diggin' it! Yeah, I get what you mean. I don't really hear a lot of difference other than they sound "bigger" and richer, but it's enough to actually notice. There is a very Rotting-eque little guitar line in Wild One that I really like. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Only listened on pretty crappy earbuds so far and , to be fair, have not listened to the originals for quite a while now but these just feel brighter, rawer and more like GD in some way. I’m hearing bigger drums which is great and they just seem better, I’m with @Red I feel the Originals were just too smooth in some way, all the guts had been knocked out of them. Also agree with @Virtuous Xman in that I hope this means their new contract gives them freedom to do stuff like this whenever they want so that’s where part of the excitement is coming from for me. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritz Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Love the dirty guitars on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redline punk Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I want let yourself go and 99 revolutions. Great songs that deserve more. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidana Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 The vocals in wild one are also rerecorded right? They sound different 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_19 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 They sound pretty good, noticably heavier and I think the difference between the originals and these is greater than the different between the original and remixed Fell For You. My favorite upgrade is probably Wild One, love the added guitar parts a whole lot Revisiting a point made above, are they signed to a new contract with Reprise? They definitely seem to have a lot of freedom at the moment given Billie is releasing a cover every Monday, openly talking (to Zane Lowe) about having written more songs and releasing things like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE THE X-KID Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I listened to with some decent headphones and wow Oh Love blew me away, can't believe how good that sounded. Lazy Bones was good but sounded really muddy to me, the high end stuff like cymbals sounded wishy washy and bad quality. Some of the bass and guitars were muddy. Wild One was cool too but again kinda muddy. I don't wanna complain because I'm so glad we got these and hope we get more but they could do with another mix to fix the levels and balance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Ross_19 said: They sound pretty good, noticably heavier and I think the difference between the originals and these is greater than the different between the original and remixed Fell For You. My favorite upgrade is probably Wild One, love the added guitar parts a whole lot Revisiting a point made above, are they signed to a new contract with Reprise? They definitely seem to have a lot of freedom at the moment given Billie is releasing a cover every Monday, openly talking (to Zane Lowe) about having written more songs and releasing things like this Billie doing covers doesn’t really mean anything as Billie could always do those or even original music outside of Reprise as Billie is only signed to them as a group Billie as a solo artist could always do another label or indie (usually at least the common group contracts generally only holds them as group and not solo artists but there’s always exceptions) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miko Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, Aidana Shyngysbayeva said: The vocals in wild one are also rerecorded right? They sound different Definitely, Oh Love and Lazy Bones have both their original vocals but Wild One has so much different vocals (especially after the solo), even if vocals are too loud it's noticeable. As for these remixes, every song has their goods; Lazy Bones overall sounds just better, Wild One got new life with added lead guitar part + overall garage sound and I can finally appreciate bass in Oh Love, never heard it before. Just beautiful, even though vocals are way too damn loud in Wild One and Oh Love wasn't that interesting but it's ok. Thanks Billie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Loved this. It reminded me of how good these songs actually are, and how bad the production of that record was. All of the songs really benefit from this new mix, the difference is quite impressive in all of the three tracks. I mean, I always liked Lazy Bones, but Wild One and Oh Love are really losing that flatness that IMHO heavily and negatively impact most of the Trilogy songs. Really digging this. The songs are so long tho 😄 I got used to the FOAM tracklist and seeing 13 minutes for three tracks shocked me 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Green Day In Seattle said: Is anyone else noticing a lot of mic feedback in Oh Love? I understand that it can be an aesthetic decision, I just wanted to make sure I'm not crazy and it's actually there. Not on Billie's voice, but on the instruments I think. I'm no expert so it's hard to tell. I think it sounds cool. Most likely you’re right it’s feedback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPunk94 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 what a surprise, keep it going GD ! i personally love the trilogy! and lazy bones is one of my favorites of all trilogy songs! cant wait to listen to the remixed songs sadly, oh love and wild one are one of my least favorites of the trilogy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE THE X-KID Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I think Uno suffers the most from the trilogy production so it'd be really cool to hear more songs from it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_19 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, WhiteTim said: Billie doing covers doesn’t really mean anything as Billie could always do those or even original music outside of Reprise as Billie is only signed to them as a group Billie as a solo artist could always do another label or indie (usually at least the common group contracts generally only holds them as group and not solo artists but there’s always exceptions) Very true, but all these things are being put out via the band's offical channels, whereas in the past I imagine the covers may have gone out under the Longshot name. We've had 3 releases from the band in the last two weeks via their offical channels (the two covers and now this EP), which is far different from what has been the norm in past dydl3w. It's been spontaneous 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1989 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On first listen Oh Love sounds the most improved. More grit and it definitely needed tightening up after the solo, going straight into the "oh love". My complaint with that song was always that it was too long and repetitive when it didn't need to be, especially for a lead single. This is a definite improvement. Wild One also sounded better. Lazy Bones sounded good too. I'm not sure that one really needed a mix though. I'd love to hear more of these mixes. Some that could definitely be improved with a less polished sound would be Carpe Diem, Rusty James and Makeout Party. I'm sure when Billie posted about these mixes years ago he hash tagged a few songs. Does anyone remember which ones? I seem to remember Missing You. On a side note, it's awesome to see the trilogy hasn't been forgotten. This is the next best thing after playing them live. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I’m pleasantly surprised that he chose to remix Lazy Bones. In the past it’s seeemed Billie didn’t want to go back to this song saying it’s too depressing to think about. Maybe it could make its way into the Longshot setlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Ross_19 said: Very true, but all these things are being put out via the band's offical channels, whereas in the past I imagine the covers may have gone out under the Longshot name. We've had 3 releases from the band in the last two weeks via their offical channels (the two covers and now this EP), which is far different from what has been the norm in past dydl3w. It's been spontaneous Well this EP would be Reprise even if they are off of the label since Reprise owns the songs I think until we get an actual release of new GD music or they say in a interview we won’t know if they stayed with Reprise or not 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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