Comments on: The Twilight Sad – Forget the Night Ahead http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29482 Matthew Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:31:37 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29482 I'm not having a dig, just surprised, given you summed it up pretty well in your comment above! I’m not having a dig, just surprised, given you summed it up pretty well in your comment above!

]]> By: Ally http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29481 Ally Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:25:04 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29481 Not joking Matthew. If it's more than you or anyone else can be arsed with, there'll be a 150 version in the print mag too. Not joking Matthew. If it’s more than you or anyone else can be arsed with, there’ll be a 150 version in the print mag too.

]]> By: Campfires & Battlefields http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29460 Campfires & Battlefields Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:19:07 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29460 OK, I've listened to it properly a few times now (it's streaming on the Fat Cat website) and I'm pretty sure I love it. A lot. So there. OK, I’ve listened to it properly a few times now (it’s streaming on the Fat Cat website) and I’m pretty sure I love it. A lot. So there.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29431 Matthew Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:45:55 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29431 Typo fixed, Volders, thank you. Yeah, Mrs. Toad loves vampire movies so we watched Twilight a month or so ago. Christ they stared at each other a lot. Boooring. Bart will probably now come up with a hilarious and eminently quotable meaning for the obscure noun 'punchnig'. Typo fixed, Volders, thank you.

Yeah, Mrs. Toad loves vampire movies so we watched Twilight a month or so ago. Christ they stared at each other a lot. Boooring.

Bart will probably now come up with a hilarious and eminently quotable meaning for the obscure noun ‘punchnig’.

]]> By: Voldermania http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29430 Voldermania Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:39:44 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29430 You wrote 'punchnig' up there somewhere. I googled just to check it wasn't some obscure word, because that would have been embarrassing. I always confuse 'The Twilight Sad' with 'Six Twilights', and both bands with recent vampire movie/book 'Twilight'. And really everyone shoul try to distance themselves from that. You wrote ‘punchnig’ up there somewhere. I googled just to check it wasn’t some obscure word, because that would have been embarrassing.
I always confuse ‘The Twilight Sad’ with ‘Six Twilights’, and both bands with recent vampire movie/book ‘Twilight’. And really everyone shoul try to distance themselves from that.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29400 Matthew Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:40:47 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29400 Well if I'm criticising them for anything it's for not evolving, particularly when the well of ideas for their initial direction seems to have run rather dry. I can't figure out if I'm being overly harsh because I expect such a lot after loving their first album so much. Or maybe it's the other way around, maybe I'm being overly generous because I love the first album so much, whereas were this by anyone else I would long since have given up trying to find anything much to recommend it at all. Well if I’m criticising them for anything it’s for not evolving, particularly when the well of ideas for their initial direction seems to have run rather dry.

I can’t figure out if I’m being overly harsh because I expect such a lot after loving their first album so much. Or maybe it’s the other way around, maybe I’m being overly generous because I love the first album so much, whereas were this by anyone else I would long since have given up trying to find anything much to recommend it at all.

]]> By: Rampant Chutney Consumerism http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29396 Rampant Chutney Consumerism Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:57:13 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29396 hhhhhhmmmmmmm....arse! What can a band do? stay the same and trundle out the same type of stuff year on year, then get slated for it for not pushing themselves, or progress and develop their sound and then get slated for not being true to themselves. I love Twilight Sad, the first time i saw them live they took my breath away, and when i heard the first album it floored me with its wall of sound. Now if i was going to be hyper-critical (which, with the above review i think you are being Mr Toad) then I'd say that the first Twilight Sad album was a little 2 dimensional, one great trick played over and over, it didn't bother me at all cos I loved the trick and the songs. However, on this new one they have developed the sound and, whilst still keeping the TS power, there is more depth and warmth to the guitar sound and, to my ears, more space between the instruments. In terms of an individual act I think this is a great big leap forward. I love it! p.s. Euan you are right about that last gig…..and don't fear the album delivers also! hhhhhhmmmmmmm….arse!

What can a band do? stay the same and trundle out the same type of stuff year on year, then get slated for it for not pushing themselves, or progress and develop their sound and then get slated for not being true to themselves.
I love Twilight Sad, the first time i saw them live they took my breath away, and when i heard the first album it floored me with its wall of sound.
Now if i was going to be hyper-critical (which, with the above review i think you are being Mr Toad) then I’d say that the first Twilight Sad album was a little 2 dimensional, one great trick played over and over, it didn’t bother me at all cos I loved the trick and the songs. However, on this new one they have developed the sound and, whilst still keeping the TS power, there is more depth and warmth to the guitar sound and, to my ears, more space between the instruments. In terms of an individual act I think this is a great big leap forward.
I love it!

p.s. Euan you are right about that last gig…..and don’t fear the album delivers also!

]]> By: Euan http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29394 Euan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:38:48 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29394 Right, I've not heard this album yet but I want to agree with Jim's point about the worst part about them live being the monotonous guitar sound or wall of noise. The lovely subtleties of the first record were always lost live for me. I saw them recently at the Bongo Club though and it was the best I'd seen them. I am looking forward to the album, but from what I've heard so far I do expect it to be more of the same. Right, I’ve not heard this album yet but I want to agree with Jim’s point about the worst part about them live being the monotonous guitar sound or wall of noise. The lovely subtleties of the first record were always lost live for me. I saw them recently at the Bongo Club though and it was the best I’d seen them. I am looking forward to the album, but from what I’ve heard so far I do expect it to be more of the same.

]]> By: Tart http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29389 Tart Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:34:43 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29389 I love you, C&B. And I adore this album, which might have been improved by adding a droning, teeth-rattling accordian. But, then again, maybe not. I love you, C&B. And I adore this album, which might have been improved by adding a droning, teeth-rattling accordian. But, then again, maybe not.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/09/the-twilight-sad-forget-the-night-ahead/#comment-29379 Matthew Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:06:35 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=7076#comment-29379 Thousand? Fucking hell, I hope you're joking. I never noticed the lack of accordion actually, but you're right, it is rather missed. Maybe I'm in the same boat though, because I bloody loved their debut, which almost made it inevitable that this would disappoint. Thousand? Fucking hell, I hope you’re joking.

I never noticed the lack of accordion actually, but you’re right, it is rather missed. Maybe I’m in the same boat though, because I bloody loved their debut, which almost made it inevitable that this would disappoint.

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