New Killers, Tori Amos . . .

[3LB]

Here's a couple of in-studio runthroughs, kinda unpolished compared to the CD versions but cool none the less.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

The new one from Zeus, Busting Visions, continues Say Us's refusal to stay focused, still touching the same bases as before; the Harrisonesque twang, Van Morrison soul and Nilsson tinpan alley, but now with healthy dose of T-Rex. Perhaps not as polished as the debut (I did say T-Rex after all) choosing a slightly homemade sound on a few songs, like the opener, Are You Gonna Waste My Time. They even get downright danceable towards the end of the album, with two songs that could've been lifted from an old Of Montreal album. Don't worry, they bring it back down to earth with a little Nilsson on Cool Blue (And The Things You Do) and Harrison-like note bending on Now That I've Got You. The sprawl and diversity alone conjures memories of Nilsson Schmilsson.

[Swish]

...nearly barfed in my mouth. Sounds like a Journey retread or something. Contrived lyrics and uninteresting, forced melody.



"Blonde hair blowin' in the summer wind
A blue-eyed girl playing in the sand
I'd been on her trail for a little while
But that was the night that she broke down and held my hand
The teenage rush, she said, "Ain't we all just runaways, we got time"
Well that ain't much...
We can't wait 'til tomorrow
You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose, oh!

We got engaged on a Friday night
I swore on the head of our unborn child that I could take care of the three of us
But I got the tendency to slip when the nights get wild.
It's in my blood
She says she might just runaway somewhere else, some place good
We can't wait 'til tomorrow
You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose

Let's take a chance baby we can't lose
Ain’t we all just runaways?
I knew it when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
I knew it when I held you, I wasn't lettin' go

We used to look at the stars and confess our dreams
Hold each other to the morning light
We used to laugh, now we only fight
Baby are you lonesome now?

At night I come home after they go to sleep
Like a stumbling ghost, I haunt these halls
There's a picture of us on our wedding day
I recognize the girl but I can't settle in these walls

We can't wait 'til tomorrow
Now we're caught up in the appeal, baby why you wanna hide it?
It's the last thing on my mind
(Why you wanna hide it?)
I turn the engine over and my body just comes alive and we all just runaways
I knew it when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
I knew it when I held you, I wasn't lettin go, no no no!
(No no no!)
Ain't we all just runaways?
Yeah runaway
Ain't we all just runaways?
Yeah"


If that's indicative of the rest of the record, count me out please! I think I could come up with better lyrics than that crap.

[Snowbunny]

...nearly barfed in my mouth. Sounds like a Journey retread or something. Contrived lyrics and uninteresting, forced melody.



"Blonde hair blowin' in the summer wind
A blue-eyed girl playing in the sand
I'd been on her trail for a little while
But that was the night that she broke down and held my hand
The teenage rush, she said, "Ain't we all just runaways, we got time"
Well that ain't much...
We can't wait 'til tomorrow
You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose, oh!

We got engaged on a Friday night
I swore on the head of our unborn child that I could take care of the three of us
But I got the tendency to slip when the nights get wild.
It's in my blood
She says she might just runaway somewhere else, some place good
We can't wait 'til tomorrow
You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose

Let's take a chance baby we can't lose
Ain’t we all just runaways?
I knew it when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
I knew it when I held you, I wasn't lettin' go

We used to look at the stars and confess our dreams
Hold each other to the morning light
We used to laugh, now we only fight
Baby are you lonesome now?

At night I come home after they go to sleep
Like a stumbling ghost, I haunt these halls
There's a picture of us on our wedding day
I recognize the girl but I can't settle in these walls

We can't wait 'til tomorrow
Now we're caught up in the appeal, baby why you wanna hide it?
It's the last thing on my mind
(Why you wanna hide it?)
I turn the engine over and my body just comes alive and we all just runaways
I knew it when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
I knew it when I held you, I wasn't lettin go, no no no!
(No no no!)
Ain't we all just runaways?
Yeah runaway
Ain't we all just runaways?
Yeah"


If that's indicative of the rest of the record, count me out please! I think I could come up with better lyrics than that crap.

Now we're caught up in the appeal, baby why you wanna hide it? CHEEESY!

But layoff Journey, willya? It was a different time and place, when cheesy lyrics melted hearts.

[3LB]

...nearly barfed in my mouth. Sounds like a Journey retread or something. Contrived lyrics and uninteresting, forced melody...
If that's indicative of the rest of the record, count me out please! I think I could come up with better lyrics than that crap.

more like Ric Ocasik lyrics, but yeah, cheesy and FWIW, typical Killers

[Snowbunny]

Here's a couple of in-studio runthroughs, kinda unpolished compared to the CD versions but cool none the less.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

The new one from Zeus, Busting Visions, continues Say Us's refusal to stay focused, still touching the same bases as before; the Harrisonesque twang, Van Morrison soul and Nilsson tinpan alley, but now with healthy dose of T-Rex. Perhaps not as polished as the debut (I did say T-Rex after all) choosing a slightly homemade sound on a few songs, like the opener, Are You Gonna Waste My Time. They even get downright danceable towards the end of the album, with two songs that could've been lifted from an old Of Montreal album. Don't worry, they bring it back down to earth with a little Nilsson on Cool Blue (And The Things You Do) and Harrison-like note bending on Now That I've Got You. The sprawl and diversity alone conjures memories of Nilsson Schmilsson.

Nice description, but I'm having issues getting any of their samples to work. The links you provided gave me a "bad request" error, and the first couple of links on my google search said "unavailable". And I'm in Canada!

Back to the drawing board . . .

[3LB]

Nice description, but I'm having issues getting any of their samples to work. The links you provided gave me a "bad request" error, and the first couple of links on my google search said "unavailable". And I'm in Canada!

Back to the drawing board . . .

I did those links from my smartphone, so maybe that's the problem

I'll try it from my PC

'Anything You Want Dear' by Zeus - YouTube
'A Strong Mind' by Zeus - YouTube

[Snowbunny]

I did those links from my smartphone, so maybe that's the problem

I'll try it from my PC

'Anything You Want Dear' by Zeus - YouTube
'A Strong Mind' by Zeus - YouTube

No worries, 3LB. Turns out it was my browser blocking me!