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Published on July 25th 2003 Well kids, here it is. The interview you have all been waiting for! Today, at 11 PM, I welcomed a very special guest into my computer room. The guest was Thrice's newest album, The Artist In The Ambulance. He showed up decked out in some very impressive packaging. Not to sound shallow or anything, but the cardboard case with the interchangeable pictures, and the production commentary is really cool. You could fall in love with this album without even hearing it! But anyways, enough vanity, and back to the point at hand. Me and my guest (who I, from now on, will refer to as Art) shared a good 45 minutes talking about the goings on in his life over the past year or two. I made sure to record, and transcribe, the whole thing for your reading enjoyment. Now here's the interview, I hope you enjoy it!
ME: Hello, please state your name and what you do. And that was my evening with the Artist In The Ambulance. He is a overall incredibly solid album that I can pretty much recomend to anyone. He won't convert any fans, but he won't lose any either. Well, I'm gonna go have some more quality time with Art, so until next time, goodnight!
(If right now, at this moment, you still do not understand the points that this review made, or the opinions expressed, then do not buy this album. It is quite obvious you dont understand things like, "attempting something different" "having a attention span" "understanding conversation" or "reading and decoding the english language". There are many more suitable albums out there for your taste, seeing as the lyrics to these songs alone would probably make you forget what your name is. they occasionaly use words as well. And sometimes these words form sentences and/or whole stories. For the rest, thank you for reading this.)
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fucking greatest thrice album ever. Great album, fucked up review...Where do you get these guys Punknews. Hire me, I make more sense. I wish we had some place to where we could listen to songs without paying. dude what a loser how could someone interview the tile of a CD i don't get it, people like that ruin good music damn that is why there are so many emo kids out there!!!!, what has this world gone to, bring back the punk and beer. don't let it burn http://www.trinitytc.com/888/casino-directory-2005.html this album is amazing i love everysong to the core very very impressive I have to really give it up for thrice this time. They completely blow me away. The songs i hail to : paper tigers, hoods on peregrine, blood clots and black holes, melting point of wax, and the abolition of a man. Each song has its soft side where just as it gets too soft it totally flips and goes balls to the wall, good old thrice. I cant wait for the new album and keep rockin thrice!!!! P.S.- hoods on peregrine is AMAZING!! Not much to say, good job Thrice. "I though this would be good after falling head over heals in passionate steamy dirty love with Brand New. " great cd, "hoods on peregrine", cold cash and colder hearts, and melting point of wax amazing. I listened to this album I hate nu metal,emo or whatever this crap I hear on radio nowadays here in the US but this is some good music. Plain and simple... I'm an old school metalhead with 5 k albums in my collection and I give this thumbs up for good songwriting and killer production.Keep the cliche like screaming to minimum and do some well thought out guitar solos and you have a big fan guys. TBS and Thursday are bands for loosers and terrorists. You don't want to be a looser, do you? Or a terrorist? 'Cause only a terrorist who hates kittens or something would listen to TBS. First off, people need to stop complaining about how much better Illusion was. It was a good album, but had some whiny ass, retarded tracks, Like In Years to come. In my opinion, this is Thrice's best album yet. easily the best album of 2003. Thrice is the only emo band i can listen to, because they keep whining to a minimal, and when they do whine, its about stuff that actually matters, not "i got dumped" shit. That is, however, just my humble opinion First off, good, interesting, amusing review. Maybe I'm not hearing what some of you seem to be hearing, but I love this CD. I love it for different reasons that Illusion of Safety, but then again I loved that album for different reasons than Identity Crisis. Shit, I even liked the harmonies, and although some of the riffs are simple at times, does it really take that much away from the music? I don't think so. This CD rocks. what would u consider thrice? emo? Whoever made the comment about Thursday having more instrumental talent than Thrice is a dumb-fuck. You can already obviously tell by listening who's more technical, even if you don't play an instrument. Thursday has more of a hardcore sound, and Thrice has more of a metal sound. I doubt any real punkers would like Thrice, unless they had a taste for metal. The only signs of punk seen on this is on the title track, which sounds kinda pop-punky. If you're a punky person, these riffs are definitely not for you. They are more for a metal person, and this isn't the record Metallica should have made, even though it is better than that pile of crap. It isn't trying to be the new Metallica record either. This album is for people that like good music, and aren't subjected to one type of music, and aren't looking for this to be the next IOS, IOS sounds a lot more hardcore, if you've noticed in the vocals. This definitely isn't nu-metal for whatever fag said that. The song structures aren't even similar to it, and its not random whiny angsty lyrics like Linkin Park. This band isn't necessarily horrible, as whichever of you make those comments, lets see you try something better. This album is fairly good, and it all depends on what you like, as I said this album is not for you die-hard punkers. It isn't fake metal-hardcore, and it isn't trying to be. If you want a super-punk album get something by FEAR, and if you really want a metal album, get something by Shadows Fall, or a little more underground, Mors Principium Est. never write a review like that again please, that was boring shit. thanks good stuff, i'd say its my favorite cd of the year....there just isn't a bad track on here. i don't really see much similarity between them and Thurs(besides the obvious...same label, starts with a "t", is semi-mainstream). What an ass album Yea it's not the exact same Thrice we are used to, but if they stayed the same it would get boring. They took the logical next step in their careers. People who say the 2nd half is boring.. wtf? It is awesome.. so is the 1st half. Just becuase it isn't as hard as IC doesn't mean it isn't good. IMO it IS harder than IOS, althought IOS was more ground breaking and origional. In anycase, it is a great album. The Beautiful Mistake are a sort of guilty pleasure of mine. hehe. im still trying to come to terms with it. "I'll go even further than that. Those bands don't compare one eighth to thrice. You can't even compare thursday or TBS to thrice because "NOFXPunkLTJ22 plays a Tom Delonge Strat, therefore you have nothing to say about guitars, riffs, talent and/or music. Sorry you just don't." excellant album, fantastic idea for a review, but in my humble opinion surely you should have given the album a little more personality (hence the word "personify" to describe what you've done there) but it was a good idea and very informative, thanks. Loved it. I was into thrices previously to TAITA, but they have completely outdone themselves. My favorite of the year. very good album. pick it up. If I stick my fingers in my ass & then smell them, they smell like poo poo. seriously, this review is fucking awesome, i know a shitload about this cd now. I always love grammer and vocab. lessons on an internet messageboard. this is a little ways down but jesus christ. Allowed and aloud are two completly different words. the person who failed to realize that is a fucking fucktard. fuck. Thank you. I don't care about this band but I'd just like to say that this IS a good and original review. Don't let the bashers fool you, they don't write reviews anyway... i've never understood the "if you don't like the band why do you comment?!" posts. you comment because it's an internet message board and you feel like commenting. what's wrong with wanting to speak your mind? it wouldn't be interesting if everybody had the same opinions or anyone with differing thoughts kept their mouth shut. where's the fun in that? "I want to make one of those rotating mobiles that hang above babies' cribs, only it would have Sean Ingram singing lullabies a capella. You know, as punishment for unruly babies." "i fail to understand why people who dont like the band would come to a review on the album. if you need attention go elsewhere dont post useless slander about a band you dont like, you wont change anyones mind, there will not be some sort of 'see-the-light' effect from your verbal diarrea" i fail to understand why people who dont like the band would come to a review on the album. if you need attention go elsewhere dont post useless slander about a band you dont like, you wont change anyones mind, there will not be some sort of 'see-the-light' effect from your verbal diarreha. "I'll go even further than that. Those bands don't compare one eighth to thrice. You can't even compare thursday or TBS to thrice because Thats alot of moolas. More power to Thrice. And I dont consider Dream Theater metal. They are straight up prog. 5% of retail? ok so given that they sold close to 50,000 copies in the first week, at $10 a copy (best buy had em for about 8, others for 12 or up) that means that Thrice raised about $25,000 for the charity. From what their website says, the charity had raised a little under 50 grand since it's onset. So in a couple weeks Thrice is likely to double the money that this charity has earned. This review was really gay. NOFXPunkLTJ22 plays a Tom Delonge Strat, therefore you have nothing to say about guitars, riffs, talent and/or music. Sorry you just don't. And I don't remember who, but who was complaining about the riffs being too good? Shut up thats redicules. And I guess it would make me less punk to say I do actually own a Steve Vai CD, because I'm a guitarist and I love listening to great guitarists play. So I guess its only cool to listen to bands that have no talent, don't change the time signature, and can't play good riffs, because than its simple and easy to listen to, and doesn't even require you to think. I didnt realize poison the well was in that list. I thought it was the whole, TBS/Thursday/Brand New thing. I don't listen to poison the well so I wouldn't know, though I can't stand their song on the warped tour comp. dignin Did I ever say they must be better because they're harder? No, besides the fact that they are 1 million times better and 1 million times more talented, they still are better. Some of you need to learn how to spell holy shit. And for the people saying thrice is "fake metal" and shit, they arent trying to be metal, or anything really. Thrice is writing music that they enjoy playing, and you can tell from reading liner notes etc. Find a real reason that they "suck" other than you don't like their style of music. 5% of the retail price. so basically, every time someone buys a cd, a portion of the money they hand to the tool behind the register goes directly to the charity. yea comment below makes a good point...and buying this album is good for us fuckers who are too cheap/lazy to donate more money to charity than the few coins we drop in the can at the quikstop. although, the portion of the proceeds from each album sale could be equivalent...anyone have the actual numbers? people can bitch about this band selling out but the fact is that the more records they sell, the more money they donate to charity, so more power to 'em if they get big. I bought this today and its tops. Sub City will more than likely be a subsiduary of Island. But of course Thrice are sell outs coz they wanna support their families and feed their kids. those dirty, dirty SOB's. Not any other reasons like by being on a bigger label means they can spread their music to people like me in small countries that generally would have to pay $25 US for them. so in a couple of words FUCK UP "So....now most of you hate this because it is too metal. but it is not heavy enough." malmsteen is masturbation, straight up. yeah i can understand that. SOme of the other "qualms" are a little lame though. points for the review, still want to hear ther album "Its pretty obvious that everyone is just looking for a flaw to pick in this album when there really arent any obvious ones. The things I dontlike about this album are a few cliche musical moments. Some bad pacing, and way to many vocal harmonys" Does anyone else think Dustin screaming/repeating "die trying" in one of the songs was intentionally name-dropping a labelmate..of course, it would be purpoted by the label but call me paranoid it seems weird if you ask me.. Maybe they're trying to trick us into thinking they're not on a major...oh wait, I was thinking of Rancid. hahahaha...i lost the subcity sampler that came with it...hey! that reminds me! I think I already lost one of the cards. So....now most of you hate this because it is too metal. but it is not heavy enough. but the second half sucks. but the second half as some of your favorite songs. But you hate his voice and his lyrics. but wait, no you love it! Its pretty obvious that everyone is just looking for a flaw to pick in this album when there really arent any obvious ones. The things I dontlike about this album are a few cliche musical moments. Some bad pacing, and way to many vocal harmonys. I do like how they toned the screaming down a bit thoguh. But to each there own i guess... "All I know is that I really like this. Hard to listen to? "Name one band that sounds like them with their time signature changes and guitar riffs that most bands couldn't do." i havent heard this. All I know is that I really like this. I do not care much for this album. I still like Thrice though; their last album was great, and they donate profits from all their albums to charity. eh well he never mentioned ptw in the comparison. but just to be sure the comment stays Please excuse Adam for his insecurities. (haha, jp, much love adam) But harder and faster does not flip the automatic switch on being a better band. Have you even listened to any Poison the Well songs before you determined they were softer than Thrice? I honestly don't like PtW at all, but I'm not about to say that they're softer...in any way. Do you really think that Poison the Well is softer and slower than Thrice? "1. They are 100 times softer "this record is brilliant. i dare any poison the well, thursday, taking back sunday or any of those other hardcore/emo/etc bands to write a record this good. i can break it down for you - none of them can play like thrice. even more so, none of them can sing like thrice." "Typical band going to a major label and changing the sound that their fans love to try to appeal to the mainstream audience. There are some good songs on this cd like songs 3,9, and 11 but it can't compare to Illusion which is one of the best cd's ever." Oh. My. God. I love this album. Especially that track "she's nubs". That is some funny shit yo. Oh yeah and more to that comment. The end of the CD is the hardest part, so I find it funny how you dont like the second half of the cd, but you want it harder. You contradicting yourself. Comprendo? You can no longer comment because you are so dumb. "the first half of this album is above-average at best. second half of this album is borderline awful. chalk this up as another medicore punk release for 2003. another thing, why is it that every new release this year each band has gotten softer. when the hell are bands go the be more aggressive. can anyone of you come up with a release this year where a punk band put out a record that was harder than their previous album. think hard, it will be a challenge. looks like the only hope for a great punk album this year is the new Strike Anywhere. "How is that for a one-liner, whore?" i must agree... BSD is quite dumb This album is seriously my favorite album..ever My favorite album of the year. Check these guys out. They've got talent. They were born to play. Uh oh. The Thrice Army is after me. I'd better disguise myself as a teenager who wishes he were cool and thinks he listens to great music, and is an idiot, so I can fit in and not get caught. some of my favorite songs on this are tracks 7, 8, 10, and 12 Thank you thriceequalsgod, you have successfully managed to prove my point that most people on this site are a bunch of dicks. I was just seeing how fast someone would respond with a "rude" comment. Have a good day sir. I found this in the review of the reggie concert, its about that BSD kid. "Did you hear that i fail to see why anyone would ever like thrice or any band like them. Did you hear that I dont see why you all hate the second half so much...it has some of my favorite songs. this album is decent, not nearly as good as 'the illusion...'. its just lacking something, like they thought about the songs waaaaaaaaay to much and they ended up losing alot of energy or urgency. its a slower album too. their is less individuality to the songs also, the second half of it just kinda all runs togehter except for the title track. its good, same production, same core sound, the only real change is its slower and lighter, but not really radio friendly like everyone feared. the lyrics seem not as good either. i do like how they simplified some of their song structures. i would get lost in some of their old songs, or there would be a great hook that never came back (deadbolt). Wow what clever grammatical errors... wow what a innovative review..... If you want the record Metallica should have made, listen to Shadows Fall. To the person below : Super Troopers. not a fan of this album really. its not as bad as i expected it to be but not as good as their older stuff. it seems watered down like that new poison the well. ""this is the record Metallica should've made". I agree." thrice isn't a "punk" band dude. they're not a "hardcore" band. they're not a "screamo" band. they're an amazing band that made an awesome record. the first half of this album is above-average at best. second half of this album is borderline awful. chalk this up as another medicore punk release for 2003. another thing, why is it that every new release this year each band has gotten softer. when the hell are bands go the be more aggressive. can anyone of you come up with a release this year where a punk band put out a record that was harder than their previous album. think hard, it will be a challenge. looks like the only hope for a great punk album this year is the new Strike Anywhere. "people say i sweat a lot" "i have dried deoderant cakes under my arms" "i drink maple syrup straight from the bottle" Very interesting review ... props to the reviewer for creativity! I very much like this album and I been on board since Identity Crisis. First listen, I was weary cuz it sounded to polished. After a half dozen listens, though, I really got into this album! I agree with the guy before me ... I will probably lose the cards as well, though I like the band member "takes" on the songs ... good job Thrice! I don't know where that came from but Choke fucking rules, this score is for Choke.
"But it's nice to know that if Thrice started an army to kill all of the people who dissed them, you'd be one of the first to join. " To GreenVandal: not to elevate taking back sunday above their mediocrity, but anybody sounds better when you get to use professional recording equipment. "This band has made a shitty fake metal/hardcore album, not once, not twice...but Thursday blows hard. i think taking back sunday's worst aspect is their singer. song composition is their strong point, production also helps them a lot, and that's not an insult, go listen to the demo version of romances of the 20th century... they sound a lot better with money. This band has made a shitty fake metal/hardcore album, not once, not twice...but I know Im going to lose them all. The packaging is kind of annoying but cool. I know I will end up losing one of those cards. Doesn't deserve more than 5. This review is one of the better "concept" reviews I've seen in a long time. There have been way too many of these things on the site lately, but atleast this one was good. this is NOT the best record of the year, it may be your personal favorite though. There has been plenty of better albums released this year already, not to mention its only july and modest mouse and thursday is yet to come out. Thrice is mediocre at best. "this record is brilliant. i dare any poison the well, thursday, taking back sunday or any of those other hardcore/emo/etc bands to write a record this good. i can break it down for you - none of them can play like thrice. even more so, none of them can sing like thrice." "i didn't know you can talk to CDs. Got a give it a try with my Dillinger Escape Plan CD." "Any 'punkers' that don't appreciate this record listen to too much Pennywise." Did anyone hear the BLINKs new cd is going to be called "The Artist in the Underpants"? |
