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BRAND NEW GETS DOWN

ophelia by opheliaOG 2003 · Jan 11, 2004 · 199 views

Ok, I think I've mentioned my love for this band before, but, it's worth saying again..BRAND NEW, is freakin great...I advise you all to at least check'm out - very unique style of indie rock/emo - a tad experimental @ times but catchy & easy to get into at the same time...Anybody seen the video to thier song "Sic Transit Glroia...Glroy Fades"?...VERY artistic, love it - & the bass line to that song is so infectious - borderline funky...all in a all, a very good band, if you're not already hip to'm, getty up..go download anything off Deja Entandu...Especial Guernica.....& the lyrics, AMAZING, very familiar themes & subjects, phrased in extremely clever/artistic/witty ways....I could definately see many of you diging them...The bassist in the band that my band shares a practice studio with (phil - beside the white) actually went on tour w/them as a roadie, i'm so freakin jealous..

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22 Comments

ilikebirds #8 ilikebirdsOG 2002

sounds just like micahel jackson if you ask me

jp #7 jpOG 2003

Ahhh I hear a lot of Brand New's "Quiet Things" since I'm so addicted to NHL 2004, and it's on that games soundtrack...

ophelia #7.1 opheliaOG 2003

great song!..........

thatdarngirl #6 thatdarngirlOG 2002

I have Forreste..or Bryan's Brand New CD now..

forrestina #6.1 forrestinaOG 2002

hah oh boy i knew something would get left somewhere

ophelia #6.2 opheliaOG 2003

listen to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yodasucka #6.3 yodasuckaOG 2003

LoL! MY BAD! i forgot to take it outta your CD player!

violetboregaurd #5 violetboregaurdOG 2003 informative

Check out their first CD - My Favorite Weapon; ridiculously good.

yodasucka #5.1 yodasuckaOG 2003

i totally support this comment

ophelia #5.2 opheliaOG 2003

I think both albums are great...in very different ways though - the first one's punk-ish, extremely clever lyric-wise, & it's catchy w/out being corney....The second has some of those same characterstics, but it's a bit more experimental

violetboregaurd #5.2.1 violetboregaurdOG 2003

yeah i gotta agree... my favorite weapon was instantly a favorite, and Deja Entendanu I liked, but it grew on me sooooo much so. I had to really listed to it, then I was playing it more than the first.

violetboregaurd #4 violetboregaurdOG 2003

Honest to goodness... Brand New saved me last summer. They are AWESOME. I LOVE jesse, well actually everyone of the guys. I saw them in concert and freaked. I hope they don't get played out - I want them to stay awesome.

ophelia #4.1 opheliaOG 2003

yeah, you're definately invited to scavenger hunt next time - any fan of brand new is more than worthy of the joy that IS the scavenger hunt...

On another note, i think we should combine scavenger hunt, and man hunt....any ideas as to how?

violetboregaurd #4.1.1 violetboregaurdOG 2003

hmmm you have to find a person with certain characteristics... not sure how though.
And I love brand new... they saved me this past summer... did i mention that before...lol.

fivezero #3 fivezeroOG 2003

s'good. i like it because it's less emo than a lot of emo garbagio out there. the voice and the guitar sounds make me smile. i'll say that brand new is not emo. no, they are not.

ophelia #3.1 opheliaOG 2003

dude, u must not have heard all'a their stuff....lol, I think a bad taste in your mouth regarding the term emo - but listen to ANYTHING off the album before thiis one & that's basically all it is...both albums are great, this one's a tad bit weirder..in a good way obviously

socalgal #2 socalgalOG 2003

I really like this band too! They have a little of "morrissey" in them

guilderbellsuck #2.1 guilderbellsuckOG 2003

ehh garbage. I disagree.

ballyhoo #2.2 ballyhooOG 2001

I totally agree with the morrissey reference . His vocals sound very similar.

ophelia #2.2.1 opheliaOG 2003

definately - there's also a lot of influence from the band Built To Spill - musically anyway

violetboregaurd #2.3 violetboregaurdOG 2003

I gotta agree, very Smith-like some of their riffs.

ballyhoo #1 ballyhooOG 2001

Yea, Ive expressed my views on this before. Really good stuff.

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