i’m not going to lie. i cringed when i typed out the title for this post. this fucking sucks and i’m bummed as hell, but i’ll be there on may 11th. hell, i might just go to austin and see this shit twice.
dates below the jump.
-grizzly
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thought i’d take the time to highlight two of my favorite albums of all time, both of which who turned ’10′ in the past couple days.
first, thrice – illusion of safety. — pretty much my favorite band, and the album that started it all. sure, i had heard identity crisis, but it wasn’t until this album dropped (DEADBOLT!!!!) till i realized how full of BAMFers these orange county guys were.
next, coheed and cambria – second stage turbine blade. — the proggy bastards in coheed started out their elusive saga with this first record – a grower, not a show-er.
i kind of lump these two bands in the same “era” of music for me, as they were both pretty central in what i was listening to in my adolesence. (see: the emo swoop years) anyway, spend 1.5 hours jamming these today and thank me later!
-grizzly
thrice is pretty much my favorite band, and i’m sad about the hiatus and stuff — so here’s the deal. a user on absolutepunk.net (ACA) posted this up. he might be the man behind it, so here i am bringing it to you and any other fan of thrice. this is a pretty accurate and complete collection of b-sides from every era of thrice. from 1999′s first impressions EP to the beggars era, including all the christmas songs, covers and reworks in between. i’d throw up a tracklisting, but that’s half the fun.
oh and i did the artwork fairly quickly.
download:
thrice – the complete b-sides collection
-grizzly
what does thrice drummer do in his spare time? create beautiful instrumentals, that’s what. “31 million something” moments is a lush instrumental laced with programmed drum patterns and pianos. download it for a buck via you know who.
stream/buy:
riley breckenridge [of thrice] – 31,556,926 moments
-grizzly
in the news that all thrice diehards like myself were both dreading and expecting, dustin kensrue has released a statement for the band, indicating that they will be taking some time off after their spring tour. while details of the tour have not been divulged (other than the fact that a lot of old songs will be played), the details of the hiatus have. dustin will go on to tend to his domestic duties of raising his 3 children and spending time with the wife; likewise with teppei. a full statement can be read on their website (or below the jump), and my statement is as follows:
thanks for the good times, thrice. i’ve seen you on every tour in houston (and some in austin and san antonio) since 2002 and would probably go watch you another twenty times. good luck with all future endeavors and come back soon, k thx.
-grizzly
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there aren’t many better things thrice does than turn their electric songs acoustic. and for fans of major/minor, baeblemusic put together a session of a handful of m/m songs spliced with interviews and all that good stuff. head over to baeble to watch the whole thing.
watch:
thrice – baeble acoustic sessions
-grizzly
the boys in thrice have released a performance based music video for their major/minor single, and i could’ve sworn the single was “yellow belly.” no problem here, because “promises” is much better. love the blurred visuals here. then again, thrice could’ve had a collage of rainbows and dead horse fetuses and i probably would’ve thought it was heartbreaking and innovative.
-grizzly
all photo credits: weworemasks
So at this point, this is the third (heh) Thrice interview to date for weworemasks, and it was just as fun as the first two times. I’ve never been shy about how much I like this band, so it was cool to get the chance to sit down with the bassist, Eddie Breckenridge, to talk all things tour, Major/Minor and what album he’d be interested in playing in full for an anniversary if the opportunity came up.
And I know it’s a bit dated, but the tour’s just starting and I got around to transcribing the interview today. Hit the jump and pass it along!
-grizzly
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photo credit: weworemasks
As a reader of this blog, no one should be surprised to see Thrice show recaps on the reg. I’ve seen nearly every Thrice tour in Texas since 2001, and the current tour in support of Major/Minor is #20. That’s right, I’ve seen ONE band TWENTY times, and I’ve never gotten tired of it. Excuse my clearly biased glow and praise of this band, and hit the jump for the recap.
-grizzly
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Thrice has pretty much been my favorite band of the last 10 years. Considering I’ve seen them 19 times (soon to be 20) since 2001, I wouldn’t say that’s too far off. Don’t worry, I’m not as biased for Thrice as I am for you know who. Hit the jump for the review.
Oh and there’s two more coming this week.
-grizzly
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as thrice’s eighth (do we count the alchemy index pairs as two separate releases?!) studio release hits stores tomorrow, people like myself are very excited. in the meantime, head over to AOL music to stream their latest. RIYL: BEGGARS AND DUSTIN KENSRUE’S VOICE.
stream:
thrice – major/minor [full album stream]
-grizzly
here’s another, fantastic song from thrice’s upcoming major/minor record, which they premiered via fuelTV’s the daily habit. note to fuel: get better a/v equipment. this looks like it was shot via a pretty nice webcam.
-grizzly
one time for studio versions! after hearing this song a couple times in live, youtube form, it’s nice to put the studio touches (and lyrics) to a song from major/minor. loving the guitar tone here.
-grizzly
new thrice? don’t mind if i do! at a recent show this past saturday in santa ana, thrice premiered a trio of new songs aside from “anthology.” cannot wait to hear the studio recordings, considering the quality of these. major/minor is in stores on september 20th.
two more videos below the jump.
-grizzly
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yeah, buddy. had footage of this song being performed live posted the other day, but this is on that studio ish – an official b-side of the record after preordering it.
cannot wait for major/minor.
-grizzly
dustin kensrue’s rolling solo here, but he performs a new thrice song from major/minor titled “anthology,” and i can’t even begin to think where they’re headed for album #7. this is on some counting crows shit.
hit the sidebar of youtube to watch all the videos from the uploader. the entire solo set from a nike US open of surfing event is ready to be seen.
-grizzly
lovely news today, as thrice dropped off the first release from major/minor, their 7th studio LP dropping on september 20th, 2011. also worth noting is that they have a slew of headlining dates, which includes a few texas dates. looking forward to everything.
i’m definitely feelin a beggars vibe, and i’m glad to hear the band progressing from that anchor. see the tour dates after the jump.
download:
-grizzly
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thrice, you’re pretty much my favorite band – but this is some of the stupidest artwork i’ve seen. that being said, see ya in my top 5 at the end of the year.
sincerely yours,
grizzly
kinda spaced on part II, so now we have two great videos to catch up on. part III is below the jump.
-grizzly
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so very excited for anything thrice related. they’ve been my favorite band for years, and i love how this band continues to grow with my music tastes. here’s the first of what i hope is many studio updates.
-grizzly
10th anniversary for identity crisis this past week (i’m old as hell) means thrice played one of the songs from the record in their home state. i gotta say, i’m glad they dont’ play these songs anymore live. as much as they ruled back in 2000-2003, they’re so terrible now.
that being said, i need an illusion of safety tour, or this band will be dead to me.
-grizzly
full warped-tour length thrice set? sounds good to me. the boys played a festival in alemania and a bunch of weird foreign kids get to see 30 minutes of thrice. setlist is: weight, of dust and nations, earth will shake, messenger, in exile, helter skelter and beggars.
-grizzly
if there’s one thing i know in this life, it’s that i can’t get enough of dustin kensrue folkin’ up thrice songs and performing them acoustically. i’m still spinning beggars on the reg, and both cuts featured here are my two favorite songs on the album. “beggars” below the cut.
-grizzly
it’s no surprise that i went to see thrice for a whopping 19th time last night. it’s not so much the fact that they’re “pretty much” my favorite band of all time, because that would be hard to narrow down to just one group. but for the longest time, they have been the most consistent and best band to invest time and effort into. i’ve loved part to all of their releases, most of which found their way into my top 20 in their respective release years and i can say with a straight face that they’ve never let me down live. this time, they brought around kevin devine and his god damn band, as well as bad veins and the dig.
hit the jump.
-grizzly
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a few weeks ago, thrice had to unexpectedly drop off their co-headline tour with manchester orchestra due to a family emergency. according to the band, that grim situation worked out for the better, so things are looking up for the crew. in a few weeks, thrice will embark on their own headlining summer tour that’ll take em across the us with the likes of kevin devine, bad vein and the dig. i haven’t the slightest clue about the latter two, but kevin devine + thrice is a guaranteed good time. not to mention, this will be thrice’s first proper tour.
also, the band is running a contest here, where you can win a bunch of shit. but more importantly the first so and so entries get a free .mp3 of thrice covering the beatles’ “i want you (she’s so heavy).” eventually, the downloads will run out, but i’m here for you.
tour dates after the jump.
download:
thrice – i want you (she’s so heavy)
-grizzly
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