http://www.philebrity.com/2008/07/22/the-dojo-debates-dr-dogs-fate/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.philebrity.com/2008/07/22/the-dojo-debates-dr-dogs-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-6092 nskaroff Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:51:41 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=14226#comment-6092 interesting... i disagree with pretty much everything you guys said, from which songs you liked and didn't, to what kinds of influences you heard. the thing is, i also really dig this album. particularly, i think some of scott's songs have a "paint-by-numbers" kind of feeling. i'm a musician (in fact, one of my bands is mixing our album in Dr. Dog's studio at American and Diamond), and i can't help but notice that a lot of scott's songs have the same chord progressions and structures as songs he wrote on easy beat and we all belong. to me, the standout tracks are Army of Ancients, The Ark, and The Beach. i know it sounds like i'm on toby's nuts, but i don't think it's a bias; on the previous albums i was more into the scott songs. toby's songs just feel more cohesive thematically on this record. also, i'm not crazy about the track sequencing. the album doesn't really get a full head of steam until army of ancients, and i worry that less patient listeners will have already unplugged by that point. overall, i think it's a great album, and the production is the perfect marriage of their signature do-it-yourself vibe and a more accessible high fidelity sound. however, i'm not sure the songs are as strong as Easy Beat or We All Belong. just one man's opinion. interesting… i disagree with pretty much everything you guys said, from which songs you liked and didn’t, to what kinds of influences you heard. the thing is, i also really dig this album.
particularly, i think some of scott’s songs have a “paint-by-numbers” kind of feeling. i’m a musician (in fact, one of my bands is mixing our album in Dr. Dog’s studio at American and Diamond), and i can’t help but notice that a lot of scott’s songs have the same chord progressions and structures as songs he wrote on easy beat and we all belong.
to me, the standout tracks are Army of Ancients, The Ark, and The Beach. i know it sounds like i’m on toby’s nuts, but i don’t think it’s a bias; on the previous albums i was more into the scott songs. toby’s songs just feel more cohesive thematically on this record.
also, i’m not crazy about the track sequencing. the album doesn’t really get a full head of steam until army of ancients, and i worry that less patient listeners will have already unplugged by that point.
overall, i think it’s a great album, and the production is the perfect marriage of their signature do-it-yourself vibe and a more accessible high fidelity sound. however, i’m not sure the songs are as strong as Easy Beat or We All Belong. just one man’s opinion.

]]> http://www.philebrity.com/2008/07/22/the-dojo-debates-dr-dogs-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-5859 Alphabet Jordan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:34:32 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=14226#comment-5859 Nicely done, DoJo! You know I love these things... Nicely done, DoJo! You know I love these things…

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