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Armchair Cynics:Killing the Romance
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Gagg
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I am in HMV . Well I'll be damned. It is the Armchair Cynics new CD. 9.99$ Fuck it. Bought it. Played it. I think its cool. - Wed, 24 Aug 2005 9:11pm
_Griphin_
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Cool, it's already out. I must remember to pick that up myself. - Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:32pm
cooper
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The EP is great, congrats AC! I was looking forward to this one for awhile, curious to hear the influence of Dave Genn. The production quality is very high & glossy, which actually might turn off some fans who enjoy the relative simplicity of Coffeeshop Confessions. Favorite tracks so far are Lost Control and Swallow. Still undecided which version of Surprise Ending I like better, but the new one is almost a completely different song, so maybe it's not fair to compare the two.
Looking forward to the CD release party this Friday, should be quite a show! - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 2:00am
Trican
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tear the flesh!! - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 2:19am
Nik Olaz
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the kick sound on the album is like a newborns skull being popped with an industrial strength jackhammer. - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 1:17pm
ScottL
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Thats good right? - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 4:40pm
Nik Olaz
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of course - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 6:14pm
Armchair Cynics
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Good and bad news... Every store in the city sold out in 2 and a half days. need restocking... thanks people!


-Adam - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:20pm
The One After Two
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Record sounds choice. Great work.

I like Sharks and Swallow. - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:30pm
SublimeKid
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Wicked cd...but I do miss the simplicity of the original Surprise Ending...that would've been sweet if they re-did your guys' version in their studio and made it a bonus track... - Wed, 7 Sep 2005 2:07pm
_Griphin_
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Speaking of, Eh channel did a piece on them on the 6 o'clock news, apparently they have a video out. - Wed, 7 Sep 2005 6:54pm
\m/
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I listened to the CD, and frankly - It was fucking tripe. I will look on this and the Def Leppard show thread as references to remember all of the people who have the worst taste in music on this messageboard. Armchair Cynics are another lame assed clone band. - Thu, 8 Sep 2005 2:06am
ROSS B AY
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Nonsense. I see great things for this band. It's not like they were playing death metal before. I wish them all the best...... - Fri, 16 Sep 2005 5:07pm
Will
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I, for one, am going to congratulate them as they deserve applause for their work ethic whether you like their music or not.

The EP didn't do much for my musical taste but the production is well done and , imo, will go as far as they want.

Another band making it out of Vic is good for all of us. no? - Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:35am
_Griphin_
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Speaking of, I just bought the CD over at Lyle's Place, and yeah it sounds a lot more complex then Coffeeshop Confessions did (which I also bought, I still think the front cover looks sharp and really sticks out). But my biggest worry after buying the EP was reading the back cover of the CD to find that Chad Kroeger produced it, here's me thinking it will sound similar to Nickelback, but it actually doesn't. Now as much as I hate supporting 604 Records, be sure to buy lots of copies of the EP and help Armchair Cynics out. BTW: It seems they re-did "Suprise Ending" from the last EP. If you compare the tracks from both EPs, it gives you some idea how the band has progressed (I actually like the Coffeeshop version). - Mon, 19 Sep 2005 6:55pm
Adam_Cynic
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Thanks for the supportive words guys... Actually Chad only produced 2 songs on the EP along side Joey Moi.. He was awesome to work with and didn't try to push any Nickelbackisms on us.. Dave Genn (former matt good guitarist) produced everything else.. He deserves the credit! - Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:23am
Zippgunn
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...and local whiz kid producer Adam gets to produce... zero songs. Yes, that's right folks, despite a stellar track record in this town producing music of this ilk with great success (at least IMO) the music biz gods dictate that a "name" "producer" (and/or the owner of the label)gets to do the deed, for whatever reason. Welcome to the big league music business where production decisions are often more dependant on political considerations or ego gratification rather than actual talent and ability. I for one hope that when (if) the AC's get to do a full length that Adam gets to produce at least a portion of it. And Chad keeps his mitts off of it. Anyway I hope this disc does well for the boys... - Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:35pm
ML7Mike
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Are the AC guys going to work with Livesy as well? Now that he lives here et all.. - Fri, 23 Sep 2005 9:42am
Aidan Logins
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I'm not actually going to read the whole thread, but I will say this:
My sex change operation was succesful; I am now free to be impregnated by Armchair Cynics to start creating a super-race/dark-army of ultra wicked musicians that will take over MTV. - Sun, 9 Oct 2005 5:37pm
fly on the wall
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I was looking into my magic ball and this image came up and haunted me. what do you think it means? - Mon, 10 Oct 2005 7:25pm
Onemosphere
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Might as well be Nickleback. - Sat, 15 Oct 2005 7:45pm
Malachi
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good stuff guys! - Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:46pm
HellsHalfAcre
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k . have original surprise ending, and , well,,,, not so good on album, lost what it had, the bass is muffled and the hardness it had is faded - Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:43pm
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