My thoughts on the new Refused "Freedom" lp, have you heard it yet?
https://refused.bandcamp.com/album/freedom
I like it. the ideas are complete, its a Refused record, sometimes maybe too formulaic @ times in the standard Refused fashion, but it IS their game, they can do shit like that. Refused created their own niche from jump right? at its best, "Freedom" is an entirely commercial sounding record, which is good, as it really does sound like the next logical step from "The Shape of Punk to Come". It has been 17 years since "The Shape of Punk to Come", lots of music has come & gone. No matter what is said, Refused changed shit, punk / hc of many stripes would not be here 17 years later without it all. in the midst, Refused have picked up a lot of fans in their absence, and will no doubt gain even more new fans from the new lp. nothing wrong with that.
"Freedom" will be played on commercial radio, it SHOULD be played on commercial radio. as a commercial record, its that good, it WILL appeal to many people. I think the production is great. Refused & Taylor Swift now share production credits, which might be the shocker.. or not. In a way, in the future (??), I want Refused to go even further out there. fuck genres, fuck expectations, just kick out the jams.
I WANT TO HEAR THIS NEW LP IN THE CAR!!!
** Refused will be LIVE STREAMING from Open`er Festival, July 2, 2015 at 2:30 PST / 5:30 EST / 11:30 CET on http://officialrefused.com/
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https://refused.bandcamp.com/album/freedom
I like it. the ideas are complete, its a Refused record, sometimes maybe too formulaic @ times in the standard Refused fashion, but it IS their game, they can do shit like that. Refused created their own niche from jump right? at its best, "Freedom" is an entirely commercial sounding record, which is good, as it really does sound like the next logical step from "The Shape of Punk to Come". It has been 17 years since "The Shape of Punk to Come", lots of music has come & gone. No matter what is said, Refused changed shit, punk / hc of many stripes would not be here 17 years later without it all. in the midst, Refused have picked up a lot of fans in their absence, and will no doubt gain even more new fans from the new lp. nothing wrong with that.
"Freedom" will be played on commercial radio, it SHOULD be played on commercial radio. as a commercial record, its that good, it WILL appeal to many people. I think the production is great. Refused & Taylor Swift now share production credits, which might be the shocker.. or not. In a way, in the future (??), I want Refused to go even further out there. fuck genres, fuck expectations, just kick out the jams.
I WANT TO HEAR THIS NEW LP IN THE CAR!!!
** Refused will be LIVE STREAMING from Open`er Festival, July 2, 2015 at 2:30 PST / 5:30 EST / 11:30 CET on http://officialrefused.com/