I wish the album was more danceable/funky sometimes. Shockingly (after I didn´t like it very much) I find Do It Again as one of the highlights of the album for that simple reason, is funky and danceable.

I also feel that in the begining of this thread I was lost in the hype and happiness for new tracks that I didn't analyse the album the right way, that's why my opinion of the album has changed.

I still think is a VERY good album, just feels incomplete and broke sometimes (IMO).

I'm definetly liking the album a lot more on second listen. I think the best thing I can say about the album is that I'm feeling inspired to fire up Reason and try to teach myself how to make tunes. I really think that's the best compliment you can pay any musician.

I can never have too many dancefloor monsters like 'Hey Boy Hey Girl' or crazy druggy songs like 'Setting Sun', but We Are The Night is offering something different yet increasingly satisfying.

I hear what you guys are saying about the placement of Saturate and DIA, but I actually thought it works quite well. I love my transitions, but I think this highlights the tracks a bit more, and forces you to sit up and take notice. First few listens of the album I forgot they were there, so all of a sudden you hear the dow dow dow of Saturate and you think "fuck yeah", then DIA comes in after unexpectedly and you think "fuck yeah" yet again.

Now when I listen to the album I really enjoy that section, I look forward to it even.... maybe because I still don't really feel "All Rights Reversed"? I dunno.

everything about this album is coming together perfectly (except for the release date) the artowrk is coming together well, im so excited! july will be awsome!

as a waiter for the album, reading all this is making me excited. Transitions have always been a thing to make me go-like afro said-"fuck yea", even if they don't fit. My favorite transition was between "Don't Stop The Rock" and "Get Up On It Like This". I catch myself constantly listening to "DIA" and "EBW 8". I hope i'm not anticpating TOO much so that once i finally hear it, it won't reach my high expectations. The release of Do It Again will tide me over...hopefully

Darkstar, that was a good review, very articulate and honest with open ears! Thanks for posting, I've been wanting to read what your thoughts were on We Are The Night!

stash and I were just discussing the same exact thing with our brother-in-law just now, and he touched on many things you pointed out in your post (such as songs being uneven, or seemingly out-of-place).

(not intended to argue but to put thoughts out there and I'm buzzed, so I probably won't make much sense, hehe) For me, We Are The Night offers a different flow from previous albums in my mind - namely Exit Planet Dust through Surrender and to a degree Come With Us. I can see where it's cohesiveness or direction might be missed on a first listen. It's a very moody album, possibly their moodiest yet because it illustrates the whole spectrum of emotion with almost no warning from one song to the next - takes you from nervousness to pure bliss to near anxiety to silliness to joy once again to the next day when you're not believing the night is over... The album's mood changes at will which is very much in line with what the Brothers have said in past for Push The Button (I think!) interviews that their music is moody, designed to change moods at will. Anyway We Are The Night might not be as streamlined from track to track as say Surrender or Dig Your Own Hole as far as songs mixing into one another. But the album offers a different trip all together that narrates the beginning of a night out and follows you through every moment from sunset to sunrise and into the next day.

It only gets better and better, with each listen.

Well.

MY fiend had this album on his music thingy - so i took his music thingy home and i listened to it while being tipsy. I took my blankets and pillow and wnet in my pyjama's all cuddled up on my couch. I just HAD to hear it one more time.

The Pills Wont Help You Now hit me SO hard this time. Its weird - First time i heard it i thought it was amazing but it didnt really hit me until this morning. I actually had to cry :| I know i know i'm such a geek. But it just hit me , u know. I could so FEEL the song.

Jeez this album is SO wicked. Because i listened to it while being a bit drunk i listened to it with different ears - I let go of all the thought i had about this and i just FELT.

Its like Whirls said - this album

OH WAIT I LISTEN TO BURST GENERATOR NOW.

ITS SO GOOD! THE BUILD UP! THE BUILD UPPPP!!!

Rakatakka Rakatakka BOOM!!! Oh fuck me this song. This song to me is GOD. Do u believe in God ?! No i believe in Burst Generator! I NEED U TO BELIEVE! This song people. When i hear this live IN TWO DAYS YES PEOPLE IN TWO DAYS! HOLLAND WILL SEE THE BIGGEST EARGASM IN HISTORY OF HOLLAND!!!

OK back to the album.

NOOO!! ANOTHER BUILD UP!!! Shit i cant take it. Its only noon and i slept 4 hours but party in my livingroom! Jezus christ.

The sounds they use in this song are so...so epic. This is their most euphoric work yet. Its like taking all the good things and feelings u have ever felt and put them together in a piece of music.

How the fuck do they do that. There is music out there that makes me feel amazing but nobody does what they do. Thats why i love the so much. They give you SUCH a headfuck. I listen to this track and i cannot explain what i feel! It goes beyond words , really. I feel so euphoric , i feel like shit doesnt matter , because all the amazingness i need is wrapped up in this song. This song to me is what Surface 2 Air was when i was really depressed in New York. I'm not gonna say "THE CHEMS SAVED ME!" But this album came at the right time. I needed this album and this track!

Ok SO, Like Whirls said , this album is a rollercoaster of emotions.

OH! A Modern Midnight Conversation! THE FUNKY BEAT! WHo is the womans vocals ?! My mum said "HEY THATS ANNIE LENNOX!" and now that i think of it , Its sounds well Lennox!

Oh the funky crazy going synth! Gorilla escapes in Dutch Zoo! No , Its Jeanie going Ape to the funky beat!

Ok. So. Rollercoaster of emotions blbala. This is so true tho. While other albums were also a total trip - this one is BAM IN YOURE FACE MOTHERFUCKER! Hahahaha. How do i say this expression in english....Damn people learn dutch! Hahahaha. I dunno how to say the expression.

ANYWAYS.

This album is incrediablé! ( Yeah thats my made up word off the day )

U know its so weird cause. Well i am a very sensitive girl. I have BIG emotions. There is lots of music out there that touches me. That makes me feel differently than i felt before. That makes my mood change in a positive or negative way. That makes me feel amazing or sad - That totally makes me emotional.

But nobody does what Tom and Ed do. This album is only a confirmation of WHY i love them so much. Of WHY i am on this board , and WHY i met all the amazing people here , off WHY i told Ed in person what their music means to me , of WHY i travel half the world to see them gig , of WHY i needed this album so much in a hard time in my life ( I'm fine , just a bit of a funk u know )

Like , i stopped modelling and i am fucking happy i did that. The 4 years that i have been modelling the other cd's where always there. Ive been fucking lonely for four years cause i said goodbye SO many times. The albums with music that made me feel so much were always there. I never had to say goodbye to them. My love for the Chems goes SO much deeper than "Wicked tune!"

And now i stopped modelling thank god mother mary halleluja. Best thing i could ever do. Its not me , modelling. I'm to 1969. :lol: And its fucking hard u know, I used to travel loads , my life has been a crazy rollercoaster , and now i am back in Amsterdam having no idea what the fuck i wanna do with my life , trying to re-build a social life.

Its weird and u all might think this is emotional blabla - But this album REALLY came at the right time. It represents a new life for me kind off. Every Chems Album has a different place in my life - and this album just...its weird to say it - and i know it sounds weird , but i kind off feel like my life is only just starting , but i already lived and experienced so much. Thats what i feel when i listen to this album. Its fucking weird. Jeez i should have a emo haircut! Hahahahahahaha :lol:

Only Tom and Ed can make music that , well , that i really NEED. I dont know what it is with those guys. There are SO many brilliant mucisians out there but non of them does what Tom and Ed do. Floyd comes close , Radiohead comes close , but. Well. I cannot understand it. How people can make such music !!

Music is such a wonderfull thing u know. It makes me feel SO much. And i already feel a lot. My life is one rollercoaster of crazy emotions. I wish it would calm down in my head sometimes u know. But music is just. Damn - Music really is everything to me. No matter how fucked up i feel the music is always there as a warm comfortable blanket that surrounds me.

Ok. Please note that i am 100% sober. I just needed to share this with you all!

xxx

Someone in here needs some serious help.

Aww Slipvin.. Jeanie is talking about the emotional response she gets from the tunes. I can respect she has the guts to post it here...

-whirly

And that someones name is Slipvin. I'm so glad u figured out yourself u need help. Thats usually the first step - accepting that u need help. Well done , Slipvin.

"And that someones name is Slipvin. I'm so glad u figured out yourself u need help. Thats usually the first step - accepting that u need help. Well done , Slipvin"

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People Slipvin has pissed off on this board: 254

The thing is Slipvin - yes i think you are a cunt , first of all ( Its so nice to say that when youre not english , i could also say some dutch swear words only Slipvin will understand ) but thats not the point.

Some people have a very emotional connection with the music. U obviously dont. That doesnt mean i need help. Be a bit more open for other people's visions man.

I am pretty sure there's people out there who feel the exact same way when they listen to the album ( or any other album ) but to be honest i dont really give a fuck if people think i need help , because i'm not afraid to show people what i truly feel.

I think the only person that needs some help is you , and maybe you can be a bit more open for other peoples opinions.

Ok when u listen to Burst Generator , the bleeps that start at 00.34 are So beautifull. There like , you travel trough space and you see stars shooting by , and than u see the sun rising up in front of u , and it gets bigger and bigger and than u see there the sun and all the planets and stars !

Okay HAHAHA i realise this doesn't make any sense hahahahaa. But this song is like sitting in a spaceship travelling trough space! Just imagine it. CLose youre eyes and listen to the song and imagine it that youre in a spaceship and you see all the amazing planets and stars and weird fantasy space creatures.

I am sober! I really am! EVen i find it hard to believe! HAHA

Cool and interesting posts Darkstaxexodus and Jeanie. A cool thing about this album is that everyone seem to have different favourites, that shows great diversity. For instance, there's a lot of people(^) that think Burst Generator is huge. I actually feel it's one of the weaker tracks (compared to some of the others that is), at least for now. I expected a bigger bang and something more grand when the it kicks off with that burst. That said, I haven't heard it live yet and I can definetly see it's potential there. It Doesn't Matter grew a lot on me after hearing it live.

I think The Salmon Dance is quite genius, the brothers really know how to make something interesting out of the vocals, love the freaky voice of the salmon. And the're some really fat sounds in there!

We are the night > Surrender > Dig your own hole > Exit Planet Dust = Come With Us = Push The Button >> *

Hey Wall, yes definitely a cool thing how diverse the album is! The discussions so far have proven that as we all (who have heard so far) have our favorites. I can't wait til the WATN Waiters get their hands on this album and give some feedback.

I think Burst Generator is massive, epic. I can see this as a show closer, that something HUGE to give to the crowd so in turn the crowd can give it their all. Like when the Chems close with the Reel. You know it's the end so you give yourself that push, that everything-you-got as the music takes you off into outer space.

My brother-in-law said something about this song last night as we were dancing like monkeys in our living room to this song. (it was amusing, a you-had-to-be-there-moment if only we'd filmed it!!) He said Burst Generator has enormous jam potential - it can be lengthened to a 45 minute tech jam on stage and it has the balls to keep everyone entertained and going the whole time. Then the mental theater came in, I can see thousands of happy people dancing in unison to the song with their arms outstretched, completely transported to another world...

Anyone want to take a crack at what the vocal sample is saying at the start?

I love when the song takes off, those jet engine noises that shoot you off into outer space, the twinkling sounds orbiting around the beat and bass like satellites. The song's a fuckin blissful roller coaster ride! We have lift off!!

"Its on the up"

Thats whats Mips says and i agree, at first listen i heard "Insomnia" :lol:

So now who is the obsessed with Burst Generator eh?

Mr. Reaction ;)

I'm very sorry to say this...

This is the worst album. Beign the worst album isn't bad because that means that the previous ones were better than this one. Unforunately it's not just that it's their worst album, but that I don't like it at all. I don't like any of its songs.

If I had to describe this album I would say that it's boring, depressing, 80ish and lacks energy.

I won't buy this album nor have it in my HDD.

I'll just wait for their next album. :(

What a bummer...You sure it won't grow on ya'?