Girl's Not Grey

[PiroMunkie]

[color=indigo][size=1]The latest single from AFI coming off of their upcoming ablum [i]Sing the Sorrow[/i] (shamelessly advertised in my signature >.>). Being that my computer at home is utter crap and AOL is an unspeakable utterance of bad things, I have just recently been able to listen to this.

First Reaction: Eh? Who is singing this? I did not recognize Davey's voice at first, but it soon became apparent. This first uneasiness with the song distracted me through my first listen.

Final Reaction: As I listened to it through the second time, I was surely able to enjoy it. I have not stopped listening to it since, and this was about two and a half hours ago. In comparison to their previous ablum [i]The Art of Drowning[/i], it seems a bit more mellow. Of course, there is still the rest of [i]Sing the Sorrow[/i], which I believe is said to have around eighteen tracks on it, this might hold some more intense songs as well. All in all, I am most definitely looking forward to March 11, 2003... *notices date mistake in signature* Beh... and me away from my home computer.

Anyway, I would enjoy to see what others have to say about it, even if you are unfamiliar with the band. You can get a streaming audio here:
[center][b]- [url=http://www.dreamworksrecords.com/media/afi/singthesorrow/audio/girlsnotgrey_56.asx]Windows Media 56k[/url] - [url=http://www.dreamworksrecords.com/media/afi/singthesorrow/audio/girlsnotgrey_128.asx]Windows Media 128k[/url] - [url=http://www.dreamworksrecords.com/media/afi/singthesorrow/audio/girlsnotgrey.ram]Real Media[/url] -[/b][/center][/color][/size]

[Semjaza]

I've been lead to believe by people in the loop that this CD on a whole is heavier than some of their past stuff, but a lot more polished (don't ask me if this is actually true though). I guess the polish comes along with them signing to a bigger label, who really knows. I'm still worried that there are going to be one or two songs that are going to be different from AFI's norm to appeal to different groups. I've seen this happen before (Deadsy comes to mind near instantly, but they are a totally different genre). Still I have high expectations, and I think Davey (and the rest of the band) know they are about two steps away from being something huge.

As for the song...

Seemed to be obviously Davey to me about 6 seconds in, but at first he kind of sounded like... A girl? He usually has higher octaves, but it's never really [i]that[/i] soft and subdued, even in songs simliar to this heh. Still, it picked up back to what I basically expected from him. I quite like it, but I wouldn't put it up with my favorite AFI songs. Still, it's great hearing something new and makes me far more at ease about Sing the Sorrow. I really wish this was an MP3 or OGG though lol.

[strike]I've been told the release date is now March 18th... Has that changed again?[/strike]

Edit: [url]www.afireinside.net[/url] says the 11th, so I'll just go with it :D.

[PiroMunkie]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel [/i]
[B]I've been lead to believe by people in the loop that this CD on a whole is heavier than some of their past stuff, but a lot more polished (don't ask me if this is actually true though). I guess the polish comes along with them signing to a bigger label, who really knows.[/b][/quote][color=indigo][size=1]Well, the bigger label might would probably have something to do with it. That, and this is the longest they have ever spent in the production of their albums. [i]The Art of Drowning[/i] was released in, what...? 2000? So they have had a while to work with it and make sure everything sounds just like they want it to. I believe they even want into this in a little video of them in the studio on their site.[/color][/size][quote][b]Seemed to be obviously Davey to me about 6 seconds in, but at first he kind of sounded like... A girl?[/b][/quote][color=indigo][size=1]This was my thought exactly, lol. I am pretty sure my facial expression was far beyond any sort of befuddlement it has ever shown. It is good now, though. So excited. >_
Blah! Darn you for looking... lol.[/color][/size]

[Semjaza]

AFI have also given Kerrang.com the go ahead to stream another song off the CD, entitled 'This Celuloid Dream.' Here's the links for those interested.

[URL=http://mcms-delivery.virtuebroadcasting.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=7E628564-333F-4E0C-BE28-6C4A5E3D9A0E]Windows Media High[/URL]
[URL=http://mcms-delivery.virtuebroadcasting.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=7EA17147-3C26-4F41-81A7-17F6707414FB]Windows Media Low[/URL]
[URL=http://mcms-delivery.virtuebroadcasting.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=5B4180A8-EBF9-4F6D-8043-43810748EB33]Real Media High[/URL]
[URL=http://mcms-delivery.virtuebroadcasting.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=64BA02AB-46CB-4747-ABAA-E39EDF52354A]Real Media Low[/URL]

[PiroMunkie]

[size=1][color=indigo]Ah, yes. [i]This Celluloid Dream[/i]. I was a bit reluctant to check this one out at first since I was just seeing links about it online. I thought it might have been leaked without an 'Okay' by the band. I do not like to spoil things. But when I saw on the main site that they had okayed it, so I decided to give it a listen.

I was rather impressed by this one. I like it a bit more than [i]Girl's Not Grey[/i]. It is a bit more fast paced and a bit harder, as well. Only making me more excited for the new album.[/color][/size]

[Semjaza]

You claim you don't want to listen to anything else... I bet if I post more you'd give in :D.

This Celuloid Dream was slightly disappointing to me at first... Mostly because I was hoping for something a bit heavier overall, although this song has it's moments of that. I personally prefer Girl's Not Grey.

I think this is a Semjaza and Piro only thread... apparently. :whoops:

[PiroMunkie]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel[/i]
[B]This Celuloid Dream was slightly disappointing to me at first... Mostly because I was hoping for something a bit heavier overall, although this song has it's moments of that. I personally prefer Girl's Not Grey.[/B][/QUOTE][color=indigo][size=1]I was talking to one of my friends (the one who introduced me to AFI), and she said something I agreed with about [i]Girl's Not Grey[/i]. It is that it is too "radio friendly" as she put it. The first time she heard the song she was frightened by the lack of emotion. It is pretty similar all the way through. It almost made her not want to buy [i]Sing the Sorrow[/i] (she listened to [i]This Celluloid Dream[/i] later and her mind was set back on track). She has never heard an AFi song she did not like. That is why it freaked her out so badly.[/color][/size]

[Semjaza]

I figure Girl's Not Grey (and most likely This Celuloid Dream) will be the radio singles the label puts out. I'm guessing these don't convey the whole album well (which is usually the case with singles, and for AFI's sake I sure as hell hope that's true). Like I said before, I figure there would be a couple overly radio friendly tracks that the label would want to help appeal to other people (I used Deadsy as the comparison, a band that uses Z-tars of all things... they even made them do a mainstream track - The fans hated it).

We'll see.