Did you know that Candlebox released a new album in April of 2012 called Love Stories and Other Musings? I did not, either.
The primary difference between me and you in that regard, however, is that I actually own Candlebox's Love Stories and Other Musings. I've got a vague recollection of purchasing it when it first came out. A quick refresher informs me of three things:
1. It sounds exactly like a Candlebox album.
2. Part of the reason it sounds exactly like a Candlebox album is because five of the fifteen tracks are barely-discernably-different versions of "Far Behind," "You," "Cover Me," and "Change" off the self-titled and "Simple Lessons" off of Lucy. Actually, "You" is discernably different, since they somehow managed to record it in a way that's simultaneously the same as and far worse than the original cut. It's basically like they recorded it underwater or something. I can't explain it.
3. Since it's partially made up of songs from a younger, better time in Candlebox's career, the album is decidedly short: nine songs plus a special bonus track (I have the Amazon bonus track, there's also another, differenter iTunes bonus track. That sort of shit, for the record, is really, really annoying).
Either way, since I don't actually actively hate this particular album, that means I need to amend my 2012 album list. As such:
10. Soundgarden, King Animal
9. Candlebox, Love Stories & Other Musings
8. American Aquarium, Burn.Flicker.Die
7. Turnpike Troubadours, Goodbye Normal Street
6. Scott Lucas & the Married Men, Blood Half Moon
5. Lovehammers, Set Fire
4. Matchbox 20, North
3. Garbage, Not Your Kind of People
2. Sons of Bill, Sirens
1. Local H, Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
So...there you go, I guess.
The primary difference between me and you in that regard, however, is that I actually own Candlebox's Love Stories and Other Musings. I've got a vague recollection of purchasing it when it first came out. A quick refresher informs me of three things:
1. It sounds exactly like a Candlebox album.
2. Part of the reason it sounds exactly like a Candlebox album is because five of the fifteen tracks are barely-discernably-different versions of "Far Behind," "You," "Cover Me," and "Change" off the self-titled and "Simple Lessons" off of Lucy. Actually, "You" is discernably different, since they somehow managed to record it in a way that's simultaneously the same as and far worse than the original cut. It's basically like they recorded it underwater or something. I can't explain it.
3. Since it's partially made up of songs from a younger, better time in Candlebox's career, the album is decidedly short: nine songs plus a special bonus track (I have the Amazon bonus track, there's also another, differenter iTunes bonus track. That sort of shit, for the record, is really, really annoying).
Either way, since I don't actually actively hate this particular album, that means I need to amend my 2012 album list. As such:
10. Soundgarden, King Animal
9. Candlebox, Love Stories & Other Musings
8. American Aquarium, Burn.Flicker.Die
7. Turnpike Troubadours, Goodbye Normal Street
6. Scott Lucas & the Married Men, Blood Half Moon
5. Lovehammers, Set Fire
4. Matchbox 20, North
3. Garbage, Not Your Kind of People
2. Sons of Bill, Sirens
1. Local H, Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
So...there you go, I guess.
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