I know this isn’t related, but avenged has done one thing really well which is not let themselves get audience captured which is why I believe they’re the best post-Napster band out there atm.
couldn't agree more! to this day, I still can't listen to the whole album without having a serious emotional reaction. Like crying, choked up, the whole nine yards
SAME HERE!!!! I feel this album came out at a perfect time for me too because I was just going threw a lot of thing and when this album came out, I felt like this album talks about everything I was thinking about so I fell in love with this album immediately. And this album is the album that got me into a7x 😂
It was clear from the release of Nobody that A7X was not making another bland metal album. They really shine as artists and that's awesome to witness. Now go look for Beautiful Morning by Pinkly Smooth and the early demo of Easier.
Ahh Pinkly Smooth. There's so much of that project in this album, which really helped me see what I felt their aim was. Similar to as you said: not making another bland metal album 🤘
Lost my dad last year and Cosmic made so many of those emotions come out that were bottled up. Your take is the only right one I've seen so far. This record is crazy but it evokes so much emotion and I love it. People say "THIS ISN'T AN A7X ALBUM!!!" - there has never been an A7X album that has sounded the same so I'm unsure why people even say that. It's a masterpiece.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I know that's not easy. I had the same experience as you, I was suddenly just bawling. A7X definitely hit on something real here and I think people's discomfort with it is perhaps an aspect of that. Truth can be uncomfortable. Thanks again for your comment :)
Jimmy’s writing is very much on the album! The bridge in “Mattel” was written by him for an old Pinkly Smooth demo and he’d always wanted to reuse it later in an a7x song but could never find a song for it to fit it in, the guys reworked it a bit and it fits perfectly for Mattel! The middle of Beautiful Morning that Brian sings is a piece that he and Jimmy wrote from the same PS demo. Obviously they added more to it and expanded it for Beautiful Morning but yeah, spot on hearing Jimmy throughout! Excellent video. So sorry for your loss my brother
Thanks so much! I had no idea about those sections originally being in Pinkly Smooth!! That's super cool, I love that they did that. Sometimes it can be hit or miss when bands revisit old material, like Trivium's recent reuse of Shogun-era material that didn't make it on the album And thank you, it's weird to talk about it online, but it felt right in the moment
Good take. Definitely hear a lot of Jimmy and I share in many of your sentiments. I loved it right from the start and have since listened to the full album front to back at least a half dozen times since release a couple months ago. I get why some aren’t into it, but man if you’re into it, you really get into it. Absolutely a pure manifestation of musical craftsmanship, emotion and creativity.
Really well said! Thanks so much for your comment. I think a record like this has to be divisive, otherwise it would be too broadly appealing, and in that sense lose some of its special sauce, so to speak. I definitely fall in the "genius" camp, according to the thumbnail. Glad to be in good company 🫡
The album is beautiful. Very open for interpretation. Cosmic hits my soul every damn time. I felt every bit of what you said about your mom. I lost my brother in 2011 to cancer. So hearing cosmic hit me like a baseball bat to the face. Matt's voice still gives me chills. Over all, this album is all of the feels in one.
YES. Thank you for sharing your experience. I still can't listen to Cosmic song without crying. I think it really speaks to a deep truth their expressing in that song to make it resonate with us like that. Thanks again 🤘
Thank you for sharing your story and the feelings you're still processing. This album is so much about grief, and the complexity of processing it. I keep saying that this is the sequel to the self-titled because it's JIMMY all over it - but it's also the sequel to Nightmare because the growth from losing Jimmy is in there. I cried more than once watching this video because you've said what I've been struggling to articulate about this album and why it's so intense.
Hi mate. I am a long-term Avenged fan (since 2004). Currently caring for my mother who has terminal brain cancer. Have been pretty overwhelmed by it all. This video has some how made feel less alone in multiple ways. Just wanted to say thanks, for what it's worth.
I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner to this. I was in a startlingly similar position as you last year in my mom's final months. Being a caretaker is really really difficult that - as I'm positive you know firsthand -comes with confusing, scary, and sometimes guilt-inducing thoughts. I want you to know you are nowhere near alone and that I'm happy to chat with you privately and support you. You're doing an incredibly wonderful thing for your mother, and it's still something to bear. I hope you have support in your inner circle to help you, and I'm happy to add my name to that list. My email is avi@justwritemusic.com. Hit me up mate. Also hit up some Tolkien if you're a fan, because Frodo's "failure" resonated HARD with me during that time.
Ahhh yes, thank you for validating that feeling. I feel the same way, it's just constantly in my head. Gonna have to do a song by song review at this point
I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and that was the time I started really getting into avenged. I was able to share that pain of losing a loved one with them and listening to their music has helped me through out the years. But like you said It was really hard at first I felt like a ghost for a month. Starting drinking, doing drugs. And through all of those experiences and moving out of teens into my twenties I was able to except death and almost embrace it. And doing that allowed me to have a great outlook on life and I enjoy things a lot more thoroughly now. But I feel you brother 🕊️
Thanks for sharing dude. And I really appreciate your words and camaraderie. Really glad you've been able to find peace and a healthy outlook. That's everything.
Thanks dude! I'm 100% reusing that footage for a smaller video because it needs to be said again on its own terms. I hate seeing these remasters come out when not tied to a vinyl release or some other specific format
Oh and funny enough, Bob Ludwig ACTUALLY mastered this record. The dude's like the preeminent mastering engineer and started the first true mastering company back in the 70s. But yeah no, we can't trust his ears lol
Ty so much for talking about this from a psychedelic/spiritual perspective, many ppl who criticize the album dont really care about that aspect or are even capable of understanding it. This album brough me tears on first listen and many listens more. Ive been an a7x fan since like 2007 and none of their songs have ever made me feel like this album has, maybe fiction because theres a bit of a backstory to it. Your commentary on this video is so heartfelt and real and i relate to that so much and it gives me a bit of solace knowing that people like you are out there. This album is a complete catharsis for me and honestly i kind of grew out of listening to a7x, i started listening to more opeth and more progressive stuff. I did not expect the band that inspired me to play guitar and love music to come out late in their career with this incredibly beautiful and thought provoking and CONNECTED album that provokes so much emotion from anybody who listens to it. I have a strong belief in a spiritual connection with music, synchonicity, and the true meaning of life. I wont go much farther on my rant there but I decided (before this album came out and was announced) to create a psychedelic metal band, we are Psylosyn from nashville tn. Almost done writing the album but when libad dropped i got sooo much more inspired to take even more risks with my own music and just going with my own convictions in life. Play every note like its the last time youll hear it.
I think psychedelics are a dead end and that's why the system promotes them. 'Anything but the religion your ancestors believed in.' The music and the artwork reflects the bland and depressing metaphysics of spiritual coping, as well as the disjointed and meandering structure of the songs, which refuse to exploit any of the little beautiful ideas scattered throughout. It's a rejection of beauty, that which is eternal and unchanging, out of a stubborn commitment to the self and its misery. Their songs dealing with the Bible refute the worldview of this album by dint of their energy and joyous aggression.
@@guyincognito320 ur comment is a god dam mess for me to try and read and decifer. Not sure wtf your opinion is but ur against psychedelics, against the connection that God put on this earth for us to ingest and experience. You don't even understand the albums context in the slightest.
This comment is super awesome, thank you so much. I had a similar journey as you did. It just seemed like no one was taking that side of things into account. It's important to take a holistic view of art and artist. Your band sounds awesome and I'd love to hear it when your album comes out!
Hey man, nevwr watched one of your videos before. I think you nailed this album on the head in your analysis of it. First time I've seen somebody get it for what I think it is as well. Also, I teared up when you were talking about your mother and dealing with loss. Keep fighting the good fight from one stranger to another.
I'm so excited I found your channel. I love your passion for Avenged Sevenfold, and you presented your case masterfully! I'm pumped to dive into your catalog.
Holy crap that means an absolute TON to me. Thank you so much! I got lots more rock/metal guitar stuff in the pipeline so I'm stoked to have you! And yeah they're one of my biggest influences, for sure. So in that sense, I'll admit some bias; however, I'll also call them out. I straight up hated Hail to the King haha so it's all about preference and how the music speaks to us :)
@@JustWriteMusic I hear you man, HTTK didn’t do it for me either. The Stage was amazing, but LIBAD is on another level! I thought Waking the Fallen would be my favorite A7X album for the rest of time but it seems there’s some competition now.
My brother in metal 🤘 I really liked The Stage too. Brooks really was such an amazing addition. At this point, I don't think anybody, Portnoy included, would've been as good a fit as Brooks is; and I think that made all the difference for me. With HTTK, it was literally the same Lars beats on nearly every song. Not one punk beat, except on the bonus track. It's not a good sign if I can drum to Avenged Sevenfold haha
I liked the inclusion of the M.Shadows interview! I think I would've liked to see a bit more of that throughout this video since this is singing "video essay" to me. But it sounds like I'll have to listen to this in full now!
Oh totally. I really wanted to do more of that. This was the first of this kind of video I've ever made and I knew if I sat on it too long it wouldn't ever get made. So imperfect action it is! I'd def be interested in doing something like this again, maybe in a more focused capacity
OMG, the story behind the band is incredible. I've been listening to A7X for over a decade now, and I've never heard people discuss this much of details about each individual member of the band and how important they remain even after one member passed away over a decade ago. The justification is just perfect.
It’s very rude when people say the band went downhill after the Rev passed away. Acting like you knew him personally and you knew exactly what he would approve or not approve.. 💀😒😒
I was definitely a little confused when I first heard "We Love You" but once I heard the full album, I was SOLD. (It also probably doesn't hurt that I saw them live a couple of weeks before the album dropped so I was already back on the hype train). I'm with you though. I started a little skeptical, and after bursting into tears couple of times and having my mind blown here and there, I LOVE it.
This video definitely resonated with Matt because apparently he shared this on his twitter. Great job on it, I subscribed to your channel and signed up for your free gift, thanks! For me, I instantly disliked nobody, but loved the second chorus with the bridge into solo. Heard someone comment "this is their St. Anger " which I thought was funny. However, after a few more listens this song did grow on me more and live, wow, it jammed surprisingly and satisfyingly hard. Loved the whole album and the other songs hit harder live too. Would love to hear them all live honestly. Best piano piece I ever heard, I almost can't believe its actually Syn and I am in fact suspicious that either AI or God actually composed it somehow lol It restored my love for humanity to listen to the recording of LIBAD piano piece with the crowd after Matt screams the final line in (D)eath (in a way reminiscent of how he sounded in Waking The Fallen, just brilliant) and I saw nobody leave in Vancouver for the whole 3-4 minute piece, people were clapping during the transitions... I've also seen recordings in other towns of the crowd enjoying the piano outro and it was just a beautiful nostalgic pshycedlic healing experience for me. It was so good to me and the performance was also even better than I thought, so I decided I will try to catch them in another town on this tour again. You never know how short life can be....
You said the same things i realized. Ive tried those psychedelics before and i think that makes it easily to comprehend progressive unique music. You added into my comprehension as well I got to tell you something as well, ive been watching a lot of videos about near death experiences and all of them said they rose above their bodies and could see everyone looking at them. All of the experiences people said were incredible. That at any time they could go to any place and all they felt was pure love and acceptance on another level. So ive formed this mindset that physical death is actually a form of evolving. We are extensions of the universe itself and through its formations within our physical bodies it learns about itself. Every experience we have goes into the database of new possible experiences for other beings. This is an abstract thought but i believe its actually an awesome realization that that pain of death in the moment has already passed. Theyve already traveled into the realm where pain no longer exists and theyre onto their next awesome experience. I say this not to minimize your experience, but i believe the people we have known could actually be with us at all times. I also learned about this universal force called the divine matrix where its basically a sort of ether where our thoughts and other unknown energies live. I learned there is an actual measured amount of weight that leaves the body beside the escape of gases that they consistently measured and they believe its the weight of the spirit leaving the body. So its very true that your mom could visit you all the time. She still has the choice to. Our bodies are only carriers for our spirits, vehicles for our universal spiritual experience. I really believe our loves that have moved into the next realm see us and they wouldnt want us to be sad about it to where it weakens us. They want us to experience infinite power and love. And i think to allow it to weaken us would go against their wishes respectfully. Also in the NDE's the people said they were wondering why everyone was so sad because they said it was the greatest experience of their lives and it felt incredible when they left their bodies
its still effin AMAZING to me how they manage/and try to keep jimmy alive in their music to this day. theres a piece in mattel, and the main part in “beautiful morning” that are originally from a pinkly smooth song called “drop d”. so amazing.
That's a fair point. From an artist's perspective I think that makes sense. I don't they've ever wanted to tread old ground like that. It seems normal that fans are split about that. Metallica fans are a great example - some only like the early albums, some are Justice and Black Album diehards, and some just like whatever they do cause it's them. Thanks for commenting :)
Great video dude. I love this album so much that I bought it on iTunes, cd, and vinyl. I do think that one day this album will be deservingly praised universally. Although there will always be a7x haters
Thanks so much! I actually just published an unboxing vid of the sea blue A7X world exclusive vinyl . Check it out if you're interested! th-cam.com/video/hQssf5fnZsY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this video. I was planning on making a similar video (and I still may) because I was only a casual fan of A7x before this album. I own a few of their CDs but they didn't get heavy rotation. Mostly mood music for driving or background for video games. That was their niche. But LIBAD hooked me immediately. It's such a masterpiece and I am so here for it. Thank you also for showing your vulnerability in talking about the loss of your mother, and don't think of it as performative because it was obviously genuine. It's what made me subscribe. Thank you again.
The more i listen to the album and the more i go back and listen to their older stuff, the more i realize this album really isnt that much of a surprise.
absolutely! as I was editing the part about genre hopping I was like, oh shit what about "a little piece of heaven", that whole song is through-composed and unlike anything that was happening at the time. Basically until they released this album haha
I really was shocked at the outcry of surprise from people boy expecting something like this. Especially after the Stage, but it's always been sprinkled in all of their albums.
I understand why people don't like it. For me, I've never been a fan of their previous work, but I heard this was different, so i checked it out and ended up loving it. I think it's a complete masterpiece.
I think it's in the composition. This, more than their other music I've heard seems like it starts with a great song idea and finely tunes each piece of the music to perfectly drive the feeling of the song home, so to speak. This is done using the full range of the abilities of each member of the band without feeling formulaic or forced.
Your not a true fan if you dont like their old stuff,1999-2013 was their best work,the stage was the first form of turning away from their old stuff but this new album just isnt it
@lamborgatti-4783 I'd say you're pretty accurate there. I've never really been much of a fan at all. So, no true a7x fan loves Life is but a Dream? Sure. I guess. I have pit tickets for Sep. 17 though in Tampa. Maybe I'll meet some true fans there cause I feel like you ain't it.
I've been in love with this album since release and cannot even list how many times I've listened to it front to back. I have reflected my life listening to it, thinking about friends that have committed suicide or loved ones. I have lost along with the ones I have around me currently. I'm so glad that they released this and it will be a part of me for the rest of my life.
Me too, man. I'm right there with you. Hail to the King is my least favorite, and I see The Stage as more of a return to form than anything else. I was really hoping for an album like this to come out
I think that we’re currently in an era defined by consumer or fan expectations. A lot of bands are gaining mainstream recognition from things they did in the past that weren’t welcomed by a large part of the establishment, the media, the critics or the fans themselves in their time. So now the expectation is for them to do classic album part 2 when their careers have evolved since then. A7X and Pierce the Veil have put out some impressive albums but are getting panned or largely ignored because they don’t match the expectations. And this is what will invariably happen when MCR releases a new album which will inevitably not be The Black Parade or Three Cheers 2.0.
Totally agree. I'd also like to add that exact thing already happened to MCR with Danger Days to a degree. The only caveat is we're not technically hearing MCR on that album. We're MCR playing as The Killjoys. Also if it's in the same vein as their new single from last year, I'm on board :)
@@JustWriteMusic I think that whatever they release will most likely be in the vein on Foundations of Decay, which I liked, though they could make the vocals a lot more intelligible. However, it’s a bit of a red flag that they haven’t released anything after that. Hopefully the label hasn’t been pressuring them to write something more pop punky.
@@luistijerina Good point about radio silence. My hope is the single was a kind of market test and the label is giving them time for Gerard to be Gerard and tell the story he wants to tell, if at all. Optimistic, I know haha They def want them to come out with Black Parade Pt. 2 or Three Cheers Pt. 2
They’ve always been very good with integrating orchestral parts and only got better with time I think. Even in Hail to the King my favorite tracks are those like that, especially Acid Rain. And then you get stuff like Roman Sky… but yeah, here they really brought it to a new level. Honestly, unlike you this album probably hit me hardest on the first listen, probably because I listened to it in my bed, in the dark, with my eyes closed. The last third really felt like slowly drifting into a dream, shifting from one scene to another almost unconsciously. But that may also be why subsequent listens didn’t grab me as much − that surprise effect was no longer there and while I still like the album, now it kinda leaves me hungry for more.
ahhh what a great first listen that sounds like. Maybe too perfect? You're totally right about the orchestrations by the way. Upon listening back, there's something in almost every album, but this was the first that was really through-composed, where almost every track had a robust and eclectic instrumentation. I think they worked with the San Bernadino Symphony Orchestra
As soon as I heard "Nobody" and "We Love You", I knew that our boys had changed and decided what they wanted to do. And I love them for that. Doing what they want whether anyone else liked it or not. I, as a musician, use to think that I had to give my listeners what they wanted, cause if I didn't, they wouldn't listen. But the last year or so, Avenged taught me that it doesn't matter what anyone else wants, make what I wanna hear, and the right people will come and listen. So that's what I'm doing now. And since I've learned that, so many more people love the music my band plays, because it sounds familiar, yet different from other bands that share a genre with us.
Fans hate it when their favorite brands still sounds the same from when they were in high school and they want them to do more original music. But when the band does that, the fans complain that it’s too original and you need to go back sounding how you did back in my high school days. Honestly, it’s like make up your goddamn mind!! 😂 When a band provides you with more experimental music and more original ideas. You literally just complain and complain and complain after finally getting what you want.. Fanbases and the public opinion is just so retarded and confusing these days. 😅
For me, its just avenged sevenfold being avenged sevenfold. They’ve always been consistent to bring dynamics and suprises on each of their albums. Remember warmness on the soul on STST? I wont see you tonight part 1? How theyve managed to pull that outro on sidewinder? Fictions? Acid Rain? Exists? All of that list was just so unique and different and finally they just go to all the directions they wanted, whats on their mind, what they heard, what they listened, into full madness on LIBAD.
You're absolutely right. They've definitely had that kind of eclectic styling to their songs. Particularly on the tracks you mentioned. I should've brought that up. Maybe a good concept for a smaller scale video? What do you think?
I think about A7X's new era since The Stage album and how this album and now Libad hit me hard and mind-blowing. They are a genius, at least for me, I remember the first time I heard Cosmic, I started to cry, I dedicated this song to my beauty wife, this album came in a bad time in my life cause I feel sad for a bad situation. Before that, So far away, dedicated from A7X old era, I dedicated So far away to my dear dad R.I.P. Never in the life a band hit me like this guys. My A7X Top is The Stage LIBAD City of evil
Thanks for sharing man. I felt the same way about Cosmic. Fiction always gets me off of Nightmare too. Can't listen to that song and not cry haha. That is a solid top 3 my dude! A7X also hits me like no other. I even got two Deathbats haha My respects for your dad, and I hope your situation improves in whatever way it can. I get bad situations, so if you want someone to talk to, throw me an email. It's right here on my channel about section
Whenever I hear the term “raw” or “energy” in reference to music it’s almost always another way of saying that the recording and production sounds like shit. Just because something is intentionally done does not mean that it excuses poor quality. I could record myself farting and use it as a sample in place of each tom hit in the drum bus, but that doesn’t mean its just okay and good because I did it intentionally. They’re allowed to do as they please with their music, it’s their band. However, that doesn’t mean we the consumer “don’t get it” because we dislike it. I knew exactly what this album was the moment I heard “We Love You.” I said to my girlfriend, “This sounds like they did a bunch of psychedelic drugs and decided they wanted to make something weird and trippy.” I get it. It’s supposed to be different, but that does not make it great. I simply don’t enjoy the jarring switch ups in sound and strange musical choices. That does not mean I don’t understand the attempt made by the band. I dislike intentionally underproducing your album or songs in an attempt to sound “raw” because I believe that the whole point of a studio recording that’s mixed and mastered by a pro is to sound as clean as possible. If you want to sound raw, record your new music at live shows and release it as far as I’m concerned. I want an album to sound as powerful and tight as possible. It’s possible to sound different and still have a high quality mix.
Disagreeing with music versus awful music is not the same thing. I’ve been a big fan of weird music for years, so I don’t mind this. The more you listen to it the more you love it from my experience.. Avenged sevenfold doesn’t allow their fans to control them to make the old music they want them to go back to because if they did that, the fans will be Happy because they got what they wanted out of them. But you would be making the actual artists Sad because you took their creative freedom away just to please your subconscience of wanting to hear their older stuff again… Which is completely not fair. They already stated their own fanbase is not going to love everything that they do. But all in general, nobody’s obligated to love every single piece of music of anyone’s creation. You can be a big fan of a movie Director, and only like 5 of his movies out of 11 movies he made. You don’t have to love everything an artist does, that’s just not right. Nor are you obligated to because you consider yourself to be a fan.. An artis grows and matures when they get older and go through life experiences. And sometimes in order to tell the newer stories you want within your music, you have to change your whole style to connect with the audience on what we are trying to get the message acrossed with. Just because you don’t agree with a newer style that does not fit for you, that does not mean it’s terrible music. But that is just my perspective. 😇
Accidentally....riiiiight...I just might accidentally hold them down while you accidentally shove an ipod down their throat with new album playing on repeat...ooooh that got dark fast haha
This album and whether or not an individual is going to receive it well relies heavily on said individual’s life experiences and the relationship they have with the idea of their own end. If you’ve had it easy, if you don’t contemplate some of the heavier aspects of life then you’ll never have a mind open enough to enjoy LIBAD for the masterpiece it is. This isn’t warped tour A7X but it’s still A7X and it kills me people are sleeping on it.
Absolutely agree. Ultimately, we all have to deal with death and grief, and perhaps they'll resonance with this album when that time comes. Not wishing that on anyone, just kinda saying what you already said about life experiences. Don't mind me haha
this album to me feels almost too planned and mapped out to me if that makes sense. i’m letting it grow on me, and i’m starting to like it the more i hear it. i kind of liked the chaotic energy some of their other albums (especially the white album) and this album feels too planned in some points. but the more i hear people talk about it, the more i give it another chance.
I think you're onto something there. There's definitely a planned quality to it around certain themes. Some obvious, some subtle. I think you're smart to take your time with it and not rush to judgment
I see so many people saying how much they love it,im sorry,almost every song i cannot get into or find a groove that i really feel,some of it feels all over the place which is what they are known for but in this aspect it doesnt appeal to me,how ever,with the stage it was similar,i was expecting a mix of hail to the king and their self titled with some nightmare and maybe all their earlier stuff,it wasnt and was hard for me to like it,i was disappointed but listened more,i only like the stage and roman sky,used to like goddamn and that long song but in sorrt this new album just isnt what this band was and should have been,but to me ive been rewatching alot of their old shows like 2008 LBC and their making of the self titled album and their funny moments and to conclude this,i feel they sold out to us and changed but not in a mainstream form,just a form that doesnt even sound like who they truly are,id rather get a remaster version of city of evil and the self titled with songs that they never out on but had vualted
I’m a fan of the album but I’ll admit that the back half falls flat in comparison to the front half. IMO G.O.D should’ve been 1 song and beautiful morning and easier just don’t do it for me. The closer feels like the end credits, but if feels like there was no actual end. From game over to cosmic it’s all 10/10 stuff, but it loses the plot in the back half. Still good but it’s also their shortest album since their debut witch is only 1 minute shorter.
At first I liked most of them but some of them I just couldn’t like at all. I told my brother (we listened to it together) that in a bout a week I’d love all of them. It’s been months and I love all the songs
It is in my top five albums. I listen to it pretty much every day. It's up there with Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking, and Dark Side of the Moon. I don't like the song Beautiful Morning, and the rest of the album is profound. It is so layered. I hear new things with every listen.
I'm sorry but this mediocrity of an album exists already from about 700 different bands currently on bandcamp named after a geometric shape, minus the uniqueness of Shadow's voice and Syn's always stellar guitar playing. People only care and are saying it's "amazing" from the band's notoriety, copium, and self-relation. Musically, it's a beyond strange take and very alienating attempt at trying to evolve as an artist. These new songs at their MSG show in NYC a few weeks ago absolutely sucked the life out of the entire arena. I get wanting to reinvent yourself and and being risky, but at some point it just feels like the artist takes their beliefs so far up their own ass its hard to relate or enjoy the music anymore. IDK, I don't want to try and take away people's enjoyment of it. I just don't and never will understand this album.
for me, some of the song is just okay, some of them is awesome. many old A7X fans wish the new album is like City of Evil. man, cmon, they're not young anymore, as long i can hear matt singing and hearing synyster riff again is more than enough.
I appreciate this and resonate with it a lot. Being one of those people, for a long time, who wanted that City of Evil 2.0, I think it's more important as a fan to be open to their artistic journey than just hate on the artist for not being who they were 20 years ago. Thanks for your comment!
saying it's not about the sound but the meaning behind it is such pretentious drivel that you would hear at an art galary where insane people have gone so far of the deep end they start crying about a dot on a canvas. Like people are jerking off this album for it's "Philosophical meaning" but that meaning needs good music to back it up. This concept album is so disjointed from song to song, with some horrible vocal choices (if you can't do highs Matt just please don't do them), production choices, meandering boring choruses like Nobody, that horrifically cringy and stupid build section on We love you, the mf'ing tpain vocoder on GOD. The list goes on and on. Like almost everyone that loves it states that they had someone pass away or a bad mental episode and that's why they like. The ammount of copium and the arrogance of saying you just don't get it is astonishing to me.
I just saw their show and was very disappointed to see a ton of people leave when they were finishing off the show with G (O) (D) It makes me feel bad for some of these younger fans who don’t think they don’t care about this and might realize when they get a little older that these songs are actually amazing. G especially and that they could say they had seen them live but instead get to say they left while they were playing. It’s unfortunate because if you want to see these songs live this is your chance, they will never play them again.
Ahhh I missed them in NYC and was really disappointed I couldn't go. Love that they did the album ending though. Sucks for those people who were walking out, and I like you hope they come around to it. Thanks for commenting :)
At first when I heard this I was just like you, not liking it and was like this is not avenge sevenfold like this isn’t what they do but when I give it a try again it’s not bad even though it’s not the same like any other album but I did hear that Matt admitted that they were just trying to do something new and this is what they went with like I’m gonna try to dig into the meaning of this bc the meaning is what makes this album really good is the meaning and not the sounds
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I know this isn’t related, but avenged has done one thing really well which is not let themselves get audience captured which is why I believe they’re the best post-Napster band out there atm.
@@coelleen couldn't agree more!
It’s crazy how this album came at just the right time for me
couldn't agree more! to this day, I still can't listen to the whole album without having a serious emotional reaction. Like crying, choked up, the whole nine yards
@@JustWriteMusic 💖🌟
same here. It was the first good experience I had after my (now ex) girlfriend of 1.5 years broke up with me exactly one month prior
SAME HERE!!!! I feel this album came out at a perfect time for me too because I was just going threw a lot of thing and when this album came out, I felt like this album talks about everything I was thinking about so I fell in love with this album immediately. And this album is the album that got me into a7x 😂
It was clear from the release of Nobody that A7X was not making another bland metal album. They really shine as artists and that's awesome to witness.
Now go look for Beautiful Morning by Pinkly Smooth and the early demo of Easier.
Ahh Pinkly Smooth. There's so much of that project in this album, which really helped me see what I felt their aim was. Similar to as you said: not making another bland metal album 🤘
Lost my dad last year and Cosmic made so many of those emotions come out that were bottled up. Your take is the only right one I've seen so far. This record is crazy but it evokes so much emotion and I love it. People say "THIS ISN'T AN A7X ALBUM!!!" - there has never been an A7X album that has sounded the same so I'm unsure why people even say that. It's a masterpiece.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I know that's not easy. I had the same experience as you, I was suddenly just bawling. A7X definitely hit on something real here and I think people's discomfort with it is perhaps an aspect of that. Truth can be uncomfortable. Thanks again for your comment :)
Jimmy’s writing is very much on the album! The bridge in “Mattel” was written by him for an old Pinkly Smooth demo and he’d always wanted to reuse it later in an a7x song but could never find a song for it to fit it in, the guys reworked it a bit and it fits perfectly for Mattel! The middle of Beautiful Morning that Brian sings is a piece that he and Jimmy wrote from the same PS demo. Obviously they added more to it and expanded it for Beautiful Morning but yeah, spot on hearing Jimmy throughout! Excellent video.
So sorry for your loss my brother
Thanks so much! I had no idea about those sections originally being in Pinkly Smooth!! That's super cool, I love that they did that. Sometimes it can be hit or miss when bands revisit old material, like Trivium's recent reuse of Shogun-era material that didn't make it on the album
And thank you, it's weird to talk about it online, but it felt right in the moment
Please checkouts this Pinkly smooth song
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After hearing Brian in trax not even trying, he hits notes on the nose, so I think he’s got perfect pitch which makes me jealous af!
Good take. Definitely hear a lot of Jimmy and I share in many of your sentiments. I loved it right from the start and have since listened to the full album front to back at least a half dozen times since release a couple months ago. I get why some aren’t into it, but man if you’re into it, you really get into it. Absolutely a pure manifestation of musical craftsmanship, emotion and creativity.
Really well said! Thanks so much for your comment. I think a record like this has to be divisive, otherwise it would be too broadly appealing, and in that sense lose some of its special sauce, so to speak. I definitely fall in the "genius" camp, according to the thumbnail. Glad to be in good company 🫡
The album is beautiful. Very open for interpretation. Cosmic hits my soul every damn time. I felt every bit of what you said about your mom. I lost my brother in 2011 to cancer. So hearing cosmic hit me like a baseball bat to the face. Matt's voice still gives me chills. Over all, this album is all of the feels in one.
YES. Thank you for sharing your experience. I still can't listen to Cosmic song without crying. I think it really speaks to a deep truth their expressing in that song to make it resonate with us like that. Thanks again 🤘
Thank you for sharing your story and the feelings you're still processing. This album is so much about grief, and the complexity of processing it. I keep saying that this is the sequel to the self-titled because it's JIMMY all over it - but it's also the sequel to Nightmare because the growth from losing Jimmy is in there. I cried more than once watching this video because you've said what I've been struggling to articulate about this album and why it's so intense.
This is such an wonderful comment, thank you so much. I couldn't agree more and feel validated that you resonated with the album like I did
Hi mate. I am a long-term Avenged fan (since 2004). Currently caring for my mother who has terminal brain cancer. Have been pretty overwhelmed by it all. This video has some how made feel less alone in multiple ways. Just wanted to say thanks, for what it's worth.
I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner to this. I was in a startlingly similar position as you last year in my mom's final months. Being a caretaker is really really difficult that - as I'm positive you know firsthand -comes with confusing, scary, and sometimes guilt-inducing thoughts.
I want you to know you are nowhere near alone and that I'm happy to chat with you privately and support you. You're doing an incredibly wonderful thing for your mother, and it's still something to bear. I hope you have support in your inner circle to help you, and I'm happy to add my name to that list. My email is avi@justwritemusic.com. Hit me up mate. Also hit up some Tolkien if you're a fan, because Frodo's "failure" resonated HARD with me during that time.
"It's more of a meditation" that's the best take i've heard. It's definitely become a comfort album for me
Ahhh yes, thank you for validating that feeling. I feel the same way, it's just constantly in my head. Gonna have to do a song by song review at this point
I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and that was the time I started really getting into avenged. I was able to share that pain of losing a loved one with them and listening to their music has helped me through out the years. But like you said It was really hard at first I felt like a ghost for a month. Starting drinking, doing drugs. And through all of those experiences and moving out of teens into my twenties I was able to except death and almost embrace it. And doing that allowed me to have a great outlook on life and I enjoy things a lot more thoroughly now. But I feel you brother 🕊️
Thanks for sharing dude. And I really appreciate your words and camaraderie. Really glad you've been able to find peace and a healthy outlook. That's everything.
Friend : what kind of genre is ur music?
Me : AVENGED SEVENFOLD
You and I - We are kin
Your rant about remastering is spot on. Had to leave a like and comment to help with the algorithm haha
Thanks dude! I'm 100% reusing that footage for a smaller video because it needs to be said again on its own terms. I hate seeing these remasters come out when not tied to a vinyl release or some other specific format
Oh and funny enough, Bob Ludwig ACTUALLY mastered this record. The dude's like the preeminent mastering engineer and started the first true mastering company back in the 70s. But yeah no, we can't trust his ears lol
syn and jimmy wrote "its a beautiful morning"
I didn't know that!!! That makes me so happy, thank you for sharing that 🤘
Ty so much for talking about this from a psychedelic/spiritual perspective, many ppl who criticize the album dont really care about that aspect or are even capable of understanding it. This album brough me tears on first listen and many listens more. Ive been an a7x fan since like 2007 and none of their songs have ever made me feel like this album has, maybe fiction because theres a bit of a backstory to it. Your commentary on this video is so heartfelt and real and i relate to that so much and it gives me a bit of solace knowing that people like you are out there. This album is a complete catharsis for me and honestly i kind of grew out of listening to a7x, i started listening to more opeth and more progressive stuff. I did not expect the band that inspired me to play guitar and love music to come out late in their career with this incredibly beautiful and thought provoking and CONNECTED album that provokes so much emotion from anybody who listens to it. I have a strong belief in a spiritual connection with music, synchonicity, and the true meaning of life. I wont go much farther on my rant there but I decided (before this album came out and was announced) to create a psychedelic metal band, we are Psylosyn from nashville tn. Almost done writing the album but when libad dropped i got sooo much more inspired to take even more risks with my own music and just going with my own convictions in life. Play every note like its the last time youll hear it.
I think psychedelics are a dead end and that's why the system promotes them. 'Anything but the religion your ancestors believed in.' The music and the artwork reflects the bland and depressing metaphysics of spiritual coping, as well as the disjointed and meandering structure of the songs, which refuse to exploit any of the little beautiful ideas scattered throughout. It's a rejection of beauty, that which is eternal and unchanging, out of a stubborn commitment to the self and its misery.
Their songs dealing with the Bible refute the worldview of this album by dint of their energy and joyous aggression.
@@guyincognito320 ur comment is a god dam mess for me to try and read and decifer. Not sure wtf your opinion is but ur against psychedelics, against the connection that God put on this earth for us to ingest and experience. You don't even understand the albums context in the slightest.
This comment is super awesome, thank you so much. I had a similar journey as you did. It just seemed like no one was taking that side of things into account. It's important to take a holistic view of art and artist. Your band sounds awesome and I'd love to hear it when your album comes out!
Love the video! So sorry to hear about your Mother. Death is the overall theme of this album and they capture all the emotions
Thanks so much! It's really appreciated. I totally agree and think they've been meditating on it for awhile due to their own experiences
I’m so glad you made this video. Thx for sharing ❤️
You are mot welcome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting
Hey man, nevwr watched one of your videos before. I think you nailed this album on the head in your analysis of it. First time I've seen somebody get it for what I think it is as well. Also, I teared up when you were talking about your mother and dealing with loss. Keep fighting the good fight from one stranger to another.
That means a ton, man. Thank you so much - glad it resonated with you and hope I didn't bring down your mood too much lol
Nice reference to god damn either intentional or not at 15:15 lol
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And thank you for opening up to us and showing your connection to the art and your art and process.
Thanks homie! I'm admittedly kind of selfish about it in terms who I write for haha
I'm so excited I found your channel. I love your passion for Avenged Sevenfold, and you presented your case masterfully! I'm pumped to dive into your catalog.
Holy crap that means an absolute TON to me. Thank you so much! I got lots more rock/metal guitar stuff in the pipeline so I'm stoked to have you!
And yeah they're one of my biggest influences, for sure. So in that sense, I'll admit some bias; however, I'll also call them out. I straight up hated Hail to the King haha so it's all about preference and how the music speaks to us :)
@@JustWriteMusic I hear you man, HTTK didn’t do it for me either. The Stage was amazing, but LIBAD is on another level! I thought Waking the Fallen would be my favorite A7X album for the rest of time but it seems there’s some competition now.
My brother in metal 🤘 I really liked The Stage too. Brooks really was such an amazing addition. At this point, I don't think anybody, Portnoy included, would've been as good a fit as Brooks is; and I think that made all the difference for me.
With HTTK, it was literally the same Lars beats on nearly every song. Not one punk beat, except on the bonus track. It's not a good sign if I can drum to Avenged Sevenfold haha
I liked the inclusion of the M.Shadows interview! I think I would've liked to see a bit more of that throughout this video since this is singing "video essay" to me. But it sounds like I'll have to listen to this in full now!
Oh totally. I really wanted to do more of that. This was the first of this kind of video I've ever made and I knew if I sat on it too long it wouldn't ever get made. So imperfect action it is! I'd def be interested in doing something like this again, maybe in a more focused capacity
OMG, the story behind the band is incredible. I've been listening to A7X for over a decade now, and I've never heard people discuss this much of details about each individual member of the band and how important they remain even after one member passed away over a decade ago. The justification is just perfect.
I loved the points that you made in this video, LIBAD is definitely one of my favorite albums by Avenged Sevenfold.
Thanks so much! It's definitely up there for me too. There's so much soul on this album they slipped into Frank Sinatra mode haha
It’s very rude when people say the band went downhill after the Rev passed away. Acting like you knew him personally and you knew exactly what he would approve or not approve.. 💀😒😒
well said dude. we weren't there and we don't know really know them, despite the parasocial bond we feel to them through their music
I was definitely a little confused when I first heard "We Love You" but once I heard the full album, I was SOLD. (It also probably doesn't hurt that I saw them live a couple of weeks before the album dropped so I was already back on the hype train). I'm with you though. I started a little skeptical, and after bursting into tears couple of times and having my mind blown here and there, I LOVE it.
Glad to hear I wasn't the only one on that journey. Super jealous you got to see them live tho!! Freakin awesome.
I'm sorry for your loss :(
This is was a pretty pretty cool review..
Life is but a dream quickly became my favorite album.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate your comment. Looking forward to talking about more A7X and metal stuff in general
This video definitely resonated with Matt because apparently he shared this on his twitter. Great job on it, I subscribed to your channel and signed up for your free gift, thanks!
For me, I instantly disliked nobody, but loved the second chorus with the bridge into solo. Heard someone comment "this is their St. Anger " which I thought was funny. However, after a few more listens this song did grow on me more and live, wow, it jammed surprisingly and satisfyingly hard. Loved the whole album and the other songs hit harder live too. Would love to hear them all live honestly.
Best piano piece I ever heard, I almost can't believe its actually Syn and I am in fact suspicious that either AI or God actually composed it somehow lol
It restored my love for humanity to listen to the recording of LIBAD piano piece with the crowd after Matt screams the final line in (D)eath (in a way reminiscent of how he sounded in Waking The Fallen, just brilliant) and I saw nobody leave in Vancouver for the whole 3-4 minute piece, people were clapping during the transitions... I've also seen recordings in other towns of the crowd enjoying the piano outro and it was just a beautiful nostalgic pshycedlic healing experience for me.
It was so good to me and the performance was also even better than I thought, so I decided I will try to catch them in another town on this tour again. You never know how short life can be....
Wait...I'm just now realizing that that WAS actually Matt. I'm having a delayed freakout haha
Thanks for the sub and download! I won't let you down 🫡
That's a perfect review, man.
Thanks so much dude 🤘
Hearing you talk about Jimmy like that has got me crying 😭😭❤️ foREVer
I totally understand ❤️❤️❤️ To this day I can't listen to Fiction without crying
You said the same things i realized. Ive tried those psychedelics before and i think that makes it easily to comprehend progressive unique music. You added into my comprehension as well
I got to tell you something as well, ive been watching a lot of videos about near death experiences and all of them said they rose above their bodies and could see everyone looking at them. All of the experiences people said were incredible. That at any time they could go to any place and all they felt was pure love and acceptance on another level.
So ive formed this mindset that physical death is actually a form of evolving. We are extensions of the universe itself and through its formations within our physical bodies it learns about itself. Every experience we have goes into the database of new possible experiences for other beings.
This is an abstract thought but i believe its actually an awesome realization that that pain of death in the moment has already passed. Theyve already traveled into the realm where pain no longer exists and theyre onto their next awesome experience.
I say this not to minimize your experience, but i believe the people we have known could actually be with us at all times. I also learned about this universal force called the divine matrix where its basically a sort of ether where our thoughts and other unknown energies live. I learned there is an actual measured amount of weight that leaves the body beside the escape of gases that they consistently measured and they believe its the weight of the spirit leaving the body.
So its very true that your mom could visit you all the time. She still has the choice to. Our bodies are only carriers for our spirits, vehicles for our universal spiritual experience.
I really believe our loves that have moved into the next realm see us and they wouldnt want us to be sad about it to where it weakens us. They want us to experience infinite power and love. And i think to allow it to weaken us would go against their wishes respectfully.
Also in the NDE's the people said they were wondering why everyone was so sad because they said it was the greatest experience of their lives and it felt incredible when they left their bodies
Really cool stuff. Thanks for sharing this! I've heard of some of what you mentioned as well :)
its still effin AMAZING to me how they manage/and try to keep jimmy alive in their music to this day. theres a piece in mattel, and the main part in “beautiful morning” that are originally from a pinkly smooth song called “drop d”. so amazing.
Couldn't agree more. It's so cool how they keep him in the band like that. Literally, beautiful.
i love your thinking out of the box, great interpretation! and opening up melted me completely
Thanks so much! That means a literal ton. You just rocked my socks off with this comment 🤘
Sometimes I'd like to think even Muse and Radiohead would say what the f*ck when listening to this album, but artistically I kinda appreciate it
I think those guys would ADORE the album for that very reason :)
Glad to stumble upon your content. Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much! That means a ton. I know it's a little eclectic haha
Great video!
Thanks!
When I heard the album. I was like. Huh. What. Huh. At best I think I can put this album like this " here is our older stuff. How do we not do that"
That's a fair point. From an artist's perspective I think that makes sense. I don't they've ever wanted to tread old ground like that. It seems normal that fans are split about that. Metallica fans are a great example - some only like the early albums, some are Justice and Black Album diehards, and some just like whatever they do cause it's them.
Thanks for commenting :)
People Hate This?? If you hate this masterpiece.. grow up.
Facts
I loved the new album. I felt It was quite weird at first, but the new jazzy sound and other elements make this album just a masterpiece.
likewise 🤘
Great video dude. I love this album so much that I bought it on iTunes, cd, and vinyl. I do think that one day this album will be deservingly praised universally. Although there will always be a7x haters
Thanks so much! I actually just published an unboxing vid of the sea blue A7X world exclusive vinyl . Check it out if you're interested! th-cam.com/video/hQssf5fnZsY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this video. I was planning on making a similar video (and I still may) because I was only a casual fan of A7x before this album. I own a few of their CDs but they didn't get heavy rotation. Mostly mood music for driving or background for video games. That was their niche. But LIBAD hooked me immediately. It's such a masterpiece and I am so here for it. Thank you also for showing your vulnerability in talking about the loss of your mother, and don't think of it as performative because it was obviously genuine. It's what made me subscribe. Thank you again.
thank you so much for this. I’d love for you to still make that video! we can cross post 🤘
9:04 mike become the knight. 😂
uh oh haha
The more i listen to the album and the more i go back and listen to their older stuff, the more i realize this album really isnt that much of a surprise.
absolutely! as I was editing the part about genre hopping I was like, oh shit what about "a little piece of heaven", that whole song is through-composed and unlike anything that was happening at the time. Basically until they released this album haha
I really was shocked at the outcry of surprise from people boy expecting something like this. Especially after the Stage, but it's always been sprinkled in all of their albums.
@@slayerslash25 Yeah for sure, they have not been quiet about the themes they're interested in writing and expressing about
@@JustWriteMusic exactly. I'm in love with this album and it gets better the more I listen to it.
I understand why people don't like it. For me, I've never been a fan of their previous work, but I heard this was different, so i checked it out and ended up loving it. I think it's a complete masterpiece.
Oh cool! Can you describe what about it made it feel so different than their other albums to you?
I think it's in the composition. This, more than their other music I've heard seems like it starts with a great song idea and finely tunes each piece of the music to perfectly drive the feeling of the song home, so to speak. This is done using the full range of the abilities of each member of the band without feeling formulaic or forced.
@@russ4moose well said!
Your not a true fan if you dont like their old stuff,1999-2013 was their best work,the stage was the first form of turning away from their old stuff but this new album just isnt it
@lamborgatti-4783 I'd say you're pretty accurate there. I've never really been much of a fan at all. So, no true a7x fan loves Life is but a Dream? Sure. I guess. I have pit tickets for Sep. 17 though in Tampa. Maybe I'll meet some true fans there cause I feel like you ain't it.
bruh you know your stuff! you should do a review of the stage!
Thanks dude! I like your idea. Maybe I'll just work my backwards through their discography haha
Only half joking lol
I've been in love with this album since release and cannot even list how many times I've listened to it front to back. I have reflected my life listening to it, thinking about friends that have committed suicide or loved ones. I have lost along with the ones I have around me currently. I'm so glad that they released this and it will be a part of me for the rest of my life.
Thank you for this comment. I feel the exact same way!
This is the 1st albumn ive loved fully since the nightmare albumn.
Me too, man. I'm right there with you. Hail to the King is my least favorite, and I see The Stage as more of a return to form than anything else. I was really hoping for an album like this to come out
I think that we’re currently in an era defined by consumer or fan expectations. A lot of bands are gaining mainstream recognition from things they did in the past that weren’t welcomed by a large part of the establishment, the media, the critics or the fans themselves in their time. So now the expectation is for them to do classic album part 2 when their careers have evolved since then.
A7X and Pierce the Veil have put out some impressive albums but are getting panned or largely ignored because they don’t match the expectations. And this is what will invariably happen when MCR releases a new album which will inevitably not be The Black Parade or Three Cheers 2.0.
Totally agree. I'd also like to add that exact thing already happened to MCR with Danger Days to a degree. The only caveat is we're not technically hearing MCR on that album. We're MCR playing as The Killjoys. Also if it's in the same vein as their new single from last year, I'm on board :)
@@JustWriteMusic I think that whatever they release will most likely be in the vein on Foundations of Decay, which I liked, though they could make the vocals a lot more intelligible.
However, it’s a bit of a red flag that they haven’t released anything after that. Hopefully the label hasn’t been pressuring them to write something more pop punky.
@@luistijerina Good point about radio silence. My hope is the single was a kind of market test and the label is giving them time for Gerard to be Gerard and tell the story he wants to tell, if at all. Optimistic, I know haha They def want them to come out with Black Parade Pt. 2 or Three Cheers Pt. 2
They’ve always been very good with integrating orchestral parts and only got better with time I think. Even in Hail to the King my favorite tracks are those like that, especially Acid Rain. And then you get stuff like Roman Sky… but yeah, here they really brought it to a new level.
Honestly, unlike you this album probably hit me hardest on the first listen, probably because I listened to it in my bed, in the dark, with my eyes closed. The last third really felt like slowly drifting into a dream, shifting from one scene to another almost unconsciously. But that may also be why subsequent listens didn’t grab me as much − that surprise effect was no longer there and while I still like the album, now it kinda leaves me hungry for more.
ahhh what a great first listen that sounds like. Maybe too perfect? You're totally right about the orchestrations by the way. Upon listening back, there's something in almost every album, but this was the first that was really through-composed, where almost every track had a robust and eclectic instrumentation. I think they worked with the San Bernadino Symphony Orchestra
I swear to god I can't listen to Cosmic without at least shedding a tear
SAME.
Matt brought me here via twitter and I’m glad he did. Very well formulated.
lol yeah I saw a big influx from Twitter. Was really cool to see the share on there. I appreciate your kind words and comment 🤘
Nice vid bro, Jimmy’s the absolute best!
Brooks Wackerman top notch doh
Thanks man, much apreesh! Couldn't agree more 🤘
It’s absolutely amazing- it grows and grow and grows on you. ❤❤
Hell yeah it does 🤘
As soon as I heard "Nobody" and "We Love You", I knew that our boys had changed and decided what they wanted to do. And I love them for that. Doing what they want whether anyone else liked it or not. I, as a musician, use to think that I had to give my listeners what they wanted, cause if I didn't, they wouldn't listen. But the last year or so, Avenged taught me that it doesn't matter what anyone else wants, make what I wanna hear, and the right people will come and listen. So that's what I'm doing now. And since I've learned that, so many more people love the music my band plays, because it sounds familiar, yet different from other bands that share a genre with us.
Dude. YES. Be selfish with your music. It's YOURS. If you don't make the music you want to hear, no one else will.
Perfect album, perfect video.
Perfect comment 🤘
Fans hate it when their favorite brands still sounds the same from when they were in high school and they want them to do more original music.
But when the band does that, the fans complain that it’s too original and you need to go back sounding how you did back in my high school days.
Honestly, it’s like make up your goddamn mind!! 😂
When a band provides you with more experimental music and more original ideas. You literally just complain and complain and complain after finally getting what you want.. Fanbases and the public opinion is just so retarded and confusing these days. 😅
dude. YES. There's no winning haha
Beautiful Morning is amazing
For true!!!
For me, its just avenged sevenfold being avenged sevenfold. They’ve always been consistent to bring dynamics and suprises on each of their albums.
Remember warmness on the soul on STST? I wont see you tonight part 1? How theyve managed to pull that outro on sidewinder? Fictions? Acid Rain? Exists? All of that list was just so unique and different and finally they just go to all the directions they wanted, whats on their mind, what they heard, what they listened, into full madness on LIBAD.
You're absolutely right. They've definitely had that kind of eclectic styling to their songs. Particularly on the tracks you mentioned. I should've brought that up. Maybe a good concept for a smaller scale video? What do you think?
@@JustWriteMusic eclectic! What a perfect word to describe it! Oh yes please i would love to see them, keep up the good work man!
Gooood
woooooo yeah! samsies.
I think about A7X's new era since The Stage album and how this album and now Libad hit me hard and mind-blowing. They are a genius, at least for me, I remember the first time I heard Cosmic, I started to cry, I dedicated this song to my beauty wife, this album came in a bad time in my life cause I feel sad for a bad situation.
Before that, So far away, dedicated from A7X old era, I dedicated So far away to my dear dad R.I.P.
Never in the life a band hit me like this guys.
My A7X Top is
The Stage
LIBAD
City of evil
Thanks for sharing man. I felt the same way about Cosmic. Fiction always gets me off of Nightmare too. Can't listen to that song and not cry haha. That is a solid top 3 my dude! A7X also hits me like no other. I even got two Deathbats haha
My respects for your dad, and I hope your situation improves in whatever way it can. I get bad situations, so if you want someone to talk to, throw me an email. It's right here on my channel about section
Whenever I hear the term “raw” or “energy” in reference to music it’s almost always another way of saying that the recording and production sounds like shit. Just because something is intentionally done does not mean that it excuses poor quality. I could record myself farting and use it as a sample in place of each tom hit in the drum bus, but that doesn’t mean its just okay and good because I did it intentionally.
They’re allowed to do as they please with their music, it’s their band. However, that doesn’t mean we the consumer “don’t get it” because we dislike it. I knew exactly what this album was the moment I heard “We Love You.” I said to my girlfriend, “This sounds like they did a bunch of psychedelic drugs and decided they wanted to make something weird and trippy.” I get it. It’s supposed to be different, but that does not make it great.
I simply don’t enjoy the jarring switch ups in sound and strange musical choices. That does not mean I don’t understand the attempt made by the band. I dislike intentionally underproducing your album or songs in an attempt to sound “raw” because I believe that the whole point of a studio recording that’s mixed and mastered by a pro is to sound as clean as possible. If you want to sound raw, record your new music at live shows and release it as far as I’m concerned. I want an album to sound as powerful and tight as possible. It’s possible to sound different and still have a high quality mix.
I think there’s a difference, but I think there are instances where you’re correct; particularly in punk music
to each their own. Sonic preferences can more finicky than musical ones at times
It’s a masterpiece
Disagreeing with music versus awful music is not the same thing. I’ve been a big fan of weird music for years, so I don’t mind this. The more you listen to it the more you love it from my experience..
Avenged sevenfold doesn’t allow their fans to control them to make the old music they want them to go back to because if they did that, the fans will be Happy because they got what they wanted out of them. But you would be making the actual artists Sad because you took their creative freedom away just to please your subconscience of wanting to hear their older stuff again… Which is completely not fair.
They already stated their own fanbase is not going to love everything that they do. But all in general, nobody’s obligated to love every single piece of music of anyone’s creation. You can be a big fan of a movie Director, and only like 5 of his movies out of 11 movies he made. You don’t have to love everything an artist does, that’s just not right. Nor are you obligated to because you consider yourself to be a fan..
An artis grows and matures when they get older and go through life experiences. And sometimes in order to tell the newer stories you want within your music, you have to change your whole style to connect with the audience on what we are trying to get the message acrossed with. Just because you don’t agree with a newer style that does not fit for you, that does not mean it’s terrible music.
But that is just my perspective. 😇
This is an awesome comment and I couldn't agree more. Starting to think you should've made this video haha
If someone told me to my face that the new album is trash I might accidentally slap some sense into them
Accidentally....riiiiight...I just might accidentally hold them down while you accidentally shove an ipod down their throat with new album playing on repeat...ooooh that got dark fast haha
@@JustWriteMusic hahah 🤟🤟
This album and whether or not an individual is going to receive it well relies heavily on said individual’s life experiences and the relationship they have with the idea of their own end. If you’ve had it easy, if you don’t contemplate some of the heavier aspects of life then you’ll never have a mind open enough to enjoy LIBAD for the masterpiece it is. This isn’t warped tour A7X but it’s still A7X and it kills me people are sleeping on it.
Absolutely agree. Ultimately, we all have to deal with death and grief, and perhaps they'll resonance with this album when that time comes. Not wishing that on anyone, just kinda saying what you already said about life experiences. Don't mind me haha
this album to me feels almost too planned and mapped out to me if that makes sense. i’m letting it grow on me, and i’m starting to like it the more i hear it. i kind of liked the chaotic energy some of their other albums (especially the white album) and this album feels too planned in some points. but the more i hear people talk about it, the more i give it another chance.
I think you're onto something there. There's definitely a planned quality to it around certain themes. Some obvious, some subtle. I think you're smart to take your time with it and not rush to judgment
I see so many people saying how much they love it,im sorry,almost every song i cannot get into or find a groove that i really feel,some of it feels all over the place which is what they are known for but in this aspect it doesnt appeal to me,how ever,with the stage it was similar,i was expecting a mix of hail to the king and their self titled with some nightmare and maybe all their earlier stuff,it wasnt and was hard for me to like it,i was disappointed but listened more,i only like the stage and roman sky,used to like goddamn and that long song but in sorrt this new album just isnt what this band was and should have been,but to me ive been rewatching alot of their old shows like 2008 LBC and their making of the self titled album and their funny moments and to conclude this,i feel they sold out to us and changed but not in a mainstream form,just a form that doesnt even sound like who they truly are,id rather get a remaster version of city of evil and the self titled with songs that they never out on but had vualted
all good, it’s not gonna be for everybody
I’m a fan of the album but I’ll admit that the back half falls flat in comparison to the front half. IMO G.O.D should’ve been 1 song and beautiful morning and easier just don’t do it for me. The closer feels like the end credits, but if feels like there was no actual end. From game over to cosmic it’s all 10/10 stuff, but it loses the plot in the back half. Still good but it’s also their shortest album since their debut witch is only 1 minute shorter.
I appreciate your comment, dude. I can see where you're coming from and those last songs definitely aren't for everyone
At first I liked most of them but some of them I just couldn’t like at all. I told my brother (we listened to it together) that in a bout a week I’d love all of them. It’s been months and I love all the songs
I can be the exact same way with new albums. I'll get all scruffy about it and then 2 months later I'm listening to it constantly
It is in my top five albums. I listen to it pretty much every day. It's up there with Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking, and Dark Side of the Moon. I don't like the song Beautiful Morning, and the rest of the album is profound. It is so layered. I hear new things with every listen.
Totally agree. There's a lot going on that I'm sure we've only scratched the surface of
I'm sorry but this mediocrity of an album exists already from about 700 different bands currently on bandcamp named after a geometric shape, minus the uniqueness of Shadow's voice and Syn's always stellar guitar playing. People only care and are saying it's "amazing" from the band's notoriety, copium, and self-relation. Musically, it's a beyond strange take and very alienating attempt at trying to evolve as an artist. These new songs at their MSG show in NYC a few weeks ago absolutely sucked the life out of the entire arena. I get wanting to reinvent yourself and and being risky, but at some point it just feels like the artist takes their beliefs so far up their own ass its hard to relate or enjoy the music anymore.
IDK, I don't want to try and take away people's enjoyment of it. I just don't and never will understand this album.
I appreciate your honesty, man. Thanks for sharing :)
for me, some of the song is just okay, some of them is awesome. many old A7X fans wish the new album is like City of Evil. man, cmon, they're not young anymore, as long i can hear matt singing and hearing synyster riff again is more than enough.
I appreciate this and resonate with it a lot. Being one of those people, for a long time, who wanted that City of Evil 2.0, I think it's more important as a fan to be open to their artistic journey than just hate on the artist for not being who they were 20 years ago. Thanks for your comment!
its a freakin good album, but by the standard of a7x its not their top 3
totally fair. honestly city of evil will likely forever by my number 1. just on a guitar playing level alone haha
saying it's not about the sound but the meaning behind it is such pretentious drivel that you would hear at an art galary where insane people have gone so far of the deep end they start crying about a dot on a canvas. Like people are jerking off this album for it's "Philosophical meaning" but that meaning needs good music to back it up. This concept album is so disjointed from song to song, with some horrible vocal choices (if you can't do highs Matt just please don't do them), production choices, meandering boring choruses like Nobody, that horrifically cringy and stupid build section on We love you, the mf'ing tpain vocoder on GOD. The list goes on and on. Like almost everyone that loves it states that they had someone pass away or a bad mental episode and that's why they like. The ammount of copium and the arrogance of saying you just don't get it is astonishing to me.
I won't deny some snobbishness on my end haha. I think your opinion is valid and I appreciate you sharing it :)
I just saw their show and was very disappointed to see a ton of people leave when they were finishing off the show with G (O) (D)
It makes me feel bad for some of these younger fans who don’t think they don’t care about this and might realize when they get a little older that these songs are actually amazing. G especially and that they could say they had seen them live but instead get to say they left while they were playing. It’s unfortunate because if you want to see these songs live this is your chance, they will never play them again.
Ahhh I missed them in NYC and was really disappointed I couldn't go. Love that they did the album ending though. Sucks for those people who were walking out, and I like you hope they come around to it. Thanks for commenting :)
At first when I heard this I was just like you, not liking it and was like this is not avenge sevenfold like this isn’t what they do but when I give it a try again it’s not bad even though it’s not the same like any other album but I did hear that Matt admitted that they were just trying to do something new and this is what they went with like I’m gonna try to dig into the meaning of this bc the meaning is what makes this album really good is the meaning and not the sounds
You're totally right - the meaning puts the whole album in context. Without it, it's really hard to understand. Thanks for commenting!
It's not terrible no, but it sure as hell ain't genius either.
Fair take 🫡