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#136 Post by TrasTornado »

stew wrote:its got that DeLUSIONS of grandeur feeling that has i think !
Yes! Neil being "the villain" or the one who is criticizing (Yesteday, when I was mad, Shameless...). Love that.
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#137 Post by microramses »

Who said that it sounds CHEAP? Cheap?. Is that a way to describe any piece of music?

I think It's a real stomper and a sure hit. It's worse than "It's a Sin" though (both lirically and musically).

Integral: 8.1/ Stupid 1st single: 5.7/ It's a Sin: 9.3
Much better than "NYC boy" (6.8 ) or "Go West" (7.2). I think it will be a certain Top 5.


BTW, I think integral has been expensively produced although It should sound more "techno" and a bit less "eurodisco".

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#138 Post by NYET »

After listening more then 10 times it becomes better and better, especially the slamming f.e. between 1:10-1:20.

Integral...TO THE PROJECT!! (yell along).

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#139 Post by ChoonHound »

It's called file sharing... look into it. Download eMule. You'll be happy. ;)

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#140 Post by jules »

WOW it's so genius to have a so powerful dance track with such lyrics !

I mean do you now much music group that make so good dance track without writing just like baby i love i love you baby , as it's the only thing we have in France (see david Guetta, etc) on the radio.

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#141 Post by Broooklyn »

Holy good god damnnn almighty f**king Shit! What a fantastic track!!! This gave me quite a nice shake to my system. In regard to negative comments about this track, like I always say, your taste and opinions are valid, but honestly, what the hell could you possibly want if this does not suit your need? This is an absolute astounding track.

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#142 Post by Being boring »

It's bloody brilliant!!
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#143 Post by BrilliantPSB »

This IS a natural hit single. This IS PSB at its best. This IS the expected coming back to chart tops song for PSB.
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#144 Post by patrick »

microramses wrote:Cheap?. Is that a way to describe any piece of music?
Sure. For example Delusions of Grandeur is a great song ruined by cheap production.

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#145 Post by Dreamcatcher2003 »

Broooklyn wrote:Holy good god damnnn almighty flucking Shit! What a fantastic track!!! This gave me quite a nice shake to my system. In regard to negative comments about this track, like I always say, your taste and opinions are valid, but honestly, what the hell could you possibly want if this does not suit your need? This is an absolute astounding track.
Couldn't say better. And comparing Integral to New York city boy is a travesty. The latter is absolute shit while the former is brilliant...
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#146 Post by glennjridge »

for one song it sure has alot of big hooks.that sterile part with the smashing sounds, the robotic vocoder parts, that song really goes for the punch.
I tell you after this song, its going to be hard for them to revisit the electronic/orchestra thing because they did it all so effectively on this song.

usually it seems things never live up to the hype, but for me at least, this is all it was made out to be. I was playing it loud in my truck with the bass cranked. its an expeirence I tell you.

other artists just dont do songs like these.

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#147 Post by Broooklyn »

This track really is something special. You could not ask for a more angry angst ridden track, regardless of how the narrator is presenting it. I am still uncertain which one jabs more, when it comes between this track and 'Yesterday When I Was Mad'. Yesterday was more personal, but this, due to its subject matter, just has some more vicious bite to it. "If you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to fear, if you've something to hide you shouldn't even be here" is probably one of his absolute inimitable lyrics. It is actually quite murderously malicious, which, if anything, to keep the rhyming going is quite delicious. Just listening to this track on a loop, just brings something out of you, from within. It has some techno qualities to it, without it being obvious at times. The build up from 2:55 to 3:00....wow...what really can you say. Absolutely grandiose and epic.

This needs to be a single. I do not want to have discussions next year about how they made the mistake of not releasing this. This is the one song to which they should throw to the masses. They should have nothing to fear, and if they keep this track withheld, then they shouldn't be here. This is, without question, their top 5 single. If it did wind up not getting that high, then they will never hit Top 5 again, period, and it is not because the song did not deserve it, that is for f*** sure.
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#148 Post by glennjridge »

yeah its almost like a mini movie or something.

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#149 Post by Broooklyn »

glennjridge wrote:yeah its almost like a mini movie or something.
I totally agree glenn. This track is screaming for an illustrative portrayal. I have even had some fun taking the video to 'Go West' with the marching sequences and what not, juggling things around, and the visual is quite interesting.

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#150 Post by Broooklyn »

Dreamcatcher2003 wrote:
Broooklyn wrote:Holy good god damnnn almighty flucking Shit! What a fantastic track!!! This gave me quite a nice shake to my system. In regard to negative comments about this track, like I always say, your taste and opinions are valid, but honestly, what the hell could you possibly want if this does not suit your need? This is an absolute astounding track.
Couldn't say better. And comparing Integral to New York city boy is a travesty. The latter is absolute shit while the former is brilliant...
There is absolutely no way that anyone could honestly compare this to New York city boy and if they are with absolute earnestness then I have absolutely no clue what they are hearing. I can only attribute that kind of thought process simply due to 2:25 - 2:40, which is the only part of the track that I find drags the song down a bit, but at the same time, it is because of that moment that it whips you back into the darker aspects of the song after lightening it up a bit. You may as well just compare West End Girls to Before, if some are willing to take it that far and I say this having always enjoyed New York city boy, simply because it is a fun track that was a mistake for a single.

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