Jester Slave
Narcissist
I just did. Still the same opinion, though obviously your points are exaggerated. You spend more time nitpicking what I said, or may have implied, than actually talking about the harsh realities. Wew, Slave said something which can be argued if I interpret it this specific way, let's talk about it, at least that's a lil' bit more time I don't have to actually give a proper reason why TJR should be THE record to play in its entirety!!
TJR was impactful on the music scene, but I dare you to ask anyone (even Jesper) what do they think was their most important, or best record. Let's say the all time last 4 records can not be nominated, so they are not allowed to give a bullshit answer like of course their newest record is the best.
Let's ask all the people we consider the heart of success for the band, so the line-up that was formed by Colony. Peter and Daniel would obviously not pick a pre-Colony record, Björn was a drummer on those, so he most likely prefers songs where he had more input and creativity, and Anders was nothing more on TJR than your regular "noname guy who growls decently during the music". He is onedimensional, and the lyrics are not even entirely his own. The record itself also wasn't some grand architecture that blasted them into professionality, fame, or even huge critical acclaim. Nine Inch Nails is a good example, because they usually had big breaks between albums, so when The Downward Spiral (1994) was released, then it WAS the band, it WAS the music for 5 years. It propelled them into mainstream success overnight, while also raking in critical acclaims. That record changed the band's life.
TJR was like a semi-amateur product, followed by another semi-amateur product that was Whoracle. You talk about TJR like it had that huge impact. Oh man, how could I forget the period of 1996 February - 1997 October! Clearly the golden days of the band. TJR was such a blast that they recorded their next album within a year with session members and people not even playing their main instrument.
But go ahead, ask Jesper what he thinks was either the best IF record musically, or what he considers THE ultimate In Flames record, which he believes truly shows what that band is/was. The one record he would proudly show to his grandchildren, that here, this was the absolute best me and we could do.
TJR was impactful on the music scene, but I dare you to ask anyone (even Jesper) what do they think was their most important, or best record. Let's say the all time last 4 records can not be nominated, so they are not allowed to give a bullshit answer like of course their newest record is the best.
Let's ask all the people we consider the heart of success for the band, so the line-up that was formed by Colony. Peter and Daniel would obviously not pick a pre-Colony record, Björn was a drummer on those, so he most likely prefers songs where he had more input and creativity, and Anders was nothing more on TJR than your regular "noname guy who growls decently during the music". He is onedimensional, and the lyrics are not even entirely his own. The record itself also wasn't some grand architecture that blasted them into professionality, fame, or even huge critical acclaim. Nine Inch Nails is a good example, because they usually had big breaks between albums, so when The Downward Spiral (1994) was released, then it WAS the band, it WAS the music for 5 years. It propelled them into mainstream success overnight, while also raking in critical acclaims. That record changed the band's life.
TJR was like a semi-amateur product, followed by another semi-amateur product that was Whoracle. You talk about TJR like it had that huge impact. Oh man, how could I forget the period of 1996 February - 1997 October! Clearly the golden days of the band. TJR was such a blast that they recorded their next album within a year with session members and people not even playing their main instrument.
But go ahead, ask Jesper what he thinks was either the best IF record musically, or what he considers THE ultimate In Flames record, which he believes truly shows what that band is/was. The one record he would proudly show to his grandchildren, that here, this was the absolute best me and we could do.
