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Post by the dark fourth on Jan 19, 2009 12:18:30 GMT
So, as revealed by our super-sleuths, the track listing will be:
Les Malheurs,
Victorious Cupid,
Keep Me Sane/Insane,
Apogee,
Requiem for the Lovers,
Deus Ex Machina,
Bloodless,
Disconnect,
The Gloaming
I thought this deserved a thread of its own.
Couple of interesting things here: 1. It's The Gloaming, not Gloaming, apparently. 2. It's Bloodless not Blood Lust (probably a freaudian slip on my part) 3. 9 tracks again. I guess that's what I was expecting (even ig I was hoping for more!) 4. I can't wait to see how Les Malheurs (one of the most electro) into Victorious Cupid (one of the least electro) works out... 5. I think Gloaming is an excellent choice for last track actually, especially as it has such a cool fade out (which they did live very nicely).
Any other thoughts?
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Post by timpenumbra on Jan 19, 2009 13:33:13 GMT
4 unheard tracks! (3+ I guess if you include Disconnect from the hastily withdrawn album demo)
Les Malheurs, Victorious Cupid, Apogee, Deus Ex Machina, The Gloaming - that's about 30 mins roughly from the live versions floating around out there, so assuming (fingers crossed) at least a 50 min cd, that's hopefully 20 mins brand new PRR!
Is Disconnect meant to be an 'epic' - or have I made that up?
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Post by Lawrie on Jan 19, 2009 13:54:40 GMT
As I remember it, Disconnect isn't an 'epic' as such, at least not in the same way that you'd call Bright Ambassadors or Trembling Willows etc epics.
The snippet that was briefly up on Myspace was very laid back, and I remember comparing it to a more electronic-sounding Asleep Under Eiderdown vibe. I'm pretty sure it's going to be a 'chilling' track rather than a 'get everyone on the dancefloor/in the moshpit' affair.
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Post by ryan on Jan 19, 2009 14:24:31 GMT
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Post by flyingswordfish on Jan 19, 2009 14:41:28 GMT
One thing I will point out is that, in the source code from the new PRR site, before Les Malheurs was "Amor Vincit Omnia." Now, I know it may look like they were putting the album name before the track names, but they did not do that with the search keywords for The Dark Third. So I would make a case for a first track that shares the name of the album. But, I guess we can't really know until there's an official announcement.
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Post by blondeambassador on Jan 19, 2009 14:57:56 GMT
Have to admit, similar thought crossed my mind on that title but not willing to make any more pre-judgements until I hear the music that goes with it! And flyingswordfish, I noticed that too...I think you might be right- but really, you can't make these guesses from a source code...madness, considering I didn't even know what one was until last night!! |
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Post by Lawrie on Jan 19, 2009 14:59:20 GMT
One thing I will point out is that, in the source code from the new PRR site, before Les Malheurs was "Amor Vincit Omnia." Now, I know it may look like they were putting the album name before the track names, but they did not do that with the search keywords for The Dark Third. So I would make a case for a first track that shares the name of the album. But, I guess we can't really know until there's an official announcement. That's a fair point, and while we can't know one way or the other until we hear something official, I'd say that the balance of probability is against Amor Vincit Omnia being an opening title track rather than just the album title in front of the tracklisting. My reason for thinking this is that Les Malheurs was pushed to the front of the setlist for the Cargo gig recently, and the band do have a semi-regular habit of opening their live sets with the first track off a given disc (e.g. Aeropause opens TDT, In Aurelia opens CTFTB and disc 2 of the European TDT etc). Not much to go on, admittedly, and I'd be as happy as a pig in muck for there to be *another* brand new track we've never heard before, but I have a gut feeling it's just the album title. Happy to be proven wrong though! ;D |
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Post by the dark fourth on Jan 19, 2009 15:04:20 GMT
I'd be surprised if there's a title track - I think the album title is more a label/description of the 'concept' rather than a title. Also, Malheurs makes sense as an opener cos it's what they use live. And arguably Victorious Cupid is the title track cos it might be a translation.
As for Sane/Insane, that sounds a lot like the themes in TDT, plaigarised from Gerard de Nerval etc about dreams and going insane and not being able to tell if you're awake/asleep or sane/insane. Run of the mill for PRR really. The usual fare.
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Post by blondeambassador on Jan 19, 2009 15:08:43 GMT
I'd be surprised if there's a title track - I think the album title is more a label/description of the 'concept' rather than a title. Also, Malheurs makes sense as an opener cos it's what they use live. And arguably Victorious Cupid is the title track cos it might be a translation. As for Sane/Insane, that sounds a lot like the themes in TDT, plaigarised from Gerard de Nerval etc about dreams and going insane and not being able to tell if you're awake/asleep or sane/insane. Run of the mill for PRR really. The usual fare. Yeah, I agree, I think Lawrie makes a really good point as for why it isn't a title track...and Malheurs would make an awesome opener... As for Sane/Insane, that may well be the inspiration etc but you still can't help but think it sounds like something Girls Aloud might come out with  |
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Post by Nikos on Jan 19, 2009 16:46:11 GMT
As for Sane/Insane, that sounds a lot like the themes in TDT, plaigarised from Gerard de Nerval etc about dreams and going insane and not being able to tell if you're awake/asleep or sane/insane. Run of the mill for PRR really. The usual fare. how funny would it be if it was instrumental...? |
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Post by ryan on Jan 19, 2009 17:22:46 GMT
Still makes sense as inspiration for the title though.
I just thought it sounded a but of a juvenile title really. Made me laugh.
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Post by the dark fourth on Jan 19, 2009 17:37:32 GMT
Oooo! An instrumental track could be really cool. A PRR instrumental that is, not a Girls Aloud one.
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Post by ryan on Jan 19, 2009 18:53:56 GMT
I dunno.
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Post by blondeambassador on Jan 19, 2009 19:07:13 GMT
As for Sane/Insane, that sounds a lot like the themes in TDT, plaigarised from Gerard de Nerval etc about dreams and going insane and not being able to tell if you're awake/asleep or sane/insane. Run of the mill for PRR really. The usual fare. how funny would it be if it was instrumental...? Can't say that would come as a shock, we already had aeropause on The Dark Third and yeah, as tdf said, it could be cool...as long as the textures etc are still there, I see no reason why that would be a bad thing as an interlude. |
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Post by isador21 on Jan 19, 2009 23:03:32 GMT
My bets are on Requiem as the album's "epic".
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