The Starting Line - Island

[American Idiot]

AbsolutePunk.net is reporting that this will be the title of their first single from their upcoming album Direction that will be released in July. The song will be able to be streamed from their MySpace page starting at Midnight tonight at www.myspace.com/thestartingline

[tortuga]

I used to hate them, but now I love them.

and now with this new single, I love them even more!

[American Idiot]

Track Listing
01) Direction
02) 21
03) Are You Alone
04) Island
05) Hurry
06) Something Left to Give
07) Birds
08) Way With Words
09) I Could Be Wrong
10) Somebody's Gonna Miss Us
11) Need to Love
12) What You Want

[roentgenizdat]

BOOKED: The Starting Line - Jay Martin, director

artist: The Starting Line
song: "Island"
label: Virgin/Capitol
director(s): Jay Martin
production co: DNA

[American Idiot]

Album Art

[Nicholas2.0]

^ (loud whisper) "Man...that's messed up." [/hypnotherapist from Office Space]

[tortuga]

Looks like this is going to be a very summer-ish album.

[tortuga]

I don't really like the video. The cinematography is so foggy. I imagined something with a little more sun and Kenny just keeps getting uglier and uglier.

youtube.com/watch?v=kRso_pWWlkY

[Nicholas2.0]

tortuga said:

Kenny just keeps getting uglier and uglier.

Ha ha. :)

I don't get why the Starting Line are having their first Top 50 hit in 2007. I mean, why now, all of a sudden?

[tortuga]

Because their previous singles sucked, period. "The Best of Me" was mediocre, the only thing going for it was the video played out like the movie Say Anything. "Bedroom Talk" from the second album was even worse with some off-putting lyrics like "I'm gonna tear your ass up like we just got married and you're all mine now".

This song is a grand improvement, one of the best of the year.

[American Idiot]

tortuga said:

Because their previous singles sucked, period. "The Best of Me" was mediocre, the only thing going for it was the video played out like the movie Say Anything. "Bedroom Talk" from the second album was even worse with some off-putting lyrics like "I'm gonna tear your ass up like we just got married and you're all mine now".

This song is a grand improvement, one of the best of the year.

I agree 100%. There are so many better songs off "Say It Like You Mean It" than "Best Of Me" like "Given The Chance", "Leaving", "Hello Houston", etc. That line you mention in "Bedroom Talk" has annoyed me to hell since the first time I've heard it. It just makes no sense for an emo band of that caliber to have a lyric like that. From the few new songs I've heard them play live a few months ago, this new album should be rather impressive as that other song on their MySpace called "Direction" is quite different than anything else I've ever heard them release.

[pen]

I don't know, the more I hear that line, the more I find it strangely ironic. Because you wouldn't expect a band like that to have a chorus like that, would you? Maybe Hinder, cause it's a fratboy mentality. It's funny because it's so absurd. But then maybe that was the point, since it is more or less a slang phrase and the song seems to be about unfulfillment. Maybe it's making fun of that mentality. Dare I suggest a deeper meaning?

[American Idiot]

penance said:

Maybe it's making fun of that mentality. Dare I suggest a deeper meaning?

Nope no need to say more. You've already got me to a "Hmm. He's got a quite valid point there" thought heh. The new album has leaked BTW, but all I've been able to find are shitty quality versions thus far.

[pen]

If there's only shitty quality then it hasn't really leaked. Remember that kids.

[American Idiot]

penance said:

If there's only s**tty quality then it hasn't really leaked. Remember that kids.

While that is great advice that I give the nod to, I can't help but laugh at some of the total crap quality versions I have of some songs from the early 2000s. Pen, I think I've showed this to you a long while ago, but anyway I have this version of Our Lady Peace's "Somewhere Out There" where it sounds like it was recorded off the radio onto a cassette in some kid's bedroom. When the song is over, you can hear him press stop on the stereo, and then he has an argument with his friend about how to turn off the recorder. You just don't hear funny shit like that anymore

[pen]

I know, you showed me. Good stuff. That's worth keeping just for the novelty.

[Nicholas2.0]

tortuga said:

Because their previous singles sucked, period. "The Best of Me" was mediocre, the only thing going for it was the video played out like the movie Say Anything. "Bedroom Talk" from the second album was even worse with some off-putting lyrics like "I'm gonna tear your ass up like we just got married and you're all mine now".

This song is a grand improvement, one of the best of the year.

I've not heard it yet, but it wasn't just me, then, previously, is what you're saying.

[Pipa]

americanidiot said:

While that is great advice that I give the nod to, I can't help but laugh at some of the total crap quality versions I have of some songs from the early 2000s. Pen, I think I've showed this to you a long while ago, but anyway I have this version of Our Lady Peace's "Somewhere Out There" where it sounds like it was recorded off the radio onto a cassette in some kid's bedroom. When the song is over, you can hear him press stop on the stereo, and then he has an argument with his friend about how to turn off the recorder. You just don't hear funny s**t like that anymore

lmao, I remember having to download either really crappy quality MP3s or radio edits because everything else wouldn't work. Good times.

[American Idiot]

The new album "Direction" will be streaming on the band's MySpace starting this Friday.

[reception]

mms://66.186.0.101/allaccess/starisla.wma

[American Idiot]

According to AbsolutePunk, The Starting Line sold approximately 20,207 copies of their new album in its first week.

So, does anyone else have any feedback on what they think of it? After one listen, I'd say the opening track "Direction" is pretty sweet, but the rest of the album kind of drowns on into one long emofest. It's going to be a grower on me. I can see that now.

[Nicholas2.0]

Wow, no wonder they're finally having success. This song is good. It was playing as my alarm went off this morning. I didn't know what it was, but figured it had to be this, especially since they're playing KPNT's radio fest later on.

I always say that every band is capable of having at least one great song. This must be theirs. Curiously, though, while I was very impressed while hearing it wake me up, I've played the video and listened on their MySpace now, and it didn't live up to my memory of what I heard earlier.

[Matt4319]

This reminds me of Alkaline Trio's "Time to Waste". That one and "Island" strike me as attempts at a more serious direction from each band - and both of them worked for me. Definitely a step up from what I've previously heard from these guys (admittedly, not much).

[tortuga]

americanidiot said:

So, does anyone else have any feedback on what they think of it? After one listen, I'd say the opening track "Direction" is pretty sweet, but the rest of the album kind of drowns on into one long emofest. It's going to be a grower on me. I can see that now.

Its one of my favorite albums of the year now and better than Based On A True Story.

I don't know what to expect from this song chart-wise now. Its doing better than I expected so if it ends-up at a decent peak, I think they should follow this up with "Birds".