Author Topic: What's so great about new New model army?  (Read 1206 times)

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Re: What's so great about new New model army?
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2015, 12:59:21 AM »
Space - If you're looking for a personal song where Justin's lyrics have aged a bit, check out Sooner or Later (b-side from his solo album - why that thing never made it on a proper album is beyond me).  And what about Lullaby?  A middle-aged man reunites with his mother after 35 yrs.  I'd say he can still hit home.
And from BDaW, you've got I Need More Time.


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Re: What's so great about new New model army?
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2015, 08:00:03 PM »
I'd add Modern Times or Fireworks Night as to the list of songs about the ageing process... friends falling away from you?  Friends dying?  Seems relevant to me right now...

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Re: What's so great about new New model army?
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2015, 08:18:01 PM »
What about reading a book
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I am getting tired of hearing people speak as if all NMA fans are middle aged.

Who did? Some of us may be brave enough to admit we're old farts but I haven't read anyone say it's a pre-requisite. Age is frack all to do with it - it's about identifying with a song.  And seeing as we're talking about a what- 17 year? chunk of time out of a band history of 35 years it's hardly surprising that a bit of old timer talk creeps in is it?

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Re: What's so great about new New model army?
« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2015, 09:19:59 PM »
No doubt there are a few songs that are middle age-centric; just saying they don't grab me as the early songs of youth did. Those songs were spot on depictions of the young.

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Re: What's so great about new New model army?
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2015, 10:10:45 PM »
In my opinion the subtleties of growing older are perfectly captured in the more recent material. I don't understand the comments implying a more 'generic' approach on the newer albums. For me, the lyrics in the more recent songs speak just as loud and perfectly to me now as a 45 year old, as the old material did as a teenager. Much more ambiguity and softness, but isn't that what getting older, changing and developing is all about? Just a bit more magic and depth...

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Re: What's so great about new New model army?
« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2015, 10:18:20 PM »
In my opinion the subtleties of growing older are perfectly captured in the more recent material. I don't understand the comments implying a more 'generic' approach on the newer albums. For me, the lyrics in the more recent songs speak just as loud and perfectly to me now as a 45 year old, as the old material did as a teenager. Much more ambiguity and softness, but isn't that what getting older, changing and developing is all about? Just a bit more magic and depth...

This  ;D ;D ;D