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Originally Posted by savemejebus
Just my 2 cents but I think I'd have prefered a Kieran Evans or Lyric video. It looks like they asked a film student to shoot something in the style of a Paul Greengrass 'Bourne' fight scene. I'd imagine at some point it's supposed to show James struggling with the difficult subject topic but far too many camera cuts and jerky camera shots (except for the sync on the last shot and the end of the song which is ok).
Going back to what Son of Stopped asked about ranking the songs. Hiding in Plain Sight is the only one that I've gone back and listened to multiple times for pleasure outside of giving the others a few plays to 'give them a fair shake' and I really think it's because it is the only one of the released tracks that carries any emotion.
Based on the topic I was expecting James voice to carry some emotion in Brushstrokes of Reunion but no, it sounds like he could just have easily been singing International Blue or Decline and Fall. The songs are so overproduced and polished now that, to me, only Nicky's singing lifted Hiding in Plain sight because it still has emotion and you can almost sense the uncertainty in his voice (both at topic and at his position as lead singer on the song)
I'm looking forward to hearing the other Nicky tracks (and I usually don't like his singing).
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The video is embarrassingly shite. Easily their worst one yet. It's borderline unwatchable and doesn't even make sense.
The chorus is another knock off of International Blue isn't it, just as Decline and Fall was. I was sat in bed this morning pondering what the weak link is and all roads lead to Dave Eringa (and possibly their own studio). Worth pointing out that Dave Eringa mixed this song, unlike the other three which were done by others. Double Dave is a recipe for disaster.
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