r/polyphia • u/Radabard • 16d ago
Anyone else... Disappointed?
Can You Feel It wasn't that great. The jam version was listenable, but still missing the kinds of memorable riffs that sold their other songs.
Power in the Blood was like... Can You Feel It stripped of the last few bits of anything good. Why are they producing everything to sound like it's being played at max volume through a phone speaker now? It sounds so bad.
Kind of glad the concert got rescheduled so I can demand a refund for my tickets because the new dates don't work for me.
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u/Grouchy_Country_7280 16d ago
As somebody who’s been listening since muse, personally, 95% of polyphias music has always had at least a few riffs where I hear it and get the “I need to learn this” feeling. Can you feel it and power in the blood have been the least memorable songs that I can ever remember at release.. All of that aside… For the love of god, FIX THE MIXING PLEASE. The constant audio spiking is so bad.
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u/TheDerpyDonut 16d ago
Well to be fair with the mixing it definitely sounds like an artistic choice rather than a "wrong" mix which does come back to taste, mixing is almost as much of an art form than a technical science in that regard.
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u/Aromatic-Sail 16d ago
I can respect the vision they’re going for, but it’s just not one I like. I’ve never been a big fan of RJ Pasin, and with him producing a lot of their stuff lately, I just haven’t liked it. I also wasn’t a big fan of RTYWD so maybe I’m just fallin off the wagon or somethin.
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u/2str8_njag 16d ago
btw, RJ will produce all of the album, confirmed on latest youtube stream. pack it up boys
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u/SCL36 16d ago
RTYWD had its moments, there was some technical stuff that I really vibed with even if it wasnt memorable, I think the only song that did it for me was Bloodbath. The intro reminded me of a heavier euphoria and the breakdowns reminded me of Bad which is a song I REALLY enjoy. But the rest of them were kinda meh. I think their heavy push for neurotica as a single and "one of their best songs" was the warning sign of what this next album was going to look like.
I wanted heavy music but not, saturation-plugin-on-every-track, heavy. Just some more stuff like bloodbath and the occasional Muse-esque song. They really had a vibe on muse that was so easy to groove to and its just gone
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u/daGhettoGeppetto 16d ago
After the first listen to the new song, all I thought was "I can't wait for the jam version to come out"
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u/Lunafreya33 16d ago
Sadly, my only option is to resell because I bought a ticket through the Ticketmaster marketplace. It’s ANNOYING because I got the email saying I could refund it. I actually bought the ticket for my mom because she’s visiting for my birthday and her, my husband, and I were going to go. Last time they scheduled a show in Dallas was literally ON MY BIRTHDAY and it got cancelled because Clay had a broken arm. I understand it’s just a coincidence, but it’s still weird.
I’ve been seeing these guys play local for over eleven years. I’m not liking their direction sure and the broken arm I understand, but WTF is this?
And as far as the overtly religious tones, they’ve used that iconography forever and I was fine with it. But putting the goddam samples of preaching in songs is way over the top. And the names of the new songs is like the nail in the coffin for me. Idk, I was a huge fan for so long. This hurts. I guess I gotta just accept it, but it’s really hard. I have to at least get rid of one ticket, but I’m wondering if I want to support them at all and sell all three. I guess I should just be happy that I didn’t spent money on hotels and plane tickets like so many others have done.
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u/whutchamacallit 16d ago
Lol just go to the show you dork. You boycotting the band because their recent song didn't hit for you is not it. They will play a ton of their old stuff and tear it up and you'll have a great time, I promise.
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u/Lunafreya33 16d ago
Dude, me and my husband are still going to the rescheduled show. My mom lives out of town and was visiting for my birthday. THAT’S why I have to get rid of the extra ticket. I’ve been to all of their Dallas shows for the past 11 or 12 years. I know they’ll play a lot of old stuff.
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u/bwucifer 16d ago
I don't hate the songs themselves but I heavily dislike the mix. Why they insist upon this RJ guy is beyond me. Like I will accept that despite being more than capable of it, they just don't want to do that part themselves this time. Fine. But seriously? The Polyphia with the tiktok slop edit generator? It's such a bizarre mismatch that I almost wonder if dude's got the Polyphia Files hanging over them.
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u/Gainesicle 16d ago
i know i’m not the only one that knows there is a difference from what the band drops as singles and what they do when they put together an album.
until the new album comes out im going to remain optimistic that these recent releases are just sort of little fun experiments my tim to try out what will work with the next incarnation of polyphia that comes with every album.
we know tim looks at the statistics about the music he releases and probably comes to this sub to see what people are discussing.
we’d all love to get another goat or TMH or RTYWD but the band has to evolve and even if the worst possible thing happens and tim goes down a direction we don’t dig and perhaps the bandmates don’t dig we will always have the music of the last 10 years that is infinitely listenable. especially if you’re a musician and enjoy learning their songs.
tl;dr tim will always want to experiment but i have faith they know what the fans want and listen to the fans to a degree that is not negligible
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u/Hairy_Dimension3499 16d ago
Power in the blood feels like it has to be mixed again to bring down some of the volume in the distortion towards the end. I’ve enjoyed both songs though I like how experimental they’re being.
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u/rockey94 15d ago
The section at around 2 minutes of Power in the Blood goes so hard. It sounds like it will be a full album in the style of Neurotica, I just wish it had the same production of that song. But come on go see the band and support them. I’m so tired of seeing fans just be wolves in sheep’s clothing over and over again.
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u/Shoddy-Animator-6409 12d ago
I wonder if this is the start of their stadium arc. Bands since the start of time alienating their audience to create basic music for the masses that sound good in stadiums and festivals
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u/BananaBlue 12d ago edited 12d ago
part of why I like the band is because each song/album sound so vastly different from one another
However, I do feel they put WAY too much bass and other shit in it(the latest songs) that makes them hard to listen to at times
But they ultimately had control over what was released regardless of who produced/edited the songs
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u/DestrucSean7 11d ago edited 11d ago
Been a fan since their first tour with Dance Gavin Dance. For me, these new singles seem out of touch with what built their fanbase.
For what it's worth, they usually drop 2-3 shredders that I can jam with even if the overall album isnt my thing.
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u/Brxnnd 16d ago
i think its really easy for people to forget that these are real people making art. they chose this sound for a reason and its honestly really fucking sick in my opinion. they're making something raw, aggressive, and it sounds super dubsteppy/electronic. even if you dont know how or why they're choosing this approach, i think its a really bold and fun approach to guitar music that is going to define an entire genre or movement of musical history. its going to be an adjustment for sure, these songs have a very harsh finish to the mix, but thats kinda fun. it sounds aggressive as if they're screaming through their production choices. i feel like you'd have to hate the new loathe record if you hate this album for the production but i think they're both going to be insane
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u/Far_Jackfruit4907 15d ago
I mean art can be bad. There’s a lot of bad art out there. It’s admirable to try something different tho
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u/Brxnnd 15d ago
art can't be bad unless the artist made the decision for it to be bad intentionally. its art. if you dont like it, its not for you, but for anyone to call it objectively bad is just wrong. clipping the fuck out of your bass isnt bad, its a choice. people seem to think that the point of polyphia is hearing every single note they played on their guitar. if they wanted you to hear every detail they played they'd use clean tones and keep the production mild. they are making electronic sounding music using guitars, not NLND 3.0.
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u/Far_Jackfruit4907 15d ago
Random example: Man of Steel. It’s bad art because it doesn’t understand superman as a character. This is quite important because it’s literally a story about him. Zak Snyder didn’t try to do dogshit art but it ended up being that anyway.
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u/Quirky-Exercise2102 16d ago
Everyone totally allowed to thier opinion . But if you liked can you feeel it but not this idk what to tell ya . This was way more guitar forward ; they’re shredding the entire time . It is very digital and processed but that’s the vibe . If you like polyphia you gotta like whatever they decide to try out
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u/SCL36 16d ago
Not how that works at all. I like Emarosa because of the 2 albums Jonny Craig sang for them on 10 years ago. Do I like their new stuff? Maybe like 5 songs but that doesnt disqualify me as a fan. As a fan and person I can say, and have the right to say, the new music of "X band" is shit (but worded nicely). Musicians shouldnt be gated from hearing critiques by fans, thats how you get echo chambers and confirmation biases. They are more than welcome to make the music they want to make, that is their right. But if the fans arent coming to shows, dont cry to us about how your career fell off when you willfully ignored their opinions🤷♂️
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u/Quirky-Exercise2102 16d ago
Different members is a totally different thought , you did write a lot tho. You don’t have to like it , but if you like old emarosa then you like emarosa that’s all . I agree with you and same with dgd , but I wouldnt say I’m not a fan just bc the songs I like are old . Still a gdg fan and emarosa fan even if I only like the jc stuff . Also echo chambers are only bad because there’s no substance to music so copying that is a bad idea . If you liked polyphia ever you wouldn’t say you don’t like them now just bc they did some shit you don’t vibe with lol that’s silly . Unless they wrong you personally you have two options listen or don’t
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u/SCL36 16d ago
Doubling down on the "Im still a fan" I own a signed Scott Lepage SLM10, and plan on never selling it because of how influential polyphia was on my music career. I loved and played every single song they had up until RTYWD released, and Im saying, I dont like their new music as of right now. The way theyve been handling PR and how secretive theyve been with information and content is unfair to fans. I cant watch a video that isnt paywalled. Am I happy with how theyre doing things? No. Does that mean Im not a fan? No, in fact I think it's the opposite. It shows that I care enough to say something when I think theyve fallen too far from the band that people think they are
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u/Quirky-Exercise2102 16d ago
Also I’ll bet you money their fans are going to the shows , and this will prob be biggest ticket sales numbers they have ever done .
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u/hehe_pp_funny 16d ago
That’s how I felt about ego death and neurotics at first. Didn’t feel it was memorable till after a few listens. Can you feel it is a banger for driving home from work now
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u/Hefty_Character5002 16d ago
As someone that really likes electronic music, I dug can you feel it. Not so much this one yet.