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Post by mikeleppard on Mar 15, 2022 7:53:18 GMT -8
Agree....sure hope it's an album. I'm digging this whole build up too. It's cool knowing the band has been around as long as they have and are still willing to be creative rolling something like this out. Frankly, I'm hoping the whole album sort of has a related vibe or concept of some sort as for me I like it when they kind of have a theme and stick to it. I mean, almost all their albums had a cohesive focus and goal up until about Sparkle and the S/T albums. I feel like those last two albums became a bit more of a hodgepodge of ideas and the focus was mostly that there wasn't really a focus. I just hope it's not a 70's glam rock focus That would be even great, let's hope it is!!! ...and even more so, Diamond Star Halos sounds like a David Bowie album title hahaha...
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Post by Jefflep on Mar 15, 2022 7:58:59 GMT -8
My feelings won’t be hurt if it’s Slang-ish or has epic-ness in any way. But if it’s full of Space Oddity or Drive In Saturday I will probably lose my mind. Edit: Not that there isn’t merit or quality to those kind of songs, I just want to see a little more Lep like outing. They are not going to stray too far I’m sure.
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Post by DesertSun81 on Mar 15, 2022 8:09:34 GMT -8
There have definitely been some wide gaps between releases over the years, but it is really cool to think that 34 years after I first became a fan that we are on the horizon of a brand new album and now less than 2 days away from hearing the first new song in 7 years.
Really hoping this first lead single is a song that really grabs you with it's hooks/melodies.
Also hoping they found it in them to write an old school 'epic' type track in the same vein of GODS OF WAR/WHITE LIGHTNING/PAPER SUN.
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Post by timzy on Mar 15, 2022 8:15:01 GMT -8
To include "Do I have to say the words" I believe was offered to the Leps first Touch the Hand was. mmm ok i am sure i read that somewhere , maybe i am mistaken
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Post by deef on Mar 15, 2022 8:43:47 GMT -8
I hope that the new album has a Slang or Retro Active vibe. Of course, no matter what they do, I know I’ll still love it. 7 years of waiting is about 1/3 of my entire life so far, so it has felt like forever! Trying to stay calm here at work lol
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Post by rsebastyan on Mar 15, 2022 9:04:25 GMT -8
Really hoping this first lead single is a song that really grabs you with it's hooks/melodies. I’m sure it is!
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Post by wabowarrior on Mar 15, 2022 12:00:03 GMT -8
It's new music from a band that, let us be blunt, doesn't need to ever release another new track again. They can just tour and repackage the old stuff for the rest of their lives and do very well for themselves.
I'm just grateful they still want to put out something new, regardless of what style it is.
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Post by martyd on Mar 15, 2022 12:25:24 GMT -8
I have awoken this morning to see that the countdown timer has pushed itself back 16 hours.
Yesterday, I was seeing it as landing at 10am Thursday (Sydney time) but now it is landing at 2am Friday (Sydney time).
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Post by martyd on Mar 15, 2022 12:44:22 GMT -8
I like this idea a lot......The Truth Begins to Shine / There's No Time to Reason Why..... doesn't sound like we're getting another Let's Get Rocked 😂 I think they're lyrics too and I really like that this little promo stint is geared towards a theme of tarot cards with the psychic readings thing. I'm also thinking that the quote used within that very strange "don't forget about daylight savings " post is also a song lyric: 𝙏𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙎 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙃𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙎…
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Post by CindyJ on Mar 15, 2022 12:46:53 GMT -8
I have awoken this morning to see that the countdown timer has pushed itself back 16 hours. Yesterday, I was seeing it as landing at 10am Thursday (Sydney time) but now it is landing at 2am Friday (Sydney time). The countdown clock is weird. It seemed to calculate to Thursday 10AM local no matter where you are located. I just checked and that's still what it shows for me.
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Post by andylgr on Mar 15, 2022 12:48:52 GMT -8
I have awoken this morning to see that the countdown timer has pushed itself back 16 hours. Yesterday, I was seeing it as landing at 10am Thursday (Sydney time) but now it is landing at 2am Friday (Sydney time). The countdown clock is weird. It seemed to calculate to Thursday 10AM local no matter where you are located. I just checked and that's still what it shows for me. Mine is looking at 3pm GMT on Thursday.
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Post by martyd on Mar 15, 2022 12:53:51 GMT -8
The countdown clock is weird. It seemed to calculate to Thursday 10AM local no matter where you are located. I just checked and that's still what it shows for me. Mine is looking at 3pm GMT on Thursday. Yep that's what mine now converts to.
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Post by CindyJ on Mar 15, 2022 12:54:23 GMT -8
Mine is looking at 3pm GMT on Thursday. That aligns with 10AM for me. Was it always that for you andylgr ? Wondering if they have gone in and corrected for time zones.
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Post by andylgr on Mar 15, 2022 13:10:22 GMT -8
Mine is looking at 3pm GMT on Thursday. That aligns with 10AM for me. Was it always that for you andylgr ? Wondering if they have gone in and corrected for time zones. I think it was originally 9am GMT If the single is still playing during the breakfast show on Thursday I wonder if the countdown is for an album announcement?
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Post by Ted Leppard on Mar 15, 2022 14:03:13 GMT -8
Gotta admit I'm excited but also nervous. If the self-titled album had been the last of their career, it would have been a great way to go out. There's a chance this could be their final album, so I hope it's at least as good as the 2015 album was, and that won't be an easy feat. Overall I'm just grateful we get more new music from them when it seemed for a time about six years ago that the future of the band was very much in doubt.
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Post by dflp83 on Mar 15, 2022 15:25:52 GMT -8
Congrats to this forum as blabbermouth.net has now added this story by the band and have credited this forum for the news 🤓.
Rob
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Post by kimsm2005 on Mar 15, 2022 15:27:07 GMT -8
Those tarot cards also hold clues, maybe. Individual pictures or symbols.
Rick Allen is heavily into spiritual being and/or healing. Look at his full card.
Crystals lower left. Incense/sage burning jar/container/bong in lower right.
Figure out the proper names for those pictures/symbols, comes up with a sentence.
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Post by melodicrock on Mar 15, 2022 15:55:08 GMT -8
So a day and half till the new song. Wonder if we will know the name before it’s played or not?
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Post by DesertSun81 on Mar 15, 2022 17:53:39 GMT -8
It was definitely a toss up to get new material after self titled with even Joe saying that if that was all it was a good way to go out. I always viewed that as the last album and whatever we got after was a bonus. I'm considering this one the encore...and they've been pretty good at those over the years. Gotta admit I'm excited but also nervous. If the self-titled album had been the last of their career, it would have been a great way to go out. There's a chance this could be their final album, so I hope it's at least as good as the 2015 album was, and that won't be an easy feat. Overall I'm just grateful we get more new music from them when it seemed for a time about six years ago that the future of the band was very much in doubt.
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Post by DesertSun81 on Mar 15, 2022 18:21:56 GMT -8
I've seen this posted elsewhere too however Joe's read is still not available on the website for me? Also with a marketing/countdown website like this one you'd think all 5 of the band member links in general would be available to view. With the countdowns wildly shifting for some also I wonder if the site is working as intended? Joes read is "Watch the dying of the light, as the colors turn to black and white"
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Post by martyd on Mar 15, 2022 18:44:34 GMT -8
I've seen this posted elsewhere too however Joe's read is still not available on the website for me? Also with a marketing/countdown website like this one you'd think all 5 of the band member links in general would be available to view. With the countdowns wildly shifting for some also I wonder if the site is working as intended? Joes read is "Watch the dying of the light, as the colors turn to black and white" The band has made individual posts re: the read from Phil, and then later from Sav. So it would seem the progressive reveal is intentional.
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Post by DesertSun81 on Mar 15, 2022 18:55:30 GMT -8
I didn't have a chance to check much of anything with work today so was expecting to see more of the website revealed when I saw the Joe quote posted in multiple places, hence the confusion. Definitely should not be surprised at the slow burn of revealed clues. I've seen this posted elsewhere too however Joe's read is still not available on the website for me? Also with a marketing/countdown website like this one you'd think all 5 of the band member links in general would be available to view. With the countdowns wildly shifting for some also I wonder if the site is working as intended? The band has made individual posts re: the read from Phil, and then later from Sav. So it would seem the progressive reveal is intentional.
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Post by joseph72 on Mar 15, 2022 19:01:51 GMT -8
Can’t believe we are this close to a debut single after all this time and there hasn’t even been a snippet or even a song title. Very cryptic. Different promotion this time.
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Post by rcjunky on Mar 15, 2022 20:08:17 GMT -8
Loving this build up for the announcement, can’t wait for Thursday!
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Post by andylgr on Mar 15, 2022 20:19:07 GMT -8
Congrats to this forum as blabbermouth.net has now added this story by the band and have credited this forum for the news 🤓. Rob I am really surprised that after the news leaking on Monday that it’s taken so long for anywhere else to start reporting on the new single and album. It’s been really quiet.
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Post by Jefflep on Mar 15, 2022 20:28:49 GMT -8
I keep refreshing iTunes if any info pops up!
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Post by Shawn on Mar 15, 2022 20:48:47 GMT -8
Congrats to this forum as blabbermouth.net has now added this story by the band and have credited this forum for the news 🤓. Rob
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Post by Shawn on Mar 15, 2022 20:51:57 GMT -8
Really hoping this first lead single is a song that really grabs you with it's hooks/melodies. I’m sure it is! LOL you're cracking i can see it haha.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 15, 2022 21:37:13 GMT -8
Rumoured Album Cover. No Source Available. Just found it on twitter.
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Post by Ted Leppard on Mar 15, 2022 22:16:21 GMT -8
Rumoured Album Cover. No Source Available. Just found it on twitter. I like it, I think. The High 'n' Dry diver is nice to see. As is the return of the crosshairs after a long absence. I wonder what the other album-art-looking image from earlier this week is for, then. Maybe the single? I was kinda hoping they'd go with the blue and black logo like they've been using on social media for the 45th anniversary, but the classic red and yellow does pop nicely on a black and white background.
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