Glass Hammer release new album “Three Cheers...."
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Topic: Glass Hammer release new album “Three Cheers...."
Posted By: chopper
Subject: Glass Hammer release new album “Three Cheers...."
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 13:10
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Announcing Pre-Ordering For Glass Hammer’s
2009 release: “Three Cheers For The Broken-Hearted”. World-wide release is November
3rd, but order now for an autographed copy by Fred, Steve and
Susie. http://www.glasshammer.com/ - www.glasshammer.com Album Description: 2009’s release “Three
Cheers For The Broken-Hearted” reveals a leaner, tighter Glass Hammer; with
Steve Babb and Fred Schendel once more handling nearly all of the
instrumentation and one hundred percent of the writing and production.
Still, Glass Hammer alum Susie Bogdanowicz finds herself squarely in the
spotlight as the solo-vocalist on seven of the album’s eleven tracks.
From song to song, the
dynamics are clear and present. “Three Cheers For The Broken-Hearted” features
melancholy ballads, psychedelic influenced rockers and even head-banging metal
tracks; all firmly based on the band’s prog-rock roots. While not a concept
album in the traditional sense, the new album’s lyrics still carry a theme
throughout. The new release shows the more cynical, darker side of Glass Hammer
– a band usually noted for its optimism. “It’s still there,” says GH co-founder Steve Babb. “But only revealed in places; certainly harder to find than in lyrics from earlier albums. But while this album has given us a needed break from the out-right storytelling we usually attempt, when taken as a whole, ‘Three Cheers’ starts in a pretty dark place, then gradually leads you back home again. Even without the time-honored concept, our fans will definitely still find themselves on a journey.” |
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 13:22
Three cheers for Susie!   My favorite female vocalist in prog- no question. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: elpprogster
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 19:49
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Hmmm it seems that the "The Inconsolable Secret" days are definetly gone, as it began showing on the last studio album... The modernised, ambient andhard-edged Glass Hammer isn´t anymore the band I once became a fan... |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 20:06
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Title sounds like My Chemical Romance.
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 08:31
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Here are the tracks: ALBUM PERSONNEL: Fred Schendel, Steve Babb, Susie Bogdanowicz Featuring: David Wallimann and Josh Bates Come On, Come On 3:36 The Lure of Dreams 5:50 A Rose For Emily 3:08 Sleep On 4:02 The Mid-Life Weird 3:54 A Bitter Wind 4:31 The Curse They Weave 4:27 Sun Down Shores 4:34 Schrodinger’s Lament 5:09 Hyperbole 7:34 Falling 4:34 ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 12:19
Depressing! Not for me anymore......
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Posted By: GentleGiant
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 12:27
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Same here, after 9 albums which I owned ,seems that " ../album.asp?id=16674 - Culture Of Ascent " was the swan song for me.
------------- BeGiantForADay "This British band is just the cup of tea for aficionados who demand virtuosity,progress and originality in their mix." http://rateyourmusic.com/~GentleG |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 19:30
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I guess I would like to know the reasoning that you two are writing them off just like that. I like the long songs as well but will keep an open mind at least until I read some reviews.
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 20:40
 Glass Hammer is AWESOME!!!!
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Posted By: nandprogger
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 20:59
| I 'saw a new video of them on youtube, do something that is full of this new cd ... is very Rush |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 09 2009 at 16:01
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I just pre-ordered. I'm looking forward to this album. I still need to acquire a lot of their back catalogue as well, but I like what I have heard from them. ------------- 
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Posted By: GentleGiant
Date Posted: October 11 2009 at 00:16
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0gvHvjI0MQ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0gvHvjI0MQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEnIkMGcAqw - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEnIkMGcAqw ------------- BeGiantForADay "This British band is just the cup of tea for aficionados who demand virtuosity,progress and originality in their mix." http://rateyourmusic.com/~GentleG |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 02:51
If we're to believe what everybody else says above, read "were AWESOME!!!"
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J-Man wrote:Posted By: wimerd
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 18:45
| I saw Glass Hammer perform at 3RP 2009 and they played some songs from this album - the new songs were TERRIBLE! I think people's fears may be legitimate; Glass Hammer may have officially jumped the shark. |
Posted By: nandprogger
Date Posted: November 01 2009 at 00:32
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this album seems to me to meet the progmetalheads. Twist that does not follow the same line of "The Lure of Dreams", which is difficult, Basque hear the previous album ...
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Posted By: GhammerSteve
Date Posted: November 04 2009 at 13:56
Gee - we had a ton of compliments from folks about the new material. What a bunch of liars they turned out to be! lol Judge for yourselves I suppose. :) Steve ------------- The Breaking Of The World - March 31st |
Posted By: nandprogger
Date Posted: November 08 2009 at 14:49
| this cd is to say: "We are porcupine tree 2". Except ENCHANT hate these new bands Heavy prog... |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: November 08 2009 at 15:59
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Pretty simple and straightforward. Nice, nothing amazing. ------------- 
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Posted By: GhammerSteve
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 16:39
Well, since I wrote nearly 3/4's of the material on the new album - I can tell you I've only ever heard 2 Porcupine Tree songs in my life. I loved them - but I'm certainly not hoping to be PT 2. The inspirations for the music on Three Cheers is pretty obscure. Perhaps I misunderstood? Steve ------------- The Breaking Of The World - March 31st |
Posted By: Phideaux
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 17:25
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Great album. I also got to see these wonderful folks at 3RP. Great show, but then I've been a fan since "On To Evermore". Super nice folks as well. Cheers to you, Steve, and congrats on the new album. I hope we will perform on the same bill in thee future. cheers Phideaux Xavier I |
Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 01:58
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I have a lot of respect for you, Steve! Congratulations on the new CD, your musical direction is up to the band and the band alone. With every release, bands win some new fans and lose some old ones, it's the way the wheels turn. It's also a tough job to present your music directly to fans, as you can see, it is not unheard of for people to say that they hate it directly to you, as if you didn't spend many years of hard work and not making much money on your craft. You'll never please everybody, and if you try to please the haters, they still hate, that's just what they do. Best of luck with the new CD, and now I brace myself, as I did listen to more than one Porcupine Tree song while writing for the new Shadow Circus album!  ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: GhammerSteve
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 13:06
Hey! Right back at you Phideaux. We enjoyed meeting you guys and watching the show. 3RP was a blast :) Thanks for sending your album btw. We're digging it! Steve ------------- The Breaking Of The World - March 31st |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 15:46
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Been a fan since the early days.Very good album,listened to it for the first time this weekend.I dig heavy music and liked the direction you took on this one.Not that's it's all heavy but I liked the streamlined,stripped down approach. -------------  |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 16:23
I still need to get this
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 18:23
I preface the upcoming statement with the following: I am a fan and I don't mean to sound like an ass. I'm sure most of the compliments about the new material were genuine. However, I imagine social graces suppressed most, if not all, face-to-face negative feedback. Most people (especially progfans at a prog festival) won't approach you and say "the new songs were terrible." Anyway, I agree with Rico. I'll give Three Cheers around 10 more spins for the rest of the year to solidify my opinion of it. Then I probably won't touch the album as a whole (there are a few great songs) until I inevitably go on my (roughly) annual Glass Hammer binge. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: GhammerSteve
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 17:56
True- I don't think I've ever had anyone tell us face to face that they hate GH or some particular GH song. But thus far, Three Cheers (for all its differences) produces about the same feedback as previous GH albums. Some people are thrilled, some neutral, some undecided, and some don't like it. That's just the nature of album production and I fully expect a range of opinion. The big thing for me with Three Cheers and changing directions was that to do another album of 'epic tracks' would have been disingenuous. Fred and I both were writing shorter psychadelic and Beatles influenced songs - and moving away from the keys in other songs to finally experiment with more rythmic 'metal' tracks. Three Cheers does not represent a new direction for the band - it was just a new kind of album for us. We're already plotting new 'epics' for a future release. Who knows what we'll do???? You didn't come off like an 'ass' (ahem), and I hope I didn't come off too defensive (ahem). <g> Hope it grows on you :) Steve ------------- The Breaking Of The World - March 31st |
Posted By: GhammerSteve
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 18:02
Thanks for the comments. I grew a very tough skin during the infamous flame wars that proceeded "The Inconsolable Secret" release - which was completely and totally trashed two weeks before anyone heard it! lol Since then - we just cruise the forums looking at the comments - cringing at some, laughing at others. We selfishly please ourselves first with every album we do - and the one time we didn't, we made an album that made no one happy. What I've heard of PT I truly love. Great sound. But the influences for this album are pretty obscure. But if we're compared to PT - that'll work. Good luck with the new album - and hope the 'critics' will be kind <g> Steve ------------- The Breaking Of The World - March 31st |
Posted By: nandprogger
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 22:53
| minusie to hear more, I have the slight impression that the music was turned over to Susie. Two things are certain: the album is totally different from any previous album and Fred Schendel must have also reduced their brains together and stomach... |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 20 2009 at 14:58
WTF?
That last line was pretty weird.  ------------- |