I think I know what it is now. It’s the vocal melodies. It might be certain intervals and scales that he reuses over and over again.
Thanks for the suggestions. The songs you posted kind of back my claim. Don’t get me wrong, I like individual songs like 21st Century Digital Boy, Punkrock Song or No Control. But when it comes to listening to a whole album it’s too much of the same for me.
But “Into the Unknown” is crazy. I didn’t know they had an album that sounded completely different and each song is different. They seem to hide it well, it’s not on Qobuz, Deezer nor Spotify. I found a podcast about it, listening to it now.
fair enough. I kinda think if you think all BR sounds the same that you might think all Iron Maiden or Nine Inch Nails or Primus or The Doors sound the same, but I do get what you mean.
There are actually two primary song writers, Greg Graffin and Brett Guerwitz, and the album splits are about 50/50. Most of my favorite songs tend to be Guerwitz tunes. If you dont dig the whole BR gestalt then its gonna get old even if I think the songs I listed are pretty radically different. Il do get what you’re saying, though.
They deeeefinitely don’t do a lot of promotion of Into the Unknown. The only release of it after the initial cassette and CD release in SoCal was a pressing they made for their box set of their entire catalogue.
Id actually be interested to see if you thought Graffin’s bluegrass solo stuff sounds “samey” also:
I think I know what it is now. It’s the vocal melodies. It might be certain intervals and scales that he reuses over and over again.
Thanks for the suggestions. The songs you posted kind of back my claim. Don’t get me wrong, I like individual songs like 21st Century Digital Boy, Punkrock Song or No Control. But when it comes to listening to a whole album it’s too much of the same for me.
But “Into the Unknown” is crazy. I didn’t know they had an album that sounded completely different and each song is different. They seem to hide it well, it’s not on Qobuz, Deezer nor Spotify. I found a podcast about it, listening to it now.
fair enough. I kinda think if you think all BR sounds the same that you might think all Iron Maiden or Nine Inch Nails or Primus or The Doors sound the same, but I do get what you mean.
There are actually two primary song writers, Greg Graffin and Brett Guerwitz, and the album splits are about 50/50. Most of my favorite songs tend to be Guerwitz tunes. If you dont dig the whole BR gestalt then its gonna get old even if I think the songs I listed are pretty radically different. Il do get what you’re saying, though.
They deeeefinitely don’t do a lot of promotion of Into the Unknown. The only release of it after the initial cassette and CD release in SoCal was a pressing they made for their box set of their entire catalogue.
Id actually be interested to see if you thought Graffin’s bluegrass solo stuff sounds “samey” also:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZziJnRdD4