nowornever 392 Posted May 29, 2015 Queen of Peace is definitely my favorite. The intro sounds like a love theme in an old movie, and the outro is killerrrr (and so is everything in between) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sitar 22,207 Posted May 29, 2015 Queen of Peace should have opened the album thoughhhhh 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comeintomybedroom 8,648 Posted May 29, 2015 Haven't listened yet. I can wait 'til Sunday night 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
National Anthem 9,902 Posted May 29, 2015 Haven't listened yet. I can wait 'til Sunday night I'm probably waiting until Wednesday when I have time to go buy it from Target 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunder Revenant 20,936 Posted May 29, 2015 So, the record is like I expected it to be. It's a lot better than Ceremonials in general, even though most of the songs don't really match the standard of Lungs. "Queen Of Peace" is gorgeous and "Ship To Wreck" and "What Kind Of Men" are beautiful songs with the ~Florence essence . "Long & Lost" and "Various Saints & Storms" are nice ballads which are not as overdone as the Ceremonials ones and "Make Up Your Mind" is a solid bonus track which could have easily replaced "Caught", a song which doesn't really have anything going on, on the standard version. Talking about bonus songs, "As Far As I Could Get" also sounds neat and I would have loved it to be a bonus track on the CD/download edition ... but maybe we'll get a decent rip soon. "How Big How Blue How Beautiful" is a worthy title track. "St. Jude", "Mother", "Hiding" and "Delliah" are nice songs, but unless they grow on me in the future I wouldn't consider them as very outstanding ones. "Third Eye" and "Which Witch", however, are both not really my cup of tea They feature this same awkward-personal-overdramatic feeling which made me dislike Ceremonials. They are so overdone and I think some smart instrumentallisation (the Third Eye demo's one is pretty neat) and a little less choir-esque vocals would have been better. 1 Quote Just do it. Just do it - don't wait! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comeintomybedroom 8,648 Posted May 30, 2015 So you're saying the people who buy the boxset will get a dowload to "As Far As I Could Get"? Yep. So um is this like a for sure thing? Like how do you know? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comeintomybedroom 8,648 Posted May 30, 2015 I'm probably waiting until Wednesday when I have time to go buy it from Target I do really love every song I have though, so I have big expectations!It better be at Target early Tuesday. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
National Anthem 9,902 Posted May 30, 2015 I do really love every song I have though, so I have big expectations! It better be at Target early Tuesday. Yeah same! "Ship to Wreck" is not really my cup of tea but I'm excited to hear it in the context of the full album. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebel 3,176 Posted May 30, 2015 Love "Third Eye" "Which Witch" and "Hiding" alongside already favorites "Ship To Wreck" and "What Kind of Man" Gooooood album wowwwww 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastian 327 Posted May 30, 2015 When do we get the Target exclusives? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subversive 2,214 Posted May 30, 2015 When do we get the Target exclusives? Most likely on Monday 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
National Anthem 9,902 Posted May 30, 2015 When do we get the Target exclusives? probably not until the 2nd, so two more days 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macintosh Manhattan 6,511 Posted May 30, 2015 If anyone is interested here is a video of the unboxing of the deluxe edition of HBHBHB. It is beautiful but I'm worried the booklet would tear in time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9_uaQi1XKk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KillForLove 13,361 Posted May 31, 2015 After listening through the album, I can still say that its her worst effort yet. The record felt like it was trying to be a Fleetwood Mac tribute rather than a Florence album. All the tracks kind of blurred together for me as nothing really set any of them apart. I couldn't get over how underwhelming the whole thing felt. As soon as I would catch a little bit of a build that I expected to turn into the signature Florence belting lyrics over crazy powerful instrumentals, it just didn't happen. The album was just very boring for me and nothing really stood out like most of the tracks on Lungs and Ceremonials did. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pluto 1,580 Posted May 31, 2015 Someone on instagram said As Far As I Could Get is included in the DL. 0 Quote karma drawn up in lines / baby it's a freebie you sure look deprived Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
National Anthem 9,902 Posted May 31, 2015 Someone on instagram said As Far As I Could Get is included in the DL. okay but where is my HQ download 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pluto 1,580 Posted May 31, 2015 okay but where is my HQ download I've been looking but I haven't found one yet. Someone on here must have ordered a box set tbh 1 Quote karma drawn up in lines / baby it's a freebie you sure look deprived Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comeintomybedroom 8,648 Posted May 31, 2015 I've been looking but I haven't found one yet. Someone on here must have ordered a box set tbh Aren't the download cards not valid until the album is officially out? On the 1st? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinnamon 224 Posted May 31, 2015 My favourites so far are Which Witch, HBHBHB and Delilah. tbh I think it's a fantastic album, I adore it. I hate to compare this album to Ceremonials and Lungs as it seems to have a completely different context and overall feel, however out of the 3 I do think Ceremonials is her best. Either way it's a killer album 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
