Takin' it baaackk.......

[georg_e]

        It's kinda quiet on the Forum, so in my never-ending quest to present overlooked gems from the golden days when Max/Luke actually wrote and produced (and played) everything on their songs, here are two golden oldies......so obscure there are only about two videos for each song on YouTube :-)

                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na-zt07RDY4
                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaZLc5X9u_I
                     

[Joshua]

Freaking. Awesome. Both of them. These are the melodies I've been missing.

I'll throw my favourite of 2008 into the mix, it fits in perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3CxrnjX9ng

[georg_e]

Freaking. Awesome. Both of them. These are the melodies I've been missing.

I'll throw my favourite of 2008 into the mix, it fits in perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3CxrnjX9ng

oohh yeahhhhhhh, that's a good one!!   OK, one more, which actually did pretty well on the radio @2006....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuSm849Eep8

[Feelgoodlies]

This has to be one my favourite from them.  I just miss the angry rock stuff they do.

[B Steady]

I don't miss it at all, I'm glad it went over quickly ...

[georg_e]

This has to be one my favourite from them.  I just miss the angry rock stuff they do.

Yes, love that one Feelgoodlies, and for some reason it made me think of this one which I'd forgotten about for years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSY1gtAWe8    One of their most beautifully trashy songs     I miss their rock stuff too......

[Joshua]

   Yes, love that one Feelgoodlies, and for some reason it made me think of this one which I'd forgotten about for years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSY1gtAWe8    One of their most beautifully trashy songs     I miss their rock stuff too......

Me too, love it! To me the only thing better than Marion Ravon's "Break You", is Megan McCauley's "Break You"! I've never been able to find a good quality version, but I love Megan's vocals, especially in the chorus... it's more gutsy and the harmonies are louder in the mix which sounds cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVbEvhY6o4U

[Alex Martin]

I think the best song is.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox8vryMwFKU

The guitar riff is absolutely amazing and the whole song is gourgeus.

[georg_e]

I think the best song is.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox8vryMwFKU

The guitar riff is absolutely amazing and the whole song is gourgeus.

Absolutely, Alex!!  That song is always in my top list by them......incredible song, and that riff is unreal!!   And the vocal harmonies on the last chorus.....so much feeling :-) ps just went back and listened to it.....this song is on another level....it's really up there with "Who Knew" and their other top, top quality songs. The drumming is great too -- Steve Wolf, who played on "Girlfriend" among others.........

[Joshua]

I think the best song is.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox8vryMwFKU

The guitar riff is absolutely amazing and the whole song is gourgeus.

Yeah, this one's special... almost doesn't feel like a typical Max melody to me. I remember listening to this daily for a good six months or so. I'm gonna have to make a playlist of just their rock stuff now!

[Alex Martin]

I agree with you guys....this song is a SPECIAL SONG

[Rebecca]

I love all these songs! My favourite are George's first 2.

[Raul_esp]

This Pop-rock sound they created is amazing , The chorus are so powerful!

[Joshua]

This Pop-rock sound they created is amazing , The chorus are so powerful!

I think it's because the structure of this style of song is so simple, it has to be all about soaring melodies over perfectly picked chords, otherwise there's little else to focus on. To me, Max's original pop style and this rock style are still his strongest eras by far. Now it feels like he's lost his direction a bit and is just doing a bit of everything, but not too many songs are sticking out from the crowd.