Comments on: Upcoming: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:59:15 +0000

Good point, I definitely agree that THIH is their best studio album since Rock Action, but even my favorite tracks on that disc — “The Precipice” and “Batcat” — in my opinion are 20 times better live. It’s a production thing — they seem to lose some punch in the studio. Even Young Team is quite tame compared to the live versions I’ve heard. Maybe they’re just a better live act, but I’m hoping this new one captures some of the Special Moves/BBC magic.

By: Merlin

Merlin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:23:15 +0000

So you don’t think THIH has “worked out incredibly well” huh? A lot of the songs that make Special Moves awesome come from THIH like “I’m Jim Morrison I’m Dead” , “Scotland’s Shame”, and “The Precipice”. While overall the album may not compare with Young Team most of the tracks at least show promise of continued Mogwai greatness.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:42:55 +0000

You know, they say hardcore died when the first kid said, “hardcore will never die, but you will.” So I guess we’ll see what happens. Cool song, though. I see they’ve made the jump to Sub Pop. Mayhaps that will lead to the reinvigorated sound you seek, Matt.