Demos List

[reckoner]

alright, taking the demos afforded thus far, and including the "teaser" instrumental and "tidal wave", this is what i made my tracklisting.

 

volcano

fought to fight it

bad pennies

empty's themepark

if i was a tidal wave

teaser

the vancouver national anthem

us remains impossible

on nights like tonight

the boy that could explode

silent army in the trees

 

what would some of yours be?

[decomposinglight]

That seems like all of them. They're all in my iTunes.

[haircut-rabbit]

Recorded during Hospital Music sessions but not on any physical release:

- "Can't Get Shot In The Back (If You Don't Run)"

 

Likely recorded during Hospital Music sessions but not released:

- "If I Was A Tidal Wave"

- "Breath of a Nation"

- "_______lite" (Unknown song, could have been "The Devil's In Your Details" or "Girl Wedged Under A Firebird" renamed but I doubt it.)

 

Post-Hospital Music songs:

- "Keira-Anne"

- "Silent Army In The Trees"

[decomposinglight]

Oh yeah, can't forget Breath of a nation. Kierra-Anne isn't on anything but that one Youtube video, right?

[noise_pollution]

Speaking of demos I remember when the Safer Than a Bank demo came out in 2006 and how excited I was to hear what that could song could of become. When the record came out I was kinda dissappointed as it was basically the same. I just wished he would of "finished" that song. Oh well I guess it just proves he can still write a killer pop song if he chooses.

[haircut-rabbit]

He said when he posted the track that it was never going to be a 'song'. I believe he referred to it and several other things he was working on as 'pieces'. As such I never intended it to sound much different on the record and I love it the way it is.

[decomposinglight]

I was surprised by the similarities between the demo and the released track, too, but I like the song a lot.

[noise_pollution]

Trust me I still love the song, I mean it's my cell phone ringtone. It is just kind of a tease but maybe that is what makes it great and I guess it does go one two with Girl Wedged...

[reckoner]

i meant, if you were to take the songs he's released and form an album of them, what would you make it

[Vance]

There was also "Dusk" and "Altogether" which in my opinion are two of his greatest demos ever.

I'm really loving "Volcanoes".......just thought I'd let everyone know.

I've never heard "teaser" so if anyone has it and can send it my way that would be great. [email protected] (sorry to throw that in there)

[decomposinglight]

I've never heard "teaser"

It's in the NF store, and you certainly have NF points.

[Vance]

It's in the NF store, and you certainly have NF points.

Cool, thanks!

[Jay]

Thanks for that demo listing... I have many, many demos to try and find.

[Champion Of Nothing]

tidal wave is not an album 8 demo and neither is the teaser, those were both set for a hospital music b-side ep. here are all the demos, i put them in a nice order that give them more of an album quality:

 

1. the boy who could explode

2. fought to fight it

3. on nights like tonight

4. vancouver national anthem

5. bad pennies

6. volcanoes

7. us remains impossible

8. empty's theme park

9. silent army in the trees

 

there's also a clip of another A8 demo that he posted in a video on his site, it wasn't complete. since these 9 demos add up to an hour, he should make about 20 and do a double disc, that'd be cool.

[decomposinglight]

I doubt Bad Pennies would be on any cd, as it was a joke song for his friend. I don't think he's particularly proud of it on an intellectual or musical level.

[pismo]

True, but how can you not like a song with the chorus

 

"Love: It will fuck you up!

If it hasn't done it already."

 

;)

[decomposinglight]

Eh, it's funny, but an observation that any drunken bonehead could make.

[haircut-rabbit]

Am I the only one who doesn't buy that he only put 'Bad Pennies' on his myspace because he couldn't find any other way of sharing it with his friend?

[decomposinglight]

It does sound kind of like a wonky story, but everyone does stupid things. I'd say leave it alone. If we get the truth, it will be awhile.

[pismo]

I'm new, so I didn't know that was the story, but I could see him doing it as a goof for his friend, AND wanting to share it with fans, without ever intending to release it officially.

 

Be tough to get radio play. ;)

[haircut-rabbit]

It is kind of ironic in a way, Matt's blog is constantly advocating that we question the information that has been given to us and yet, when it comes to aspects of his personal life or his music, we are berated for extrapolating or questioning what has been said.

[pismo]

Well, I would say those are two very different categories. Matt can say or not say whatever he'd like about his personal life and not have it up for discussion. But talking about the music is fair game...for any artist who releases it publicly.

[decomposinglight]

But when your music and your personal life are so intertwined...

[haircut-rabbit]

But when your music and your personal life are so intertwined...

Indeed. See the thread that discusses 'Bad Pennies' for this.

[juanpe]

I think I have all of them so far... and my favorite one is "Empty's Theme Park"... I just love this song, specially the music solo part... hope it appears on a future Matt's album...