Well, boys, as a fan who’s known you boys from when you STARTED, I can definitely understand, the overwhelming, utter SADNESS That held you guys back, so as someone who understands ANY kind of sadness, let me just say, that with as hard as I know you guys work, PLEASE, take your time boys……so thank you boys, and you are in my prayers….
really hoping that it could suggest a tmm deluxe. also could be cool if its a happy energetic song _about_ pretending to feel good/feel a way that youre not, or maybe thats too similar to humpty dumpty
The first track on “The Maybe Man” is a table of contents. Each verse references a particular song, with more than one verse referencing the same song. Say, versus 10 and 11 referencing the song, “God Is Really Real”. If the 13th track were to be released at some point, it could be a bonus track/extra to the album. Pretty much every one of their albums don’t have any extra tracks, with the exception of “Living Room”, which was their debut album in 2015. They are not part of the original tracklist, but is found in their EPs leading up to the album’s creation. Wait a minute, I forgot something. I found another of AJR’s albums that had extra tracks. “The Click” did not have a deluxe edition in 2017, until the following year, there was finally one. Out of those extra tracks in the deluxe edition, “Burn the House Down” became a single. So, that fact-checks what I originally said about every one of their albums having bonus tracks, with only just one exception. What I said is closely true, because there’s actually two albums that have extra songs. One day, “TMM” could join the first two albums with one or more bonus tracks.
The fans might end up taking it up to themselves to make an overture like they did for Neotheater. Seriously though, "Neo-verture" would've been such a good name how could they have not seen that
So I don't think this means a deluxe album... I am guessing it will be a single like Let The Games Begin. Also I think this song was meant to be number 6 or be earlier on the album, which would explain why they said track 6 was energetic (we all know it's now Turning Out pt iii)
I'm really happy they're taking the time to get over this rather rough spot in their life before attempting to write a song about being happy. Having attempted to write happy songs while in a rough spot, it's not fun, nor is it effective. Can't wait to see Track 13, boys!
But if it comes out, would it be added to the album? And if it gets added, then the maybe man song wouldnt make sense cuz it has a few sentences of every song in the album right? Or do you guys have solved that problem/are you gonna solve that problem?
@@listay1 and its not going to. They didn't include an overture because they said they didnt want to have to make a better and better overture each time, and couldn't find a way to top OKO
You were mentioning beats, and that got me thinking: What if you referenced *EVERY SONG* you ever wrote in track 13, and still named it track 13 like @Jestir66 suggests. However if you already have the lyrics written, that’s still fine because your songs are like opioids; I keep coming back to them. (Also talk should check out r/AJR sometime, people love you!)
Being honest I'm a little bit worried that the album will have the more emotional and slower songs which I'm not the biggest fan of, so hearing this about an energetic song as got me excited
I reckon that in and of itself, is a good song theme idea. Try to write a happy song while depressed. Make it about having a facade for others to see, knowing they see through youre happiness, and knowing they want to help, but also knowing that you're not ready to accept their help, and make the facade a reality.
It was like 4 days ago on talkshop live but then it kept crashing so they did the rest on instagaram live i unfortunately missed both of them because i didnt have either of those apps so ill catch the next one though
I'm glad they eventually decided not to force it, I don't think AJR songs can be what they are and be AJR songs without being so honest and earnest to what they feel and think and stuff, so yeah. And honestly I wish they didn't put themselves through that yk going through something so difficult and trying to write something happy sthg that they weren't feeling nobody should have to go through that and force themselves to feel a way they don't, ik we all often have to put up a face and do things like that but i really wish we wouldn't have to. Wishing you hope and healing :)
Them writing Track 13 and trying to make it happy and uplifting while not feeling it, they should make track 13 about that, trying to be happy while not feeling it
I literally listen to you guys every single day and maybe man is my favorite album yet even though I say that every album 😅😂 so I believe you and will wait patiently for the awesomeness
