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Originally posted by drewhiggins:In their current form (IMHO), none of the new 360 tracks played are worthy album material unless they're totally re-written and new instrumentation.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

It's pretty obvious to me that no one would bet on a guitar+voice album version of North Start or Every Breaking Wave - those who support them for the album think that other instrumentation would be added... I think.

Every Breaking Wave was haunting but obviously unfinished and too simple. North Star was the most finished of all the new tracks, but still not album worthy I think.

Originally posted by TheRefugee:When asked by Dave Fanning in the recent interview, Dave asked if Stingray and Glastonbury will arrive in something, some time soon? Larry replied "not in the form that you've heard them, they've been rewritten". The same most likely applies to North Star and EBW.
According to Larry, the band want to 'get as much music out there' as they possibly can. That has to sound promising from a fan's perspective. It's a shame the double album thing is no longer fashionable. A U2 'white album' anyone??

Originally posted by ahn1991:[..]

I hope it'll be different!

I was not really a fan of the live versions at all. Very glad they did not perform it at the gig I attended.

Originally posted by ahn1991:EBW never sounded like it had a conclusion. Even though North Star was just as incomplete, there was a sense of progression that could be worked with.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

That's basically what I meant in my last sentence!

Anyway, I think they have definitely stepped out from these songs and opted for a totally different approach. Let's see. We just need a new single so badly.