I woke up today and got a listen on A Thousand Suns like every day. But today it sounds different to me. I can't discribe it. But it feels so much better than befor. And it was my favorite album by them befor but now even more. Do you ever had something like that too?
I wouldn't go as far to say songs sound different but for me I noticed I relate to songs differently depending what's currently going on / what has happened in my life. Fact is the songs are recorded and done, the only thing that changes is you.
Just depends how receptive you are to music in any given mood. Some nights I'm pissed and don't get into music that much, but other nights when I've had a good day the music just sinks all the way in and changes me.
One day I was playing COD 4 and listened to Waiting For The End at the same time, it just felt so emotional and touching that I enjoyed it a thousand times more (no pun intended) even though I had overplayed it. Same thing happened for The Catalyst. I got bored of it after a while but one night I listened to it a total of 30 times on repeat and loved it each time. Like Travz said it all depends on mood.
I really should play ATS again as a whole. Haven't done so in a month or so. I have a feeling I'm going to probably be more judgmental of it though.
After innumerable listens, I can say that Iridescent doesn't fit well at all with the rest of the album. It just seems too bland and radio-ready compared to the rest, which are more experimental and risky.
Sometimes, I'll go days where I only listen to ATS. But a lot of times, I don't listen to it. It's very weird. I have a really hard time listening to just random songs from the album, I really only like ATS when it's the complete album. Other LP albums like Hybrid Theory, Meteora, Reanimation, MTM, I can listen to random songs and love it. It's strange for me.