i never could figure out why everyone is always so down on days of the week. to me, that song sounds like classic stp. the structure of the song is fantastic. and it is just as "hard" as between the lines. it's catchier and has a better guitar riff.
I think the problem was that it kind of lacked the energy that they seem to have in their first singles. "Sex Type Thing", "Vasoline", "Big Bang Baby", "Down", "Days of the Week", "Between the Lines". I think DOTW stands out not only as the weakest song in the group, but also the least representative of the album (I'll just assume about the forthcoming STP), as well as the least energy, attitude, and edge.
That being said, what we forget, as patrons of this site, is that fans like us will buy the record "sight unseen" even if we didn't hear a single. Hell, if any of us here
hate BTL, we'll still buy the record. Singles are not for us. They are to convince everyone else who is not going to automatically buy the record.
Whether we like BTL or not, reception seems to be great, especially at radio. That was not true about DOTW.
As far as BTL goes, I like the song more each listen. The clip and my 1st full spin I was unsure...by the 2nd spin, I was hooked. When I heard Dean's solo it made me think that he heard Scott say Slash was the best guitarist he'd played with and Dean decided to speak with his playing.
The intro/riff reminds me of AoA's "Goodbye", but the vocal in the verse is wwwaaaaaaaayyyyyy better (I really like Goodby's chorus). The verse is infectious, and while the chorus is not immediately catchy, it does stick with you. It is not where I would expect the vocal to go, but Scott is brilliant at that. Sometimes he misses (SBQM), but most of the time it pays of big time.
I finally got to hear some of the (bad) youtube vids of other songs. I am VERY excited for this record.
