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Jordan seems really cool and I love when he joins Oli in screaming, and compositionally he seems very competent… but I really dislike the direction BMTH has gone with him and I miss the vibe w Jona so much. Obv its a lil unclear how much can be attributed to Jordan, since their sound was always
moving around all the time, but I think there was a definite shift after his inclusion + it’s clear that the tracks he has more impact in are less compelling. I know it’s played out to complain about sound shift, and I won’t discount everything that came after by any means, but it would have
been interesting how they would have developed otherwise.
And also calling out Jona might seem super odd since he was only around for a very short period but I was super fascinated with the sound they made with him and it’s a massive disappointment we didn’t get the chance to hear at least a full album together.
I think they could have revitalized a lot of the older tracks in live shows n stuff and that would be really cool. And again it’s not so much about them going “soft” or whatever - I can appreciate parts of it - but broadly I think it’s an uninteresting and unfortunate direction.
But hey, honestly at least they’re not like other emo kid bands around the time that have since stagnated and died harrrrd. Gotta respect the drive and passion and creativity, even if I wish they would be more willing to lean a more heavy direction more often