To Spoil Or Not To Spoil?

[mrmeadows]

If it were to leak online tomorrow, I'd listen. Do I feel bad? No.

I buy everything Al releases, sometimes twice over. I've all his albums on cassette and cd, and they're on my iPod. I still plan on purchasing this on the 15th regardless. I'll still have the physical cd aspect.

What he said.

[jacobpacek]

I'll listen to the leak, but still purchase it.

[Bruce the Duck]

I've never listened to early leaks. I will wait until July 15th.

[cromulnt]

I'm trying to show some restraint. I told myself I'd listen to the polka and one parody, in order to whet my appetite for new Al without spoiling too much. I was initially thinking of going with "Handy" as my preview track since it's the closest thing to a proper lead single, but ultimately decided to listen to "Foil" just because I was so darn curious about the direction Al would take with that one. So far I'm content not to listen to any more (and no, that's not a dig at the songs), but we'll see how well I hold up.

I admit that I also peeked at the original threads to see which style each song was in, but tried to avoid spoiling the lyrics as much as possible. I did end up getting a bit more than I bargained for with "Jackson Park Express", but considering the length of the song, that shouldn't be too much of an issue.

[Mystik Tomato]

I've been avoiding lyrics spoilers, but it's interesting to see how everything is shaping up just from out-of-context bits and pieces.

Although, I did look at the lyrics to the polka because it's pretty difficult to get a feel for it without the music.

[Bruce the Duck]

I've been avoiding lyrics spoilers, but it's interesting to see how everything is shaping up just from out-of-context bits and pieces.

Although, I did look at the lyrics to the polka because it's pretty difficult to get a feel for it without the music.

Yeah, I've heard the song, and I can tell you that even knowing the lyrics, there are PLENTY of really great surprises in there that you're going to love.

[Noodles]

I really want to avoid spoilers, especially with the album coming out so soon, but I was not able to stop myself from reading the spoiler thread. However, I am keeping myself from reading the lyric threads.

[ludovica64]

By the time my cd arrives.. (and it will, as I pre-ordered the first day) it will be at least the 5th of August, probably later, so sure I will listen to it as soon as possible. It's bad enough being on another continent and standing zero chance of returning for this next tour without the added indignity of not hearing the album when all you lot hear it

[Killingsworth]

I decided to seek out and listen to the all the leaked tracks once i heard they were available. I just stopped giving a flying smurf about non lyrical spoilers at this point.

I already preodered the CD from Amazon and will probably buy and download a copy form iTunes, but it really aggravated me to hear so many people on social media and this very forum talking about it (including our own beloved percussionist bermuda) that I really couldn't stop myself.

There, I finally got that off my chest.

[HappyGilmore]

I've heard it.

Didn't download it at all. But I heard it.

I can't wait til the physical version arrives in the mail.

I like having the booklet in my hands as I read the lyrics and such.