I was listening to 'The Rules' tonight, and it really struck me. Simple, suttle, and amazing.
Gord's voice sounds extra-raspy/cigarette-y, and I really think it adds to the song. Not that I'm condoning tobacco, and I think I read somewhere that Gord quit back in the Henhouse days.
The spanish guitar is awesome, and I really like the fade out drum-beat (similar to the idea used as the outro for The Dark Canuck), and it makes for a great transistion into Chagrin Falls.
Its not that I didn't like 'The Rules' before, but, I just think I have a new appreciation for it. Very cool tune.
rules, tough gig embedded between trails and falls
(not that I am promoting eco-tourism)
I gained a whole new appreciation for 'The Rules' when I heard it at Guelph Conservation. Great song...
Okay, this is a pretty funny fakepost.
screw_ball Wrote:Okay, this is a pretty funny fakepost.
Nothing fake about me liking The Rules.
But then again, I like Coconut Cream, so maybe my opinion doesn't matter to some (...and I guess that rings true, Coconut Cream aside
).
Well, I need a more in-depth analysis of The Rules because I don't think I get the song. I mean, "Coconut cream" is the best song they've written and my second favourite, but I just don't get The Rules.
screw_ball Wrote:Well, I need a more in-depth analysis of The Rules because I don't think I get the song. I mean, "Coconut cream" is the best song they've written and my second favourite, but I just don't get The Rules.
A song shouldn't have to be explained before it speaks to you.
Edit: **I mean "you" in a general sense, not "you", as in screwy.
The Rules is awesome! :thumb:
true, but when it's an unplucked gem, sometimes an explanation helps. I mean, I hope us Coconut Cream lovers converted a few with our interpretations or at least got some to listen to the song with a more objective state of mind.
screw_ball Wrote:true, but when it's an unplucked gem, sometimes an explanation helps. I mean, I hope us Coconut Cream lovers converted a few with our interpretations or at least got some to listen to the song with a more objective state of mind.
I have listened to
Coconut Cream with as many states of mind as possible and still don't care for it.
I am absolutely in love with it.
screw_ball Wrote:I am absolutely in love with it.
Well, I tried to like it. I really did. It just didn't happen. :?
tigerthelion Wrote:screw_ball Wrote:I am absolutely in love with it.
I have listened to Coconut Cream with as many states of mind as possible and still don't care for it.
Trust me - everyone knows that!!!
I've loved The Rules since the day Phantom Power was released. I always thought it was a beautiful slow song and fit in nicely on the album. Almost like a little break. I still can't believe the hard time it gets on this board. Each their own, I suppose...
The Rules is a fine song in its own right. It just gets flak for breaking the momentum on Phantom Power.
Phantom Power was the album that got me into the Hip; I don't think it has a single flaw. I love the Rules, and at my first Hip show (Guelph Lake Island) I was really hoping they'd bust out a rarity from PP. I was so stoked when the opening riff to the Rules was played.