[The Horrible Esthete]

Opiated for me!
Gift Shop has worn itself thin in my books.

Once again, we are at odds!

It's a shame that Opiated, a song I absolutely love, has to go up against the mighty Giftshop.

For me, Giftshop showcases The Hip in its finest, most seasoned form. Opiated displays the same power and flair for the dramatic, but Giftshop is just that much more polished -- just a bit tighter, and a tad more robust.

[MattyM]

For me, Giftshop showcases The Hip in its finest, most seasoned form. Opiated displays the same power and flair for the dramatic, but Giftshop is just that much more polished -- just a bit tighter, and a tad more robust.

excellently put :thumb:

[tigerthelion]

Giftshop for all of its majestic beauty. :thumb:

[opiated]

to me Giftshop is repetitive,boring, and drags on and on and on

[Billy]

To me, Giftshop is just an OK Hip song. The first time I heard it I remember thinking, wow, they are sure trying for the almost etheral sound of Grace, but it just isn't happening.

[tigerthelion]

To me, Opiated is more boring than Giftshop.

.....ducks to hide from the swinging backfist of a certain radio dj....haha.

[opiated]

To me, Opiated is more boring than Giftshop.

.....ducks to hide from the swinging backfist of a certain radio dj....haha.

:rambo:

[The Horrible Esthete]

Giftshop for all of its majestic beauty. :thumb:

It is 'majestic'. Great descriptor. :thumb:

to me Giftshop is repetitive,boring, and drags on and on and on

I understand how one might feel that way, but that opinion could apply to any song one doesn't care for in the first place. If one doesn't 'get into' Thugs or Grace or So Hard Done By, I'm sure those cuts would seem extremely boring and repetitive and drag on way too long. Am I right or am I right?

If you do happen to like the cut in the first place, what could be "boring" and "drags on and on" is instead "a grinding jam" and "settles into one ass-kicking groove".

The intro to Giftshop gives me that oft-cited 'tingly & goosebumpy' feeling every single time. It's the prefect tease to the intense impact of "The pen-du-lummmm swings" which, of course, I know is coming. When performed live, and its energy is more palpable and more visceral, it's about as good as music can be (for me, anyway).

[ikky99]

92 votes! Is that the most so far?