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Can I start the Ocean Next topic? I didn't already see one.
I'm so relaxed, little wistful perhaps.
Doesn't this line just say it all. Instead of I'm - so - re - laxed / Little - wistful - per - haps. Which is how everyone else would sing it, which is how you want it to be sung when you see it coming in the lyrics. What does Gord do -- he gives you want you don't want: I'm - so - re - laxed. Little - wist - ful - perhaps. Why does he do that?! Why did he do that? Oh, wait he did it again. And then that's the right way. And then you can never hear it any other way again.
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There should be a thread for every song if you ask me.
I was gonna chip away.
But also, does Hipbase really need my 100% bias in every thread? :lol:
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The end jam reminds me of...
...Sharks? Maybe ?
Darkest song on the record I think.
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It's got a Pink Floyd THE WALL vibe. And some crazy but great lyrics. Better than sex or Salt and Vinegar chips
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"Listen don't guess" ... borrowed from More Me Less You
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It also reminds me a bit of Swan Swan H by REM, which is definitely a good thing.
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This track really hits me everytime I hear it. The echoing voice sounds so comtemplative. It seems about getting off memory lane but still enjoying it. Definitely one of the best !
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So if this makes it into the setlist, are they required to played Yer Not The Ocean next?
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This is a case where the production applied to the vocal (I don't know what the technical term for that effect is - it's not reverb; a very tight manipulation of Paulstretch maybe?) definitely enhances the proceedings.
It's a classic Downie lyric - 'a little wistful perhaps' is indeed the best part - that seems to use being on the road as a metaphor for life itself. Not intellectualizing, just 'being' and feeling and reacting, is the song's recommendation, put forward as a recipe both for performance and for living. What strikes me here is that Gord seems to be expressing a kind of basic contentment here. Sure, it's laced with sadness and wistfulness. But that's about as good as it gets. The 'ocean' here works both as a symbol for wonder and also, maybe, for death. Look for him to hit that hard in concert.
I regret one detail about this performance. The best part of the vocal is the little descending grace notes at the end of the 'Ocean next' refrain.To my ear, that's the moment of catharsis. But he doesn't give it to us quite often enough as he repeats 'ocean next, ocean next' throughout the track. A small frustration for me.
