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The riff at the 30 second mark really reminds me of a classic Hip riff...originally I thought it was from Grace Too but now I'm thinking maybe the 40 second mark of Fully Completely? Anyone else hearing this?
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Chagrin Falls
The artist formally known as Opiated
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I'm thinking "maybe" So Hard Done By? The Great Soul riff sounds so Day For Nighty...at first I was sure it was lifted from Grace, Too.
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This song is the love child of Grace, Too and Chagrin Falls.
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This song sounds huge ! Something intense is going on in Gord voice for the " to resist " part.
That's the one that took the longest to grow on me. Indeed, it's similar to Grace Too and Chagrin Falls (thanks for pointing out the later).
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The emotional highlight on the album for me thus far is Gord's crescendo of "...to resist..."
It's beautiful. Music that can take you away.
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Hate the song title...like the song.
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Have had the 3 line 'nothing works' lyrics stuck in my head for 2 days now. 8)
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The verses are all right, but I remain indifferent to the middle of the song. That said, structurally it has a 'Nautical Disaster' dynamic: starts on one, somewhat subdued plane, shifts into a middle section that builds and builds, then reverts back to the former plane, with no chorus. Where that song had gloriously particular lyrics that told a specific, spectacular story, these lyrics are didactic and abstract - much less compelling IMHO. So it's not my cup of tea, personally. But I can respect it as an example of the Hip pushing themselves beyond the default formula.
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Never thought I would hear Downie quoting the Pope.
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direwolf74 Wrote:This song is the love child of Grace, Too and Chagrin Falls.
:thumb: I agree...love this song!
"Nothing works
Oh and nothing works
I tried nothing and I'm out of ideas"
"When I'm wild and lonely, in a winter mind and I cannot become -
Wild and loyal in a winter mind - what I want to become"
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Tthip Wrote:Never thought I would hear Downie quoting the Pope.
He draws inspiration from everywhere. I'm not Catholic, but I kinda like it.
Jeff
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