Song of the Moment: Ghost

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Song of the Moment: Ghost

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The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO

:bammer:

There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.
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Me like this one too. The opening 5 tracks of Riot Act work well, maybe even the sixth track.
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Birds in Hell wrote:The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO

:bammer:

There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

mike is so good everywhere on riot act.

the mym solo reminds me of this a little bit
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Bring it on cos I'm no victim.

Love how this sounds like it was written in 5 minutes - like Glorified G it barely hangs together as a song, and generally struggles as a song live, but that makes it attractive. The solo burns.
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I love this song. :luv:
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i don't get the hate for this song...
i would put this in the upper tier of songs on Riot Act... up there with can't keep, cropduster, get right, and all or none.

actually... i need to listen to Riot Act again, now that i'm thinking about it, it has some great songs on it.
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Its a a great song that could , or should, have been amazing.
The studio version sounds very good, those guitars...that solo!! Mike is amazing here...im not sure about Eddie´s vocals though...

And i fucking love the last part, were he sings :

It doesn't hurt,when I bleed
But my memories they eat me
I've seen it all before,
Bring it on cause I'm no victim

Fuckin love those lines...
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amazing song
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My girlfriend's favorite song off the album......myself, I just can't get into it. It's ok, but not much more than that for me......of course, I'm probably the only person here who isn't fond of "Riot Act".
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Blenheim Augustine wrote:Bring it on cos I'm no victim.
This was probably my favorite lyric on the record when it came out. It might still be.
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I always look forward to the Cropduster/Ghost/I Am Mine sequence of RA.
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Waverider wrote:My girlfriend's favorite song off the album......myself, I just can't get into it. It's ok, but not much more than that for me......of course, I'm probably the only person here who isn't fond of "Riot Act".
I like it, but it ranks at the bottom of the catalog for me
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Birds in Hell wrote:The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO

:bammer:

There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.
Love this song and agree it needs to make a return to more set lists in the near future. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking there was something wrong with my headphones because of the fuzz. Such a great guitar solo.
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One of my favs off Riot Act...Mike owns this song
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RIP Mrs. Patterson
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Birds in Hell wrote:There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.
:thumbsup:

Great description. I think this may have been the song Jeff described as having a "Guided by Voices vibe" around the time of its release. Definitely one of those PJ tunes that sneaks up on you.
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it occurred to me the other day that REM's Accelerate and Ghost are pretty similar songs. It made me like ghost even more
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TheTVtalkstome wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO

:bammer:

There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.
Love this song and agree it needs to make a return to more set lists in the near future. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking there was something wrong with my headphones because of the fuzz. Such a great guitar solo.
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Birds in Hell wrote:There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.
Absolutely.

I love this song, and definitely in my top 5 on RA (Can't Keep, Help Help, Ghost, Green Disease, All Or None).
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