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Halfway There is better than Worse Dreams.
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like a doll in a bad dreamharmless wrote:Halfway There is better than Worse Dreams.
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EJ wrote:like a doll in a bad dreamharmless wrote:Halfway There is better than Worse Dreams.
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I like the song, but that line does take me out of it.harmless wrote:EJ wrote:like a doll in a bad dreamharmless wrote:Halfway There is better than Worse Dreams.

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It's a major part of my problem with the song; it's one of those lines that's so bad, it can't be ignored.EJ wrote:I like the song, but that line does take me out of it.harmless wrote:EJ wrote:like a doll in a bad dreamharmless wrote:Halfway There is better than Worse Dreams.
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I'm horrible with lyrics I thought it was "like a dog".
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Certainly sounds like dog, which only makes it only fractionally better than doll.bada wrote:I'm horrible with lyrics I thought it was "like a dog".
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'Dog' would be pretty good.EJ wrote:Certainly sounds like dog, which only makes it only fractionally better than doll.bada wrote:I'm horrible with lyrics I thought it was "like a dog".
The worst is that the song is called 'Worse Dreams' (which is bad enough already), but then we have 'in a bad dream', and then 'worse dreams are born'. We get it, the song's about dreaming!
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I'm going to use dog whenever I listen to this. I don't like thinking of Chucky.harmless wrote:
'Dog' would be pretty good.
The worst is that the song is called 'Worse Dreams' (which is bad enough already), but then we have 'in a bad dream', and then 'worse dreams are born'. We get it, the song's about dreaming!
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He's always going on about dogs I figured that had to be it.
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There's a really cool industrial feel to the music in Rowing, that's why I can normally listen to it even though I'm not a fan of the vocals. I can't even get past the first 5 seconds of Halfway There--the demo version would have worked well on his next solo album. I tend to agree that the lyrics on Worse Dreams are a bit of a turnoff (I thought it was "dog" too), but again the music saves this one especially around the bridge. Only my 2 cents.
Anyone get tickets for Cornell's solo tour this morning? Wonder if he'll be debuting anything from this "acoustic-driven" solo album he's been working on...
Anyone get tickets for Cornell's solo tour this morning? Wonder if he'll be debuting anything from this "acoustic-driven" solo album he's been working on...
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I'm with you on Rowing, very cool music & vibe to the song. But, the vocals are a bit annoying and it gets a little tiresome. Its too bad since I was really excited after hearing that snippet of music that was out there before this was released. The Rowing part of it sounded incredible.Revelator wrote:There's a really cool industrial feel to the music in Rowing, that's why I can normally listen to it even though I'm not a fan of the vocals.
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Man, the 'Halfway There' demo was amazing. So dark and moody. It would've fitted fine on this album. I don't mind the one we got though, it's still a good song and to me, sounds like a light breather rather than a pointless intrusion. There's a lot of darkness on the album.
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That demo was really good...Chris´s vocals were spot on. The song in the album doesnt belong there.harmless wrote:Man, the 'Halfway There' demo was amazing. So dark and moody. It would've fitted fine on this album. I don't mind the one we got though, it's still a good song and to me, sounds like a light breather rather than a pointless intrusion. There's a lot of darkness on the album.
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Its a bit of a misfit, and comes off more as a Chis solo song. But, I can understand why its there. Its a pretty dark album, they probably just wanted something there to break it up a little bit.VinylGuy wrote:That demo was really good...Chris´s vocals were spot on. The song in the album doesnt belong there.harmless wrote:Man, the 'Halfway There' demo was amazing. So dark and moody. It would've fitted fine on this album. I don't mind the one we got though, it's still a good song and to me, sounds like a light breather rather than a pointless intrusion. There's a lot of darkness on the album.
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I expect to hear Rowing on Sons Of Anarchy this season during one of their mandatory music montages. Fits perfect.
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yeah, this could be right. Its the only song i dont want to hear often.EJ wrote:Its a bit of a misfit, and comes off more as a Chis solo song. But, I can understand why its there. Its a pretty dark album, they probably just wanted something there to break it up a little bit.VinylGuy wrote:That demo was really good...Chris´s vocals were spot on. The song in the album doesnt belong there.harmless wrote:Man, the 'Halfway There' demo was amazing. So dark and moody. It would've fitted fine on this album. I don't mind the one we got though, it's still a good song and to me, sounds like a light breather rather than a pointless intrusion. There's a lot of darkness on the album.
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Exactly, the trailer we got a few months before the release that had the (looped?) kind of eerie version of Rowing bumped my expectations through the roof--had a very classic SG vibe to it. Ultimately though as we found out the end result was disappointing. Not terrible by any means, just wasn't what I hoped for I guess.EJ wrote:I'm with you on Rowing, very cool music & vibe to the song. But, the vocals are a bit annoying and it gets a little tiresome. Its too bad since I was really excited after hearing that snippet of music that was out there before this was released. The Rowing part of it sounded incredible.Revelator wrote:There's a really cool industrial feel to the music in Rowing, that's why I can normally listen to it even though I'm not a fan of the vocals.
Re demo version of Halfway There, I especially enjoy the first verse where Cornell shows a bit of the lower register vocal, which I feel he doesn't show off enough (it's fantastic), probably one of the reasons I enjoy Taree so much (particularly the verses).
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Wait, what looped version of Rowing? I thought the trailer snippets were from ATDB and Black Saturday?
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