Dance of the Clairvoyants

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Initial Thoughts

I just fell in love all over again
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38%
Maybe there's still some life left in these guys after all
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54%
Ehhh, still excited for the new album
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3%
I stayed up for this?
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I hated pearl jam before it was cool
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Ms Harmless wrote:I'm really fond of the delivery of "...and equally... hard to control" for some reason
Same - it’s the way he conveys he is impressed with its power
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Ms Harmless wrote:things I think would have been fun on this song:

a more layered drum groove, with a few backbeats, especially because the intro sounds very bare
I've been thinking this, too. And while it doesn't register as much now that I know the song is really good, this bareness from the teaser clips we had made me nervous we were about to get several minutes of paper-thin music. Still, I'd like that very first impression to feel a bit more dense.
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Ms Harmless wrote:I'm really fond of the delivery of "...and equally... hard to control" for some reason
Probably my favorite moment in the song.
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Jaeti wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:I'm really fond of the delivery of "...and equally... hard to control" for some reason
Probably my favorite moment in the song.
To me, the delivery is kind of wonderfully slurred. Reminds me of a similar delivery (to my ears) that I love coming out of Force of Nature's bridge, "Last I saw..."
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WtOB? wrote:i'm still loving this song after all these years.
Hopefully it holds up for a couple decades until the record's out at the end of March.
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Hatfield wrote:This morning I listened to studio versions of WWS, Save You, DotC, Grievance and MYM. DotC is BY FAR the most sonically pleasing record out of the bunch. The production on this is perfection. It might be my favorite "sounding" song sing Given to Fly.
I loved this tune the firat couple days of listening but now i wonder if its wearing on me musically (and one line in the lyrics). It might not become timeless to me like NAIS, RA and others. Is it one of those tunes that will keep me hooked long term once im able to listen to it on something other thsn my phone's speaker? I'm not sure if it has enough guitar to not wear off for me but its one i think i will still like instead of skip.
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DWFB wrote:Is it one of those tunes that will keep me hooked long term once im able to listen to it on something other thsn my phone's speaker?
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Birds in Hell wrote:
DWFB wrote:Is it one of those tunes that will keep me hooked long term once im able to listen to it on something other thsn my phone's speaker?
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Lol. I'm in the middle of relocating. My home stereo is all apart. My soon to be ex stole my laptop. I guess i could go out and buy some good headphones to use with my phone.
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Ed's delivery all over this song is so bananas. It is some of his best work, and probably my favorite Ed moment since Do The Evolution. The more I listen to it the music is so elementary on this track. This is a testament to the production it isn't thin or sparse just elementary. I wonder what fixing BoB would have done? I do feel like it misses some colors not having Stone doing what he does best adding texture and depth. I really dig it.
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DWFB wrote:Lol. I'm in the middle of relocating. My home stereo is all apart. My soon to be ex stole my laptop. I guess i could go out and buy some good headphones to use with my phone.
I think I we all need to learn more about this DWFB character
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My dad's name is jerry. So im one of Jerry's Kids! My life is crazy but i dont think i could bring myself to write an autobiography on here.
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Im wondering if they were so obsessed with dotc being a single for this generation they kept the guitar (which does sound good) in it to a bare minimum.
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DWFB wrote:My dad's name is jerry. So im one of Jerry's Kids! My life is crazy but i dont think i could bring myself to write an autobiography on here.
Uh, @Peeps?
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
DWFB wrote:My dad's name is jerry. So im one of Jerry's Kids! My life is crazy but i dont think i could bring myself to write an autobiography on here.
Uh, @Peeps?
Sarge, im flannelking in the flesh. Honestly. You (if im not mistaken) kicked me out of here ages ago but i deserved it.
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DWFB wrote:
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
DWFB wrote:My dad's name is jerry. So im one of Jerry's Kids! My life is crazy but i dont think i could bring myself to write an autobiography on here.
Uh, @Peeps?
Sarge, im flannelking in the flesh. Honestly. You (if im not mistaken) kicked me out of here ages ago but i deserved it.
:lol: I'm aware of who you are, but you said you're one of Jerry's kids.

Jerry = Peeps
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Tj wrote:Ed's delivery all over this song is so bananas. It is some of his best work, and probably my favorite Ed moment since Do The Evolution. The more I listen to it the music is so elementary on this track. This is a testament to the production it isn't thin or sparse just elementary. I wonder what fixing BoB would have done? I do feel like it misses some colors not having Stone doing what he does best adding texture and depth. I really dig it.
i've thought of the dte comparison too. he's definitely pulling a brando on this tune.
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DWFB wrote:
Hatfield wrote:This morning I listened to studio versions of WWS, Save You, DotC, Grievance and MYM. DotC is BY FAR the most sonically pleasing record out of the bunch. The production on this is perfection. It might be my favorite "sounding" song sing Given to Fly.
I loved this tune the firat couple days of listening but now i wonder if its wearing on me musically (and one line in the lyrics). It might not become timeless to me like NAIS, RA and others. Is it one of those tunes that will keep me hooked long term once im able to listen to it on something other thsn my phone's speaker? I'm not sure if it has enough guitar to not wear off for me but its one i think i will still like instead of skip.
Not using your phone will definitely help
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stip wrote:
DWFB wrote:
Hatfield wrote:This morning I listened to studio versions of WWS, Save You, DotC, Grievance and MYM. DotC is BY FAR the most sonically pleasing record out of the bunch. The production on this is perfection. It might be my favorite "sounding" song sing Given to Fly.
I loved this tune the firat couple days of listening but now i wonder if its wearing on me musically (and one line in the lyrics). It might not become timeless to me like NAIS, RA and others. Is it one of those tunes that will keep me hooked long term once im able to listen to it on something other thsn my phone's speaker? I'm not sure if it has enough guitar to not wear off for me but its one i think i will still like instead of skip.
Not using your phone will definitely help
If you open a music player with an EQ and turn down all the bars except for"4k", thats what phone music sounds like to me
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
DWFB wrote:
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
DWFB wrote:My dad's name is jerry. So im one of Jerry's Kids! My life is crazy but i dont think i could bring myself to write an autobiography on here.
Uh, @Peeps?
Sarge, im flannelking in the flesh. Honestly. You (if im not mistaken) kicked me out of here ages ago but i deserved it.
:lol: I'm aware of who you are, but you said you're one of Jerry's kids.

Jerry = Peeps
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