River Cross

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Fri March 20, 2020 12:02 pm

injuddstree wrote:
arthurdent wrote:Love the music and lyrics, but it feels like Ed is tripping over his tongue here. He's trying too hard to fit all the words in there.
That's a lot of songs since Avocado.

I hear that, and I think it's because this studio version is just a tad too fast; but eh, it gives it kind of a rough-take charm

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Fri March 20, 2020 1:13 pm

best closer since "All or None"

it's not too long, I could get lost in it for even longer; it's very meditative

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Fri March 20, 2020 2:42 pm

this version is sooooooo much better than eddie's solo version. despite some of the vocal deliveries (e.g., "can be tamed" at 2:17 and "here and now" at 3:39), i think that they did a really good job with this song.

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Fri March 20, 2020 3:14 pm

just outstanding as a closer; I needed a few listens to unlearn the live version, but fuck yes! these are my boys

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Fri March 20, 2020 3:46 pm

I'm liking the album version more than the demo/Eddie solo.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Fri March 20, 2020 3:50 pm

bluestate wrote:I just sat on my couch in the dark with my hand raised. This is the song our quarantined lives needed.

yeah, exactly this.

dad · Post by **dad** » Fri March 20, 2020 3:51 pm

Anders wrote:I really like the dumming on this.

same. it's soooo good.

BDB · Post by **BDB** » Fri March 20, 2020 5:28 pm

whats that ticking sound at the start - is it the pump organ?

dad · Post by **dad** » Fri March 20, 2020 5:34 pm

BDB wrote:whats that ticking sound at the start - is it the pump organ?

that's what I think, but I guess we'll find out soon enough when we see the liner notes.

mikejasond · Post by **mikejasond** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:12 am

Man, the first verse really seems like it wants to be more sensitively sung than Eddie is singing it. I almost wish he used his deep voice for it like the beginning of All or None

mikejasond · Post by **mikejasond** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:14 am

"I want this dream to last for hever"
"I wish this moment was never hending"

mikejasond · Post by **mikejasond** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:18 am

This song...is just ok for me.

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:19 am

the lion sleeps tonight

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:22 am

Ms Harmless wrote:the lion sleeps tonight

this was a joke, but I actually do genuinely like how Matt's tom's could come right off an 80s pop hit like that

kalimba matata!

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:32 am

dad wrote:
Anders wrote:I really like the dumming on this.
same. it's soooo good.

Yeah, I was super ready for the band to ruin this with their choices. What an awesome surprise.

SJM · Post by **SJM** » Sat March 21, 2020 12:47 am

Is that the bass that darts in and out? Or is it another instrument?

darthvedder81 · Post by **darthvedder81** » Sat March 21, 2020 3:08 am

I want to like this so much but I..just...don't. I love the Ed solo/pump organ version. The lyrics (sans the "government profiting" stuff which is just out of place) are great. I'm OK with embellishing it some but the plucky bass and drum rolls just don't work for me. Was hoping we'd get some tasteful Mike solos and Stone on the resonator ala "Thumbing My Way". Maybe it will grow on me but I prefer Retrograde as the closing song.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat March 21, 2020 3:18 am

Ed´s version is great but damn, this studio version is wrecking me.

Post by **evenslow** » Sat March 21, 2020 3:20 am

it's incredible. really think it's underrated based on most people's replies so far.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat March 21, 2020 6:36 am

I think this song is really good... a great closer. I only listened to the ed version a couple times and that was months ago, so that had no influence on opinion. This is one of my top 5 on the album.

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