Dance of the Clairvoyants

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I just fell in love all over again
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Maybe there's still some life left in these guys after all
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Ehhh, still excited for the new album
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I stayed up for this?
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I hated pearl jam before it was cool
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Also, the etching on Side A says, "Breaching whales send me messages."
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B wrote:My vinyl says "Dance of the Clairvoyants (edit)." Who's gonna figure out if this is a different version? Because I'm shit at that.
same question I was going to ask. I listened to it and didn't notice a huge difference. figure I'd wait for a smarter person to post about it.
B wrote:Also, the etching on Side A says, "Breaching whales send me messages."
I just saw the EKG thing and was like "that's what I paid extra for?" I don't know what else was etched on it, I'll look later.

same message as B. I wonder if there's a low-level ARG going on with the etchings or if someone was just bored.
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"It's not a negative thought, I'm positive! Positive, positive!!!"
is my favorite part and a great meme
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was just listening to gigaton on shuffle, and this works really well as a closer.
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What is a calendars floor though? Isn't just the floor? Like the numbers fall off of the calendar on to the floor.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:What is a calendars floor though? Isn't just the floor? Like the numbers fall off of the calendar on to the floor.
yeah that's a clunker
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ive got some ideas about it Im thinking through but I like the RM interpretation ‘the calendar’s flaw’ better
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it's the floor beneath the calendar.

the calendar's floor.
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right?
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how can numbers fall off the floor? is there a trap door?
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Exactly
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the outro reminds me of Wanna Be Startin’ Something (arguably MJ’s best song)
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this might be the best song they've released this century. its like prince and pink floyd had a baby
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warehouse wrote:this might be the best song they've released this century. its like prince and pink floyd had a baby
yeah, i'm pretty sure it is my favorite on gigaton and i like it better than anything on lb or bs
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100 listens and counting and it still hits hard. unbelievable song.
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Ms Harmless wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:What is a calendars floor though? Isn't just the floor? Like the numbers fall off of the calendar on to the floor.
yeah that's a clunker
Clunker?! I love that line! What a great image for time passing. It's surely better than "East is to West and the clock is to time".
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Hatfield wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:What is a calendars floor though? Isn't just the floor? Like the numbers fall off of the calendar on to the floor.
yeah that's a clunker
Clunker?! I love that line! What a great image for time passing. It's surely better than "East is to West and the clock is to time".
I don't see why picking out another random line from the catalogue disproves my opinion that this line doesn't make sense
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To the people who consider this the best song on the album: is it a little disappointing that the first Gigaton track you heard was also the best? Was there a slight sense of deflation when you listened to the rest of it?
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theplatypus wrote:To the people who consider this the best song on the album: is it a little disappointing that the first Gigaton track you heard was also the best? Was there a slight sense of deflation when you listened to the rest of it?
No. To me this is the best song they’ve written post Yield, so it would have been tough to beat.
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Ms Harmless wrote:
Hatfield wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:What is a calendars floor though? Isn't just the floor? Like the numbers fall off of the calendar on to the floor.
yeah that's a clunker
Clunker?! I love that line! What a great image for time passing. It's surely better than "East is to West and the clock is to time".
I don't see why picking out another random line from the catalogue disproves my opinion that this line doesn't make sense
The time reference is what brought it to my mind. I'm not trying to tell you your opinion is wrong, but I know when someone else on here likes something that I haven't clicked with, that can help change my perspective.
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