70. Arc vs. Love Boat Captain

Post by **stip** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:12 am

Arc vs. Love Boat Captain

Post by **stip** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:28 am

Arguably the two biggest disappointments on Riot Act for me. LBC is probably the studio anthem I like the least (I've just always found this kind of flat and underwhelming from top to bottom, exacerbated by that terrible title and the 'all you need is love' nonsense. It does improve live a bit.

I had been waiting my whole fandom for a song that was just layers of Eddie's wordless vocalizations. And the inspiration for Arc is so powerful. And yet the final product is so forgettable. I think the Wolf ended up doing the same thing a few years later much more effectively, though the best of these moments is in Hard Sun

Post by **stip** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:28 am

LBC I guess, but I really don't care

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:29 am

Matt shines on LBC. He builds it nicely and makes it far more interesting than it is.

Jaeti · Post by **Jaeti** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:41 am

Love Boat Captain is a horrendous song title (somehow even worse than "I Am Mine"). And I'm not thrilled with how the song ends, but I very nearly love the rest of it. Still find it moving after 20 years.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:43 am

Im a huge huge fan of LBC, specially the studio version. I love the buildup, Ed´s vocals, Mike´s solo...its so fucking good. The bridge is awesome and the part with the ¨It's an art to live with pain, Mix the light into grey¨ fuuuuck i love those lyrics.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:45 am

LBC doesn't get enough credit around here

Jaeti · Post by **Jaeti** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:48 am

VinylGuy wrote:Im a huge huge fan of LBC, specially the studio version. I love the buildup, Ed´s vocals, Mike´s solo...its so fucking good. The bridge is awesome and the part with the ¨It's an art to live with pain, Mix the light into grey¨ fuuuuck i love those lyrics.

Yeah, the drums tumbling into that second verse are an all-time studio highlight for me.

JuanHamm · Post by **JuanHamm** » Thu March 18, 2021 12:51 am

tragabigzanda wrote:LBC doesn't get enough credit around here

Absolutely. It's a great song.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu March 18, 2021 2:27 am

Jaeti wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:Im a huge huge fan of LBC, specially the studio version. I love the buildup, Ed´s vocals, Mike´s solo...its so fucking good. The bridge is awesome and the part with the ¨It's an art to live with pain, Mix the light into grey¨ fuuuuck i love those lyrics.
Yeah, the drums tumbling into that second verse are an all-time studio highlight for me.

oh, yeah Matt´s on fire on this one.

Thurman Murman · Post by **Thurman Murman** » Thu March 18, 2021 3:06 am

Nice to see some love for LBC...probably a top 10, post Binaural track for me from the band.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Thu March 18, 2021 3:07 am

Post by B » Thu March 18, 2021 11:32 am

Arc, because it's like nothing else.

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