168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand

Post by **stip** » Wed March 31, 2021 12:26 am

Interesting matchup. Two slow burn mood pieces. I've been talking about what I don't like about Sleight of Hand for years so I wont' rehash that here. Instead I'll just sing the praises of Cold Confession. I love adore Eddie's cracked crystaline vocal performance, the way it desperately chases without ever running , the spacey, fractured guitars. The cryptic but evocative lyrics. The way it, with intention, doesn't feel like a complete thought - like you are struggling to wrap your mind around a stunning loss you can't process because you cannot admit it to yourself. Admitting it would make it real. What a gem of a song that inexplicably didn't make it onto S/T.

Jaeti · Post by **Jaeti** » Wed March 31, 2021 1:02 am

Rolling with Cold Confession here.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed March 31, 2021 2:43 am

I’d vote for Cold Confession over A LOT songs in this tournament. I really think it’s wonderful. But Sleight of Hand and Release are my two favorite songs, so SoH gets the nod.

Post by **epilogue** » Wed March 31, 2021 3:04 am

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed March 31, 2021 3:28 am

Sleight of Hand

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Wed March 31, 2021 3:56 am

epilogue wrote:SoH

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Wed March 31, 2021 3:57 am

VinylGuy wrote:Sleight of Hand

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Wed March 31, 2021 4:18 am

Higgs · Post by **Higgs** » Wed March 31, 2021 4:48 am

I enjoy Cold Confession lots. Going with that.

CitizenDick · Post by **CitizenDick** » Wed March 31, 2021 5:58 pm

stip wrote:Interesting matchup. Two slow burn mood pieces. I've been talking about what I don't like about Sleight of Hand for years so I wont' rehash that here. Instead I'll just sing the praises of Cold Confession. I love adore Eddie's cracked crystaline vocal performance, the way it desperately chases without ever running , the spacey, fractured guitars. The cryptic but evocative lyrics. The way it, with intention, doesn't feel like a complete thought - like you are struggling to wrap your mind around a stunning loss you can't process because you cannot admit it to yourself. Admitting it would make it real. What a gem of a song that inexplicably didn't make it onto S/T.

Cold Confession is really great. Its new to me so I'm voting for it. Sleight of Hand is awesome too.

Thurman Murman · Post by **Thurman Murman** » Wed March 31, 2021 6:05 pm

Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed March 31, 2021 6:07 pm

Thurman Murman wrote:Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.

I don’t know that I’d enjoy a “clean” release more. I love tattered feel of the song. But an official release would be nice. Time for Lost Dogs II.

Thurman Murman · Post by **Thurman Murman** » Wed March 31, 2021 6:10 pm

PHATJ wrote:
Thurman Murman wrote:Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.
I don’t know that I’d enjoy a “clean” release more. I love tattered feel of the song. But an official release would be nice. Time for Lost Dogs II.

Poor choice of words...i definitely don't want any sort of updated version i just want an official release of the one we know and love.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed March 31, 2021 6:14 pm

Thurman Murman wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Thurman Murman wrote:Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.
I don’t know that I’d enjoy a “clean” release more. I love tattered feel of the song. But an official release would be nice. Time for Lost Dogs II.
Poor choice of words...i definitely don't want any sort of updated version i just want an official release of the one we know and love.

Yes. Agree 100%

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Wed March 31, 2021 6:49 pm

There’s a charm to Cold Confessions having an unfinished quality to it that RM would lose its collective mind if the band in any way touched it (Exhibit A: Gone [demo]).

digster · Post by **digster** » Wed March 31, 2021 7:09 pm

Easy vote for Sleight of Hand, though that's nothing against Cold Confession, which is a really, really strong song. The decision to leave those two tracks off of S/T remains the biggest mistake they've made when selecting what goes on and stays off a record.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed March 31, 2021 8:38 pm

Two very good songs.

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Wed March 31, 2021 9:11 pm

liebzz wrote:There’s a charm to Cold Confessions having an unfinished quality to it that RM would lose its collective mind if the band in any way touched it (Exhibit A: Gone [demo]).

We just need a lossless version.

EJ · Post by EJ » Wed March 31, 2021 9:23 pm

I like Cold Confession more.

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