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Wreckage

5 stars
57
48%
4 stars
47
39%
3 stars
5
4%
2 stars
7
6%
1 star
3
3%
 
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Release_Me wrote:
Jorge wrote:I just gave this a listen. I like it much better than "Dark Matter" and "Running," especially the prechorus. Truth be told I'm not crazy about the vocal melody in the verses, it feels boring and ordinary to me. But I like the chorus, because it leaves some empty space, because it's just one line, because it comes late in the song and sounds legitimately mournful
Have you not heard the full album yet? I was wondering why we don't see any posts from you in the main album thread.
No, not yet. I listened to about half of track 1 of the phone recording before deciding I'd prefer to listen in full quality
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Jorge wrote:
Release_Me wrote:
Jorge wrote:I just gave this a listen. I like it much better than "Dark Matter" and "Running," especially the prechorus. Truth be told I'm not crazy about the vocal melody in the verses, it feels boring and ordinary to me. But I like the chorus, because it leaves some empty space, because it's just one line, because it comes late in the song and sounds legitimately mournful
Have you not heard the full album yet? I was wondering why we don't see any posts from you in the main album thread.
No, not yet. I listened to about half of track 1 of the phone recording before deciding I'd prefer to listen in full quality
Well, Trag just said in the main album thread that he got the FLAC CD rip. If you find that, PM me too. :)
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Jorge, what's this about Brazil requiring bank statements to enter their country
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You should see the list of things the US requires!
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No but Brazil ! USA Freedoooom
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watched the visualizer (I can't believe that's the best visualizer they could come up with), with the lyrics, and once I finally can understand what the hell he's singing, this might be my favorite PJ song in a very long time, despite the generic qualities. It moved me, gave me chills.

Isn't it cool how he sings "all those yesterdays" and "release"? It's like he's combing through the wreckage of the band's history also. And I agree this is probably mostly about his personal relationship with his wife. Just feels like that to me. Get excited, ladies.
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tree_ wrote:watched the visualizer (I can't believe that's the best visualizer they could come up with), with the lyrics, and once I finally can understand what the hell he's singing, this might be my favorite PJ song in a very long time, despite the generic qualities. It moved me, gave me chills.

Isn't it cool how he sings "all those yesterdays" and "release"? It's like he's combing through the wreckage of the band's history also. And I agree this is probably mostly about his personal relationship with his wife. Just feels like that to me. Get excited, ladies.
I noticed those lines too! Little references to the bands past, intentional or not.


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Really enjoyed listening to this since yesterday. Can hear quite a bit of 2010s-era Ed, but in a good way. The music is harder to place, but some of it has a Yield-like quality.
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Anders wrote:Really enjoyed listening to this since yesterday. Can hear quite a bit of 2010s-era Ed, but in a good way. The music is harder to place, but some of it has a Yield-like quality.
At first it sounded like the full band Let Me Sleep they have been doing.
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Yeah, I wouldn't have placed it, but that part in the beginning, with the quick hammer-ons and pull-offs in the riff, definitely feels reminiscent of Let Me Sleep.

I think the ending really does elevate the song into a different space. It manages to feel like something that wouldn't be out of place in arena sing-along, while adding this modicum of doom to what was before that a really solid folk/pop song. It sounds like the song is spiraling in the same way as the character. With the full song, you can also really hear the Petty, particularly Learning to Fly.
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The Wreckage visualizer is sitting at 95k views at the 23hr mark
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It's a shame that that Windows '95 visualizer is the one they went with.. maybe with some popularity they will make a video
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digster wrote:Yeah, I wouldn't have placed it, but that part in the beginning, with the quick hammer-ons and pull-offs in the riff, definitely feels reminiscent of Let Me Sleep.

I think the ending really does elevate the song into a different space. It manages to feel like something that wouldn't be out of place in arena sing-along, while adding this modicum of doom to what was before that a really solid folk/pop song. It sounds like the song is spiraling in the same way as the character. With the full song, you can also really hear the Petty, particularly Learning to Fly.
I dig the Learning To Fly homage because lyrically, it calls back to crashing and if you'll recall, coming down is the hardest thing.
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It might be the newness but I bumped this to 5.
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Holding ooooooooonnnnnnn.

My goodness gracious
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Hahahaha, holy shit, how is this possible?

WRECKAGE IS MY SONG!!!!
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In the outro, 2nd time through the line when "-age" in Wreckage goes up ... oh yeah, that's it baby
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Damn you Pearl Jam, damn you Wotman: I like this dumb song an awful lot.
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I think this is definitely my favourite on the album. 5/5
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Re: Wreckage

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There are a lot of favorites on DM, but this might be my favoritest.
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