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I think that's why I love Sirens, among other things. You can argue for or against the style, or whatever, but you can't say it isn't a major song. It might be the most "major" song, the biggest statement of intent, on the album.
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I know, right! Of The Earth should have followed Pendulum.stupidmop wrote:The fact that yellow moon was a last minute addition and had to be fought for to get on the album, but ltrp is on there comfortably blows my mind.
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The majorestharmless wrote:I think that's why I love Sirens, among other things. You can argue for or against the style, or whatever, but you can't say it isn't a major song. It might be the most "major" song, the biggest statement of intent, on the album.
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Most majorical*theplatypus wrote:The majorestharmless wrote:I think that's why I love Sirens, among other things. You can argue for or against the style, or whatever, but you can't say it isn't a major song. It might be the most "major" song, the biggest statement of intent, on the album.
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This works, by the way. Both songs feel better placed like this. I might listen to it like this for a while. The only issue now is that the LB / Infallible fade-in is chopped.stip wrote:if you do that try swapping L-bolt and sirens as wellharmless wrote:I don't generally retrack albums, but I could give it a go.
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minor doesn't necessarily mean disposable or filler. It just means that the song wasn't looking to make a huge statement.stupidmop wrote:When you say minor you mean filler right? Its definitely filler. I enjoy big wave and supersonic way more than ltrp though, and I find mfs to be the most fun song on the album.
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pearl jam has very few minor songs since they're bread and butter is the huge gesture.
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I don't really think they had any minor songs before S/T. They've had one on every album since.
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I'm Open is pretty minor.
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Filler could be a word used to describe it, but I'd rather say that it's not meant to be the album's centrepiece. More like a breath of fresh air or a break from the seriousness/emotion of the rest of the album. I like minor songs when I'm able to enjoy them, like LTRP. It's not essential to the album in any way, but I'm glad it's on there because I like it. I can't say the same for some of the previous minor tracks they've had. They've had them since Vs. as far as I'm concerned.
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That would make sense if Stone were singing it.harmless wrote:Also, the song was much better when I thought the first line was "When the kingdom comes, he puts his red dress on..."
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MFC is the perfect minor song.
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soon forget, obviously.
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Exactly. The whole thing would've made more sense if Stone had had control over its presentation, I think.cutuphalfdead wrote:That would make sense if Stone were singing it.harmless wrote:Also, the song was much better when I thought the first line was "When the kingdom comes, he puts his red dress on..."
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I was going back and forth on that one. Lukin too.Mike wrote:MFC is the perfect minor song.
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What about Mankind? Pilate?harmless wrote:I don't really think they had any minor songs before S/T. They've had one on every album since.
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yup.
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Lukin was definitely making a statement.stip wrote:I was going back and forth on that one. Lukin too.Mike wrote:MFC is the perfect minor song.
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Possibly. I would've called those minor then, I suppose.Thurman Murman wrote:What about Mankind? Pilate?harmless wrote:I don't really think they had any minor songs before S/T. They've had one on every album since.
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Thurman Murman wrote:Lukin was definitely making a statement.stip wrote:I was going back and forth on that one. Lukin too.Mike wrote:MFC is the perfect minor song.
true.
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