Song of the Moment: Pendulum

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Rate Pendulum

5 stars
80
61%
4 stars
38
29%
3 stars
8
6%
2 stars
3
2%
1 star
2
2%
 
Total votes: 131

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Re: Song of the Moment: Pendulum

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theplatypus wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:this one coulda been played a little slower.
That would've made it darker, perhaps even moodier. Good thinking.
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Birds in Hell wrote:I really don't think this one is very good.
How come?

I'm kinda surprised that you think that...especially considering the less than stellar output of the last decade. I think Pendulum and Parachutes are the best songs the band has done in the recent era (last 3 albums).
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Jus thinking. They should play this and education back to back some night.
They both have a similar off kilter sorta beat
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Pendulum is an empty shell. It's like they remembered they were able to create some atmosphere but they couldn't be bothered to make a song out of it.
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I like that observation Heathen.

I was really digging it upon the first half a dozen to a dozen listens. Now it just kind of bores me to death. Thy didn't do enough with it.
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man pendulum remains my favorite piece of music they've written in forever. It's ominous and hollow and lonely and rich
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stip wrote:man pendulum remains my favorite piece of music they've written in forever. It's ominous and hollow and lonely and rich
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That was a good one
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Stopped liking this song when it became clear it was an anthem to erectile dysfunction and Ed's misfiring prick that he nicknamed "The Pendulum"
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I get that its kinda hollow and could have been better, but I still like it. I kinda like the sparcity.

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I kinda think it and yellow moon are a bit too similar.
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I love how large and almost jarring the acoustic guitar is when it comes in--how much it contrasts with what came before.
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Thejambi wrote:Stopped liking this song when it became clear it was an anthem to erectile dysfunction and Ed's misfiring prick that he nicknamed "The Pendulum"
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McParadigm wrote:
Thejambi wrote:Stopped liking this song when it became clear it was an anthem to erectile dysfunction and Ed's misfiring prick that he nicknamed "The Pendulum"
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Like it!!!!

Love both parts to the song. One of the only times on the album Matt sounds great.
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dimejinky99 wrote:Jus thinking. They should play this and education back to back some night.
They both have a similar off kilter sorta beat

Nobody else hears it?
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Yeah, it would be a cool 1-2
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dimejinky99 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Jus thinking. They should play this and education back to back some night.
They both have a similar off kilter sorta beat

Nobody else hears it?
With the way Matt ends the song with his drumming, I think Grievance would work better.
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Re: Song of the Moment: Pendulum

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Does everyone still consider this song atmospheric and moody?
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