D3 Roundae: Love Boat Captain vs. Help Help

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D3 Roundae: Love Boat Captain vs. Help Help

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not a particular fan of either song, but Help Help is great live and has some strong musical moments. LBC became a better song with Unthought Known, and they finally got it right with Lightning Bolt.

Help Help

[chewm]

LBC is miles better than uk and still a lot better than lb.

Tough match, I like both songs a lot, LBC i guess.

[Jorge]

LBC is miles better than uk and still a lot better than lb.

[Jorge]

In fact, I was leaning towards voting for "Help Help" but that comment annoyed me so I'm switching to "Love Boat Captain" which, stupid title aside, has always struck me as one of Ed's most beautiful compositions.

Just because songs feature palm-mute guitar doesn't make them drafts of each other. LBC and LB are completely different tonally.

[Kaius]

Is that what stip meant by that comparison? I think you should have let him explain before giving him an out like that.

[Kaius]

I'm also kind of pissed off these two are matched up so early.

[tommymtcom]

This one will require some thought.

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Is that what stip meant by that comparison? I think you should have let him explain before giving him an out like that.

Well that's maybe the most obvious musical similarity but I think all these songs are trying to create a gradual build (that gets faster with each subsequent iteration of the song) into an anthematic celebratory chorus in a participatory way. None of them are clones of each other, but I think they're all trying to elicit the same reaction.

[Birds in Hell]

Both good songs but I'm going for LBC this time around.

(I wish I still had that "LBC" shirt based on the TBC logo.)

[bodysnatcher]

LBC brought us Boom, and for that I will never forgive it.

[LetMeSleep]

Both good songs but I'm going for LBC this time around.

(I wish I still had that "LBC" shirt based on the TBC logo.)

The lightning bolt one? I have that.

LBC. Never cared much for Help Help.

[epilogue]

Help Help is glorious. One of my favorite songs on Riot Act.

I like LBC a lot, too. But someone's gotta lose. I'm going with Help Help.

[darth_vedder]

I need to make a second and third account. Help Help is so much better than LBC, c'mon guys.

[EJ]

Help Help is glorious. One of my favorite songs on Riot Act.

I like LBC a lot, too. But someone's gotta lose. I'm going with Help Help.

Sums it up for me too.

[Birds in Hell]

(I wish I still had that "LBC" shirt based on the TBC logo.)

The lightning bolt one? I have that.

That's the one.

After I lost some weight it was way too big and now they don't sell it anymore.

[EJ]

[BurtReynolds]

LBC became a better song with Unthought Known, and they finally got it right with Lightning Bolt.

lol

[William Bloke]

LBC. Never cared much for Help Help.

[Thejambi]

Love Boat Captain blows. Help, Help is one of the best things this band has done.