Round 1E: Around the Bend v. Force of Nature v. Supersonic

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 1:30 pm

Vote for your favorite

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 1:33 pm

I've come around on Around the Bend over the year thanks to some championing by people like Kevin Davis and McParadigm and a few others. It's hardly a favorite, but it's easier for me to recognize its gentle unsettled beauty. Supersonic is a mankind retread with a cool bridge, and the only song on Backspacer I don't like.

Force of Nature is probably my favorite song off the last two albums. After that wobbly start it's just terrific. Great lyrics, an impassioned performance by Eddie, that wonderful outro 'pattern', and there's a lot more happening in the music than people realize. Definitely a song where you pick up a lot of stuff through headphones.

Force of Nature, easily

Post by **evenslow** » Tue February 09, 2016 1:56 pm

Always been a big fan of Around the Bend, so this is easy. Force of Nature is a solid, 3-star song, that's it.

Kaius · Post by **Kaius** » Tue February 09, 2016 2:03 pm

Around the Bend times a million

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 2:49 pm

Surprised this isn't a shut out.

Around the Bend.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:14 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:Surprised this isn't a shut out.

Around the Bend.

you do know stip LOVES Force of Nature, right?

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:15 pm

darth_vedder wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Surprised this isn't a shut out.

Around the Bend.
you do know stip LOVES Force of Nature, right?

I try to forget. Oh, how I try...

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:16 pm

i need to drag dime in here to back me up

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:17 pm

Around the Bend.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:18 pm

stip wrote:i need to drag dime in here to back me up

Or get the Doc in here. He loves FoN, too.

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:18 pm

Does anyone have a Doc signal?

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:19 pm

Around the Bend.
Force of Nature is good tho.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:20 pm

stip wrote:Does anyone have a Doc signal?

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 3:21 pm

He should be here any minute now.

WaitingForBluey · Tue February 09, 2016 4:04 pm

Around the Bend is just exquisite

digster · Post by **digster** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:50 pm

Around the Bend, though I'm not as enamored with the song as many are.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:52 pm

I am enamored enough for both of us, digs. Easy vote for me here.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:53 pm

Yeah, it's an easy vote for me too. But like digs I don't like the song quite as much as others seem to. But it's an easy victory this round, no question.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue February 09, 2016 6:08 pm

I have enough love for it for the whole board, Stip included.

Post by **stip** » Tue February 09, 2016 7:17 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:Does anyone have a Doc signal?

IT'S NOT WORKING!

Red Mosquito