1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart

[stip]

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[stip]

Camera is an okay song, but it is overlong, drags, and Reckoning is such a propulsive little records that the pause hurts it.


I normally hate when songs have sequels, but Oh My Heart is really pretty great--especially the chorus. I prefer Houston, but both are excellent

[Kevin Davis]

Agree completely, Stip -- I have always found "Camera" a bit of a slog, on a record that really isn't looking to lose momentum. "Oh My Heart" is one of "Collapse Into Now"'s finest moments -- a breezy acoustic number with an almost effortless cinematic weight, enhanced by the sense of finality that we now know underscores it.

[chewm]

Camera might be overlong but I think it's pretty wonderful, the "Alone in a crowd" part always gets me and makes the whole song makes sense. It gets my vote.
Oh my Heart is really nice tho. I wasn't that much into it at first but it has grown a lot.

[epilogue]

Agree completely, Stip -- I have always found "Camera" a bit of a slog, on a record that really isn't looking to lose momentum. "Oh My Heart" is one of "Collapse Into Now"'s R.E.M.'s finest moments -- a breezy acoustic number with an almost effortless cinematic weight, enhanced by the sense of finality that we now know underscores it.

[chewm]

Eh