1-72: The Wrong Child vs. Driver 8

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[Kevin Davis]

"The Wrong Child" is gut-wrenching, but I've always found it kind of awkward to listen to, and is one of the few REM songs where I find Stipe's vocal performance kind of whiny and emo-ish. "Driver 8" is undeniable -- a pivotal track on one of my favorite albums.

[stip]

driver 8 is an undisputed classic for good reason. its a perfect song.


the wrong child is the weakest song on Green and feels like its trying too hard next to the more restrained hairshirt and sublime you are the everything

[stip]

KD, i agree the idea behind wrong child is powerful - but it calls for a more restrained performance to highlight how sad the story is

that is just echoing your post, not challenging it

[Kevin Davis]

Very much so -- I think what I mean by "emo-ish" is that he sounds like he's trying to build more drama than is necessary into the vocal performance, when the story says enough. His over-enunciating is just so grating -- it makes me think of Something Corporate or Dashboard Confessional or something.

[chewm]

Driver 8 easily.
The Wrong child is the only song on green that I dont care about.