Sometimes vs. Off He Goes vs. Who You Are

Post by **stip** » Wed March 15, 2017 10:38 pm

Voting ends 3/16

It's double elimination, baby!

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed March 15, 2017 10:46 pm

this is a tough one, i'm gonna have to do something thinking here..

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Wed March 15, 2017 10:48 pm

Sometimes is very nice.

Post by **stip** » Wed March 15, 2017 10:56 pm

Sometimes is nice (interesting sentiment, good lyrics, nice atmosphere) but it lacks something

Off He Goes is lovely music, and strong performances all around, but I can't stand the self-referential and self-indulgent lyrics.

Once I figured out that Who You Are was poking fun at its own self-seriousness I really fell in love with that song. If I'm honest it's probably my favorite song on No Code these days.

Post by **epilogue** » Wed March 15, 2017 10:58 pm

Off He Goes.

No contest.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:04 pm

Who You Are, but it's really a toss up between all three.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:04 pm

OHG and WYA are the worst songs on NC. Sometimes is one of their best ever.

Post by **epilogue** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:23 pm

I love Off He Goes so much. That song has meant so much to me over the years. I do also really love Sometimes too, though. If this gets to the point where my vote can make Sometimes the winner over WYA, I'll totally change my vote to make that happen.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:26 pm

I'm going with Sometimes. It's the epitome of No Code for me. Soft and contemplative and restrained with underlying uneasiness, and the atmosphere and use of field recording thunder/rain just puts it over the top.

numbers · Post by **numbers** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:30 pm

WTF, Who You Are is amazing, how is it not dominating?

Post by **epilogue** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:34 pm

bodysnatcher wrote:I'm going with Sometimes. It's the epitome of No Code for me. Soft and contemplative and restrained with underlying uneasiness, and the atmosphere and use of field recording thunder/rain just puts it over the top.

Well said.

I'll never forget getting No Code home. Ripping open the plastic and pressing play on that CD... Hearing Sometimes for the first time was such a fucking head trip. It was so amazing.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:37 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:I'm going with Sometimes. It's the epitome of No Code for me. Soft and contemplative and restrained with underlying uneasiness, and the atmosphere and use of field recording thunder/rain just puts it over the top.
Well said.

I'll never forget getting No Code home. Ripping open the plastic and pressing play on that CD... Hearing Sometimes for the first time was such a fucking head trip. It was so amazing.

It was the absolute perfect song choice to be the first song on the album after Vitalogy. Such an extreme dichotomy and perfectly sets the tone. I remember thinking, "Oh shit, this is different" and had NO idea what to expect for the rest of the album. It created so much intrigue.

Post by **epilogue** » Wed March 15, 2017 11:39 pm

bodysnatcher wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:I'm going with Sometimes. It's the epitome of No Code for me. Soft and contemplative and restrained with underlying uneasiness, and the atmosphere and use of field recording thunder/rain just puts it over the top.
Well said.

I'll never forget getting No Code home. Ripping open the plastic and pressing play on that CD... Hearing Sometimes for the first time was such a fucking head trip. It was so amazing.
It was the absolute perfect song choice to be the first song on the album after Vitalogy. Such an extreme dichotomy and perfectly sets the tone.

Totally agree. I got chills and I thought to myself, "holy shit, this is a major shift... what the fuck is this band up to??!!"

And then Hail Hail happened and I wanted to scream and jump out of my skin. It was so amazing. They never released another album that gave me anything remotely like that feeling I got when I first listened to No Code.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu March 16, 2017 12:16 am

numbers wrote:WTF, Who You Are is amazing, how is it not dominating?

Because Sometimes is better.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Thu March 16, 2017 12:48 am

Off He Goes, with Who You Are as a close second.

Of course the wrong song is winning.

Higgs · Post by **Higgs** » Thu March 16, 2017 2:20 am

Off He Goes for me.

digster · Post by **digster** » Thu March 16, 2017 3:09 am

I like Off He Goes, though it's not a song I find myself returning to often. When I do, it's always a pleasant surprise. The music on this, particularly the sweep of those instrumental bridges, are great. Who You Are is playful, although some of the lyrics choices are a bit off-putting.

But Sometimes just has something else going on, something outside what this band is usually capable of. I love the stream of conscious feel this song inhabits; it's the sonic equivalent of that thought that comes right before sleep that you'll never remember in the morning.

Post by **evenslow** » Thu March 16, 2017 3:14 am

Who You Are for many reasons, but most of all because when I first heard it on the radio, I was drawn to the what the fuck is this of the drum pattern. Hellooooooo Jack Irons.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Thu March 16, 2017 3:27 am

Man, this match up for me is like if stip had to vote between Alive, The Fixer, and WWS. That just simply means I love all three, but I'm going with Who You Are.

God I love this album.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Thu March 16, 2017 5:08 am

Who You Are is so much better than these other two.

Red Mosquito