harmless wrote:The song is full of cliches, but then so are most songs, especially PJ ones.
well I don't think that's true. I'm sure there's PJ somes but not especiallys
I guess I just don't find the winter and springtime line any more or less cliched than the other one you quoted. Giving someone (or yourself) "enough rope to hang themselves with" is a common cliche in conversation, so I also think it is here. But it's also effective.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 6:52 pm
by harmless
I think this is very good, though: "I can't see what's next from this lonely overpass; hang my head and count my steps till another car goes past."
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 6:56 pm
by Shaun Jam
This song isn't so much of a skipper for me but I wouldn't go out of my way to hear it. It's not so meh but it doesn't click with me, just with this thread being created I might give it a chance again down the line though.
However just thinking about it, hey I do like it but I remember some guy shouting THUMBING MY WAY a thousand times at Berlin '10 and thinking naah not here outside, not today.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 9:05 pm
by melonhead4
Honestly i dont think ive listened to this song the whole way through besides the day i bought the album..def a skipper for me...idk its just too boring...The album is full of gems, but there are a couple sub par songs...I used to skip Save You too but thats growing on me hardcore...Its great when you rediscover a song you didnt like at first and you learn to appreciate it...alot of RA is like that...
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 9:25 pm
by stip
harmless wrote:I think this is very good, though: "I can't see what's next from this lonely overpass; hang my head and count my steps till another car goes past."
in general I think the lyrics here are pretty strong. that's not what does me in.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 9:25 pm
by Norah
Four stars. Love this one so much.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 10:00 pm
by Monkey_Driven
I've always loved this tune ever since I heard the solo version before Riot Act. So brutally rough. I was going through a pretty rough patch at the time and a lot of these lines hit close to home.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 10:03 pm
by stupidmop
I cannot get into this song. Both the guitar melody and vocal melody are so boring to me.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Wed September 11, 2013 10:49 pm
by Farmer John
I go back and forth between loving it and being bored by it. So I guess that equals out to it being a nice song.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 6:18 am
by Blenheim Augustine
It's a nice winter tune but you definitely need to be in the right mood for it. Works when you listen to Riot Act as an album, but I find it difficult to put into a mix. I remember being disappointed by it when I first listened to Riot Act as I usually loved their acoustic songs and for some reason it left me unmoved.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 6:47 am
by Mike
I love this song. It's like a warm blanket of melancholy. The sound is so thick and fills the whole room when the band sets in. Everything just sounds so wonderful and then there's Ed on top with a to me subtle and emotional rather than boring vocal performance. The part that starts at 2:03 for example is just so good with the organ that somehow lifts Eddie's melody. And every instrument just sounds perfect for a song like this. 4 stars or maybe even 5 sometimes.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 6:59 am
by Mike
I have such a hard-on for a nice organ underneath a song.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 12:50 pm
by Kevin Davis
Mike wrote:I have such a hard-on for a nice organ
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 12:59 pm
by Mike
I could have chosen some better words.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 1:10 pm
by harmless
I got quoted out of context for saying exactly the same thing...
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Thu September 12, 2013 10:55 pm
by its_not_1974
First track I heard off of Riot Act, thanks to windows media player offering a stream. Beautiful, cliches and all.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 1:23 am
by stip
you were right, KD. the version on pj20 is a lot better than the studio version. I was poking around on there a bit afterwards and I think this is a cd that deserves more attention than I gave it.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:23 am
by Kevin Davis
stip wrote:you were right, KD. the version on pj20 is a lot better than the studio version. I was poking around on there a bit afterwards and I think this is a cd that deserves more attention than I gave it.
It really is a good collection, especially that stretch of material I rambled on about last night. The opening flashback sequence of the 2006 "Release" into the 1990 "Alive" is pretty crafty, too.
Re: Song of the Moment: Thumbing My Way
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:38 am
by Vindicator
I love the Benaroya Hall version. It's a nice song, especially live. It's louder and comes to life more.
