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Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Thu September 05, 2013 5:26 pm
by warehouse
harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:I'm hearing a strange link between come back and speed of sound, for the first time.
They both have this 50s (is doowap the word?) feel to them.
I like it.
12 bar blues?
Nope, not blues at all; Come Back is like a 50s rock n roll doo-wop slow dance song. Although I think the studio version of SoS is just a mess that doesn't know what it is. I don't know how hammered dulcimer or lasers is trying to recapture 50's doo-wop stuff. But I guess there's a hint of it in the rhythm.
i didnt know doo-wop had slow dance songs
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Thu September 05, 2013 5:26 pm
by dimejinky99
God everyone's an expert
Yeah I meant the rhythm I guess. It's kinda 50s ish
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Thu September 05, 2013 5:28 pm
by harmless
warehouse wrote:harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:I'm hearing a strange link between come back and speed of sound, for the first time.
They both have this 50s (is doowap the word?) feel to them.
I like it.
12 bar blues?
Nope, not blues at all; Come Back is like a 50s rock n roll doo-wop slow dance song. Although I think the studio version of SoS is just a mess that doesn't know what it is. I don't know how hammered dulcimer or lasers is trying to recapture 50's doo-wop stuff. But I guess there's a hint of it in the rhythm.
i didnt know doo-wop had slow dance songs
'Blue Moon, I saw you standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.'
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Thu September 05, 2013 5:31 pm
by warehouse
harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:I'm hearing a strange link between come back and speed of sound, for the first time.
They both have this 50s (is doowap the word?) feel to them.
I like it.
12 bar blues?
Nope, not blues at all; Come Back is like a 50s rock n roll doo-wop slow dance song. Although I think the studio version of SoS is just a mess that doesn't know what it is. I don't know how hammered dulcimer or lasers is trying to recapture 50's doo-wop stuff. But I guess there's a hint of it in the rhythm.
i didnt know doo-wop had slow dance songs
'Blue Moon, I saw you standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.'
great song.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Thu September 05, 2013 5:34 pm
by harmless
warehouse wrote:harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:I'm hearing a strange link between come back and speed of sound, for the first time.
They both have this 50s (is doowap the word?) feel to them.
I like it.
12 bar blues?
Nope, not blues at all; Come Back is like a 50s rock n roll doo-wop slow dance song. Although I think the studio version of SoS is just a mess that doesn't know what it is. I don't know how hammered dulcimer or lasers is trying to recapture 50's doo-wop stuff. But I guess there's a hint of it in the rhythm.
i didnt know doo-wop had slow dance songs
'Blue Moon, I saw you standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.'
great song.
Yeah, I love a load of this style of music. I don't know much about it so there are probably loads of examples of slow dance songs from the era. You know, the films, with the prom scene at the end and the kiss. OH, actually, in Grease? 'Beauty School Dropout' is another one in that style.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:13 pm
by Lounge Lizard
Can anyone tell me what exactly is everybody's problem with ATW?
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:14 pm
by harmless
Apparently there's not enough guitars. It's not the big anthem they were trying for, something like that.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:27 pm
by McParadigm
It sounds like it was written for the soundtrack to a Disney movie?
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:31 pm
by harmless
Only as much as GTF sounds like U2.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:32 pm
by EJ
I can picture Celine Dion singing this song.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:33 pm
by harmless
Oh yeah, and apparently it's proof of Ed's Christian radio credentials.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:33 pm
by harmless
EJ wrote:I can picture Celine Dion singing this song.
I can picture Shania Twain singing Betterman.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:36 pm
by EJ
harmless wrote:EJ wrote:I can picture Celine Dion singing this song.
I can picture Shania Twain singing Betterman.
It would certainly be her best song.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:37 pm
by harmless
EJ wrote:harmless wrote:EJ wrote:I can picture Celine Dion singing this song.
I can picture Shania Twain singing Betterman.
It would certainly be her best song.
Can you think of a better Celine Dion song than ATW?
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:41 pm
by EJ
harmless wrote:EJ wrote:harmless wrote:EJ wrote:I can picture Celine Dion singing this song.
I can picture Shania Twain singing Betterman.
It would certainly be her best song.
Can you think of a better Celine Dion song than ATW?
wasn't there that one about Leonardo DiCaprio?
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 3:44 pm
by McParadigm
EJ wrote:I can picture Celine Dion singing this song.
I'm leaning more late-era adult contemporary Phil Collins.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 7:19 pm
by Norah
Boring and super generic. Just awful.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 7:24 pm
by stupidmop
Cheeseballz
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 7:27 pm
by Mike
I quite like Amongst The Waves but Mike's solo is annoying and doesn't fit the song. Sounds like he thinks they're playing some heavy hard rock song.
Re: Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Backspacer
Posted: Fri September 06, 2013 7:31 pm
by harmless
Mike wrote:I quite like Amongst The Waves but Mike's solo is annoying and doesn't fit the song. Sounds like he thinks they're playing some heavy hard rock song.
Maybe if that solo was something more creative, more people would realise it isn't meant to be one.