Song of the Moment: Pendulum

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E.H. Ruddock wrote:If noonie likes it then I am all about it.
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Easy left me long ago = I'll ride the wave where it takes me

Crowds will eat this shit up.
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A few quotes from "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Poe, a reference picked up by the Rolling Stone review:

http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/15 ... e-pendulum
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BoltofLightning wrote:Easy left me long ago = I'll ride the wave where it takes me

Crowds will eat this shit up.
Yup. Big cathartic moment.
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Guys there's a handclap in this too.
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harmless wrote:Guys there's a handclap in this too.
how do you know it's not a butt slap?
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mastaflatch wrote:
harmless wrote:Guys there's a handclap in this too.
how do you know it's not a butt slap?
I hope it's a butt slap.
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mastaflatch wrote:
harmless wrote:Guys there's a handclap in this too.
how do you know it's not a butt slap?
jeff on stone?

boom on mike?

bob on eddie?
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harmless wrote:Guys there's a handclap in this too.
Yeah? I don't think I've caught that yet
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solace wrote:i like this song a lot, but the reverb/vocal effect when Ed sings the line "easy come and easy go, easy left me long time agooooooo" made me actually cringe and laugh out loud :?
Crazy... I love that part of the song...
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solace wrote:i like this song a lot, but the reverb/vocal effect when Ed sings the line "easy come and easy go, easy left me long time agooooooo" made me actually cringe and laugh out loud :?
Yeah, I think that part would be a great deal more effective had they let Ed's voice naturally ring out (perhaps bring some room sound into the mix) than use that LISTEN TO THIS SPECIAL EFFECT effect.

Though I enjoyed the album a lot more on my last few spins, I still struggle with this song; not because I don't like it but because I do and I find some of the production and performance choices kind of a bummer.
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This is one song on which I absolutely adore the production. That note with the echo effect is the biggest spine chilling moment on this album for me after Ed's singing in the outro of Infallible.
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This song contains one or two production touches hoping to call back Ten, I think. If you're down with that you'll be OK with this.
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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
harmless wrote:Guys there's a handclap in this too.
Yeah? I don't think I've caught that yet
Just one person clapping, buried under the mix. Kind of Hummus-style over the rhythm (which I would type out if I knew my "clapping notation" well enough). It's nowhere near as overt as LTRP and just adds to the percussive texture.
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I was always ok with the production on Ten's ballads. That's probably why I'm loving Pendulum.
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stupidmop wrote:I thiiiink if I had to choose one I'd go with CC because of the lyrics/structure. They're both up there though.
Yeah definitely CC. Dat groove :li:
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Jeff's hypnotic bass is lovely at the "easy come easy go" part when he plays faster.
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Birds in Hell wrote:
solace wrote:i like this song a lot, but the reverb/vocal effect when Ed sings the line "easy come and easy go, easy left me long time agooooooo" made me actually cringe and laugh out loud :?
Yeah, I think that part would be a great deal more effective had they let Ed's voice naturally ring out (perhaps bring some room sound into the mix) than use that LISTEN TO THIS SPECIAL EFFECT effect.

Though I enjoyed the album a lot more on my last few spins, I still struggle with this song; not because I don't like it but because I do and I find some of the production and performance choices kind of a bummer.
Yeah using just reverb and delay would have fit the mix better.
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Isn't it just reverb used to the extreme?
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It's an odd effect. The song is all menacing and echoey and suddenly there's weird inhuman high pitched thing.
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