Interesting matchup. Two slow burn mood pieces. I've been talking about what I don't like about Sleight of Hand for years so I wont' rehash that here. Instead I'll just sing the praises of Cold Confession. I love adore Eddie's cracked crystaline vocal performance, the way it desperately chases without ever running , the spacey, fractured guitars. The cryptic but evocative lyrics. The way it, with intention, doesn't feel like a complete thought - like you are struggling to wrap your mind around a stunning loss you can't process because you cannot admit it to yourself. Admitting it would make it real. What a gem of a song that inexplicably didn't make it onto S/T.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 1:02 am
by Jaeti
Rolling with Cold Confession here.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 2:43 am
by PHATJ
I’d vote for Cold Confession over A LOT songs in this tournament. I really think it’s wonderful. But Sleight of Hand and Release are my two favorite songs, so SoH gets the nod.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 3:04 am
by epilogue
SoH
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 3:28 am
by VinylGuy
Sleight of Hand
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 3:56 am
by knee tunes
epilogue wrote:SoH
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 3:57 am
by LetMeSleep
VinylGuy wrote:Sleight of Hand
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 4:18 am
by Monkey_Driven
SoH
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 4:48 am
by Higgs
I enjoy Cold Confession lots. Going with that.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 5:58 pm
by CitizenDick
stip wrote:Interesting matchup. Two slow burn mood pieces. I've been talking about what I don't like about Sleight of Hand for years so I wont' rehash that here. Instead I'll just sing the praises of Cold Confession. I love adore Eddie's cracked crystaline vocal performance, the way it desperately chases without ever running , the spacey, fractured guitars. The cryptic but evocative lyrics. The way it, with intention, doesn't feel like a complete thought - like you are struggling to wrap your mind around a stunning loss you can't process because you cannot admit it to yourself. Admitting it would make it real. What a gem of a song that inexplicably didn't make it onto S/T.
Cold Confession is really great. Its new to me so I'm voting for it. Sleight of Hand is awesome too.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 6:05 pm
by Thurman Murman
Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 6:07 pm
by PHATJ
Thurman Murman wrote:Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.
I don’t know that I’d enjoy a “clean” release more. I love tattered feel of the song. But an official release would be nice. Time for Lost Dogs II.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 6:10 pm
by Thurman Murman
PHATJ wrote:
Thurman Murman wrote:Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.
I don’t know that I’d enjoy a “clean” release more. I love tattered feel of the song. But an official release would be nice. Time for Lost Dogs II.
Poor choice of words...i definitely don't want any sort of updated version i just want an official release of the one we know and love.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 6:14 pm
by PHATJ
Thurman Murman wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
Thurman Murman wrote:Sleight of Hand but i really do love Cold Confession and hope we eventually get a clean release on that one.
I don’t know that I’d enjoy a “clean” release more. I love tattered feel of the song. But an official release would be nice. Time for Lost Dogs II.
Poor choice of words...i definitely don't want any sort of updated version i just want an official release of the one we know and love.
Yes. Agree 100%
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 6:49 pm
by liebzz
There’s a charm to Cold Confessions having an unfinished quality to it that RM would lose its collective mind if the band in any way touched it (Exhibit A: Gone [demo]).
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 7:09 pm
by digster
Easy vote for Sleight of Hand, though that's nothing against Cold Confession, which is a really, really strong song. The decision to leave those two tracks off of S/T remains the biggest mistake they've made when selecting what goes on and stays off a record.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 8:38 pm
by Anders
Two very good songs.
Re: 168. Cold Confession vs. Sleight of Hand
Posted: Wed March 31, 2021 9:11 pm
by Leatherhead
liebzz wrote:There’s a charm to Cold Confessions having an unfinished quality to it that RM would lose its collective mind if the band in any way touched it (Exhibit A: Gone [demo]).