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1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart
Posted: Fri April 01, 2016 12:57 pm
by stip
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Re: 1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart
Posted: Fri April 01, 2016 1:13 pm
by stip
Camera is an okay song, but it is overlong, drags, and Reckoning is such a propulsive little records that the pause hurts it.
I normally hate when songs have sequels, but Oh My Heart is really pretty great--especially the chorus. I prefer Houston, but both are excellent
Re: 1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart
Posted: Fri April 01, 2016 1:45 pm
by Kevin Davis
Agree completely, Stip -- I have always found "Camera" a bit of a slog, on a record that really isn't looking to lose momentum. "Oh My Heart" is one of "Collapse Into Now"'s finest moments -- a breezy acoustic number with an almost effortless cinematic weight, enhanced by the sense of finality that we now know underscores it.
Re: 1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart
Posted: Sat April 02, 2016 6:29 pm
by chewm
Camera might be overlong but I think it's pretty wonderful, the "Alone in a crowd" part always gets me and makes the whole song makes sense. It gets my vote.
Oh my Heart is really nice tho. I wasn't that much into it at first but it has grown a lot.
Re: 1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart
Posted: Sat April 02, 2016 9:05 pm
by epilogue
Kevin Davis wrote:Agree completely, Stip -- I have always found "Camera" a bit of a slog, on a record that really isn't looking to lose momentum. "Oh My Heart" is one of "Collapse Into Now"'s R.E.M.'s finest moments -- a breezy acoustic number with an almost effortless cinematic weight, enhanced by the sense of finality that we now know underscores it.
Re: 1-60: Camera vs. Oh My Heart
Posted: Sun April 03, 2016 1:22 am
by chewm
Eh