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oftheearth · **Joined:** Sat February 01, 2020 11:57 pm **Posts:** 190

Is it just me or is this the same melody as Rocket Man by Elton John in the chorus?

spike · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 4:18 am **Posts:** 28206

Vindicator wrote:

spike wrote:

what a monster. outro is kinda stupid though.

I'm a bit torn on the outro. It feels like a tacked on jam. I love the rest of the track, but the outro doesn't feel earned. It goes too abruptly into an uplifting jam that it feels jarring. Could get used to it though

Agree

WaitingForBluey · **Posted:** Mon April 15, 2024 11:39 pm

I will take that outro any day of the week and twice on Tuesday

Vindicator · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 2:13 am

Throwing out this thought, but Upper Hand could have worked well as the closer

RockPusher · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 2:38 am

Mike just kills it with fire on this song

Vindicator · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 5:12 am

Upper Hand would also make a great show opener

DeeDee · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 6:43 am

The outro took me by surprise, too.

I'll get used to it, I guess.

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 7:11 am

DeeDee wrote:

The outro took me by surprise, too.

I'll get used to it, I guess.

Release_Me · **Joined:** Mon July 15, 2013 10:01 am **Posts:** 1258

This song starts with one of my favourite lines by Ed: "The distance to the end is closer now than it's ever been".

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 10:52 am

Release_Me wrote:

This song starts with one of my favourite lines by Ed: "The distance to the end is closer now than it's ever been".

yeah that's beautiful

injuddstree · **Joined:** Tue March 12, 2013 10:21 am **Posts:** 378

oftheearth wrote:

Is it just me or is this the same melody as Rocket Man by Elton John in the chorus?

Not just you.

oftheearth · **Joined:** Sat February 01, 2020 11:57 pm **Posts:** 190

injuddstree wrote:

oftheearth wrote:

Is it just me or is this the same melody as Rocket Man by Elton John in the chorus?

Not just you.

It's one of my favorite parts in the song, Eddie sounds great along with Mike. I don't recall if it's this song or Won't Tell but I also hear a little Strokes 'Trying Your Luck' guitar riff that I adore. :luv:

OmegaprimeVKM · **Joined:** Fri March 15, 2013 10:11 pm **Posts:** 283

Overall, probably the best constructed track on the album. I'd be unsurprised if this is an Ament number.

It has the patience to develop and lacks the rushed nature of an Ed song. I enjoyed it.

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Tue April 16, 2024 9:53 pm

at first I wasn't sure about that jammy outro; it seemed a bit much for the chilled bluesy nature of the song, and at odds with the synthy intro; but then I realised that the song itself is essentially an ode to 70's prog, and those three disparate parts are nods to three different elements of that sound: synthy ambience, slow Cready blues, Elton John-style piano jam

injuddstree · **Joined:** Tue March 12, 2013 10:21 am **Posts:** 378

Hearing Cold Confession-esque inflections from Ed here. That's a good thing.

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39987

this song seems like it contains the most song on the record

mikejasond · **Joined:** Mon July 08, 2013 11:12 pm **Posts:** 3268

Another very cool song. Though the intro was like 20-30% too long imo. A bit disjointed but I like the pieces a lot. Though it was another Eddie chorus that surprised me lyrically. I’m confused where his head is at on this album. It’s not the Eddie I expected from gigaton.

B · **Posted:** Wed April 17, 2024 1:39 am

Favorite song. Hands down. Best thing on the album.

The atmospheric opening is so good.

Is that Stone on the guitar solo? I loved that too.

Tj · **Joined:** Sat February 23, 2013 1:55 am **Posts:** 1862

Spiraling guitar outro with Ed's climb vocal is a lift off to the heavens. Best Ed has sounded in a long time. His vocal inflection here is stunning.

injuddstree · **Joined:** Tue March 12, 2013 10:21 am **Posts:** 378

Outtro reminds me of Marker In The Sand outtro, which is one of the better moments on Avocado.

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