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Kevin Davis wrote:
I'm struggling to put into words how much I like this one -- my initial read on DM was that it was probably more consistent but less ambitious in its high points than Gigaton, but this is one of those songs that gives me pause about that conclusion. I'm hanging on every word, every chord change, every turn of phrase, every shift in mood -- it's a universe of music in five minutes.
I put up thoughts on each song after the record store listening party, and my thoughts on this were similar to your last line. This song felt, to me, like a Pearl Jam concert- it has everything, from the atmospheric beginning to the big finish.
_________________ Be mighty...Be humble...Be mighty humble...
Every time I listen to this song, my brain keeps expecting there to be a tambourine rattle after Ed sings the final line of the chorus: "...something that I never had is the the upper hand," kinda like you might hear in a Black Crowes song or something. It's not that I really want such a thing, it just feels like it would happen and I'm surprised it doesn't. Anyway, this was an early favorite for me, and it's still riding high even as other songs have started to unveil ways to attach to my psyche.
That’s the quality of this album that I can read this line from a grown man that I barely know, but have come to respect and my only rational reaction is to nod in knowing agreement.
I don’t have the words yet to describe this song, but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!
That’s the quality of this album that I can read this line from a grown man that I barely know, but have come to respect and my only rational reaction is to nod in knowing agreement.
I don’t have the words yet to describe this song, but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!
Count me as a member of Team Tears for Upper Hand.
For me, this is going to be one of the most affecting PJ tunes ever.
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