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Post subject: Re: D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend
Posted: Fri February 20, 2015 8:25 pm
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
I'd like to file a formal protest. This is fixed, it has to be. No way Sirens is better than GSMF, one of only two good songs on Backspacer.
I didn't vote in this round, but if I did I would probably vote for Sirens. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure which of the bland, poppy rockers on BS GSMF is.
Post subject: Re: D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend
Posted: Fri February 20, 2015 8:41 pm
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tommymtcom wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
I'd like to file a formal protest. This is fixed, it has to be. No way Sirens is better than GSMF, one of only two good songs on Backspacer.
I didn't vote in this round, but if I did I would probably vote for Sirens. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure which of the bland, poppy rockers on BS GSMF is.
Post subject: Re: D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend
Posted: Sat February 21, 2015 2:04 am
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I couldn't let Sirens take this.
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Post subject: Re: D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend
Posted: Sun February 22, 2015 10:59 pm
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GSMF is an exciting, dynamic balls-to-the-wall proto-punk rocker. It reminds me of The Who's best post-Tommy work. I don't care about the lyrics. And it really shouldn't be compared to "Life Wasted", which is as far from dynamic as can be.
I refer to a song as "dynamic" when there's a feeling that it isn't just a base four-chord rocker chugging along, when there are different clearly defined sections with different rhythms, when there's a buildup and a climax. I feel like GSMF was written as an attempt to emulate The Who's "The Real Me", maybe because of the band realizing that previous tour how much fun they were having playing it.
As to why it's "exciting", it has all to do with the performance. I like the guitar arrangements, I like the verse arpeggios and the bent E string in the chorus. I like Matt's playing that sounds slightly off-time but not quite (and again, I'm thinking this is an attempt at approximating Keith Moon or Pete Thomas' playing "under the beat" rather than on it). I really like Eddie's madman delivery. I think it's a great song.
Post subject: Re: D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend
Posted: Sun February 22, 2015 11:17 pm
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ReoSteveWagon wrote:
GSMF is an exciting, dynamic balls-to-the-wall proto-punk rocker. It reminds me of The Who's best post-Tommy work. I don't care about the lyrics. And it really shouldn't be compared to "Life Wasted", which is as far from dynamic as can be.
I refer to a song as "dynamic" when there's a feeling that it isn't just a base four-chord rocker chugging along, when there are different clearly defined sections with different rhythms, when there's a buildup and a climax. I feel like GSMF was written as an attempt to emulate The Who's "The Real Me", maybe because of the band realizing that previous tour how much fun they were having playing it.
As to why it's "exciting", it has all to do with the performance. I like the guitar arrangements, I like the verse arpeggios and the bent E string in the chorus. I like Matt's playing that sounds slightly off-time but not quite (and again, I'm thinking this is an attempt at approximating Keith Moon or Pete Thomas' playing "under the beat" rather than on it). I really like Eddie's madman delivery. I think it's a great song.
Post subject: Re: D4 Round 2ac: Sirens vs. Gonna See My Friend
Posted: Sun February 22, 2015 11:21 pm
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apples vanguard wrote:
ReoSteveWagon wrote:
GSMF is an exciting, dynamic balls-to-the-wall proto-punk rocker. It reminds me of The Who's best post-Tommy work. I don't care about the lyrics. And it really shouldn't be compared to "Life Wasted", which is as far from dynamic as can be.
I refer to a song as "dynamic" when there's a feeling that it isn't just a base four-chord rocker chugging along, when there are different clearly defined sections with different rhythms, when there's a buildup and a climax. I feel like GSMF was written as an attempt to emulate The Who's "The Real Me", maybe because of the band realizing that previous tour how much fun they were having playing it.
As to why it's "exciting", it has all to do with the performance. I like the guitar arrangements, I like the verse arpeggios and the bent E string in the chorus. I like Matt's playing that sounds slightly off-time but not quite (and again, I'm thinking this is an attempt at approximating Keith Moon or Pete Thomas' playing "under the beat" rather than on it). I really like Eddie's madman delivery. I think it's a great song.
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that's retarded.
