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Post subject: Re: 46. Who You Are vs. Lightning Bolt
Posted: Wed March 06, 2019 12:55 am
The worst
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm Posts: 39797
Who You Are may well be my favorite song on No Code, but I'm not a huge fan of this version. Eddie is to nasally, the music doesn't have the subtly of the studio version, and most importantly the playfulness seems a bit lost. It seems like it is taking itself a bit too seriously, and Who You Are is kind of a stupid song if it's not winking at itself (and it took me way too many years to catch on to the fact that it is).
I'm not sure I ever caught that Eddie sings 'bend a little' during the bridge, so at least I learned that (or remembered it)
Post subject: Re: 46. Who You Are vs. Lightning Bolt
Posted: Wed March 06, 2019 12:58 am
The worst
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm Posts: 39797
As much as I love Lightning Bolt, those first 45 seconds really aren't very good. Force of Nature is kind of the same way. Two of my top 3 songs on the last two albums, but you have to be a bit forgiving at the start.
Post subject: Re: 46. Who You Are vs. Lightning Bolt
Posted: Wed March 06, 2019 1:01 am
The worst
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm Posts: 39797
it's such a shame they didn't write this song a few years younger. Eddie does struggle to keep up with this live, but he's also not carrying these performances. Great outro.
Post subject: Re: 46. Who You Are vs. Lightning Bolt
Posted: Wed March 06, 2019 3:21 pm
jeeeesus relax already
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm Posts: 36213
Its who you are. Im not a fan of either, but still its WYA.
LB is kinda of a shame...Ed doesnt know how to properly sing it, the band sounds kinda tired until the end where its really growing into something cool. Yeah, Mike does a great job.
Post subject: Re: 46. Who You Are vs. Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sat March 09, 2019 8:03 am
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Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:02 am Posts: 15145 Location: Gigatown
stip wrote:
it's such a shame they didn't write this song a few years younger. Eddie does struggle to keep up with this live, but he's also not carrying these performances. Great outro.
Post subject: Re: 46. Who You Are vs. Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sat March 09, 2019 8:04 am
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Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:02 am Posts: 15145 Location: Gigatown
I didn’t think either of these were the best I’ve heard. That said, I think this version of LB was a little better based on the outro on LB and the lyric flubs on WYA.
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