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Post by DarknessFish on Oct 24, 2024 10:45:30 GMT
The most instantly recognisable nondescript song ever?
You hear those opening chords and think "yeah, this is Regret ... I'd forgotten how wet this song sounds." Is there any other song which sounds so distinct, before becoming so forgettable so quickly?
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Post by adamcoan on Oct 24, 2024 17:24:17 GMT
Can't say I have ever heard this track. I jumped off their bandwagon after the 2nd album. I assume it was a single ?
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Oct 24, 2024 18:06:51 GMT
Probably the last thing they released that i liked. Like its melody, with its melancholic feel, and its a good production.
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Post by "BING E BONG" on Oct 24, 2024 19:28:33 GMT
It is absolute and utter rubbish.
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Post by fange on Oct 25, 2024 6:53:44 GMT
Yeah, it is quite wet, and the lyrics are all over the shop even by Barney's standards, but i can't help but hold a little soft spot for this single for nostalgic reasons. The album is pretty sub-par, and the less said about the cover the better.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 25, 2024 10:48:33 GMT
'Brotherhood' was the NO album that sent me packing, and I didn't return until 'Get Ready', so whatever lies between those two releases is foreign territory to me.
This tune is a bit shit, and despite what Fishy says, if I heard it out in the wild it would probably take more than the opening chords to get me to recognize it. I don't particularly like the way the key changes between the main guitar motif and the verses. The song has no edge whatsoever - none of the magic that made earlier NO one of my favourite bands of the time.
I can't think of anything off the top of my head to answer the OP's second question, but I'll have a think.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Oct 25, 2024 12:51:47 GMT
'Brotherhood' was the NO album that sent me packing, That's my favourite one, by quite a distance actually. |
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Post by "BING E BONG" on Oct 26, 2024 15:20:58 GMT
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Post by fange on Oct 26, 2024 17:09:29 GMT
From the time it came out my favourite NO album has been Technique, and it probably always will be.
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Post by DarknessFish on Oct 26, 2024 18:16:14 GMT
I'm with Jimmy, I don't really need anything after Power, Corruption and Lies. Well, the True Faith 12" as well, but not fussed about the rest.
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Post by quaco on Oct 27, 2024 15:29:31 GMT
I've often thought the Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" was like that. It starts promisingly, the real hook is the first line, and the rest of the song sort of meanders along trying to recapture that.
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Post by shakesomeaction on Oct 27, 2024 23:08:58 GMT
I've often thought the Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" was like that. It starts promisingly, the real hook is the first line, and the rest of the song sort of meanders along trying to recapture that. Do you mean the song itself or just this version of it? I prefer Mike Nesmith's own version or even Susanna Hoffs' (with Mathew Sweet), but I like the song itself in any version. |
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Post by quaco on Oct 28, 2024 0:09:35 GMT
I've often thought the Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" was like that. It starts promisingly, the real hook is the first line, and the rest of the song sort of meanders along trying to recapture that. Do you mean the song itself or just this version of it? I prefer Mike Nesmith's own version or even Susanna Hoffs' (with Mathew Sweet), but I like the song itself in any version. I don't care for the song, but I would agree that Nesmith's makes more sense and is better. Ronstadt is belting through it, trying to make something of it and bring it to life, but I guess you have to embrace the weak (?) noncommittal persona for it to work. As to the music, I think if it was done straighter, doing that "different drum" hook the same every time, it might be better. There's a lot of meandering "whoa whoa" and melody variations that take away its power (IMO). But I know it's well-liked and have had to admit it may just be my take on it. |
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Post by Charlie O. on Oct 29, 2024 20:15:00 GMT
I agree that it isn't a very good vocal performance. She certainly grew a lot as a singer subsequent to this, and that might color our perceptions a bit. I do like that she's expressing a sentiment that had traditionally been a "male" one, the "it ain't me babe" thing. And the arrangement is nice, for its time.
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Post by loveless on Oct 29, 2024 20:40:23 GMT
Yeah, that harpsichord breakdown is the SHIT!
(Whatever my feelings about the song/performance might be)
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