Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: May 21, 2011 - 19:04 | |
I have a version of "3,000 Miles" on cassette, glommed through the miracle of technology. I got it from "A View From the Front Porch" out of Eugene, Oregon about a million years ago. I can't translate it to MP3 - I can't even FIND it anymore - but it's a really good representation of Ellis Paul. If anyone has it (and anyone from the Eugene area who happened to record "A View..." - it'd be SO appreciated!)
Gawd, I miss Eugene, Salem, and Portland - what a wonderful atmosphere!
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petrfas
(Prague, Czech Republic) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 04:36 | |
shayde wrote:This is lovely... that is why I can't like it |
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petrfas
(Prague, Czech Republic) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 04:35 | |
15 seconds is enough, too much
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alph
(Honolulu) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 04:34 | |
These lyrics seem relatively clear to me when compared to most rock songs. In fact, I can pretty much understand everything he's saying. Ditto for the other song you mentioned. Perhaps you simply have lost your hearing. Rooney wrote:I AM SHOUTING. WHAT THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO PRONOUNCING LYRICS SO YOU CAN FREAKING UNDERSTAND THEM? Between this song, and "Cathedrals", I thought I'd slowly but surely lost my hearing, or something vital to comprehension. |
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shayde
(Berlin, MA) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2011 - 16:59 | |
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FortCollinsGirl
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fncll
(I Come from the Land Up Over) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 08:33 | |
A little too much James Blunt; a few too many woooo ahoooooo ooooooos
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 08:32 | |
Rooney wrote:I AM SHOUTING. WHAT THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO PRONOUNCING LYRICS SO YOU CAN FREAKING UNDERSTAND THEM? Between this song, and "Cathedrals", I thought I'd slowly but surely lost my hearing, or something vital to comprehension.
When were the majority of rock'n'roll or pop music lyrics ever clearly pronounced? |
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WayUpNorth
(Windswept Exile) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 08:31 | |
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 08:29 | |
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 16:20 | |
MojoJojo wrote:I rate this a deuce.
"The speed of trees"? Really? The growth rate of trees is measurable. . . |
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gillespp
(Portland, OR) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 16:06 | |
I can't help it. Trite—but I really like it. 8.
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jsjacob
(El Cerrito, CA) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 11:32 | |
I really find this grating. When I discovered I had already rated this a 3 I pushed it down to 2. Ugh.
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scott_bruce
(Southern Maryland) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2010 - 05:36 | |
Rooney wrote:I AM SHOUTING. WHAT THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO PRONOUNCING LYRICS SO YOU CAN FREAKING UNDERSTAND THEM? Between this song, and "Cathedrals", I thought I'd slowly but surely lost my hearing, or something vital to comprehension.
Dood - I'd think about going a little easy on those espressos. Why so wound up? |
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Rooney
(Near Paradise) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 06:22 | |
I AM SHOUTING. WHAT THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO PRONOUNCING LYRICS SO YOU CAN FREAKING UNDERSTAND THEM? Between this song, and "Cathedrals", I thought I'd slowly but surely lost my hearing, or something vital to comprehension.
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MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 04:30 | |
I rate this a deuce.
"The speed of trees"? Really?
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planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 04:25 | |
aelfheld wrote:Sounds like a poor man's Rod Stewart.
Perhaps Rod Stewart and James Blunt's lovechild? |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Jul 09, 2010 - 13:44 | |
tnt_thomas wrote:ziggytrix wrote:
and cliche and trite
Put away your logic and critiquing and go fall in love.  Then this will hammer the HELL out of your insides.  Gave it an 8, despite my degree in English Lit. I'm very much in love and its still formulaic and pedestrian |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Jul 09, 2010 - 13:40 | |
aelfheld wrote:Sounds like a poor man's Rod Stewart.
very poor |
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aelfheld
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Sounds like a poor man's Rod Stewart.
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rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California) | | Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 17:13 | |
Marley wrote:The words are a little cliche, but the hook is SO good I don't care!
exACTly. I had to sit on my hands to keep from rating this an 8 ... my heart was saying 8! 8! and my head was saying "you idiot, this is nowhere near that." I had a real schizophrenic moment, and wound up with a 7. |
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socalhol
(Seattle) | | Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 17:11 | |
 For me this song has a little TOO much "...woooohooo whoooo...." |
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james_of_tucson
(Tucson AZ) | | Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 17:10 | |
Bodhisattva wrote:My neighbor!! On RP! I feel famous too now for some reason....  Oh, and all you naysayers go suck an egg.  Yes, I was very surprised to see this name. My sister is good friends with your neighbor :-) |
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nano
(syracuse, ny) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 18:38 | |
RP is the most amazing musical experience... Bill is truly a hero in this world, and I'm thankful he digs out an endless array of beautiful music to share. I love this simple Ellis Paul song for the pleasantness I feel listening to it, and 80% of other songs on RP make me feel so much because they're beautiful. RP rocks!!!
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Bodhisattva
(Charlottesville, VA) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2010 - 07:13 | |
My neighbor!! On RP! I feel famous too now for some reason.... Oh, and all you naysayers go suck an egg. |
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willrobinson
(danger) | | Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 16:06 | |
lawman wrote:What the hell gets into me? Having listened to this too-earnest drivel for too long, I switched in irritated impatience to the RP site, in order to score it 2 ...and found that I'd already scored it 7, some time in the past. 2! 2!! 2!!!!!! dammit
Oh and godammit here come those two nancies from the 60s Simon & Garfunkel twinkling about bloody "Emily". Hey Bill - if you're gonna play girls names, stick G-L-O-R-I-A on, willya!
This is the funniest post EVER. Well done! |
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Marley
(Portland, Or) | | Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 15:59 | |
The words are a little cliche, but the hook is SO good I don't care!
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:49 | |
ptooey wrote:Just for the record - James Blunt's debut album was released in 2004. Ellis Paul's was released in 1989.
IMHO, blunt is a poseur. . . |
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ptooey
| | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:45 | |
Just for the record - James Blunt's debut album was released in 2004. Ellis Paul's was released in 1989.
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:43 | |
vandal wrote:
And she loves like its thirst,
Like shes never been hurt,
She dances just like nobody's watching. . .
bump |
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