randerse10
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"Open your window and look upon all the kinds of alive you can be"  |
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stevematic
(sandy eggo) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 14:48 | |
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randerse10
| | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 08:12 | |
Lisps, wisps, mispronunciations, vocal qualities . . . .
Imagine for a second the singer using an operatic style of singing for this piece. Doesn't work, does it? Why?
IMHO, her style of singing perfectly fits this simple little song, it's understated, soft poetry, and emotive qualities. But that's why I like it.
If you don't like a piece of music, it's perfectly fine to say it's a piece of crap. But there's no need to go on a critical rampage. Just say "No thank you." :D
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Thistle
(Peg City) | | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 08:05 | |
Carl wrote:What sounds like a lisp may be aliasing or encoding artifacts from a poor digital reproduction. I hear it in everything but mostly in fricatives, which comes off as a lisping sound. I'd like to hear this uploaded again from a closer-to-original source. I like the song and album art but the poor audio quality annoys, obviously.
You audio nerds are most likely listening at a lower bit rate. Use some of the higher quality options that RP provides for you. Then... go to a mirror and look in it... and punch yourself in the head really hard a few times. Recall fondly the old schoolyard days when there was someone else on hand to correct you and your nerdly ways. |
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auburntigerrich
(Edge of the 'Verse) | | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 08:02 | |
Weepies fans should definitely check out Something Burning, the album that Deb put out a while ago, before A Bird Flies Out. Very accessible, intimate, and damn pleasant to listen to any time of day. The disc is very hard to find, but the MP3's are cheap on LaLa or Amazon. |
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DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA) | | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 08:02 | |
She sounds like she is strangling the words as she sings
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Carl
(The Summit City) | | Posted: Oct 08, 2009 - 16:11 | |
What sounds like a lisp may be aliasing or encoding artifacts from a poor digital reproduction. I hear it in everything but mostly in fricatives, which comes off as a lisping sound. I'd like to hear this uploaded again from a closer-to-original source. I like the song and album art but the poor audio quality annoys, obviously.
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Bridieboo
(Halifax, NS) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 03:40 | |
I mustn't have been listening closely enough, as I didn't hear a lisp (faux or otherwise), nor did I hear her overpronouncing her 'r's or an attempt to sound like a 13-year old. I think her singing style is simple and pretty. Not one of my favourite songs, certainly, but it's not that bad. I quite like the band's name.  nmatavka wrote:The singer sounds like a festering pile of dreck, to use the American slang term. The faux lisp and poor attempt to sound like a 13-year-old, innocent, musically inexperienced girl are very obvious—next time, don't overpronounce your 'r''s and don't lisp, and MAYBE you'll sound 50% believable.
And what about the incredibly stupid name —- The Weepies?!?! Who came up with the name? Miss Emo? Mr Wristcutter? WOW.
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jbunniii
(San Jose, CA) | | Posted: Sep 17, 2009 - 18:18 | |
nmatavka wrote:The faux lisp and poor attempt to sound like a 13-year-old, innocent, musically inexperienced girl are very obvious—next time, don't overpronounce your 'r''s and don't lisp, and MAYBE you'll sound 50% believable.
This is absolutely spot-on! Her vocal affectations are insufferable. The lyrics are ridiculous as well. |
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 09:19 | |
nmatavka wrote:This song, and, indeed, most of the band's other songs, sound like someone has put too many pennies on the record player arm. Not only the fact that it simply doesn't sound very nice (it's slow, which I don't dislike per se, but it also "drags on"), but also the fact that it sounds just like every one of those absurd songs on those stupid "easy rock" office background FM stations, detract against it.
The singer sounds like a festering pile of dreck, to use the American slang term. The faux lisp and poor attempt to sound like a 13-year-old, innocent, musically inexperienced girl are very obvious—next time, don't overpronounce your 'r''s and don't lisp, and MAYBE you'll sound 50% believable.
And what about the incredibly stupid name —- The Weepies?!?! Who came up with the name? Miss Emo? Mr Wristcutter? WOW.
I rate this song a "4". Listenable, but really not worth the effort. At least I didn't turn *down* the volume. By the way, I listen to Cowboy Junkies, etc., who are also quite slow, bluesy players, but 100% better.
WOW, Harsh or what? Why such hatred directed at this unassuming band. They may not be my favorite but I wouldn't cut them down like you did. I find nothing grating or dreck-like about the singers voice; I don't hear a faux lisp, I don't hear her trying to sound like a 13-year-old, and I don't hear her over-pronouncing her "r"s The vocal is understated and the song is gentle without being sappy. This song has a 7.2 rating which is pretty good for RP. And who cares about the name? |
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nmatavka
| | Posted: Aug 23, 2009 - 08:30 | |
This song, and, indeed, most of the band's other songs, sound like someone has put too many pennies on the record player arm. Not only the fact that it simply doesn't sound very nice (it's slow, which I don't dislike per se, but it also "drags on"), but also the fact that it sounds just like every one of those absurd songs on those stupid "easy rock" office background FM stations, detract against it.
The singer sounds like a festering pile of dreck, to use the American slang term. The faux lisp and poor attempt to sound like a 13-year-old, innocent, musically inexperienced girl are very obvious—next time, don't overpronounce your 'r''s and don't lisp, and MAYBE you'll sound 50% believable.
And what about the incredibly stupid name —- The Weepies?!?! Who came up with the name? Miss Emo? Mr Wristcutter? WOW.
I rate this song a "4". Listenable, but really not worth the effort. At least I didn't turn *down* the volume. By the way, I listen to Cowboy Junkies, etc., who are also quite slow, bluesy players, but 100% better.
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stescott100
(Manchester, UK) | | Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 04:34 | |
I really like this song it grows on you just rated again from an 8 to 9
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Mandible
| | Posted: Jul 02, 2009 - 08:59 | |
dew34 wrote:I really like this station as I'm quite old and the introduction of this, to me, new music is very much appreciated. This song in particular is enchanting and literate and nostalagic all at the same time. Thanks RP!
How old are you? I'm curious because some people think 34 is old..... |
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KalleB
(North German Plain) | | Posted: Jun 22, 2009 - 16:11 | |
dew34 wrote:I really like this station as I'm quite old and the introduction of this, to me, new music is very much appreciated. This song in particular is enchanting and literate and nostalagic all at the same time. Thanks RP!
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dew34
| | Posted: May 14, 2009 - 01:51 | |
I really like this station as I'm quite old and the introduction of this, to me, new music is very much appreciated. This song in particular is enchanting and literate and nostalagic all at the same time. Thanks RP!
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ick
(San Diego, CA) | | Posted: Apr 27, 2009 - 09:45 | |
RadioDoc wrote:So does that mean you're squirting tears now, punk?  For such a simple little song it has unusual power. Hehe... not quite, but I am beginning to understand. |
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jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | | Posted: Mar 02, 2009 - 15:27 | |
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freeone1
(portland, oregon) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2009 - 09:18 | |
i didn't know she was around here! i'm a huge weepies fan and love her solo work as well. good to know, thanks fellow RP'er!
Megalaur wrote:Wow - so nice to hear this voice again. I used to go hear Deb Talen and her band Hummingfish when I lived in Portland, OR in the 90s.
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RadioDoc
(Chicagoland) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2009 - 08:27 | |
ick wrote:dammit! despite myself i am finding it's growing on me... don't rush to judgment they said... what i said?...
So does that mean you're squirting tears now, punk? For such a simple little song it has unusual power. |
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ick
(San Diego, CA) | | Posted: Feb 20, 2009 - 09:55 | |
dammit! despite myself i am finding it's growing on me... don't rush to judgment they said... what i said?...
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Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida) | | Posted: Feb 20, 2009 - 09:53 | |
zapeta wrote:This song gets better every time I hear it...  I must concur...simple yet effective. |
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Megalaur
(San Francisco) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 15:51 | |
Wow - so nice to hear this voice again. I used to go hear Deb Talen and her band Hummingfish when I lived in Portland, OR in the 90s.
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von_Hayek
(Fr-Su Duesseldorf, Mo-Th Magdeburg) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 07:29 | |
Gryn wrote:Wow, heard this song and had to buy it.
Love it!
Same with me, it's magic <:-) |
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Gryn
(Oregon) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2009 - 23:53 | |
Wow, heard this song and had to buy it.
Love it!
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inindian
(Sea of joy) | | Posted: Dec 22, 2008 - 04:53 | |
Pyro wrote:I had never heard of the Weepies until they were on "Dirty Sexy Money". Now, they're here on RP, too. (I see Bill "found" them first!) I like!
No, not much rotation here or there. I remember hearing a Weepies song - "Somebody Loved" long ago on Dawson's Creek Season 3. This was okay, but I liked that better! |
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sub-arctic
(63°50' N) | | Posted: Dec 19, 2008 - 02:25 | |
Started off as a 7, but the goose bumps made me raise it to an 8.
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Dahnyul
| | Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 01:04 | |
Brillant couple. Love their work.
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cathenley
(Santa Barbara, CA) | | Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 01:03 | |
nice  |
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zapeta
| | Posted: Nov 20, 2008 - 14:32 | |
This song gets better every time I hear it... |
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oscar_driver
(Planet Earth) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2008 - 14:31 | |
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