ScottFromWyoming
(Powell) | | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 20:05 | |
TobyRush wrote:Okay, since we're sharing lyrics, here's one of my favorites from the album, "All Kinds of Time": {snip lyrics}
I don't know if there is a music video for this one, but I've already gotten one written in my mind: the football play, the fans, cheerleaders, the family around the big screen, it's all in super-slow motion, except of course for FOW, singing the song at regular speed on the field amidst the players moving in slow motion around them...
It's not really about football, you know...  |
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toomanyollys
(cruz del rey, london) | | Posted: Apr 03, 2009 - 07:00 | |
mcklein18 wrote:I guess I'm no rock star...but this band makes me sad...I mean you are an Oasis knock-off..so you are a carbon copy of a mediocre band with a few solid tunes. come on RP, you're better than that.
This song makes me sad. FoW have a load of really good rock/pop songs, and yet this Oasis knock-off is one of the few that gets played on RP... |
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Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | | Posted: Apr 03, 2009 - 06:56 | |
rdo wrote:Does a song ever get dinged on RP? This has a 5.8 average rating with 465 people responding. That's pretty low.
Yeah, but look at the crest of the bell curve. Right in the 7 range. |
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steeler
(Sixth Heaven) | | Posted: Apr 03, 2009 - 06:55 | |
When you're out of the blue and into the black . . .
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Mar 02, 2009 - 18:21 | |
Does a song ever get dinged on RP? This has a 5.8 average rating with 465 people responding. That's pretty low.
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Gils
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First time that I've heard this. Sounds a bit like early Floyd.
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mcklein18
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I guess I'm no rock star...but this band makes me sad...I mean you are an Oasis knock-off..so you are a carbon copy of a mediocre band with a few solid tunes. come on RP, you're better than that.
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 13:35 | |
Land_Shark wrote:Normally I enjoy the uniqueness and originality of Fountains of Wayne. But this song just sounds drab. It's the kind of song you forget about thirty seconds after hearing it.
yeah, you are right, totally forgettable - sounds like Oasis! With all the great tunes on this CD, why play this one? |
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superfido
(Sweden) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 13:30 | |
natural_tools wrote:This song is a good example of why I like FOW so much... it's such a picturesque set of words that it leaves itself open to personal interpretation. Of course the song is just about drug culture, but there's also something so inspiring about the spirit behind "out of the blackness, into the great big sky." It could be the drugs expanding your mind, but it could also be these kids waking up to the larger world.
Ok, there's my over-analysis.
Fine, but what exactly is wrong with his voice? Did he have a cold on the day of the recording??  |
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natural_tools
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Nov 07, 2008 - 20:27 | |
This song is a good example of why I like FOW so much... it's such a picturesque set of words that it leaves itself open to personal interpretation. Of course the song is just about drug culture, but there's also something so inspiring about the spirit behind "out of the blackness, into the great big sky." It could be the drugs expanding your mind, but it could also be these kids waking up to the larger world.
Ok, there's my over-analysis.
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 17:34 | |
Great CD! I can't say I'd pick this to respresent it - sounds like an Oasis copy.
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buckeyes
(mile high) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2008 - 13:30 | |
There was this great restaurant next to Fountains of Wayne on route 3, I cannot remember what it was called, but I am pretty sure it is closed down now.
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Land_Shark
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2008 - 13:29 | |
Normally I enjoy the uniqueness and originality of Fountains of Wayne. But this song just sounds drab. It's the kind of song you forget about thirty seconds after hearing it.
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Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2008 - 13:26 | |
Great band. They were on Austin City Limits once and they rocked.
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Droidac
(4066 kms east of Paradise) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2008 - 12:06 | |
Wisecrowe wrote:
These guys are great. This sounds so Oasis!
Must disagree. This sounds horrible. Sounds like some bad Blind Melon (which would be ALL Blind Melon). |
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Jamunca
(Asheville, NC) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 20:20 | |
lophrequa wrote:does not
does too |
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KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 19:55 | |
buck-arkansas wrote:i'm a 50-something big fan of FOW. the sound on/in their various albums is great, and the lyrics of many of their songs are worth pondering by the younger generation. and anyone else who is young as heart. 
Love these guys! |
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lophrequa
(the very edge of the land) | | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 19:55 | |
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Jamunca
(Asheville, NC) | | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 19:54 | |
copymonkey wrote:
Nuh-uh!
Yeah-huh |
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copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | | Posted: May 22, 2008 - 13:35 | |
Mugro wrote:This band sucks.
Nuh-uh! |
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Mugro
(Lane Village, Red Sox Nation) | | Posted: May 22, 2008 - 13:19 | |
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The_Enemy
(The Sewer) | | Posted: May 02, 2008 - 10:00 | |
RadioDoc wrote:This is OK, but I just can't get past their "Stacy's Mom" transgression.
At least he never hit on Stacy's Grandmother |
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TobyRush
(Greeley, Colorado) | | Posted: May 02, 2008 - 09:45 | |
Okay, since we're sharing lyrics, here's one of my favorites from the album, "All Kinds of Time":
The clock's running down
The team's losing ground
To the opposing defense
The young quarterback
Waits for the snap
When suddenly it all starts to make sense
He's got all kinds of time
He's got all kinds of time
All kinds of time
He's got all kinds of time
All kinds of time
He takes a step back
He's under attack
But he knows that no one can touch him now
He seems so at ease
A strange inner peace
Is all that he's feeling somehow
He's got all kinds of time
He's got all kinds of time
All kinds of time
He's got all kinds of time
All kinds of time
He thinks of his mother
He thinks of his bride-to-be
He thinks of his father
His two younger brothers
Gathered around the widescreen TV
He looks to the left
He looks to the right
And there in a golden ray of light
Is his open man
Just as he planned
The whole world is his tonight
I don't know if there is a music video for this one, but I've already gotten one written in my mind: the football play, the fans, cheerleaders, the family around the big screen, it's all in super-slow motion, except of course for FOW, singing the song at regular speed on the field amidst the players moving in slow motion around them...
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Wisecrowe
(York, PA) | | Posted: May 02, 2008 - 09:40 | |
These guys are great. This sounds so Oasis!
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zaknafein
(Kansas City, MO) | | Posted: May 02, 2008 - 09:40 | |
This album is really good. It's just straight up smart power pop done right.
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Zep
(Bleacher Seats) | | Posted: May 02, 2008 - 09:40 | |
wferrier wrote:Six for the song - ten for the lyrics. No 11 for the lyrics.
Hyacinths and sage, indeed!
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wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2008 - 13:35 | |
Six for the song - ten for the lyrics. No 11 for the lyrics.
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buck-arkansas
(Northwest Arkansas) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2008 - 13:31 | |
i'm a 50-something big fan of FOW. the sound on/in their various albums is great, and the lyrics of many of their songs are worth pondering by the younger generation. and anyone else who is young as heart.
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UltraNurd
(Boston, MA) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2008 - 13:31 | |
Trying to out-Oasis Oasis?
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KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2008 - 13:30 | |
Nabla wrote: Multi-colored microbus
Plowing over rugged terrain
We're jacking the radio
Passing the afternoon train
Around the roses she showed us
Hyacinths and sage
Gold plated garden tools
Sunlamps and it's all the rage
Wow! A cool flashback to '68-'69!!! |
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