rah wrote:

So what's your excuse for improper grammar and faulty punctuation?

Echo Echo is a much better album than this one is, i was a bit dissappointed...check out that one instead.

I actually kinda like their funky phrasing, it's part of their style...still, the lyrics are kinda bland on this album.

Milk5Cents wrote:

but you know what this song could really use? more cowbell.

oh, and yes -- call me a grammar-nazi if you must; doesn't excuse these guys for their puerile lyrics and god-awful phrasing.

I liked his early stuff better. When he was called 'Peter Gabriel.'

I like these guys...makes me want ot go to Paloma...
S.

bland beyond all belief.

i' d like to dedicate this song to sammy sosa

I was going to give it a 5 but then I heard the triangle. I like triangles. 6.

Okay, this is officially the five bazillionth time I've heard this song on RP. Time to give it a rest.

madtowner11 wrote:


First off , thanks for paying attention. Much like ADVERTISING, if no one notices, it goes away.
Secondly , if you look closely, you will notice a pattern to the posts. Usually a food reference in the band , song title, etc. Add SIMPSONS, Hilarity ensues.
Third , glad I caused a chuckle.
Fourth, go sit in the corner! This song is an 8.
( duh....indeed.)

I'm so happy to hear this song today. Carbon Leaf is my favorite band. Not only are they outstanding musicians, they are nice guys. This is my favorite song by them and I was lucky enough to have it dedicated to me for my last birthday.

physicsgenius wrote:
How right you are: the meaning must be clear and unambiguous. Certainly tops "clear and ambiguous" or "unclear and unambiguous". Are you clear on this now?

Nuance wrote:

exactly. sticks out like a sore thumb.

trekhead wrote:

I often rip on Trekhead's posts cuz they usually look just like this: "Ummmmm............ Duuhhhhhhhh........ AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

But it made me laugh when he said "I speak Urban".

Oh yeah, this song is a 5.5.

Brad_Eleven wrote:

Insisting on "correct" grammar and spelling are pretty fascist anyway. As long as the meaning is a) clear and b) unambiguous, all you are really arguing about is style. Which is still important, but it's not necessarily an indicator of intelligence or education.

keemun wrote:

Pretty funny indeed, since English is German with strong Latin influences. As it happens, new words in English tend to be constructed from Latin roots, which just confuses the issue even more.

I've had a hard time letting go of correct grammar, spelling, et cetera. In general, I like to think I'm "right". Maybe that's the bright side of American politics, lately--I'm learning what it looks like to insist that one is "right"... yuck.

maybe I'm in a bad mood today. This just went from a 3 to a 2.

rah wrote:

heh. the prohibition on splitting infinitives came from people trying to force Latin grammar onto English (which is great, since in Latin and many other languages, most verbs are a single word and cannot be split). don't confuse "correct" with "what we learned in school". :-)

I believe it originated with Robert Lowth: see this link and this one. interesting stories.

VovaPutin wrote:

Rickmerr wrote:

interesting: there's no vocabulary in that sentence newer than twenty years old. "dis" was current when I was little, in the 80s; the concept of "groove" dates at least to the 60s, and I'd lay money it goes all the way back to early jazz.

when someone cites "an issue of {proper name}" as the source for an opinion about an album (albums are typically issued on "compact disc" nowadays, by the way), I usually think "Huh, that must be a magazine I've never heard of".

I wonder if you were joking, but anyway. not to belabor the point overmuch, but yes, it's just you.

Rickmerr wrote:
...Think I can help...I speak Urban...
Apparently, there is a publication called PASTE PRETTY. Their *reviewer*(Capt. MadCap) dissed, or poo-pooed the album in question, comparing it to an echo,echo, echo. This person named 'Quote' liked the first attempt but their 'record' or 'LP' got stuck in a groove....er,
I dunno, I got nothin'.

Is this how people talk now? Is it me or do others understand what this is supposed to mean?

Amazon has two complete Carbon Leaf albums for download - click here.

My kind of lyrics - keep it coming RP">

i'm totally falling for this song.

I like this better than the other CL songs I've heard on here, if I recall, but the search by artist function isn't working right now, so I can't confirm

The most recent issue of Paste pretty much dissed CL's new album. OK, it's a different groove than Echo, Echo--but I like it.

the_circe wrote:

odd, since this song isn't very Celtic at all...must be those South American step-dancers I keep hearing about. :-)

As an Canadian east-coaster (see my handle), I'm pre-disposed to like this music. So I thought it was OK at first. But, the more I hear this, the better I like it. I like the groove, and the singer. More please...

Stereotypical Irish smiley follows: