robertwloch
(on earth) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2013 - 02:09 | |
jimys wrote:I like the story this tells both musically and vocally. I don't understand why the length is an issue, the music changes with the moods of the lyrics and its a job well done. An easy 9.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2013 - 02:02 | |
philbertr wrote:
Funny that over half the ratings are an 8 (outstanding) or more. And 80% rate it a 7 (quite likeable) or higher.
Not really. Musical tastes are subjective. Just because most folk like a song doesn't mean that an individual listener has to like it. Bleedin' obvious, really, but plainly a fact that needs restating continually on these boards. |
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jimys
(A land far, far away with no television) | | Posted: May 05, 2013 - 07:05 | |
I like the story this tells both musically and vocally. I don't understand why the length is an issue, the music changes with the moods of the lyrics and its a job well done. An easy 9.
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MTachyon
(Event Horizon) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 19:12 | |
Care not what thee say - it's an epic alignment to mind, memory and moods - in a river of varied enticing rhythms. Solid 8.
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 18:50 | |
ziakut wrote:This song is basically saying .."F - you!"..."You ain't playing me in my entirety on any public radio!" ...unless of course...the DJ has long range fecal plans in the plumber's closet.
This is really three songs welded together....it takes about the same time span i spend on the crapper...oops ...tmi |
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malvey254
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Snow Patrol just released an edited version of this as a single that is only 4 minutes long (basically the good parts).
Cough cough... Bill?
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baythtayth
(On the road) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 02:38 | |
Aaargh, they're playing it again, less than three days since the last time!
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ewisor
(Corvallis, OR USA) | | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 21:14 | |
Not my cup of tea - and it is tough to wait for the next song since since it sooo long. Unfortunately, makes me want to switch stations (which hardly ever happens when I'm listening to RP).
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schitfitz
(Heart of the Pines) | | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 07:42 | |
I dunno, Yes used to do songs that took the whole side of an album and they would get played through once in a while. Granted that was in the late 70's when we still had attention spans. If I recall, Rainbow's live album had a version of Catch the Rainbow that took a whole side and it was fantastic. I can live with it.
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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 12:07 | |
This song is basically saying .."F - you!"..."You ain't playing me in my entirety on any public radio!" ...unless of course...the DJ has long range fecal plans in the plumber's closet.
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Segue
(Almost Paradise) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 12:05 | |
Love it hate it love it hate it it's gotta beat and you can dance to it. Or do the dishes.
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philbertr
(Roch New York) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 11:58 | |
fredriley wrote:
In the words of the immortal Joe Strummer: "f*ckin' long, innit?". I liked this the first, ooh, ten times I heard it, but it really has outstayed its welcome in my brain. Some songs, the more you hear them the more you like them, but with others familiarity breeds tedium, and I'm afraid that this is one of them. So, here goes the third press of PSD...
Funny that over half the ratings are an 8 (outstanding) or more. And 80% rate it a 7 (quite likeable) or higher. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 09:05 | |
hidey wrote:Oh no - I hit PSD 3 TIMES! and STILL this mediocrity is playing!!  In the words of the immortal Joe Strummer: "f*ckin' long, innit?". I liked this the first, ooh, ten times I heard it, but it really has outstayed its welcome in my brain. Some songs, the more you hear them the more you like them, but with others familiarity breeds tedium, and I'm afraid that this is one of them. So, here goes the third press of PSD... |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 15:31 | |
What a terrific piece. I revel in it. Whatever it means — love story, end of the world, strange weather event, God's wrath, finding faith — few songs go where this one goes.
Thanks, Bill. This programming takes a stroke of genius.
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lily34
(GTFO) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 10:21 | |
kingart wrote:A seque from Let the Day begin, a terrific song, to this, one of the more fascinating and enthralling pieces I have heard in a long time, Some here don't like it. I love it. Mystical. Highly allusive. Great images. A love story. And a revelation crescendo that gets me in that space where I live.
The band assembled this from three different pieces they composed one rainy, drunken night in Dublin. What's in a bottle of booze and a storm at the windows?
love this. i think it's a great song. |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 10:19 | |
A seque from Let the Day begin, a terrific song, to this, one of the more fascinating and enthralling pieces I have heard in a long time, Some here don't like it. I love it. Mystical. Highly allusive. Great images. A love story. And a revelation crescendo that gets me in that space where I live.
The band assembled this from three different pieces they composed one rainy, drunken night in Dublin. What's in a bottle of booze and a storm at the windows?
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SanFranGayMan
(San Francisco) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 21:24 | |
Amen to this comment and the other one that applauded hearing a long song in it's entirety. That was a novelty in the 70s, when album rock ascended and the masses-well, some of them, actually wanted the whole concept those artists had spent the time to develop. Right on, attention spans! And pass the Adderall...
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Moonflower31
(Flagstaff) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 21:22 | |
Flipmode wrote:
I feel the same way. Such a build up. I'm glad RP plays this whole song. Love It!
yep!! |
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Moonflower31
(Flagstaff) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 21:21 | |
This man knows how to write a love song....
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Moonflower31
(Flagstaff) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 21:09 | |
It grows and grows on my soul.. Stops me in my tracks and I must turn it up!!
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DaidyBoy
(Bristol, UK) | | Posted: Jan 31, 2013 - 07:35 | |
I have spent good money on a couple of Snow Patrol albums and really like some of their stuff. This is repetitive and dreadful.
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Flipmode
(Spartanburg, SC) | | Posted: Jan 31, 2013 - 07:34 | |
johncartlidge wrote:I pretty much have to stop what I'm doing for part 3 I feel the same way. Such a build up. I'm glad RP plays this whole song. Love It! |
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johncartlidge
(The Garden of England) | | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 13:28 | |
9 -> 10
I pretty much have to stop what I'm doing for part 3 :-D
Each to their own I suppose!
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Mike_Sneade
(Nr Oxford UK) | | Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 13:22 | |
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socalhol
(Seattle) | | Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 17:13 | |
Yes, well therein lies our differences..... THIS (and just about every Snow Patrol song) I love. Neil Young I would be hitting the PSD button for sure.....
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hidey
(NZ) | | Posted: Dec 30, 2012 - 23:34 | |
Oh no - I hit PSD 3 TIMES! and STILL this mediocrity is playing!! Please Bill, if you play a long tune - choose something interesting!! Why not the last track from the new Neil Young album - Walk Like A Giant, which is at least 16 DECENT minutes... There are many other quarter-hour tunes which blow Oh No Patrol away... Let's start a list? |
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Poacher
(Brighton, UK) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 09:37 | |
A 'Jolly Well Done' for playing long tracks in their entirety.
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:+:_DL
(RVA) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 09:37 | |
hidey wrote:4 out of 10 because these guys are overrated.  Hear that |
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:+:_DL
(RVA) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 09:36 | |
BAD POETRY....... This last minute of just piano and vocals is horrendous.
EDIT- Wait it's the WHOLE SONG.
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Moonflower31
(Flagstaff) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2012 - 14:35 | |
rdo wrote:I don't think it is really an insult to compare bands like Snow Patrol to bands like Styx from the late 70s and early 80s. First of all, I liked Styx and I don't think they are at all bad. I don't think Styx was a great band however. People are still buying and listening to Styx however. It remains to be seen how well their music will stand up in 50 years time. They have of course been written off by critics, hipsters, and stations like this one, for good reason. We don't need to hear more Styx because we have all heard it so many times already. But really, what is the difference between Styx and Snow Patrol? I know it is fun to diss SP. They are not really cutting edge, or experimental. They are however a very good listen at times. Pray for me while I work from home staying clear from Frankenstorm (aka Hurricane Sandy). Gov shut down today.  Hope all is well after the storm for you. |
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