Nice!

 westslope wrote: 
i like this post. i remember years and years ago when i first heard doves on RP. i was instantly hooked. much like with porcupine tree and elbow. i couldn't listen to them daily, but i do like hearing them on RP regularly. 

 Byronape wrote: 
Why not just listen to what you like regardless of anything else? 

 Sasha2001 wrote: 
If you are talking about the Grammys, everyone knows they are worthless.  They are not a reflection on great music, just a tasteless music industry wank-fest.

 fredriley wrote: 
Yup.  Go easy on the olive oil.

"Somebody's giving it the pine nuts" - wtf? Maybe this is a song about making pesto...

 Proclivities wrote: 
I find myself falling into that trap from time to time.  Amy Winehouse, Adele, Blue October, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse...  all fell victim to their own success for me.  I almost never listen to terrestrial radio anymore, but once someone gets played on commercial radio I lose interest.  Most of the time I find that albums that come after a big commercial success are sub-par, but if I'm going to be honest with myself...  Frankly I like the fact that I can tell people that I listen to music that 95% of Americans have never heard of. 

I've got a head with wings, a head with wings..........

 lmic wrote: 
Why does it matter?  I'm sure these guys don't have to wait tables or paint houses to sustain an income.  Besides, if they were "HUGE", most of their fans wouldn't think they were cool anymore.

Nice!

good band, good album!

Bad song!

Wizzuvv_oz wrote: Alive and dead simultaneously?

Marvellous!!!!!

 Jelani wrote: 
Hah! I was going to say a fat man falling into a vat of hot donut batter. Fear and pain tinged with a morbid desire.

 Jelani wrote: 
Maybe he had......maybe he had.

That opening "moan" sounded like he just got done with a volley of vomiting after a drinking binge.

 jagdriver wrote: 
OK, I've warmed to it, but still like other tracks on this release better.

I did see an enjoyable concert DVD of them that I rented from Netflix. The DVD UI is not intuitive, but once I figured it out it was a terrific show.

I *like* Doves.
However the intentionally flat singing on this track gives me the heebie-jeebies.

 ortallcowgirl wrote: 

Much more depth.  I like ColdPlay but doubt I would buy a ColdPlay CD.  I bought this Doves CD and look forward to buying more.

 

Doves have the sophisticated musicians housekeeping seal of approval. hehe  But don't ask me how I know this.

 

Incidentally, if you like the Doves and Porcupine Tree, you then may very easily fall for Elbow.

 lmic wrote: 
Same reason Porcupine Tree aren't...commercial radio sucks!

 rosedraws wrote: 
enjoy it while it lasts

 lmic wrote: 
Uhhh. They are pretty huge. The sell out major NYC music venues like Terminal 5.

9 -> 10 Why aren't these guys HUGE?

First impression, ColdPlay.  But more depth...

By far not their best song, kingdom of rust, spellbound or house of mirrors! this much choice and they pick lifelines... i'm disappointed

first listen... I like it...

 aristoteles wrote:This post brings to mind Schroedinger's cat. 

Not sure there should be a soundtrack at all for The Road. Really seems like any music at all would just be innapropriate. But, this is a good song.

There are several comments here about the lyrics being hard to understand. I was having a hard time hearing some of the words, too, so I looked them up. I now think this song is pretty profound. If it's not going to be in the soundtrack for the upcoming movie The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's book, I think it could be.

Well, I - feels like a place I've never been
And, I - feels like a place I've never seen

Oh, somebody's givin' in but I'm not
Somebody's giving it but I'm not
Somebody's giving it a lifetime
Somebody threw you a lifeline

Somebody wakes to the sun in the sky
Others are livin' with hate in their eyes

Oh, the fires that you made and the earth that you walk
The ground beneath and the words that you talk
The fires that we own and the words that we talk
The ground beneath and the earth that we walk
All gone...

And yeah ... there are pictures of the sun
And yeah ... just like sketches of the sun
The color's run

Somebody's givin' in but I'm not
Somebody's giving up a whole lot
Somebody's giving it a long time
Somebody threw me a lifeline
Sometimes it's hard to see things straight
Trying to make sense of a single page
Sometimes you seem to spend your life tryin'
But I'm just looking for my lifeline
The fires that you made and the earth that you walk
The soil beneath and the words that you talk
The fires that we own and the words that we talk
The ground beneath and the earth that we walk
The earth that we walk ... gone
All ... gone

Our - it feels like a place I've never been