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Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Feb 02, 2011 - 14:38
 
Michael Stipes' evil super fan twin {#Think} 

6/10 at first blush


zipper
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 16:01
 
The kind of tune I usually enjoy, but this is a drag.

mem_313
(lerkin)
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 16:00
 
this is an interesting song. I like the lyrics, but clearing REM influenced mix.

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 15:59
 
 Jelani wrote:
Man, this is bad.
 
Well that's your opinion, mine is different {#Tongue}

drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 08:20
 
Too much REM is clearly not good for this guy

SilentCity
Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 08:17
 
Love Josh Joplin! Super fun live show with CDs that have held up. Where is he at these days?

Anax
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 11:27
 
I like the lyrics, all angst-y and such.

olesonb
(Westminster, CO)
Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 11:21
 
 hilbink wrote:
Anybody else think this guy sounds like Peter Murphy of Bauhaus?
 

no

:)

jckearney
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 22:10
 
me too! but i like REM. I don't like this. it's kinda boring...

 yofitofu wrote:
I thought it was REM. But it has a very nice groove and I like it. 
 



jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 22:09
 
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
(Michael + Peter)/2 = Josh. Fixed.
 
wow.....


Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 07:32
 
(Michael + Peter)/2 = Josh. Fixed.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 09:01
 
Vocals= 1 , music=6.
6+1=7.
7/2 = 3.5.

I just can't help feeling 2 .

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 07:35
 
 j7 wrote:
Has Stipe tried to sue this guy for ripping him off so poorly?
 
Can one rip off something already poor poorly? That would make it better, no?
Stipe ought to be kind to us all and have his vocal chords removed. 


BubbaGoose
(a sun-blasted, humidity-drenched, mosquito-infested flatland)
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 12:05
 
nice

shawshank
(Maryland)
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 12:03
 
 yofitofu wrote:
I thought it was REM. But it has a very nice groove and I like it. 
 
I get the a 'LIVE' vibe but he does sound like Michael Stipe....{#Stupid}

yofitofu
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 14:45
 
I thought it was REM. But it has a very nice groove and I like it. 

photosynthesis
(San Francisco)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 14:45
 
yes sort of does sound like a less emotional Michael Stipe. Pretty good, like to hear more

j7
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 14:44
 
Has Stipe tried to sue this guy for ripping him off so poorly?

brownbrown
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 11:28
 
barf

shayde
(Berlin, MA)
Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 11:28
 
 tracey wrote:
sweet song. def had to check the playlist as i was hearing REM and tragically hip in there..likes
 
There's a lot of REM in here - though it surely underlines how good REM is - "Sounds the same... but... not... nearly as compelling".

I like the riffing bridge in the middle, that gave it a notch up.

But, jeezus guys, repeating a really nice groove over and over again does not make it better.


hilbink
(Rocky Mountain High)
Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 11:28
 
Anybody else think this guy sounds like Peter Murphy of Bauhaus?

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 13:39
 
 Kristi wrote:
First listen to him, ever. I really like the sound of this. I could go for more....
 

This song is good for the ears...



Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 13:33
 
sfearll wrote:
sounds like The Tragically Hip

But it's tragically not, and one can tragically tell.


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 13:30
 
Man, this is bad.

tracey
Posted: Jun 27, 2009 - 19:57
 
sweet song. def had to check the playlist as i was hearing REM and tragically hip in there..likes

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Jun 11, 2009 - 12:39
 
 borggrrl wrote:
I'm reminded of R.E.M., which isn't a bad thing at all.
 

Humm....it's certainly reminiscent of something. But I'm not hearing R.E.M.

conglif
Posted: Apr 25, 2009 - 07:50
 
 borggrrl wrote:
I'm reminded of R.E.M., which isn't a bad thing at all.
 
No, it isn't (and I admit the similarity).

...But I think he's his own guy.

Remember, folks, just 'cause a piece of music trips a trigger in your brain does not detract from the validity of the piece.

(All music is derivative of something.)


borggrrl
(San Francisco)
Posted: Mar 08, 2009 - 17:11
 
I'm reminded of R.E.M., which isn't a bad thing at all.

ghostcow
Posted: Dec 19, 2008 - 22:10
 
Good Song, but it gets high rating because I love the Album which has some much better songs.  Great sing-a-long song for the car.

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 - 08:17
 
I have a record store promo of this CD and have also heard all of the major-label release (from which this version of this song is taken), and I much prefer the radio promo version that I have. To me, the major-label version is too slick-sounding & over-produced, whereas the first one sounds more..."honest"...for lack of a better word.



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 20:01
 


BTW, Josh says he sounds like Michael Stipe and dreams like Carl Jung...



Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 01:29
 
There are better songs on this CD. This one is average to me.
natural_tools
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 15:17
 
What I like about this album is that it came out at a time when everything on the radio was perfectly slick, soulless pop. It was refreshing to hear something unique, scratchy, slightly off-key and personal.

Of course, the radio hasn't changed at all since then, but now I have an iPod and Radio Paradise, so who cares about that anymore?
bugleboy624
(Bluefield, WV)
Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 11:13
 
I put it at 3. Ho-hum indeed.
Chi_Guy
(Chicago)
Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 11:12
 
RadioDoc wrote:

To annoy you. Seems to be working.

Back to the song...nothing great, nothing terrible. A solid 5.


I agree w/u both, solid five, bucking for a 1.
jlind
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 14:42
 
I really like the lyrics... but somehow it still manages to stay around average overall.
RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Apr 11, 2008 - 12:29
 
OHMish wrote:
A clean 1. Why is this played?

To annoy you. Seems to be working.

Back to the song...nothing great, nothing terrible. A solid 5.
sfearll
(Monrovia, CA)
Posted: Apr 11, 2008 - 12:28
 
sounds like The Tragically Hip
out_to_lunch
(Philly by way of CT)
Posted: Apr 11, 2008 - 12:27
 
I thought this was wolfsheim for a minute. Either way, 1
MiketheKnife
(Virginia)
Posted: Apr 11, 2008 - 12:26
 
Moby Stipe.
Krow_Pie
(Venice, California)
Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 16:49
 
OHMish wrote:
A clean 1. Why is this played?


It's so scary...
OHMish
(Copenhagen)
Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 16:43
 
A clean 1. Why is this played?
themotion
(underwater)
Posted: Dec 07, 2007 - 16:59
 
"And all your weight, it falls on me, it brings me down."
siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 11:07
 
blastmeh wrote:
Ew. The part where he does the "spoken word" thingy dropped this from a 3 to a 2.

Yep that got me, too. But the rest was okay so I'll leave it at a 5.
Kristi
(Athens, GA)
Posted: Jul 03, 2007 - 12:33
 
First listen to him, ever. I really like the sound of this. I could go for more....
HazzeSwede
(Stockholm)
Posted: Jun 02, 2007 - 04:52
 
Just gave JJ an 8,heared it over headphones,very fine prodding,internetradio just made me walk to the recordshop.
SgtPepper
Posted: May 31, 2007 - 19:41
 
I'm sure we've all had a brush or two with some type of celebrity..it's just a fun little story...not bragging, or making any attempt to be cool--maybe if I was 16, but I'm in my 40's :-)

Now if I was kicked back with Mick and Keef, there's a whole different story!
arserocket
(Way down South West Scotland near boredom)
Posted: May 17, 2007 - 09:31
 
MMM...sumthin's a brewin hear me thinks?davin wrote:


Actually I thought it was a pretty good story. What's your story pal?

davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 15:14
 
99 wrote:
Wow, you know Josh Joplin? You're so cool.


Actually I thought it was a pretty good story. What's your story pal?
musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow))
Posted: Feb 27, 2007 - 22:48
 
99 wrote:
Wow, you know Josh Joplin? You're so cool.



...and you're mean.