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Powderfinger — These Days
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Spud
(Newcastle, Australia)
Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 17:19
 
Not their best song but still good, a pleasant surprise to hear them on RP.  They are very popular here and are about to start touring again in the new year.

Stave
(San Francisco)
Posted: May 07, 2009 - 14:54
 
 Essbee wrote:
Blah.
 
Pretty much.  Decent background music, certainly not bad enough to make me hit mute, but nothing I'm going to remember even 20 minutes from now.


Essbee
(Big Bend Region, Texas)
Posted: May 07, 2009 - 14:49
 
Blah.

Jungle_Jim
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 12:37
 
lmic wrote:
Radiohead meets David Gates & Bread
 
Yep that's a fair comment. And Coldplay are U2 meets David Gates & Bread then? Plodding, ponderous, leaden - just a few words which come to mind upon hearing this song. Powderfinger are one of Australia's biggest bands - maybe they are the Aussie Coldplay?



dadoo
(170 miles SW of Paradise)
Posted: Jun 25, 2008 - 17:42
 
The vocalist sounds like one of the Brothers Gibb.
CoYoT51
(Reims, France)
Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 02:46
 
Just sounds like "heard three billions times before". Nothing new, very common...
Next!
lazylemming
(City of the Angels)
Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 18:41
 
the chorus sounds like a slowed down version of their single, "My Happiness"... i prefer the single.
miamizsun
(New Digs in Fort Lauderdale(3261.3 Miles SE of RP), FL)
Posted: Jan 20, 2008 - 08:49
 
spunkyboy62 wrote:
I've ordered a couple other Powderfinger albums from a website downunder. A head-scratcher why Powderfinger isn't more popular in the US.


I say, and I did the same thing.
spunkyboy62
(Grand Rapids, MI)
Posted: Jan 20, 2008 - 08:46
 
I've ordered a couple other Powderfinger albums from a website downunder. A head-scratcher why Powderfinger isn't more popular in the US.
canoeist
(Bishop's Stortford, UK)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 13:46
 
Sorry sounds just like lots of other dull songs
teapot
(in orbit)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 13:43
 
Two Aussie bands in a row. Amen brother! Go for three!
scottdburnett
(Boise)
Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 08:37
 
I was living in NYC for a couple years and went to the Letterman show one night and these guys happened to play. We really enjoyed their brief "set". One song for the show, but a damn good one.
cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 08:33
 
lmic wrote:
Radiohead meets David Gates & Bread


I can sort of hear that. Not sure whether that's good or bad. But any band named after one of my favorite Neil Young songs is okay with me.

c.
go_ski_mully
(lakeside n Muskoka)
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 09:43
 
Ah, memories …my one an only vacation to Australia in the summer 2003, for three weeks combing the sunshine coast and generally enjoying the beauty that is Oz! (not to mention the beautiful people!). I went on a three day tour of Fraser Island (the largest sand island in the world) with a bunch of folks from all over the globe …this was the CD that stayed on rotation for the majority of the tour and this was my favourite tune from that CD …I bought the album when in Oz and returned home with this as my only musical selection from the land downunder …thanks for the memories RP!
celadonstone
(the Lowcountry of SC (2858.50 mi East of Paradise))
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 09:24
 
That's some cool coverart. Never heard of these guys.
bigB_3
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Nov 13, 2006 - 11:47
 
More Powderfinger!!!


crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA)
Posted: Oct 29, 2006 - 20:06
 
Hoe Hum
lmic
(Uniondale, NY)
Posted: Sep 30, 2006 - 13:27
 
Radiohead meets David Gates & Bread
canadianbug
(nation's capital)
Posted: Jul 19, 2006 - 08:12
 
memories of my trip to australia in 2002...
handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Mar 24, 2006 - 10:31
 
earthbased wrote:
Something about the chorus I love...


I'm dittoing that previous ditto.
Mari
(Goolarabooloo)
Posted: Mar 24, 2006 - 10:29
 
... Woo! Australian Half Hour. Good one RP! ... ...
... Adore Powderfinger These Days! ...particularly Odyssey Number Five! ...

bookem
Posted: Mar 09, 2006 - 16:20
 
After a rough day (or at anytime really) this song is great. Thanks RP.
Jacksonstat
(Columbus OH)
Posted: Oct 14, 2005 - 12:34
 
Ditto.

earthbased wrote:
Something about the chorus I love...

earthbased
(Milwaukee, WI USA)
Posted: Oct 14, 2005 - 12:27
 
Something about the chorus I love...
appst89
(North Wilkesboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 16, 2005 - 08:22
 
Love these guys!!!!


Shades
(Queensland, Australia)
Posted: Jul 01, 2005 - 21:26
 
Johng wrote:
I like this band a lot, I have Aussie versions of two of their CDs. This version sounds different than the one on the Aussie CD, maybe it's remixed for the states or something?

The song was originally recorded for the Australian movie 'Two Hands' and released on a single about 6 months before the album, that's why there are two versions.
flandersdog
(the sunny Pac NW)
Posted: Jun 03, 2005 - 15:11
 
Johng wrote:
I like this band a lot, I have Aussie versions of two of their CDs. This version sounds different than the one on the Aussie CD, maybe it's remixed for the states or something?


I don't know the answer to your question for certain, but this is definitely different than the version on the CD I have...we must have the same one (I prefer the other version to this one...it's quieter and less rock-and-roll, which seems appropriate for the song)
diane
(seacoast, nh, usa)
Posted: Apr 24, 2005 - 11:23
 
S-h-h-h-h... People are sleeping...
jagdriver
(HP Cubeland, Roseville, CA)
Posted: Apr 20, 2005 - 16:31
 
Thanks to RP for turning me on to Powderfinger.


sugarbrown
(happy place!!!)
Posted: Apr 20, 2005 - 16:24
 
such a great track!
the cd is one of my faves!
flandersdog
(the sunny Pac NW)
Posted: Mar 22, 2005 - 08:35
 
bought the CD after hearing this band for the first time on RP a couple of weeks ago...I shudder to think I could have gone on and on not knowing about this band...thank you, RP!
Johng
(San Luis Obispo, CA. Hey I call this paradise too!)
Posted: Feb 24, 2005 - 14:23
 
I like this band a lot, I have Aussie versions of two of their CDs. This version sounds different than the one on the Aussie CD, maybe it's remixed for the states or something?
miamizsun
(Miami Beach (3285.3 Miles SE of RP), FL)
Posted: Jan 07, 2005 - 14:15
 
i really like this band.
shell
(Sydney, Aus.)
Posted: Dec 09, 2004 - 00:11
 
Chunnamark wrote:
It sounds too much like "The First Cut is the Deepest", Cheryl Crow version, which I hate...


This band is so very NOT like Ms Crow. (Blegh!) This is an OK song - but not their best. The CD is great - an Aussie classic...
Chunnamark
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Nov 09, 2004 - 11:07
 
It sounds too much like "The First Cut is the Deepest", Cheryl Crow version, which I hate... therefor, Powderfinger, you get a 2 for this song...
ANNE_MARIE
(The Ozark Mountains)
Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 14:03
 
BeMerry wrote:
I liked this song but I couldn't help but think they stole some of their sound from Radiohead


oh yeah...they both play guitars. j/k

eric
(Secret Hideaway)
Posted: Jul 16, 2003 - 20:56
 
Originally Posted by zevon:

This is a most excellent CD throughout, lots of different stuff. I'm a big Radiohead fan except I just can't get into the noises which make up most of KidA and Amnesiac (maybe I should start smokin weed again or something).
Anyway, my thoughts about Powderfinger is that they are all Radiohead could be...


BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
zevon
(Vista, CA)
Posted: Jun 26, 2003 - 10:30
 
Originally Posted by BeMerry:
I liked this song but I couldn't help but think they stole some of their sound from Radiohead

This is a most excellent CD throughout, lots of different stuff. I'm a big Radiohead fan except I just can't get into the noises which make up most of KidA and Amnesiac (maybe I should start smokin weed again or something).
Anyway, my thoughts about Powderfinger is that they are all Radiohead could be...
Birdman
(Secret Hideaway (USA))
Posted: Mar 16, 2003 - 11:05
 
nice peaceful song
Allyson
(Australia)
Posted: Nov 03, 2002 - 22:42
 
Bernard (the lead singer) just did a fantastic accoustic version of this on the telethon we had for the Bali Bomb victims - wasn't a dry eye in my house that night! "These days turned out nothing like I had planned...."
BeMerry
(santa cruz, CA)
Posted: Oct 24, 2002 - 14:57
 
I liked this song but I couldn't help but think they stole some of their sound from Radiohead
appst89
(North Wilkesboro, NC)
Posted: Oct 14, 2002 - 07:30
 
An outstanding song from an outstanding Australian band. The Internationalist is also a super album by these guys.