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Grandaddy — The Group Who Couldn't Say
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greyfin10
(Panama City, FL)
Posted: Feb 12, 2009 - 12:14
 

I had an interesting discussion about this song with my mom... I loved it and she didn't understand what it was about (completely didn't get it).  I've had that disconnect with her before about... Dilbert.  She totally never finds Dilbert funny.  So we discussed some of the mind-numbing realities of living in Cube-land corporate America, slowly losing your soul, and then I played it again for her.

Eureka!



Enkidu
(San Diego, California)
Posted: Aug 04, 2005 - 15:16
 
ZZZZZzzzz-snore-zzzzZZZZZZ
pyxxel
(Dublin, Ireland)
Posted: Aug 04, 2005 - 15:15
 
WTF?!?!?
:P :P :P :P :P
Vogelfrei
(Western Montana)
Posted: Aug 04, 2005 - 15:15
 
I enjoy these guys both musically and lyrically. Their themes are very affecting.

When he says "the sprinklers that come on at 3AM sound like crowds of people asking 'Are you happy what you're doing?'" I sort of choke up. Maybe it's time to start thinking about a career change...
mildersoap
Posted: Aug 04, 2005 - 15:11
 
i really like the melancholy to the chorus underneath the pop overlay...
Ichthyologist
(Dallas)
Posted: Jun 21, 2005 - 09:55
 
Uhhhhhhhmmmmm..............no
(former member)
(Right Here)
Posted: Jun 06, 2005 - 17:03
 
You can feel like this if you snort ritalin.
coentje
(Rotterdam or anywhere...)
Posted: May 08, 2005 - 09:33
 
RichardPrins wrote:
Typical for a whole bunch of their songs...


Can I rate their complete works sucko barfo? This is truly awful!
federico
(Padova, Italy)
Posted: Apr 09, 2005 - 02:44
 
as bland as morning dew ...
gandalfbmg
(Missouri)
Posted: Mar 25, 2005 - 09:30
 
Is it just me, or does everything I've heard on RP from these guys (and especially this song) sound like they were a bunch of guys from an IT company who got together and formed a band. Every time I hear them I think I'm listening to the next big scheme from the three guys from Office Space...
willmcnaught
(Eugene Oregon)
Posted: Mar 25, 2005 - 09:27
 
make it stop!
Al_Koholic
(Exit 82, NJ)
Posted: Feb 04, 2005 - 17:00
 
Sounds like something the Partridge Family would do
ScottFromWyoming
(Powell, Wyo.)
Posted: Dec 22, 2004 - 09:48
 
It's gone from a 6 to a 7 for me, and I wouldn't be surprised to have it go another notch.

There it went! 8
diane
(seacoast, nh, usa)
Posted: Dec 12, 2004 - 01:57
 
This gets an extra rating point for lyrics that include the phrase "for insurance purposes"...
Overall, one of the more painful fits of odd lyrics into a song.
petr_czech
(Brno, Czech Republic, Europe)
Posted: Dec 11, 2004 - 14:12
 
I don't know why, but I find it great too!
pseudafred
(Seattle for a short time)
Posted: Jul 28, 2004 - 10:07
 
josephthelevite wrote:

Really Awefully Good! Yeah!

Can't help but hum along

josephthelevite
(Scottsdale, AZ)
Posted: Jul 28, 2004 - 10:03
 
MsJudi wrote:
This is really awful.

Really Awefully Good! Yeah!
MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Jun 04, 2004 - 11:10
 
This is really awful.
Oakjefferson
Posted: Apr 30, 2004 - 06:07
 
Haven't gotten into this album like I did sophmoric, but I haven't given it the proper headphone treatment either.
spieler
(Old Europe)
Posted: Mar 07, 2004 - 04:24
 
Nifty. They had fit well on the soundtrack for "Royal Tenenbaums".
kcarr224
(Cary, NC)
Posted: Feb 24, 2004 - 11:44
 
Please make it stop.
Gregorama
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 12:31
 
His vocals remind me of "Schoolhouse Rock," in a comfortable, reassuring way.
josephthelevite
(Scottsdale, AZ)
Posted: Jan 13, 2004 - 10:58
 
This is one of my favorite songs of last year. On one of the best albums of last year.
RichardPrins
(Canada)
Posted: Jan 03, 2004 - 05:28
 
Typical for a whole bunch of their songs...
RobGraham
(Concord, NH)
Posted: Dec 03, 2003 - 09:47
 
Know nothing about the band but really like the sound. I guess banal is in the mind of the beholder. :D
BigCalm
(England)
Posted: Nov 11, 2003 - 04:52
 
ndanger666 wrote:
This should have been called "The Group Who Couldn't Sing"

Damn you stole my line!! ;)

ndanger666
(Lost in the Ozone Again)
Posted: Sep 22, 2003 - 12:08
 
This should have been called "The Group Who Couldn't Sing"

Excessively banal, even for a Monday.
alotlikeyou
(Fort Worth TX)
Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 09:13
 
Yeah you guys nailed it. This whole album is really well developed. I too saw them open for Pete Yorn, in dallas. One of the more striking things about Grandaddy's live set is their use of video during the songs. Sometimes the video was completely random - old footage of nature films, while during "Yeah is what we had" the music and the video synced perfectly.

They are on their own headlining tour right now (in dallad Sept 23) if you like them even just a little, you should go.



charlesryder
(West Palm Beach, FL)
Posted: Aug 25, 2003 - 10:51
 
heard about these guys on NPR...quite an interesting bunch of guys to say the least
Ruffcorn
(West Saint Paul, MN)
Posted: Aug 25, 2003 - 10:49
 
This is a great CD. I saw them perform most of these songs a couple months before it was released and they were much better that Pete Yorn who they opened for. This is my favorite song on the CD.
mrmonkey
(Ottawa)
Posted: Aug 21, 2003 - 08:33
 
I really like it.. these guys are great! They sound kind of like Radiohead mixed with Neil Young
BeccaSue
(Fairfax, VA)
Posted: Aug 21, 2003 - 08:33
 


Yes, it does...
OlSpazzy
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Aug 17, 2003 - 11:27
 
aww cmon, this song deserves some comments :\
Pdennen
(Michigan)
Posted: Aug 07, 2003 - 06:42
 
I saw Grandaddy open up for Pete Yorn a few months ago in Detroit. They look nothing like they sound. A cross between farmers and ZZ Top is guess on the looks front. Mellow rock on the sound front. I liked them, especially as a nice surprise to open for PEte Yorn">