Boring. Not horrible, but simply boring.

They got their name from Prince's song "Rasberry Beret". They heard "thunder drowns out what the lightning sees as "the lightning seeds". Good name. Decent song.

They got their name from Prince's song "Rasberry Beret". They heard "thunder drowns out what the lightning sees as "the lightning seeds". Good name. Decent song.

Uh, Lightning Seeds were around way before Chris "the Plagiarist" Martin, considering this was released two years before Moldplay was even formed.  Nevertheless, it did always sound like Ian Broudie did have his vocals augmented somehow... just part of the charm I suppose.

Another graduate from the Chris Martin school of vocal range augmentation...

I'll take Categories (2), (4), and (6), Alex, and for the Final Jeopardy round, Category (8) typical Merkun TV/cell phone/mass media catatonic idjit.

All of this over this song, like its not Dylan, dudes.

(1) smelly hippie 
(2) goose-stepping fundo 
(3) lowlife commie 
(4) neocon warmonger 
(5) pretentious soccer-playing euroweenie 
(6) closed-minded redneck NASCAR bigot 
(7) __________________ (insert your favorite derogatory adjective-noun combination here). 
You might actually like Commenter #2 if you got to know her Some things just are, or are not, your cuppa, or hers. That's all there is to it. 

This one's a little too Oasis for my tastes.

It's just pop music and only marginally ok at that.

 

Fair enough. OK, I don't like this song because when it first started I thought, "Oh! It's (insert any of a half dozen prior artists that sound like this.)" Therefore, this style of vocal delivery has been done to death. If the artist's vision involves being baking soda in the fridge and smelling like last week's leftovers then he's a success.

I don't like it- maybe some people find his dreary accent charming, but that's a one trick pony. I just don't think the guy can sing in the traditional sense of that word. Yes, sometimes vocals like this can bring meaning to the music (think Shane McGowan) but this is devoid of emotion. It has no meaning for me- conjures no imagery or sense of time or place. It fails to move me. However, I am interested to hear the reasons why someone likes this tune. Maybe I can gain an appreciation of it.

You like it, give it a "10," and lay on the dancing bananas. The next commenter doesn't like it, and expresses herself very strongly. That's not (or, at least, it shouldn't be) a comment on your lifestyle, intelligence, or relative worth as a person. It also doesn't mean that Commenter #2 is a (select one)
(1) smelly hippie

Everyone is entitled to their opinions. It's just a shame they aren't more open minded to be able to appreciate others' interpretation of art....

Everyone is entitled to their opinions. It's just a shame they aren't more open minded to be able to appreciate others' interpretation of art. It's also a shame that those people can't just keep those hurtful opinions to themselves. They must have been judged harshly in their own lives. What a shame, what a shame...

Actually.. I agree with you on the "sucks" and "vomit" like comments, but if someone actually puts down they "...hate this whiny falseto" ... that is descriptive enough to state exactly what they find wrong with the music/performance.

Some could argue that very few words are needed for some songs, and I'd have to agree with that too.. but there are songs, like this one, someone else has already said ... it sounds very much like any other group of this style, it sounds a little like Oasis and BRMC to me, and that's not a good or bad thing necssarily, because both of those groups have done songs that are outstanding in my opinion, but in the context of this song .. its run of the mill, nothing to stand up on and go "this is the greatest song ever made" and as such... gets a marginal or "ho hum" because of its mediocrity.

By saying things like "Vomit, this song sucks" or "I hate this whiny falseto" it makes all of you sound like a bunch of uneducated, and un-appreciative mainstream weight-room meatheads.

obviously, if youre listening to Radio Paradise, you aquire somewhat of a genuine appreciation for music. With appreciation comes respect.
What i dont understand, is why when you all dont like a song,
a valid reaction to any style of music...dont get me wrong,
you have to bash it, rather than respect the artist's vision.
By saying things like "Vomit, this song sucks" or "I hate this whiny falseto" it makes all of you sound like a bunch of uneducated, and un-appreciative mainstream weight-room meatheads.
the end.

Some songs just suck.

What i dont understand, is why when you all dont like a song...rather than respect the artist's vision things like "Vomit, this song sucks"

I thought this was "Yellow"..!
Same B chord.

I thought it was going to be Robbie Williams' "Come Undone." The intro is almost identical.

Reminds me of Oasis only this doesn't suck.

I thought this was "Yellow"..!
Same B chord.

Flaky as hell, but I like these guys.