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| xkolibuul (Green Mountain state of mind) | Posted: Aug 30, 2006 - 21:06 Krispian wrote: I've never heard Hem, or the FoW version. This song's alright: doesn't really hit me one way or the other. A solid 5.
Not a bad song but not Hem's best either. Check them out more, I bet you'll like. |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Aug 28, 2006 - 00:57 I've never heard Hem, or the FoW version. This song's alright: doesn't really hit me one way or the other. A solid 5. |
| miahfost (Gothenburg, Sweden) | Posted: Aug 28, 2006 - 00:53 This song kicks ass! |
| dwhayslett (Raleigh, NC) | Posted: Aug 16, 2006 - 07:16 tony620d wrote: now that's just creepy. freakin internet predators.. leave me alone! As soon as you go away. |
| tony620d (jamba juice) | Posted: Aug 16, 2006 - 07:05 dwhayslett wrote: Maybe you should check out preadolescentboy.com now that's just creepy. freakin internet predators.. leave me alone! |
| RhodesWarrior (The Deep South) | Posted: Aug 16, 2006 - 07:00 This version takes all the fun and energy out of the original Fountains of Wayne version; however, it doesn't make my ears bleed. Bland. |
| dwhayslett (Raleigh, NC) | Posted: Aug 16, 2006 - 06:59 tony620d wrote: can we get some music with BALLS today? thanks.
Maybe you should check out preadolescentboy.com |
| tony620d (jamba juice) | Posted: Aug 16, 2006 - 06:58 can we get some music with BALLS today? thanks. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Jul 29, 2006 - 18:34 "I moved back to Pittsburgh and joined a protein"?? Maybe I've been around biochemistry too long... 
Not a bad remake, but they sound a little out of their element. Decent, anyway. |
| cmrump (Flatland) | Posted: Jun 30, 2006 - 11:13 Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote: I just uploaded it the other day and it got accepted immediately! It was played on the next day!
Thank you! The original is awesome, yet barely outranks this "pretty good" version. |
| Zep (Home) | Posted: Jun 30, 2006 - 10:44 skindy wrote: It would be interesting to hear the reaction of someone who's never heard the Fountains of Wayne version. If you're already familiar with it, I just don't think you can form an unbiased opinion. I can't.
I don't know the FoW version, but it sounds kind of OK. (I keep getting this group confused with JEM, but never REM). This is the "Half-Acre" group right? Got kind of an alt-country feel to it, though I prefer the Tanyas or the Waifs for that. |
| AliGator (Home) | Posted: Jun 18, 2006 - 15:45 I don't really like the "Shine on, shine on, shine..." part. It reminds me of "Come on, come on, bla bla bla bla" in that AC/DC song. But, I haven't heard the original version of this. So I'll just hush up now. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 19:42 skindy wrote: It would be interesting to hear the reaction of someone who's never heard the Fountains of Wayne version. If you're already familiar with it, I just don't think you can form an unbiased opinion. I can't.
Never heard any version until this one just now. I liked it. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (La Quinta, CA) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 19:41 dmax wrote: AUGUUGUGUGUGUGUGUGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
I just uploaded it the other day and it got accepted immediately! It was played on the next day!
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Where is the original Fountains of Wayne version???? I still remember tentatively putting that first FoW disc in the car on a friend's recommendation. This song - Radiation Vibe - came on, and I was in such a bliss that I hadn't felt in years... This version lacks the abrasive exuberance. And that's a bad thing. |
| Dianyla (Portland, OR) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 19:40 Stylize wrote: The Raconteurs release, Steady as she goes, really should be
given some air time.... Please ! Jack White and brendan Benson are great song crafters. Um, do you have any idea what thread you're posting in?  |
| algrif (Slightly west of Zero) | Posted: Jun 01, 2006 - 05:42 ampersand wrote: I haven't heard the original... I liked this quite a bit, but it's probably because I have a consistent record of liking Hem a lot. IMHO this song is only average in comparison to such jewels as Half Acre and Leave Me Here. Maybe this is because it's a cover that just doesn't quite get it, as some have suggested, or maybe it's just my random opinion.  |
| BradAl (around) | Posted: Jun 01, 2006 - 05:41 I think this is a good interpretation of the song - it makes you look at it a different way. I get a kind of Sam Beam-y vibe from her. Also, I would love to hear Sink to the Bottom - and I think Hey Julie could easily fit into RP's setlist. |
| inindian ('bout 45 north) | Posted: May 05, 2006 - 22:08 I dunno the original but this does seem a bit...thin...vapid...or something less than strong  Nice enough tho, especially if it was your neighbor's sister playing at the BBQ   |
| rabbitsongs | Posted: Apr 27, 2006 - 19:35 While this is REALLY different than the original, I gotta say that this cover really grows on you over time. I actually think it's brilliant - and they perform it beautifully live. |
| georgc (Minneapolis, Minnesota) | Posted: Apr 21, 2006 - 08:24 Play the FoW version instead of this one... all this cover does it make me wish to hear the real version. OMG now your playing FoW - Supercollider right after Bill your just EVIL :) |
| ampersand ("at University," as they say) | Posted: Apr 19, 2006 - 22:07 skindy wrote: It would be interesting to hear the reaction of someone who's never heard the Fountains of Wayne version. If you're already familiar with it, I just don't think you can form an unbiased opinion. I can't. I haven't heard the original... I liked this quite a bit, but it's probably because I have a consistent record of liking Hem a lot. IMHO this song is only average in comparison to such jewels as Half Acre and Leave Me Here. Maybe this is because it's a cover that just doesn't quite get it, as some have suggested, or maybe it's just my random opinion. |
| torturedpotato (planet potato) | Posted: Apr 18, 2006 - 12:02 skindy wrote: It would be interesting to hear the reaction of someone who's never heard the Fountains of Wayne version. If you're already familiar with it, I just don't think you can form an unbiased opinion. I can't. I've never heard the original and did not care for this at all. Something about the woman's lack of vocal depth and the plodding nature of the tune..I blocked it out and then tuned back in, disappointed to find it still playing. Kind of like at the dentist's office when you tune out the drill for a while. |
| Stylize (Michigan) | Posted: Apr 05, 2006 - 07:39 The Raconteurs release, Steady as she goes, really should be given some air time.... Please ! Jack White and brendan Benson are great song crafters. |
| SCJoniguy (Greenville,SC) | Posted: Apr 05, 2006 - 07:39 Took a fun-sounding Fountains of Wayne song & made it boring |
| skindy (NYS capital (lookitup)) | Posted: Apr 05, 2006 - 07:32 Omigod! I knew I recognized the opening lyrics, but I just couldn't place the song until I looked at the playlist. Still forming my opinion on this cover... I adore the Fountains of Wayne original, and I've loved all the Hem songs I've heard to date. Not sure if they mix well here, though... It would be interesting to hear the reaction of someone who's never heard the Fountains of Wayne version. If you're already familiar with it, I just don't think you can form an unbiased opinion. I can't. |
| flipchurn (Denver) | Posted: Apr 05, 2006 - 07:32 dmax wrote: AUGUUGUGUGUGUGUGUGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Where is the original Fountains of Wayne version???? I still remember tentatively putting that first FoW disc in the car on a friend's recommendation. This song - Radiation Vibe - came on, and I was in such a bliss that I hadn't felt in years... This version lacks the abrasive exuberance. And that's a bad thing. Right on Dmax - Fountains of Wayne did this right the first time - no need to redo.  |
| gandalfbmg (Missouri) | Posted: Apr 05, 2006 - 07:31 Wow! I loved this song back in the Fountains of Wayne day (before that crud they make now). Nice take on it, great song. |
| toker (the valley of the moon) | Posted: Apr 03, 2006 - 21:25 Nice lyric. Excellent vocals, and a relaxed but active songbed. This could be a pop tune with the right producer. |
| DjThirteenP (Tampa) | Posted: Apr 03, 2006 - 21:22 Nice production. Maybe a bit too nicely produced. It's been massaged a little to much into a "product." But it's catchy and inoffensive. |
| (former member) (Shadow Valley Condos) | Posted: Apr 03, 2006 - 21:21 AUGUUGUGUGUGUGUGUGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Where is the original Fountains of Wayne version???? I still remember tentatively putting that first FoW disc in the car on a friend's recommendation. This song - Radiation Vibe - came on, and I was in such a bliss that I hadn't felt in years... This version lacks the abrasive exuberance. And that's a bad thing. |