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''(Once)'' I didn't know you but I saw your trash on the curb
''(Once)'' I'd sit and watch it burn, I couldn't find any words.
''(Now)'' I think I've found them, turns out you've got some words of your own
''(Now)'' Let's try to hide them for ''(once)'' this story, this story
''(Once)'' You made no questions and I try to hum back the words
''(Once)'' Go see it our way when we promised no one gets hurt
''(Now)'' Let's visualize it again, we'll write it right off the page
''(Now)'' Feels so imaginary, ''(once)'' this story, this story
''(Once)'' You look so happy together, and
''(Once)'' You seem so happy together, and
''(Now)'' This story's film is falling
''(Now)'' This story ''(once)'' keeps falling down
''(Once)'' You look so happy together, and
''(Once)'' You seem so happy together, and
''(Now)'' This story's over, it's over
''(Now)'' This story ''(once)'' keeps falling down
''(Once)'' You look so happy together, and
''(Once)'' You seem so happy together, and
''(Now)'' This story's over, it's over
''(Now)'' This story ''(once)'' keeps falling down
''(Once)'' You look so happy together, and
''(Once)'' You seem so happy together, and
''(Now)'' This story's over, it's over
''(Now)'' This story ''(once)'' keeps falling down
''(Once)'' You look so happy together, and
''(Once)'' You seem so happy together, and
''(Now)'' This story's over, it's over
''(Now)'' This story ''(once)'' keeps falling down
| neckbone (Milwaukee, WI) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 14:17 mandolin wrote: ...blood is a fantastically great album, by far OSI's best effort to date... ...of course, i've never picked up free, mostly on account of being underwhelmed hearing this track... Free is pretty solid too. This is certainly not the best track on it. There are others that would fit right in on RP... |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Dec 03, 2009 - 14:13 prickelpit96 wrote: Are you the famous internet web cartoonist Randall Munroe? |
| jruhnke (Houston, TX) | Posted: Nov 02, 2009 - 05:08 fredriley wrote (Nov 2 09): Sure sounded like Tangerine Dream at first, then the 'attitude' kicked in and I knew it had to be a newer group. 7 from the Nottingham jury. Well, at least you're consistent: fredriley wrote (Jul 16 08): I could have sworn it was Tangerine Dream or Klaus Schulze in the first third, then the Beck-like vocals kick in. Nice stuff. And before anyone says it's "derivative", sure it is, but it's deriving from good sources IMO. 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 02, 2009 - 04:53 Sure sounded like Tangerine Dream at first, then the 'attitude' kicked in and I knew it had to be a newer group. 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| MinMan (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 15:12 Sounds like they are marching in lock step formation - kind of like "turd blossom" and his minions. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Oct 01, 2009 - 15:12 ...blood is a fantastically great album, by far OSI's best effort to date... ...of course, i've never picked up free, mostly on account of being underwhelmed hearing this track... |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 14:09 ...this sounds much more like chroma key than OSI to my ears... |
| mooseisadick (Westland, Michigan) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 14:09 denbear wrote: During the opening, I was thinking Ozric Tentacles. During the whole song, I was thinking that this might not be a bad time to die. UGH!! |
| denbear (Denver, Colorado) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 14:07 During the opening, I was thinking Ozric Tentacles. |
| mooseisadick (Westland, Michigan) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 14:07 Oh, does this suck. SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the name of everything holy, give us a real melody. |
| Relayer (Gainesville, FL) | Posted: Apr 26, 2009 - 08:29 I love this band, amazing/interesting musical collaboration. They new album BLOOD just came out last week, and it is very impressive as well. |
| crazy (yew nork, upstate) | Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 03:49 a_genuine_find wrote: Deutsche Telekom Engineer? do you work 4 SOS magazine? ...or perhaps CERN..?????? |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Nov 19, 2008 - 13:29 prickelpit96 wrote: Deutsche Telekom Engineer? |
| EssexTex (Bee Cave, Texas) | Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 09:37 whtahtefcuk wrote: This sucks. The bass line sounds like a big turd. "Big turd".....I like that....till now the only turd I actually heard was Mr Hanky!..I guess if he could play bass it would sound just like this. |
| mattt (Undisclosed) | Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 04:40 prickelpit96 wrote: Well, I see the word "layer" in that article a few times, so I'll guess you're a baker. Who specializes in cakes. Layer cakes. Yeah.  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 04:36 I could have sworn it was Tangerine Dream or Klaus Schulze in the first third, then the Beck-like vocals kick in. Nice stuff. And before anyone says it's "derivative", sure it is, but it's deriving from good sources IMO. 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| Sullen | Posted: Jun 14, 2008 - 16:08 That initial guitar riff is straight out of a Primus song. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: May 14, 2008 - 05:31 mattt wrote: This is a cool piece.
But "OSI" always makes me think of The Six Million Dollar Man. There. I get to date myself and expose my geek nature all at once. OSI = Open Systems Interconnection (click here) Now guess my profession.  |
| slartibart_O (N29°57'-W97°34') | Posted: Mar 19, 2008 - 08:10 
Cool but challenging stuff. Hard to take for some conservative ears obviously. Both their albums feature Steven Wilson and Mike Portney. |
| mattt (Undisclosed) | Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 05:41 This is a cool piece. But "OSI" always makes me think of The Six Million Dollar Man. There. I get to date myself and expose my geek nature all at once. |
| Relayer (Gainesville, FL) | Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 05:39 There are a lot of song out there about stalking...this one is my favorite. |
| mabra70 (Stuttgart, Germany) | Posted: Jan 09, 2008 - 07:07 Sounds exactly like Porcupine Tree! *g* |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 21:39 Coulda sworn this was Beck--the somnambulant and endlessly repetitive vocals, bland instrumentals, and so on. Might as well be Beck. |
| Tempus_Fugit | Posted: Nov 14, 2007 - 17:09 On_The_Beach wrote: Sounds like a Robert Fripp outtake.
Ditto. |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Nov 11, 2007 - 17:14 This sucks. The bass line sounds like a big turd. |
| Honeyman (Costa Mesa, CA.) | Posted: Nov 07, 2007 - 12:28 This blows chunks. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 07:26 sstepak wrote: Bush and his administration think that visiting those "hard workin' folks" Iraq fits in with Labor Day. Digging ditches, fixing network servers,prepping food in a fast food joint and getting blown to bits by and IED in a firefight. Same thing to them. Here it is again! and again and again! "You've got some words of your own ..." Must Not Channel Sirhanx2 again! Must tune into Jeedger Hoover and Secret Government of Illuminati HIdden Underneath Entry Plaque of Denver Internaltional Airport ... Yes, yes! Receiving ON! Jay Edgar Lives! Honorary EffBeeEye Agent Elvis Reporting! What's that you say, Wear A Dress Too???? OMG! Yes yes ! |
| HazzeSwede (Stockholm) | Posted: Oct 07, 2007 - 02:01 Long time ago we had a group called Noice,they played Rock,this group shoued be called Rock. |
| raga (Italy - Como) | Posted: Oct 05, 2007 - 02:35 More, please!  |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 14:43 Sounds like a Robert Fripp outtake. |
| sstepak (cleveland ohio) | Posted: Sep 03, 2007 - 15:43 Misterfixit wrote: OMG! Here it is again, right after Bush visits Iraq for the Third Time. Oh Boy ... you know about those Counter-Theta Waves playing in reverse stereo (A minus A instead of the usual A minus B and so forth). OK, OK, OK, I'm channeling now .... Uh, yeah, OK, Sirhan Sirhan, I read You now, Remote Viewing to "ON" .... OMG! It's Marilyn Monroe's bedroom and there's Bobbie Kennedy ... what! What? Oh My Ghod ... Ewwwwwwwwwwwww ........ OK, I am happy together now. Peace Out. Bush and his administration think that visiting those "hard workin' folks" Iraq fits in with Labor Day. Digging ditches, fixing network servers,prepping food in a fast food joint and getting blown to bits by and IED in a firefight. Same thing to them. |
| Teko (out there somewhere) | Posted: Sep 03, 2007 - 15:40 Cool stuff. *bought* Thanks for another new band I've never heard of! |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Sep 03, 2007 - 15:38 Misterfixit wrote: Here's that piece again! It grows on me ... and I am falling into the music now and I am sorry I was the umbrella Man and I was on the Grassy Knoll and I gave Jack Ruby the orders and the cancer ..... oh, Say, How About a Nice Game of Solitaire? ..... OMG! Here it is again, right after Bush visits Iraq for the Third Time. Oh Boy ... you know about those Counter-Theta Waves playing in reverse stereo (A minus A instead of the usual A minus B and so forth). OK, OK, OK, I'm channeling now .... Uh, yeah, OK, Sirhan Sirhan, I read You now, Remote Viewing to "ON" .... OMG! It's Marilyn Monroe's bedroom and there's Bobbie Kennedy ... what! What? Oh My Ghod ... Ewwwwwwwwwwwww ........ OK, I am happy together now. Peace Out. |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 14:03 greyfin10 wrote: Maybe I'm wrong, but my peripheral auditory senses are telling me that was a very very nice segueway (i was doing two other things so...).
:) Absolutely. I was looking right at the screen and still couldn't tell!! |
| greyfin10 (Orlando) | Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 14:01 Maybe I'm wrong, but my peripheral auditory senses are telling me that was a very very nice segueway (i was doing two other things so...). :) |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 14:00 Misterfixit wrote: Here's that piece again! It grows on me ... and I am falling into the music now and I am sorry I was the umbrella Man and I was on the Grassy Knoll and I gave Jack Ruby the orders and the cancer ..... oh, Say, How About a Nice Game of Solitaire? ..... Liar! No way you could've been the umbrella man AND on grassy knoll. Now, deal! |
| sircharles (Decatur, Georgia) | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 16:48 Pretttty Goood A!!!   |
| cmrump (Flatland) | Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 10:33 "Once" reminds me of Eno's "This"; is a story brewing? |
| Nabla (Ver-Cork-st (Ireland)) | Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 10:31 Meanwhile shifted: 7 -> 8...!  |
| Kristi (Athens, GA) | Posted: Jun 29, 2007 - 13:13 Holy cannoli, Billman! That segue was so seamless I didn't even realize the band changed...  |
| BasmntMadman (In the basement. They think.) | Posted: Jun 13, 2007 - 18:46 Gawd, Winamp finally starts up and suddenly I hear this music bouncing from ear to ear in my headphones. Disorienting. |
| tripleearth (Vermont, USA) | Posted: Jun 13, 2007 - 18:46 slartibart_O wrote: OH all you low raters bite me, I happen to like the abstractness of it. Just shut up and wait a song or two for your Waits, Amos and Cohen.
YES! Eliminate the negative; Accentuate the POSITIVE |
| GChevy410 (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Jun 13, 2007 - 18:43 Wow I thought this wasa part of the RJD2 song, and I was like...well "Wow", but it's just another awsome segue from Bill. Thanks if it had been the same song I would have rated it a 9, but now I know it's two different songs it goes to 8 and 7 respectively. |
| Wizzuvvoz (middle of the road in the groin of America) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 13:35 bokey wrote: I've done to much electronic repair to be able to take that buzzing.It sounds like some helpless electronic component crying out for my help.
dude, all electronic components that you can get your hands on need your shepherding, if you can do it.Hold on I'm a comin'  |
| Kristi (Athens, GA) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 13:30 bokey wrote: I've done to much electronic repair to be able to take that buzzing.It sounds like some helpless electronic component crying out for my help.
Hold on I'm a comin'  |
| slartibart_O (nomadic around austin) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 13:29 OH all you low raters bite me, I happen to like it. Just shut up and wait a song or two for your Waits, Amos and Cohen. |
| Wizzuvvoz (middle of the road in the groin of America) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 13:28 i found your trash on the curb. voice |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: May 29, 2007 - 06:00 Misterfixit wrote: Whoa! Mostly like the psychological and self-hypnosis tool called "Hemi-Synch" made famous by the GRILL PLATE experiments of US Army Intelligence back in the 1970's. The left side right side makes me lay down on the floor and have a nice vertigo session.
Electronics are great but kind of wished this was a no-voices piece. Here's that piece again! It grows on me ... and I am falling into the music now and I am sorry I was the umbrella Man and I was on the Grassy Knoll and I gave Jack Ruby the orders and the cancer ..... oh, Say, How About a Nice Game of Solitaire? ..... |
| Whirlpool (Somewhere in California) | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 19:29 I thought I was still listening to the previous song before this one started playing. |
| JesseDewey (S.A., TX) | Posted: Apr 24, 2007 - 11:08 Walrus_Gumbo wrote: This sounds like a blend of Tangerine Dream/Kraftwerk/Prodigy mixed with bathtub farts!!!
how do you get 'em to stay in the tub? mine jump out, right away. |