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Great Lake Swimmers — Pulling on a Line
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neutronstar
Posted: May 02, 2013 - 17:46
 
Bill, when are you going to play "Still" - from the same album. It belongs on RP. Thanks.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: May 02, 2013 - 17:42
 
It's about time I flagged this tune.   So, imho, a 7.
 

Bill, We need more granularity on the scale.   I need to be able to rate a tune a 7.60.
 

Hippostar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Apr 22, 2013 - 09:15
 
 justlistening wrote:
Meh. A bit wandering and the rifts sound cliche to me - if that makes any sense.
 
It sounds like one member of the band took Music Theory 101 (at least long enough) to learn about simple tonal harmony and basic cadences.

teleskialaska
(Alaska)
Posted: Mar 21, 2013 - 21:46
 
I dig this song

mamyam
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 06:22
 
like it {#Good-vibes}

Mystery Guest
(somewhere else)
Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 07:53
 
Good stuff
msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 12:11
 

These guys are awesome.

dstehle
(United States)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 14:57
 
I saw them at The Haunt in Ithaca, NY this past Saturday. Great show! 

bluecshells
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 08:12
 
{#Daisy}

gandalfbmg
(Thankfully now a little more than 3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 08:57
 
My mood was on a sinking trajectory this morning, but this is helping to bouy it up a bit. :)

justlistening
(So. California)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 14:52
 
Meh. A bit wandering and the rifts sound cliche to me - if that makes any sense.

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 14:51
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
I like the rambling bass on this one—a lot like McCartney's on "Nowhere Man."
 
I've always liked Paul's bass playing. He never gets credit for the musicianship just the song writing, but he is a great bass player. This is very him, I agree.

Grammarcop
(i've successfully infiltrated the 1% without being detected!)
Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 08:59
 
Curse you, Bill! I just know this will be my earworm for the rest of the day.

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 14:54
 
I like the rambling bass on this one—a lot like McCartney's on "Nowhere Man."

t00lur
Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 09:17
 
this one is really good
a typical "thats-why-i-listen-to-radio-paradise" song 

tulfan
(Still in SE MI)
Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 09:07
 
Refreshing like an icy (Labatt) Blue Light...

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Apr 09, 2012 - 11:00
 
8 → 9

iTuner
Posted: Feb 09, 2012 - 22:47
 
Growing on me

icemang
(Boston & DC, mostly)
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 01:35
 
If there is a rock 'n' roll band left up there in the frozen wasteland please send up a flare. I'll come get you out of there myself.


gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 14:18
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Ok, time to shuffle this one on the back burner!{#Naughty}
 

{#No} never get tired of this one.

slippery
(Cold north on the other side of the puddle)
Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 07:35
 
Very cool lyrics.
That's not to often stubbled upon imo.

dpvest
(northern cali)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 11:05
 
the song caught my attention.  but then the bridge was too something...

stanza = 8
chorus = 6

I'll give it a 7... 

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 10:58
 
What an easy, singable, flowing song.  Very nice.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 10:57
 
Ok, time to shuffle this one on the back burner!{#Naughty}

amoreena
(west whatnot)
Posted: Oct 19, 2011 - 15:55
 
Me likey, mate.

madebytim
(Denmark)
Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 16:01
 
Yes!!!

fast_eddie
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 11:31
 
Love it!  Haven't heard for a while

HonduranRed
(Cap Hill, Denver)
Posted: May 22, 2011 - 20:13
 
Thanks!!!
 Seahunt wrote:
Intro:
D

Verse:
A - Em - D - A

Chorus:
D - Bm -G - D

Enjoy{#Bananajam}
 



Seahunt
(Parent's Basement)
Posted: May 05, 2011 - 06:20
 
Intro:
D

Verse:
A - Em - D - A

Chorus:
D - Bm -G - D

Enjoy{#Bananajam}

stickers11
(New Westminster, BC)
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 22:38
 
 WonderLizard wrote:

Listen carefully, if that's possible, to the bass and tell me if you can still honestly say that.

 
Alright, I'll bite. I'll listen more carefully next time. I may have missed the baseline...will have to turn up my EQ.



jpdribbler
(Northern Germany)
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 01:04
 
 stickers11 wrote:
Wow, can these guys do anything more that just strum chords?  About as complex as a campfire sing-a-long....
 
Campfire sing-a-long with a wicked bassline, subtle organ and perfectly nice jangly guitar, that is. Good luck trying to create that instrumental interplay at a campfire! Btw, ever listened to Your Rocky Spine? So much for "strumming only".


houston
(Tsawwassen B.C.)
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 18:26
 
Really grows on me

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 14:43
 
The more I hear this...the more I enjoy it. 

pggriff
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 14:24
 
 idylwild wrote:

Train lines, life lines, lines imagined across the night sky, or lines in a love poem: maybe Bill is suggesting there is a connection.

The song is sweet, and suggests grace to me.  And yes, musically and lyrically, it is a simple song.  I enjoy hearing it.
 {#Dance}

"The line, it writes itself across the dark sky,
In the electric flushes ending with a sigh
It weaves itself into a fabric so true
and flows just like the river, graceful and blue

I'm just pulling on a line, on a line,
I'm just pulling on a line
I'm just pulling on a line, on a line
And sometimes it pulls on me"


 


Methinks they are referring to the aurara borielis in these lines.
First listen, I like it.

andigenu
(Black Sea)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 14:16
 
Really cool folkish song! Puts together lines that appear as taken from folk fairytailes and mixes them really professionally.
A 9!

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 14:11
 
 stickers11 wrote:
Wow, can these guys do anything more that just strum chords?  About as complex as a campfire sing-a-long....
 
Listen carefully, if that's possible, to the bass and tell me if you can still honestly say that.


Lonestar
(Probably Above You)
Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 14:10
 
They are fantastic to see live, great sounding and genuine. 

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Jan 30, 2011 - 19:43
 
I'm still liking this!

xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Jan 14, 2011 - 23:44
 
 stickers11 wrote:
Wow, can these guys do anything more that just strum chords?  About as complex as a campfire sing-a-long....
 
Talk about a public display of ignorance.  Try again.

LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.)
Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 07:57
 
 stickers11 wrote:
Wow, can these guys do anything more that just strum chords?  About as complex as a campfire sing-a-long....
 
News Flash!: not every piece of music was intended to be like King Crimson or Chopin. {#Beat}



haretic
(toward Abad, just south of Maitri)
Posted: Nov 17, 2010 - 18:45
 
 Giselle62 wrote:
I thought maybe this song was about trains? because Bill played it after "City of New Orleans."
But after reading the lyrics I think it is about...lines?

 
Train lines, life lines, lines imagined across the night sky, or lines in a love poem: maybe Bill is suggesting there is a connection.

The song is sweet, and suggests grace to me.  And yes, musically and lyrically, it is a simple song.  I enjoy hearing it.
 {#Dance}

"The line, it writes itself across the dark sky,
In the electric flushes ending with a sigh
It weaves itself into a fabric so true
and flows just like the river, graceful and blue

I'm just pulling on a line, on a line,
I'm just pulling on a line
I'm just pulling on a line, on a line
And sometimes it pulls on me"



Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 05:23
 
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

Is it big and cold?

 

Uh, when the water's cold, IT usually gets smaller, not bigger... {#Tongue-out}

GirlFriday
(Hippieland)
Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 07:53
 
 stickers11 wrote:
Wow, can these guys do anything more that just strum chords?  About as complex as a campfire sing-a-long....
 
Some of us enjoy campfire sing-a-longs.


nelsonha
(NOR ยค CAL)
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 08:12
 
This is growing on me.

Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 09:16
 
and now...presenting the heights of mediocrity....{#Rolleyes}

stickers11
(New Westminster, BC)
Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 00:13
 
Wow, can these guys do anything more that just strum chords?  About as complex as a campfire sing-a-long....

AphidA
Posted: Oct 01, 2010 - 12:52
 
Sounds a little like Pete Yorn to me. Nice.

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Sep 26, 2010 - 11:29
 
I thought maybe this song was about trains? because Bill played it after "City of New Orleans."
But after reading the lyrics I think it is about...lines?


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 15:30
 
I didn't even have to check the playlist to know this was Great Lake Swimmers. Man, I love this group. In fact, I love pretty much everything played here, no matter how many times it gets played. I'm learning about so much new music, and I have a list of things I want to invest in, when money finally starts coming in - whenever that will be...

 

audiophelia
(Pennsylvania)
Posted: Sep 04, 2010 - 09:05
 
Ha! A mandolin set today! Very Cool! :D