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Nickel Creek — When in Rome
Album: Why Should the Fire Die?
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Released: 2005
Length: 4:06
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Where can a sick man go
When he can't choke down the medicine the old doc knows
A specialist came to town
But he stays at home
Saying no one knows so I don't
Honey when in Rome

Where can a teacher go
Wherever she thinks people need the things she knows
Hey those books you gave us look good on the shelves at home
And they'll burn warm in the fireplace teacher
When in Rome

Grab a blanket sister
We'll make smoke signals
Bring in some new blood
It feels like we're alone
Grab a blanket brother
So we don't catch cold
From one another
I wonder if we're stuck in Rome

Where can a dead man go?
A question with an answer only dead men know
But I'm gonna bet they never really feel at home
It they spent a lifetime learning how to live in Rome
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Excellent!
The Carter Family if they took a time capsule to 2004.
 stargazer1 wrote:
This sounds like every other Nickel Creek song. It makes me wish I was temporarily deaf. {#No}


You clearly have not listened to much Nickel Creek.
RP needs more Chris Thile and especially The Punch Brothers. 
Chris Thile is in rare company: his name is often mentioned in the same breath as Bill Monroe (!!), Marty Stuart, and other superlative mandolin players.
c.
 xkolibuul wrote:

Looking forward to the day these kids decide to reunite and put out another album together. 



From 10 years ago. . . . Guess we're all still waiting.
 LoudshirtsBand wrote:

Wouldn't mind a bit of Nickelback!

If they play that I'd like my nickels back
 studioDEC wrote:
Not to be confused with Nickel Back
 
Wouldn't mind a bit of Nickelback!
Not to be confused with Nickel Back
 cbl wrote:
All I know is that you play for me and I appreciate that. You get me through the most difficult times...and also drive me in sane at times with the places you go... It is all good! Never stop! I don't know what I would do without RP
 
I feel so much the same. That's really magic here.
Brilliant!
 great toking tune
All I know is that you play for me and I appreciate that. You get me through the most difficult times...and also drive me in sane at times with the places you go... It is all good! Never stop! I don't know what I would do without RP
 stargazer1 wrote:
This sounds like every other Nickel Creek song. It makes me wish I was temporarily deaf. {#No}

 
I've known Nickel Creek since they were kids playing at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS.  Chris Thile is the best mandolin player on earth right now and is incredibly musically gifted.  And yes, they definitely have a bluegrass background.  Dig a little deeper into Nickel Creek's work and you will find some gems.
This sounds like every other Nickel Creek song. It makes me wish I was temporarily deaf. {#No}
 JGoat wrote:
Pitch Correction must die.

 
It's not alive in this song.
 karljonasson wrote:
This HAS to be the singer from one of my fave bands - Punch Brothers. Anyone know of a connection?

 
Same guy - Chris Thile; and he was in The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
 vandal wrote:

Clever.  Its not a question of Bluegrass origins.  It's a question of the band, Nickel Creek, and their influences.  My comment meant that the primary influence for Nickel Creek comes from American Bluegrass not from anything directly Celtic.  Check them out, in no self description of the band or its music will you find them saying that they drew on Celtic music.  Just sayin' yo. . . 
 



 

It's all good, I love it all. Bluegrass and Celtic.
 karljonasson wrote:
This HAS to be the singer from one of my fave bands - Punch Brothers. Anyone know of a connection?

 
click on the amg link and you get the band link. there you will find your answer as this link:
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-thile-mn0000779146


Pitch Correction must die.
..i'm liking this--7 on first pass thru..how about following it with some When In Rome ("The Promise"..?)..jk, but just barely..
makes me feel radiant   {#Sunny}
This HAS to be the singer from one of my fave bands - Punch Brothers. Anyone know of a connection?
the specialist came to town..nice.  Loving this song!
'Darkness Darkness ' vibe
Likable Bluegrass.

 sirdroseph wrote:


And Bluegrass was formed from? Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh traditional music.{#Yes}
 
Clever.  Its not a question of Bluegrass origins.  It's a question of the band, Nickel Creek, and their influences.  My comment meant that the primary influence for Nickel Creek comes from American Bluegrass not from anything directly Celtic.  Check them out, in no self description of the band or its music will you find them saying that they drew on Celtic music.  Just sayin' yo. . . 
 


 vandal wrote:

Pssst. . . dude. . . this is Bluegrass influenced, not Celtic. . . 
 
 

And Bluegrass was formed from? Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh traditional music.{#Yes}
 Cynaera wrote:
Sometimes, all I can do is laugh when I read the comments. What a diverse buncha coconuts we all are!  Makes me sort of glad to be alive, and part of a bigger picture than my introspective, self-involved world.  {#Sunny}
 
if there were a thumbs up function, i would have used it.  consider this an official "like"  :)

Sometimes, all I can do is laugh when I read the comments. What a diverse buncha coconuts we all are!  Makes me sort of glad to be alive, and part of a bigger picture than my introspective, self-involved world.  {#Sunny}
 cirruss wrote:
I am getting tired of this celtic-tinged series of songs... am about to switch off RP.
 
Pssst. . . dude. . . this is Bluegrass influenced, not Celtic. . . 
 
I am getting tired of this celtic-tinged series of songs... am about to switch off RP.
FINE BAND!

Shesdifferent wrote:
I'd only want to hear this when watching "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and at no other time.
Does that mean you like listening to Queen when watching Top Gear? Similar connection.

Love this band but this is one of my least favs from them.
sweet run of songs on this fine rainy evening. 
Looking forward to the day these kids decide to reunite and put out another album together. 
 namp wrote:
Can we have a 0 option in song rating please?
 
Are you sure you even like music?

Can we have a 0 option in song rating please?
Great tune...odd video though.
It was OK the first couple hundred times. Now, not so much.

I'd never heard them until Coyote FM (the local "innovative" radio station that caved in to the boring classic rock format) played them when they first released this CD. I used to listen to this while I was watering plants at the nursery and watching the sun rise. Beautiful images - great song.{#Sunny}
Lubs anything Chris Thile sings!{#Hearteyes}
 nougat wrote:
really annoying song
 
Yeah.
Jealous of the Moon on this cd is really nice too.
A local band where I used to live.
Saw them many times, and never disappointed. 
What other songs did they do that are like this one?  I like it a lot...  No drums, and yet quite rhythmic.

Sincerely, Neil
I feel like I'm in Deadwood...where's Calamity Jane?!?  {#Cowboy}
I'd only want to hear this when watching "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and at no other time.
 brander wrote:


See Punch Brothers with Chris Thile on Mandolin.
 
And Sean Watkins paired up with Jon Foreman from Switchfoot to create Fiction Family.

I was just thinking this morning that RP didn't play too much Nickel Creek. Nice to hear them today!
 hippiechick wrote:
RIP Nickel Creek
They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer!
 
Super bummer!

I have fond memories of seeing them at the Hardrock with a friend that's also no long with us... :(

 hippiechick wrote:
RIP Nickel Creek

They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer!
 





See Punch Brothers with Chris Thile on Mandolin.


Me and the kids were cranking this this weekend in the car. I've had it stuck in my head since. Thanks for playing it. Excellent, excellent song!!
Hopefully more will come out of these guys in the future.....wishing them the best.
... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. nougat wrote:
really annoying song
most excellent song
really annoying song
hippiechick wrote:
RIP Nickel Creek They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer!
Perhaps. We (and a bunch of RPeeps who attended the Raisin' Hell in the Bluegrass meetup) saw them on their last show of their Farewell (For Now) tour, on October 21st, 2007. I like the "For Now" bit of that.
ginger wrote:
True. Makes me sad though that we can't expect any more new music from these guys.
Not anytime soon, no....
Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Love this entire album. Nickel Creek are very talented. I'm proud of them for breaking up when they'd run out of material instead of milking their talent and inspiration beyond their limits.
True. Makes me sad though that we can't expect any more new music from these guys.
oh yes!!
WooP! NC! Love em'......that's all.
Love this entire album. Nickel Creek are very talented. I'm proud of them for breaking up when they'd run out of material instead of milking their talent and inspiration beyond their limits. One of my favorite songs of theirs. Thanks so much for playing this!!
oops..if hippiechick is right they will stay on that list. bummer
This band is on my list of bands I need to see live thanks for the play
RIP Nickel Creek They called it quits after their Asheville concert this summer. Bummer!
Just seen them in Asheville NC...They where good but with there type of music I would have enjoyed it better if it was in a smaller venue. The large auditorium does them no justice.
Nice tune, just about the best I've heard from them, not as syrupy as their more standard stuff, and no question, these kids can flat out play. But that is one godawful album cover.
Fun band to see live.
LowPhreak wrote:
Not a a bad tune. Never heard these guys.
These kids ROCK
Not a a bad tune. Never heard these guys.
japanmoran wrote:
NOt their best song ever, but catchy.
I can't take this song any more! Seems to be a polar opposite of "catchy" or "foot-tapping"; simply grating.
Not their best song, but dang, it's good. I could listen to them play all day. Fantastic. c.
aekl wrote:
I don't get it. Pretentious AND underdeveloped? I would think pretentious would be overdeveloped. I guess I don't understand what's pretentious about it.
I think a lot of Phillip Glass stuff could qualify as pretentious and underdeveloped. But I would also argue that with most stuff called pretentious here, it isn't so much the material is pretentious as it is the reviewer wants to sound smart, superior, and discriminating. If I'm reading a post, I pretty much stop and move on to the next one as soon as I hit the word pretentious. "Pretentious" is a crutch. Now I should probably go through all my reviews and make appropriate edits. Maybe starting with the Phillip Glass crack.
Dylan76 wrote:
I believe these guys were taken under Alison's wing and mentored. Love it.
Actually, AK produced their third album, but they had already picked up armloads of IBMA awards before she entered the picture (though I'm sure she has been an influence, especially to Sara). Chris Thile had two Grammy awards before his 16th birthday. I saw them several times in their teenage years, and a couple of times since they have "made it", and they never disapoint. Incredible musicians, grounded, good kids. Chris will one day be recognized as the greatest living mandolin player, I believe (he's got some icons in front of him for now, though).
Something about this reminds me of J C Young "Darkness Darkness"
I'm partial to Nickel Creek...have a listen to "the fox" and others for a more "authentic" Nickel Creek experience. Two fantastic songs in a row!
barrr wrote:
this song sucks. ever watched the music video of dis song? ekk. pretentious, underdeveloped, boring
I don't get it. Pretentious AND underdeveloped? I would think pretentious would be overdeveloped. I guess I don't understand what's pretentious about it.
I'm not usually into this kind of thing, but I quite like this particular song. Well done and engaging.
Darlington wrote:
Three Rivers, RIP.
Nickel Creek, RIP.
voodoodaddy wrote:
Nickel Creek is one of those bands that, while very good, are that much better live. They're going to be in the 3 Rivers Music Festival this weekend, and they are one of many "don't miss" acts. Aretha, George Clinton, Sam Bush, Delbert McClinton, Earl Klugh, Julie Roberts, Pat Green, Richie Havens, the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, Pinetop Perkins will not be there this year due to illness. If you have nothing better to do, scoot on down to Columbia, SC, and enjoy 2 1/2 days of a wide sprectrum of music. It's good for the soul.
Three Rivers, RIP.
Nickel Creek is one of those bands that, while very good, are that much better live. They're going to be in the 3 Rivers Music Festival this weekend, and they are one of many "don't miss" acts. Aretha, George Clinton, Sam Bush, Delbert McClinton, Earl Klugh, Julie Roberts, Pat Green, Richie Havens, the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, Pinetop Perkins will not be there this year due to illness. If you have nothing better to do, scoot on down to Columbia, SC, and enjoy 2 1/2 days of a wide sprectrum of music. It's good for the soul.
NOt their best song ever, but catchy.
The music makes me think of Collin Ferrell .
I like it..
this song sucks. ever watched the music video of dis song? ekk. pretentious, underdeveloped, boring
AAahh, what a relief after the humming of My Morning Jacket.
I believe these guys were taken under Alison's wing and mentored. Love it.
jbtidwell wrote:
I wish Atlanta's country stations would play something like this... its top 40 Country for us
So sorry for jbtidwell in Hot 'Lanta and for brighteyedblasphemer. I left Georgia and the South in general as soon as I could. Guess I also shouldn't move to Michigan (too bad, the parts I saw were pretty.) Intend to live only where the local radio stations are good. For me, that is a good barometer of how at home I will feel.
Anybody here that likes this music MUST check out Lonely Runs Both Ways by Alison Krauss & Union Station! You might also want to check this album - 40 Days by The Wailin' Jennys Listen to the Amazon.com samples for both these albums. Use the first column of players shown on Amazon.com's Samples section - Amazon.com's own player which will take you through the entire album.
denizenusa wrote:
It's Newgrass, kids.
Well put ... caught one of their shows last fall ... quite entertaining ...
It's Newgrass, kids.
StellarSwarm wrote:
. . . NOT BLUEGRASS. Even they don't really know what genre to put their music in but have said that while they started out with bluegrass roots, they aren't bluegrass. . . .
I've found myself describing Nickel Creek and the Duhks and similar bands as "acid bluegrass."
MysticMilt wrote:
This song is a blazing kick-off to an amazing, ballsy album (yes, I just described a bluegrass album as "ballsy"). NC just keep growing and stretching and surprising with every new song. I love 'em.
I agree! Excellent album and excellent band! However...NOT BLUEGRASS. Even they don't really know what genre to put their music in but have said that while they started out with bluegrass roots, they aren't bluegrass. I wouldn't have such a problem with it if I didn't think that there were a large amount of people that avoid checking out Nickel Creek because they "don't like bluegrass". Yet, when I play NC for friends who fit the "anti-bluegrass" bill, they're constantly asking "Wow! Who is this?"
Greatful! Just Greatful!
This song is a blazing kick-off to an amazing, ballsy album (yes, I just described a bluegrass album as "ballsy"). NC just keep growing and stretching and surprising with every new song. I love 'em.
Nickel Creek is great! However, I'm getting a bit burned out on this song lately. Lots of great tunes... need to hear some of the others a little more often.
If these three are not the most talented musicians around today, I don't know who is. Truly an astounding album by an astoundingly talented trio.
I really need to get this album.
Excellent.
Brilliant follow to Meyer, Douglas & Barenberg. Two sets of virtuosos. Likeable indeed.
Three Cheers for NEW-Grass! A solid 10.
dsmcd01 wrote:
Sounds like Timbuk3 playing music for Firefly. :)
It does... I got all excited because this song reminded me of Firefly.
Sounds like Timbuk3 playing music for Firefly. :)
brighteyedblasphemer wrote:
As much as I am not a fan of country music, I absolutely adore this song. Sadly, the only place to hear it around here is on local country stations. Yet another reason I love RP; you guys save me from the abyss that is local radio. Cheers!
I am not a fan of Country music as well. I generally can't stand the stuff. But our commercial radio rules dictate that this must be played on country radio. I first heard these guys play and be interviewed on "A Prairie Home Companion" on NPR. I would classify their genre as Bluegrass, but pigeon holes are pigeon holes. Good stuff none the less. I will be looking forward to buying this CD as well. Enough free association for now. Back to work!!
brighteyedblasphemer wrote:
As much as I am not a fan of country music, I absolutely adore this song. Sadly, the only place to hear it around here is on local country stations. Yet another reason I love RP; you guys save me from the abyss that is local radio. Cheers!
I wish Atlanta's country stations would play something like this... its top 40 Country for us
As much as I am not a fan of country music, I absolutely adore this song. Sadly, the only place to hear it around here is on local country stations. Yet another reason I love RP; you guys save me from the abyss that is local radio. Cheers!
ce wrote:
The guitar riff, especially the intro, reminds me a LOT of a Led Zeppelin tune, but I can't remember which one. I'm not good at Led Zep song titles. Does anybody know what I'm on about?
Going to California.
Have to say, this album is just awesome- any one who is a fan should add this to their cataloge.
The guitar riff, especially the intro, reminds me a LOT of a Led Zeppelin tune, but I can't remember which one. I'm not good at Led Zep song titles. Does anybody know what I'm on about?
BoFiS wrote:
yay, new Nickel Creek...didn't know they had an album coming out :-({|=
Me neither. I heard this come on and realized I had never heard this before. Fantastic!
yay, new Nickel Creek...didn't know they had an album coming out :-({|=
Very, very cool - I'm loving the "groove" in this song, not something you hear much in this style of music.
been wanting to check these guys out. i'm at work so i can't turn it up loud enough to really hear it!