Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:42 am
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adamdude wrote:
stip wrote:
mastaflatch wrote:
adamdude wrote:
stip wrote:
thank you
This is such an agreeable song I don't understand how anyone can hate it. Not liking it fine--but hate is such a strong word that should really be reserved for songs like hitchhiker
Hitchhiker is 100 times better than Johnny Guitar
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Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:52 am
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stip wrote:
thank you
This is such an agreeable song I don't understand how anyone can hate it. Not liking it fine--but hate is such a strong word that should really be reserved for songs like hitchhiker
That's actually a pretty interesting point, psychologically. I had to think about that some more. Because it's true, this song PISSES ME OFF (in a bad way) whereas other songs I don't like don't provoke that degree of vitriol. I don't think I have an answer that I can really defend to anyone else, but it's something like this:
The other songs I don't like by PJ sound to me like (relatively) bad songs by my favorite band. This song sounds to me like a mediocre song by a much stupider band.
By "stupider" I just mean something about the sensibility of the song, where it feels to me like it's coming from. I'm sure this says more about me than it does about the song.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:24 am
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adamdude wrote:
stip wrote:
thank you
This is such an agreeable song I don't understand how anyone can hate it. Not liking it fine--but hate is such a strong word that should really be reserved for songs like hitchhiker
Hitchhiker is 100 times better than Johnny Guitar
THIS!
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man, this is prob my leeast favorite song on the album. i don't know what it is, i think i just hate the way ed sings on it or some shit. much better rockers are available on backspacer.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:23 pm
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It has one of my favorite lyrics ever in it. "Now Johnny, he be having lots of woman." I give it four stars though. It was definitely one of those songs where I saw the title and had low expectations for it, but it told a good story.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:37 pm
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Spin The Black wrote:
It has one of my favorite lyrics ever in it. "Now Johnny, he be having lots of woman." I give it four stars though. It was definitely one of those songs where I saw the title and had low expectations for it, but it told a good story.
yeah, that's really some brilliantly written lyrics right there.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:48 pm
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Angus wrote:
Spin The Black wrote:
It has one of my favorite lyrics ever in it. "Now Johnny, he be having lots of woman." I give it four stars though. It was definitely one of those songs where I saw the title and had low expectations for it, but it told a good story.
yeah, that's really some brilliantly written lyrics right there.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:15 pm
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Absolutely love this song. It may end up being my favorite off of Backspacer. 4 Stars for now. Could easily end up being 5 stars. Just a little too early to tell.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:53 pm
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Angus wrote:
Spin The Black wrote:
It has one of my favorite lyrics ever in it. "Now Johnny, he be having lots of woman." I give it four stars though. It was definitely one of those songs where I saw the title and had low expectations for it, but it told a good story.
yeah, that's really some brilliantly written lyrics right there.
This song is a good example of "it's not what you say, it's how you say it".
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:51 pm
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mick7184 wrote:
I like this song alot, but I had to give it a 3 when I thought of what I consider a 4 or 5 to be.
True. It's maybe 3.5* but not quite a 4 in PJs catalogue. The fade out is a disappointment and when you go straight into Amongst The Waves, Backspacer is a much better album.
Does anyone know if the lyrics came before the picture on the cover or the other way round?
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:15 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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Great song, the only thing i hate is the fucking fade out. The guitars here sound awesome, i hope they could sound like this the entire record, specially in ATW...
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:37 am
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The music is brilliant like with "Evacuation" and "Cropduster" and typically people are too stupid to get it because they're either focusing on Eddie and ignoring the music, or else they're disappointed that it's not the kind of song you can pump your fist and sing along to. 5/5
Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:21 pm
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I really don't like songs that have the "coming" double entendre. I know it has a long and storied history in rock 'n' roll, I just don't really like it.
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Post subject: Re: SOTM#151: Further north a warmth alive and lingering...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:40 pm
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turned2black wrote:
I really don't like songs that have the "coming" double entendre. I know it has a long and storied history in rock 'n' roll, I just don't really like it.
I think, however, in this song it was done tastefully.
did i just say that?
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