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I just watched this. Man, Jacob's Ladder sounds terrific on piano.

It makes me think of "Asturias", a Spanish piece that was initially written on piano by Isaac Albeniz about a century ago. After he died, someone transcribed it to the guitar, where it took on new life and became part of the canon.

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and Nobody's Hero

 

 

You've got to be f***ing joking.

that it took me a day to put it on my list, or that I think it's a beautiful song?

 

If you truly have to ask that then I despair....

 

It's f***ing hideous.

 

Why?

 

Where to start?

 

The music is average, nothing special, but those cheesy, ham-handed awkward lyrics are dreadful.

 

The thing is the subject matter is interesting, even worthy, but Neil approaches it with all the nuance and finesse of a teenager with Aspergers,

 

Very poor...

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and Nobody's Hero

 

 

You've got to be f***ing joking.

that it took me a day to put it on my list, or that I think it's a beautiful song?

 

If you truly have to ask that then I despair....

 

It's f***ing hideous.

 

Why?

 

It's portentous.

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and Nobody's Hero

 

 

You've got to be f***ing joking.

that it took me a day to put it on my list, or that I think it's a beautiful song?

 

If you truly have to ask that then I despair....

 

It's f***ing hideous.

 

Why?

 

Where to start?

 

The music is average, nothing special, but those cheesy, ham-handed awkward lyrics are dreadful.

 

The thing is the subject matter is interesting, even worthy, but Neil approaches it with all the nuance and finesse of a teenager with Aspergers,

 

Very poor...

 

I guess I'll have to disagree. I don't see many, if any, bands tackling the topics raised by the band in 1993. I mean, singing about tolerance to homosexuality in 1993? Novel to say the least.

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I just watched this. Man, Jacob's Ladder sounds terrific on piano.

It makes me think of "Asturias", a Spanish piece that was initially written on piano by Isaac Albeniz about a century ago. After he died, someone transcribed it to the guitar, where it took on new life and became part of the canon.

Listen with good headphones:

 

You got it, bruh.

 

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and Nobody's Hero

 

 

You've got to be f***ing joking.

that it took me a day to put it on my list, or that I think it's a beautiful song?

 

If you truly have to ask that then I despair....

 

It's f***ing hideous.

 

Why?

 

Where to start?

 

The music is average, nothing special, but those cheesy, ham-handed awkward lyrics are dreadful.

 

The thing is the subject matter is interesting, even worthy, but Neil approaches it with all the nuance and finesse of a teenager with Aspergers,

 

Very poor...

 

I guess I'll have to disagree. I don't see many, if any, bands tackling the topics raised by the band in 1993. I mean, singing about tolerance to homosexuality in 1993? Novel to say the least.

 

I already made the point that the subject matter itself was entirely worthy.

 

It's the cringe-inducing awkwardness of the execution which makes my buttocks clench with embarrassment whenever I hear it.

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Force Ten

The Pass

Losing It

Ghost Rider

Witch Hunt

Dreamline

Bravado

 

... Basically ditto'd a lot of other folks and added Force Ten. There's something almost nostalgic about it - it reminds me of summer and the serenity that comes with a thunderstorm. One of my favorites. :heart:

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and Nobody's Hero

 

 

You've got to be f***ing joking.

that it took me a day to put it on my list, or that I think it's a beautiful song?

 

If you truly have to ask that then I despair....

 

It's f***ing hideous.

 

Why?

 

Where to start?

 

The music is average, nothing special, but those cheesy, ham-handed awkward lyrics are dreadful.

 

The thing is the subject matter is interesting, even worthy, but Neil approaches it with all the nuance and finesse of a teenager with Aspergers,

 

How dare you?!?!?

 

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I will throw down the gauntlet and nominate Rivendell. Soft and slow, beautiful lyrics and imagery, perfect acoustic backing.

 

That being said, I would pay a million dollars to hear Geddy sing 'Lying in the warm grass, feel the sun upon your ass' in the beginning. I wonder if they set that rhyme up on purpose as a joke.

 

My backups (in order of preference) would be Madrigal, Tears, Losing It, Different Strings, Mission, Marathon

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That being said, I would pay a million dollars to hear Geddy sing 'Lying in the warm grass, feel the sun upon your ass' in the beginning. I wonder if they set that rhyme up on purpose as a joke.

 

I legit thought he was going to say that when i heard the song for the first time in a long time - I was laughing even though he never said it hah

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In the “Beautiful” category I would put:

 

 

Ghost of a Chance

The Garden

Emotion Detector

Second Nature

Mission

Entre Nous

Tears

Resist

Available Light

 

 

And minor keys are beautiful too. There is beauty in heartbreak. As crazy as that may sound.

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In the “Beautiful” category I would put:

 

 

Ghost of a Chance

The Garden

Emotion Detector

Second Nature

Mission

Entre Nous

Tears

Resist

Available Light

 

 

And minor keys are beautiful too. There is beauty in heartbreak. As crazy as that may sound.

replace Available Light with The Pass and you got the best list
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