Stand Up - Everybody Wake Up discussion

[DanDMBFan]

The clip was just put up on the Warehouse site. This is the last clip that was leaked. Interesting to see how they released the leaked clips first.

[Nitro1515]

I did not like this clip at first, but I admit it has grown on me

[Erich]

I didnt like this clip at first, but i think it has the potential to be tolerable (IIHIA tolerable)

[JKlein4]

Has anyone else realized that EVERY chorus so far is simply the title of the song repeated over and over again? Stand Up, Stand Up....Dreamgirl, Dreamgirl...and now everybody wake up, everybody wake up...I'm liking the music, but the lyrics seem so dull to me. I'm sure all the songs will grow on me, but as of now I'm not feelin it.

[Nitro1515]

Has anyone else realized that EVERY chorus so far is simply the title of the song repeated over and over again? Stand Up, Stand Up....Dreamgirl, Dreamgirl...and now everybody wake up, everybody wake up...I'm liking the music, but the lyrics seem so dull to me. I'm sure all the songs will grow on me, but as of now I'm not feelin it.
Thats true but I like the lyrics in the verse

"Oh remember the words of the misguided fool,
“Do unto others as you’d have them do,”
And not “An eye for an eye is the Golden Rule.”
It just leaves a room full of blind men.

And the finest hour arrives.
See the pig dressed in his finest fine,
And believers stand behind him and smile
As the day lights up with fire." I think those are damn good

[joepsu0985]

I like the lyrics...What the hell else do you want them to say in the chorus...Hence that is where they got the song title from...usually artists make the songs then get the title...but I love the new sound...

[knucks32]

Has anyone else realized that EVERY chorus so far is simply the title of the song repeated over and over again? Stand Up, Stand Up....Dreamgirl, Dreamgirl...and now everybody wake up, everybody wake up...I'm liking the music, but the lyrics seem so dull to me. I'm sure all the songs will grow on me, but as of now I'm not feelin it.

maybe if they had named the songs something different you'd like the choruses better?

[Mickey Carson]

good stuff

[shoelessjoe910]

Now, we are ready for "new" clips next week!!! Maybe Lousiana Bayou or You Might Die Trying!!! I'm excited for next week!

[demoman1596]

Has anyone else realized that EVERY chorus so far is simply the title of the song repeated over and over again? Stand Up, Stand Up....Dreamgirl, Dreamgirl...and now everybody wake up, everybody wake up...I'm liking the music, but the lyrics seem so dull to me. I'm sure all the songs will grow on me, but as of now I'm not feelin it.
Based on what I've heard of it, the clip is actually from near the end of the song.

The chorus goes something like this:
"Everybody wake up
If you're living with your eyes closed
See the man with the bomb in his hand
Everybody wake up"

[joepsu0985]

maybe if they had named the songs something different you'd like the choruses better?



No now bands make up titles and then make the chorus...didnt you know that:rolleyes

[JUburton]

I think this one is one of my favorites. I like the verse a lot, and I can deal with the chorus. The fact that it has a reprise is pretty cool too, and could make a nice outro in concert.

[knucks32]

No now bands make up titles and then make the chorus...didnt you know that:rolleyes

lol i must've missed that memo.

[goochylittlepig]

The clip was just put up on the Warehouse site. This is the last clip that was leaked. Interesting to see how they released the leaked clips first.
wow, early! i'm excited for next week to see what they release.

[joepsu0985]

Im glad this clip came out though...Im in this boring ass computer class..fuck i dont have clue how to use Front Page to make a web site...

[goochylittlepig]

maybe if they had named the songs something different you'd like the choruses better?
thats what the parentheses are for ;-)

[Mspacman14]

I don't think they will really play this live, it sounds like there is a lot going on it. (Sound effects, challening rythms/syncipation<--spelling?)

[Mspacman14]

thats what the parentheses are for ;-)
:thumbsup

[shoelessjoe910]

Im glad this clip came out though...Im in this boring ass computer class..fuck i dont have clue how to use Front Page to make a web site...
Don't try to learn either...Front Page SUCKS ASS!!! Use Dreamweaver or straight coding!

[msb3079]

not bad....

[demoman1596]

I don't think they will really play this live, it sounds like there is a lot going on it. (Sound effects, challening rythms/syncipation<--spelling?)
Dave is more than capable of playing this song. Let's just say he's got "the rhythm"...

[joepsu0985]

Don't try to learn either...Front Page SUCKS ASS!!! Use Dreamweaver or straight coding!


Penn State is against everything not microsoft...

Ill just turn in the link for my geocities page..Its pretty well done if you ask me

[shoelessjoe910]

Penn State is against everything not microsoft...

Ill just turn in the link for my geocities page..Its pretty well done if you ask me
Haha....yeah! I re-did the entire website for my college's library (http://library.ehc.edu) and they gave me the option of using Front Page or Dreamweaver...I tried Front Page out for a few days and HATED it. Got Dreamweaver and it is AWESOME!!! I LOVE IT!!! I also love Flash, which I used for the website too (a slideshow Virtual Tour which is not "officially" up yet).

[DomM41]

is this the song Lessard plays the guitar. I think it is, but I think to much.

[SevenMinarets]

is this the song Lessard plays the guitar. I think it is, but I think to much.
Think that is Hunger for the Great Light.

[JKlein4]

Look at all of their other songs...in ants marching they dont say ants marching ants marching ants marching or in the stone, the stone the stone the stone. Thats all im sayin, but i guess in a lot of their songs they do repeat things like dont drink the water and so much to say or w/e. It's all good tho, I'm not too worried about it, I end up loving everything that they do newayz

[layla24mfh]

I know the band has said this cd was going to have a new sound but every song now has that different guitar sound. I thought it was cool for the first song but its the same sound in every sound. Kind of a steel guitar sound i guess im not an expert on instruments but i know its the same sound. Anybody else know what im talking about.

[Noles20]

Look at all of their other songs...in ants marching they dont say ants marching ants marching ants marching or in the stone, the stone the stone the stone. Thats all im sayin, but i guess in a lot of their songs they do repeat things like dont drink the water and so much to say or w/e. It's all good tho, I'm not too worried about it, I end up loving everything that they do newayz

I understand what you are saying...hopefully it is just a coincidence with these clips.

I really have high hopes for this song. I didn't like it much in the first video clip, but something about it in the audio clip makes me like it a lot. I voice effect even grew on me. I think this can become a great live song!!!

[BeQuietAndDrive]

I like this one, want to hear the full version.

[pmag78]

I really like this clip. So far my favorite song, next to Old Dirt Hill.

[dmbstan]

carter definately has a more pronounced drum pattern on this song, i like it a lot

[greenpick41]

Has anyone else realized that EVERY chorus so far is simply the title of the song repeated over and over again? Stand Up, Stand Up....Dreamgirl, Dreamgirl...and now everybody wake up, everybody wake up...I'm liking the music, but the lyrics seem so dull to me. I'm sure all the songs will grow on me, but as of now I'm not feelin it.
so much to say, so much to say, so much to say, so much to say

[MistreatedLewis]

I don't care what anyone says, this song is awesome. Truly awesome. This and Out of My Hands are a back to back knock out punch. This will probably be the best back to back recording that DMB has put out since The Dreaming Tree --> Pig. I can't wait to hear this one live!

[krbarrett77]

i hear congas!

[demoman1596]

I know the band has said this cd was going to have a new sound but every song now has that different guitar sound. I thought it was cool for the first song but its the same sound in every sound. Kind of a steel guitar sound i guess im not an expert on instruments but i know its the same sound. Anybody else know what im talking about.
:freak

[loveofmylife]

When I click on the date to listen to it the window that pops up goes to Music Today. Anybody else getting this?

[smudge1]

I think I'm starting to look forward to May 24th, more than May 10th.
Audioslave's Be Yourself is one hell of a single. :)

[Evans]

this song is very awkward to me...it just sounds waaaay over-produced.

[ColonialSnoopy]

For someone who went to a listening party:

Is Out of My Hands a full song or is just a reprise of Everbody Wake Up?

[killymagee2000]

This one is kinda growing on me. We shall see when the album actually comes out.

[goochylittlepig]

I think I'm starting to look forward to May 24th, more than May 10th.
Audioslave's Be Yourself is one hell of a single. :)
hahahahaha
you're being sarcastic, right? :BANG

[RyanH5]

has anyone else noticed that at about the 25 second mark of the "wake up" clip and at about the 10 second mark of the "out of my hands" clip, the same exact lyrics are repeated. i think its, "see the pig dressed in its finest fine." i know some songs have a word ar two thats the same, but this is the same exact lyric just sung differently.

[Martial14]

meh.

[musicfreak21]

studio cuts for me are bonuses for "cool" sounds.

i just wait for the live versions of any song to judge them and because i know they will be awesome.

[Kyle#41_7985]

this song is starting to grow on me a bit. It's a bit catchy but I'm not really overally impressed.

[SevenMinarets]

has anyone else noticed that at about the 25 second mark of the "wake up" clip and at about the 10 second mark of the "out of my hands" clip, the same exact lyrics are repeated. i think its, "see the pig dressed in its finest fine." i know some songs have a word ar two thats the same, but this is the same exact lyric just sung differently.
Search and you shall find your answer...

[Jordan#41]

i love the chorus for this song

[TurboPGT]

Penn State is against everything not microsoft...


then penn state is REALLY stupid..all they're teaching is how to run into a brick wall

[ericvol]

My least favorite of all the clips. I think I will like it when I hear the whole song but, I really don't like the way dave is singing in this one...maybe I haven't listened to it enough...I'll get to that right now!

[threedaysdwn]

Don't try to learn either...Front Page SUCKS ASS!!! Use Dreamweaver or straight coding!

Dreamweaver is the better WYSIWYG editor for newbs.


But FrontPage 2003 is actually an awesome tool if you're writing the markup yourself. It's basically the full-blown Visual Studio editor with excellent auto-complete (and full Well-formed and Very Well-formed XML/XHTML validation) - if you know what you're doing.

[cherone21]

great lyrics anyone who posts anything about dave's talent for writing talent fading is crazy.

[demoman1596]

has anyone else noticed that at about the 25 second mark of the "wake up" clip and at about the 10 second mark of the "out of my hands" clip, the same exact lyrics are repeated. i think its, "see the pig dressed in its finest fine." i know some songs have a word ar two thats the same, but this is the same exact lyric just sung differently.
Yeah. What else is new?

There's probably a reason why the lyrics are repeated. Do you guys honestly think it wasn't a conscious decision on the part of the band (or Dave) to repeat those lyrics?

[TobiasClown]

something about it i am not a fan of. this seems to be one of my least favorites. but overall the clips sound great!!! i think this song is a strange sound that will grow on me eventually.

[Whootman]

Anyone else here notice the similarities between the Everybody Wake Up and Out of my Hands lyrics? It's very striking.







(sorry, I couldn't help myself :lol)

[SevenMinarets]

Anyone else here notice the similarities between the Everybody Wake Up and Out of my Hands lyrics? It's very striking.







(sorry, I couldn't help myself :lol)
:twak :twak :twak

(Sorry I couldn't help myself ;) )

[granny21]

not bad.....has a cool beat

[goochylittlepig]

has anyone else noticed that at about the 25 second mark of the "wake up" clip and at about the 10 second mark of the "out of my hands" clip, the same exact lyrics are repeated. i think its, "see the pig dressed in its finest fine." i know some songs have a word ar two thats the same, but this is the same exact lyric just sung differently.
everyone but you, dude :D

[yonono911]

Has anyone else realized that EVERY chorus so far is simply the title of the song repeated over and over again? Stand Up, Stand Up....Dreamgirl, Dreamgirl...and now everybody wake up, everybody wake up...I'm liking the music, but the lyrics seem so dull to me. I'm sure all the songs will grow on me, but as of now I'm not feelin it.

The lyrics for the chorus might be a little un-original but the lyrics for the actual seem pretty good to me. They're the same in both everybody wake up and otu of my hands, but they're good quality still.

[taphntm]

eww, he sings flat... the first time I listened I hated it... but it's getting better slowly

[taphntm]

OOOHHHH... I get it... Out of my hands is an outro to Everybody Wake up (our finest hour) I like that... I like the "see the pig dressed in his finest fine line"

I think it's easy to tell they didn't spend a lot of time on each song making it and testing it; But I think these are good songs with tour potential.

[MistreatedLewis]

I think it's easy to tell they didn't spend a lot of time on each song making it and testing it; But I think these are good songs with tour potential.


Why do you say you don't think they spent a lot of time on them?

[Tomriddle]

And not “An eye for an eye is the Golden Rule.”
It just leaves a room full of blind men.


Ghandi said it first.

[BustedJeff]

I like this clip the most out of all the ones we've heard so far.

[taphntm]

I don't think the band sounds completely together in their songs. They still seem like they're just putting stuff out there. You know? These don't seem to be that concrete. I want to hear solos. When Roi does stuff on songs they've been playing for a while he usually goes way out there and does his own thing. I don't hear him and boyd doing that on these songs. I think it takes Roi and Boyd more time to make that good stuff than they were given. I mean listen to a song like Lie in our Graves, Tripping Billies, Best of... Ants Marching. They would never make those in a day. But most of these new ones seem like songs they could have.

[ARFiredancer]

not sure I like the voice effect. Otherwise it sounds like it has some potetial. I need to hear the whole thing...

[dmbfan524]

love it love it :)

[OCMarsh]

love it love it :)



:eek

[dmb2much40]

Why do you say you don't think they spent a lot of time on them?

based on what we heard, i think they/dave didn't spend a lot of time on the lyrics. the lyrics are very similar in simplicity to those of the majority of some devil (excluding gravedigger, stay or leave, save me, and too high). it just seems there isn't as much emphasis on lyrics anymore. esp. with this album, it seems to be much more about the music. don't know what to think about that yet.

[webbah]

So - I see that Everybody Wake Up is the only one available to listen to at the WH - did I truly miss the rest of the clips? Did they take them down?

[Dave Matthews]

so far this is by far my favorite clip and gives me hope for the CD. i didn't care for most of the other clips, especially dreamgirl. this one i really really like, but one thing that has me concerned about this album is the use of boyd. is he going to be able to play his riffs in tune this year? i hope b/c if he doesn't, things could sound really disgusting. i like the use of the voice effects as it leads into the "finest hour" part. that part is real awesome and i can't wait to hear the whole song.

[Steve2TheO]

As far as song titles go, I just think the band is at a stage where they care much more about the big picture, the overall goal of their music. They're not as adventurous on albums because they're not trying to produce that type of sound on CD. Granted I would like a song title that has little or nothing to do with the song just to keep it less predicatable.

Everyboyd Wake Up is awesome, awesome. I'm telling you right now, this song is going to be amazing live, great vibe and great energy. Read the Mark Batson interview on nancies and then listen to Everybody Wake Up and you'll attach yourself to their new vision. Those lyrics are tight and they have a great feel to them, this song is awesome folks I promise.

[demar727]

I really like the song.. and when the clips first starts.. i love that beat that last like 3 seconds.. i keep on replaying it.. sounds awesome :thumbsup :thumbsup

[gummbey]

I'm really not liking it

[bartendergd]

For those of you who like to consider Dave's religious influences, I think the clip of Everybody Wake Up provides an interesting insight. I don't have the clip here, but it definitely says something about a foolish person who says "do unto others as you'd have them do," and establishing a new golden rule. Then it says something else about it.... but I am fairly convinced this is another Jesus reference.

[dmb2much40]

For those of you who like to consider Dave's religious influences, I think the clip of Everybody Wake Up provides an interesting insight. I don't have the clip here, but it definitely says something about a foolish person who says "do unto others as you'd have them do," and establishing a new golden rule. Then it says something else about it.... but I am fairly convinced this is another Jesus reference.

that quote is from ghandi.

[jaird]

i dont like the effects on the voice and i dont see alot of melody in the verse. also they have to be simple chorus' so everyone can sing them in da club.

[demoman1596]

i dont like the effects on the voice and i dont see alot of melody in the verse. also they have to be simple chorus' so everyone can sing them in da club.
You guys realize the chorus is not in the clip, don't you?

[Frydad4]

Im as big of a DMB fan as anyone else, but the little clips he's released so far (and the background music on the video clips on newstudioalbum.com) is so terrible that Im not looking forward to this album at all. They only had to make one or two new songs when they made "Busted Stuff" (where are you going....the rest were from lillywhite), and now they waited this long and came up with some crap. Im disappointed for now, and I hope the album is better than Im afraid it is going to be. I think that most people who say they are into the new clips are just kidding themselves, based on their passion for DMB, and not looking at the fact that the new stuff is garbage...so far.

[Frydad4]

"joyride" would have been a great lead single for this album. as far as I know, its only going to be on a "bonus disc" (I hope im wrong on that). Sorry if I sound harsh. Based on the quality of ALL of their stuff, I have HIGH expectations. They ARE the greatest band ever!!!!! I know the album will grow on me...hope im just being mean for no reason!

I went swimming in that lake in chicago... it wasnt that bad!

[jay41]

I think that most people who say they are into the new clips are just kidding themselves, based on their passion for DMB, and not looking at the fact that the new stuff is garbage...so far.

:lol I'm not kidding myself and this stuff isn't garbage. Wait until you hear the entire album before calling their new material garbage.

[chrisandiego]

:lol I'm not kidding myself and this stuff isn't garbage. Wait until you hear the entire album before calling their new material garbage.

Word! I heard some clips from the listening parties- there is soooo much Roi on the album (that I heard)- the whole band rocks out!

[jay41]

LeRoi is the FIYAH

[rjon1]

does anyone know what time they usually post the songs on the warehouse site.... is it worth staying up tonight to listen to it?

[Sevenawinnr]

Ive been listening to this clip all weekend and it has completely grown on me, I think when I kept singing it over and over again I realized how cool of a clip it is. With the new song up on the warehouse site I already miss this one... I gues I can wait until next weekend at JAZZFEST IN NEW ORLEANS TO HEAR IT!!!!!! anyone? anyone? alright.... :)

[chenn123]

Has anyone else reliezed that the vocal part for the verse is almost identical to the Kit Kat Jam verses? I really hear KKJ everytime I hear him singing that part.

Very interesting....

[DreemingTree41]

Wow... one song I finally like out of the recent clips I've heard... I'm a fan of American Baby, Old Dirt Hill and Dreamgirl have potential... but I really like Everybody Wake Up... As for Smooth Rider, Stolen Away, etc... im going to have to put them on repeat to feel the love for them

[emp88]

Not a huge fan of this its catchy, but the transition from "..as the day lights up with fire" to "everybody wake up" sounds really awkward and out of place. And Dave's voice sounds a little too forced or something. Otherwise its neat.

[twz22]

does anyone else think that the breakdown at around 3:15 sounds a lot like Magic Carpet Ride?

[MistreatedLewis]

does anyone else think that the breakdown at around 3:15 sounds a lot like Magic Carpet Ride?

I think this has been mentioned.

[Matt1838]

The intro here is so tight

[emp88]

The intro here is so tight

agreed. I love the intro to this song, the violin is awesome..and how the tempo speeds up.

[Chaddington]

When I listened to the stream on VH1.com, I was bothered by these noticeable glitches in the audio during the intro loop. I blamed it on the stream.

I just received my dualdisc yesterday and noticed those glitches are still there on my master copy. I can hear them so clearly that now I think it was intentionally done in post-production.

Were they trying to make the loop sound like a broken record? Or, is it just really sloppy editing? I've heard some sloppy editing on a few other songs (in looped tracks and such), but not nearly as blatant as this.

Any thoughts?

[HolyCow]

This may have been mentioned already and sorry if it was (I have gotten tired of reading through the same things over and over...), but I was listening today and had an epipihany.

In Everybody Wake Up and Out of My Hands, Dave sings "The PIG dressed in his finest......"

He refers to him as the pig numerous times, and I thought: is this a direct link to the song from Pig from BTCS? The "greedy little pig?" I don't know but in Dreamgirl Dave sings "the greedy men who rule the world." I don't know what I am really getting at, but I thought there might be a link for calling them "pig".

[MistreatedLewis]

This may have been mentioned already and sorry if it was (I have gotten tired of reading through the same things over and over...), but I was listening today and had an epipihany.

In Everybody Wake Up and Out of My Hands, Dave sings "The PIG dressed in his finest......"

He refers to him as the pig numerous times, and I thought: is this a direct link to the song from Pig from BTCS? The "greedy little pig?" I don't know but in Dreamgirl Dave sings "the greedy men who rule the world." I don't know what I am really getting at, but I thought there might be a link for calling them "pig".

Well, he seems to associate greed with pigs....

[HolyCow]

That is really all my "awesome" thought was.....i just saw a correlation between the two things.

Sometimes I think I am cooler than what I really am....