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Mercy 156 26.76%
Gaucho 191 32.76%
Sweet 55 9.43%
If Only 181 31.05%
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Old 06-09-2012, 01:46 AM   #61
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    Re: Best new song

    I voted Mercy, but If Only is a very, very close second.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 03:05 AM   #63
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    simple riffs are cool if they go somewhere. proudest monkey is a good example.
    I think the cool thing about Proudest Monkey is that it isn't going anywhere in fact. It goes around in circles the whole song which is actually why I love it so much.

    A great song isn't a sum of good music and good lyrics. There are hundreds of other thing involved in making it a great song and alot of those "things" can't be pointed out as "easy" as music and lyrics...
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    Old 06-09-2012, 06:57 AM   #64
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    I think the cool thing about Proudest Monkey is that it isn't going anywhere in fact. It goes around in circles the whole song which is actually why I love it so much.

    A great song isn't a sum of good music and good lyrics. There are hundreds of other thing involved in making it a great song and alot of those "things" can't be pointed out as "easy" as music and lyrics...
    What other component is there with a song besides the music and lyrics? Track number? Song name? Track length?
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    Old 06-09-2012, 07:07 AM   #65
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    Re: Best new song

    If Only and Mercy are good. Gaucho and Sweet suck.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 08:44 AM   #66
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    Re: Best new song

    1. Sweet/Mercy/Gaucho
    4. If Only
    IMO, they're all great songs and I expect my current outlook to change once I hear some more version in the studio.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 08:56 AM   #67
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    If Only and Mercy are good. Gaucho and Sweet suck.
    Gaucho and Sweet are fantastic. If Only and Mercy are merely good.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 09:10 AM   #68
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    What other component is there with a song besides the music and lyrics? Track number? Song name? Track length?
    The feeling the music generates in you, the "memorability" of it (or for how long it will be stuck in your mind), how it translates live, the pertinent participation of many or few of the band members, just to name a few, all contribute to my perception of the quality of a song...
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    Old 06-09-2012, 09:36 AM   #69
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    The feeling the music generates in you, the "memorability" of it (or for how long it will be stuck in your mind), how it translates live, the pertinent participation of many or few of the band members, just to name a few, all contribute to my perception of the quality of a song...
    Add to that vocal delivery, "word-painting", creativity, etc.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 09:46 AM   #70
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    The feeling the music generates in you, the "memorability" of it (or for how long it will be stuck in your mind), how it translates live, the pertinent participation of many or few of the band members, just to name a few, all contribute to my perception of the quality of a song...
    Yes but good music and/or lyrics alone impact those things, thus bringing us back to my original question.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 10:21 AM   #71
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    Re: Best new song

    I can't wait to hear the segue from gaucho to sweet. I think alot of peoples perception of certain songs may change by their placement on the album. On some threads I've read once or twice someone looking a shows setlist and saying "if you put this Same setlist in a different order this show would have been ten times better". So I'm going to wait to make a judgment until the finished product is released. I always say big whiskey would be so much better if the order was different, grux is such an awesome opening song and then the vibe was ruined with smlam (maybe it would have been better with grux--> why I am) people are way too quick to judge.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 10:23 AM   #72
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    I can't wait to hear the segue from gaucho to sweet. I think alot of peoples perception of certain songs may change by their placement on the album. On some threads I've read once or twice someone looking a shows setlist and saying "if you put this Same setlist in a different order this show would have been ten times better". So I'm going to wait to make a judgment until the finished product is released. I always say big whiskey would be so much better if the order was different, grux is such an awesome opening song and then the vibe was ruined with smlam (maybe it would have been better with grux--> why I am) people are way too quick to judge.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 10:39 AM   #73
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    Grux--> LITHOG
    Grux -->
    Why I am
    You and me
    Seven
    Lying in the hands of god
    Funny the way it is
    Dive in
    (little red bird) -->
    Shake me like a monkey
    #27
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    Time bomb
    Baby blue
    Beach ball -->
    (#35 with boyd solo)

    Something like this

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    Old 06-09-2012, 10:51 AM   #74
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    Re: Best new song

    I think If Only is the best by a mile.
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    Old 06-09-2012, 11:12 AM   #75
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    Re: Best new song

    Out of the 4, It's a tie between Mercy and Gaucho.

    But it will end up being track 11 on the new cd.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 10:37 AM   #76
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    I'm glad so many people are enjoying If Only. I am still trying to get into it. It's my least favorite of the four by a good margin. It just seems so lackluster. It never goes anywhere for me. I don't know why that is a big problem for me here--I am a huge fan of songs like Good Good Time, and I even enjoy Break For It. But something about If Only just isn't catching me.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 10:55 AM   #77
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    Re: Best new song

    Gaucho
    Mercy
    Sweet
    If Only

    all good.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 11:10 AM   #78
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    Re: Best new song

    I'm confused why most dislike sweet so much....heard it live and it was great, but people couldn't shut up during it and it has a great vibe the way it builds and some really cool rhythms in the second part.

    To me: Sweet>Mercy>Gaucho>If Only

    Gaucho would probably be my fave if the verse and bridge weren't lame. But Sweet and Mercy carry a great vibe through the whole tune...if only is kind of repetitive and boring, but maybe it will grow on me come time when the album comes out. I just don't understand all the hate for sweet...is it the fact that it kinda sounds like Dave's solo stuff? Fill me in.
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    Out of the 4, It's a tie between Mercy and Gaucho.

    But it will end up being track 11 on the new cd.
    I can't wait to hear track 11 as well.

    If Only Im still not feeling, BUT I have a feeling once I hear the studio cut, I will enjoy it more. It just sounds kind of bland live imo. But I think Gaucho does as well, but the studio version I really love.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 12:27 PM   #80
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    I'm confused why most dislike sweet so much....heard it live and it was great, but people couldn't shut up during it and it has a great vibe the way it builds and some really cool rhythms in the second part.

    To me: Sweet>Mercy>Gaucho>If Only

    Gaucho would probably be my fave if the verse and bridge weren't lame. But Sweet and Mercy carry a great vibe through the whole tune...if only is kind of repetitive and boring, but maybe it will grow on me come time when the album comes out. I just don't understand all the hate for sweet...is it the fact that it kinda sounds like Dave's solo stuff? Fill me in.
    I'm not seeing all the hate. It may be at the bottom of a few lists, but that doesn't mean they hate it. I think for a lot of people it may default to the bottom because the band doesn't play on it much. Before If Only came along, Sweet was at the bottom of my list, but I didn't hate it by any means. And I kind of dig the idea of it opening shows, that moment when the band joins in sounds really cool and would get the crowd going nicely. Sure some people hate it, but you'll find a few people who hate any song.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 02:16 PM   #81
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    Re: Best new song

    For me:

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    Old 06-10-2012, 07:11 PM   #82
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    No way Gaucho is better than Squirm or LITHOG. If Only is easily better than the worst half of whiskey. Just my opinion anyway
    Ya my point was more that Gaucho is in the mix with the best half of BW instead of better than every single song so I'd probably agree.

    I think If Only is pretty terrible but again I'd put it in the mix with the worst of BW (maybe worse) but still better than most of the Stand Up album (not YMDT which evolved into something pretty good IMO).
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    Old 06-10-2012, 09:01 PM   #83
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    Re: Best new song

    im goin cold turkey on the new stuff, havent heard if only yet, have heard gaucho, sweet, and mery however, fan of all of them, and im waitin till september to hear any of the new stuff, itll allow it to be fresh and like BAM haha
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    I just wanted to check what the consensus on this song was so I could decide how I feel. I can't remember if we hate it or not because I didn't pay attention when it was more relevant. Sorry.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 09:09 PM   #84
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    Mercy is musically beautiful.
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    Old 06-10-2012, 09:12 PM   #85
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    1. Mercy
    2. If Only
    3. Gaucho
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    Old 06-10-2012, 10:18 PM   #86
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    Several performances later if only is still crap
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    Old 06-10-2012, 10:31 PM   #87
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    Re: Best new song

    Gaucho
    If Only
    Mercy
    Sweet

    If Only has taken the #2 spot from Mercy after this weekend. I still have that tune stuck in my head.
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    Old 06-11-2012, 12:04 AM   #88
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    Re: Best new song

    Gaucho, and not even close for me.
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    Old 06-11-2012, 07:06 AM   #89
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    Re: Best new song

    Gaucho
    Mercy
    Sweet
    If Only

    Really surprised If Only is still neck and neck with Gaucho. If Only goes nowhere, it's boring both musically and lyrically. Not something I would be excited to see at a show... hopefully the studio version is better. The other three are solid (not amazing)... on par with Big Whiskey material.
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    Re: Best new song

    1. Gaucho
    2. If Only
    3. Mercy
    Far 4th. Sweet

    I really like the first three, I don't see how people can like Sweet. It just seems boring and underdeveloped to me.
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