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View Poll Results: Which new song is the best?
Mercy 156 26.76%
Gaucho 191 32.76%
Sweet 55 9.43%
If Only 181 31.05%
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:54 AM   #31
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Re: Best new song

Glad to see so many people loving "If Only". There's something wonderful about it.

I'm trying to resist listening to all of these songs too much before September...
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    Re: Best new song

    Hey guys,

    Don't know if anyone can help me out, but is there a chance I could get someone to upload all of the new songs in .mp3 format? I'm at work and driving to SPAC afterward ,and I would love to play them for my travel partners on the way down. THANKS!
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    Old 06-08-2012, 05:13 AM   #33
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    Hey guys,

    Don't know if anyone can help me out, but is there a chance I could get someone to upload all of the new songs in .mp3 format? I'm at work and driving to SPAC afterward ,and I would love to play them for my travel partners on the way down. THANKS!
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    Old 06-08-2012, 06:02 AM   #34
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    Re: Best new song

    1. If Only
    2. Mercy
    3. Sweet
    4. Goucho


    I'm loving If Only's mellow Crazy Easy like vibe. Sounds really good to me. Mercy is slowly turning out to be a really great song. Sweet is also picking up momentum with the addition of the band. And Goucho...I just can't get over how bad the lyrics are. Almost painful.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 06:24 AM   #35
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    Re: Best new song

    My vote is for the 6/5/12 Improv Jam.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 07:00 AM   #36
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    Re: Best new song

    gaucho's ok, mercy is meh, i havent heard if only enough to judge, sweet is pretty decent live, so that's my favorite
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    Old 06-08-2012, 08:00 AM   #37
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    My vote is for the 6/5/12 Improv Jam.
    if this was the one he repeated "never gonna see you again" then I vote for that too. I have to listen to if only again that was the only night I heard that, voted for gaucho.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 08:10 AM   #38
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    if this was the one he repeated "never gonna see you again" then I vote for that too. I have to listen to if only again that was the only night I heard that, voted for gaucho.
    Yes, it is.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 08:20 AM   #39
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    Re: Best new song

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    All the songs you listed have incredible lyrics and simple (creative) riffs. If Only is lame.
    Creative riffs? Don't drink the water is one cord verse, too much is one cord verse and pretty lame lyrically (would get destroyed by people on this site
    if released today) pig is 3 cords verse on a loop, big eyed fish 4 cord loop. Hardly creative, but yet they work just fine just like If Only. Unfair expectations are being put on this band.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 08:22 AM   #40
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    Gotcha. Personally I think all these things work well in the song. Since when does a simple riff equal a bad thing? Look at too much, lover lay down, bartender, big eyed fish, #41, typical situation, seek up, don't drink the water, pig, halloween. All these songs are basic cords are very repetitive. No one hates on them because they are from the 90s or early 00s.
    simple riffs are cool if they go somewhere. proudest monkey is a good example.

    i just dont feel this song. think it sucks badly.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 09:16 AM   #41
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    simple riffs are cool if they go somewhere. proudest monkey is a good example.

    i just dont feel this song. think it sucks badly.
    While I agree the riff is a bit bland I feel the vocal melody is where the song really shines. Looking forward to hearing the studio cut
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    Old 06-08-2012, 09:20 AM   #42
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    Re: Best new song

    I honestly like all the songs a lot and I'm really excited for the album. If Only is the only one I haven't seen live yet but I can't get the chorus out of my head. I love the vibe of that song it's very 04 sounding to me and that's a great thing. Mercy was incredible live and Gaucho was very good. Sweet is really cool full band and I thought it made a fun, chill opener in Atlanta!

    I haven't really listened to these enough to make firm judgements on which ones I like best yet.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 09:25 AM   #43
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    Re: Best new song

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    1. mercy
    2. gaucho
    3. sweet








    4. if only. this song sucks.
    How can you think it sucks? I mean, come on. It's so damn catchy.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 09:26 AM   #44
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    Re: Best new song

    1. Mercy
    2. If Only
    3. Sweet
    4. Gaucho
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    Old 06-08-2012, 09:49 AM   #45
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    Re: Best new song

    I am really digging If Only. I think it's going to be ridiculously catchy and fun on the studio version.

    As a side note, if one more song debuts, I'm probably going to have to go dark for a bit. I want listening to the studio album to be as new an experience as possible (which at this point is 7 new songs, I suppose).
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    Old 06-08-2012, 10:09 AM   #46
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    Re: Best new song

    1. Mercy
    2. Gaucho
    3. Sweet
    4. If Only - its just not that interesting, repetitive drum beat and guitar lines. Just not doing it for me so far.
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    I am really digging If Only. I think it's going to be ridiculously catchy and fun on the studio version.

    As a side note, if one more song debuts, I'm probably going to have to go dark for a bit. I want listening to the studio album to be as new an experience as possible (which at this point is 7 new songs, I suppose).
    I am totally on the same page with you, I will only listen to the songs if I hear them live in person. I was at the Blossom show which means I have heard Sweet, Mercy, and If Only...Gaucho I have only listened to the studio cut. I am going to both nights at Noblesville so whatever they play I will listen to, but if any songs debut afterwards, I am going to wait until September. Then youtube live versions after the album release.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 10:44 AM   #48
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    Re: Best new song

    I chose If Only, but Sweet was a close 2nd. Sweet was not a favorite until I heard it at Blossom.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 11:15 AM   #49
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    Re: Best new song

    Gaucho > Best half of BW > Sweet > Worst half of BW > Mercy > If Only > Stand Up (album)
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    Old 06-08-2012, 02:23 PM   #50
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    Gaucho > Best half of BW > Sweet > Worst half of BW > Mercy > If Only > Stand Up (album)
    No way Gaucho is better than Squirm or LITHOG. If Only is easily better than the worst half of whiskey. Just my opinion anyway
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    Old 06-08-2012, 02:25 PM   #51
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    Re: Best new song

    Best to Worst:

    Gaucho
    Sweet
    If Only
    Mercy

    I don't think any of them are horrible, though.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 02:46 PM   #52
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    its so hard to gauge people's true opinions on these songs because these threads are so saturated with hyperbole.
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    Old 06-08-2012, 02:52 PM   #53
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    its so hard to gauge people's true opinions on these songs because these threads are so saturated with hyperbole.
    How do you figure? Plenty of people have said the songs are just ok

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    Old 06-08-2012, 02:53 PM   #54
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    the improve from mansfield n1 is the best followed by if only
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    Old 06-08-2012, 03:09 PM   #55
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    its so hard to gauge people's true opinions on these songs because these threads are so saturated with hyperbole.
    Hence the reason for something measurable like the poll.

    My opinion:

    LITHOG is better than any of the 4. All four are better than some BW songs.

    Mercy, Gaucho and Sweet > If Only

    not that If Only is terrible, just not as good as the others.

    My reaction at it being number one in the poll:
    First I was like
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    Rankings if Big Whiskey was longer...

    Squirm
    Lying in the Hands of God
    Seven
    Why I Am
    Dive In
    Baby Blue
    Gaucho
    Alligator Pie
    Funny the Way It Is
    Mercy
    Time Bomb
    Shake Me Like a Monkey
    If Only
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    Sweet
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    Old 06-08-2012, 03:29 PM   #57
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    Rankings if Big Whiskey was longer...

    Squirm
    Lying in the Hands of God
    Seven
    Why I Am
    Dive In
    Baby Blue
    Gaucho
    Alligator Pie
    Funny the Way It Is
    Mercy
    Time Bomb
    Shake Me Like a Monkey
    If Only
    Spaceman
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    Sweet
    Outside of the top 2, your rankings smell. No offense
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    How do you figure? Plenty of people have said the songs are just ok
    thats true, and maybe i'm being dramatic, but i've read how if only makes people want to vomit and how it has some of the worst lyrics for a DMB song ever.

    i suppose that its all subjective, but it just seems like some people are being unfair

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    Old 06-08-2012, 03:32 PM   #59
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    Outside of the top 2, your rankings smell. No offense
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    Old 06-08-2012, 11:13 PM   #60
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    1. If Only is easily the best one
    2. Sweet
    3. Gaucho






    4. There is no reason to listen to Mercy
    Huh, I feel pretty much the exact opposite, with 2 and 3 being interchangeable right now. Good thing we're not friends!
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