severed hand: baldur's gate chronicles

joseduca

so, after listening to the lyrics of severed hand, it seems pretty clear that jeff -and the band?- is a big fan of the baldur's chronicle game series

this makes sense with the early interview in which he said "once you hear the new record you'll see dragons", and the games (dragon's eye and severed hand)

do you guys know if there is a book about this?

Xboxjunkie

what are you talking about????

joseduca

Xboxjunkie wrote:

what are you talking about????

errr, let's start with a link

http://www.planetbaldursgate.com/

how 'bout that for a monday?

bill_maloney

I believe its about drugs... at least according to a recent radio interview w/ Mike.

Jamal

bill_maloney wrote:

I believe its about drugs... at least according to a recent radio interview w/ Mike.

Of course it is, have you listened to the lyrics ...
Whatever he's had, I want it too ...

Anyways, could partially be about the game as well

joseduca

bill_maloney wrote:

I believe its about drugs... at least according to a recent radio interview w/ Mike.

i remember the interview, and you're right about what mike said

but it's too much of a coincidence

severed hand: you'll see dragons after 3 or 4, i said yeah!

baldur's gate games: dragon's eye and severed hand

wilfmiss

joseduca wrote:

i remember the interview, and you're right about what mike said

but it's too much of a coincidence

severed hand: you'll see dragons after 3 or 4, i said yeah!

baldur's gate games: dragon's eye and severed hand

Does Ashton Kutcher play Baldur's Gate?

MJSilvestri

not to walk down the middle of the road but why can't it be a song about drugs that uses imagery inspired by this game...

Jamal

MJSilvestri wrote:

not to walk down the middle of the road but why can't it be a song about drugs that uses imagery inspired by this game...

That's what I was trying to say by "could be partially about the game" ...

msawwmw

but I'm not really into that sort of gaming. Sounds like the song is about drugs. anyone know a connection between the band and the game??

joseduca

msawwmw wrote:

but I'm not really into that sort of gaming. Sounds like the song is about drugs. anyone know a connection between the band and the game??

i'm not into gaming either, but i believe jeff is (read about it somewhere)

msawwmw

here's from billboard.

Severed Hand : A surprisingly funky tune about a man hell-bent on doing whatever he pleases.


Vedder: "I started writing that one in a hotel room in Virginia the same night I wrote [the "Riot Act" track] "I Am Mine." It was before we played our first American show after Roskilde. I was just kind of holed up in a room and it was lightning outside. I had it around for years and didn't know where it was supposed to go next. I think we even tried doing a bit of it for "Riot Act" but probably didn't spend more than an hour or two on it. It had been sitting in port for awhile. I just wanted to get thing out on the water. We finally got it going and then it turned into a fucking speedboat."

Gossard: "That song is pretty intense in terms of the perspective of someone who says, 'F*** it. I'm going to go lose my mind. That's how I want to live right now.' It's a little bit anthemic. It's not necessarily embracing it, but everyone can relate to that feeling of, 'F*** it. I'm going to go get drunk.' That's an intense perspective to have. It's cool that it's balanced out on the rest of the record with some real characters."