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Lukeat911Lukeat911 Posts: 189
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Seeing a lot of reviews saying Never Destination is a dud. To each their own, but I think the song is killer. Jeff’s bass line half way through is awesome and will be great live. 
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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,680
    Love how the drums fade in
  • JDime20JDime20 Posts: 195
    It’s no question my favorite on the album. 
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,246
    It’s great!!
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,391
    I absolutely love this song.  
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  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,725
    Such a good tune. 
  • Hankj25Hankj25 Posts: 315
    What are you talking about. It slaps.  Great riff, good hook, fun song. Will be a great song played live. Probably my 4th favorite on the album. 
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  • THEBIBLEISTENTHEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 1,869
    It’s one of the best
  • Massara133Massara133 Posts: 431
    Most songs on the album are taking time to grow on me, but I liked Never Destination instantly- great song.
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  • bigguybigeyebigguybigeye Posts: 205
    I've been watching more tv lately than usual, but that Subway two for one commercial sounds similar to Never Destination.
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  • RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Posts: 6,152
    They’ll play this one a lot. Easy guitar riff, mike can solo over it to fill any gaps they want to make.  Classic pj song for the stage for sure.
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  • Lukeat911Lukeat911 Posts: 189
    Hankj25 said:
    What are you talking about. It slaps.  Great riff, good hook, fun song. Will be a great song played live. Probably my 4th favorite on the album. 
    I’m glad to see others loving it. I should avoid reading the mainstream reviews because many have Never Dest as a bore and I don’t understand it. 
  • bigbiggzybigbiggzy Posts: 761
    No way - absolutely love this song. It’s the most “precise” song on the album. Meaning - the way in which each instrument’s part has been written - it’s almost machine like. Even Eddies approach to the melody - he’s singing in such a specific way that he never gets to wild or wanders off from what the rest of the band is doing. It’s a fascinating composition and I’m so glad they included it on the album.
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,157
    Love it! A better version of Supersonic, which was a fun rocker too! 
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  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 2,807
    Love this song, at one point reminds me a bit of U, but just for a short while.
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    On first listen of the album, that riff really stoked me. This is my early favourite song on the record and will be a banger live. Stated this on another thread.
    i say early favourite because that will change. Always does. 
  • mschostokmschostok Posts: 858
    Great jam, one of my favs off the album - love the Tom Petty nod at the end of the song, whether deliberate or not
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  • SmellymanSmellyman Posts: 4,524

    Very Supersonic but not as cheesy.  Not near the skip track Supersonic was, but just ok
  • tdawetdawe Posts: 2,089
    It rocks, and the reaction would be a lot different if it was given a more prominent place on the track list. It could have been the opener, and if you flipped it with Who Ever Said people would have lost their minds over it and dismissed WES. 
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  • tribejammer05tribejammer05 Posts: 696
    Love the Tom Petty-esque outro 
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  • KN219077KN219077 Posts: 1,066
    tdawe said:
    It rocks, and the reaction would be a lot different if it was given a more prominent place on the track list. It could have been the opener, and if you flipped it with Who Ever Said people would have lost their minds over it and dismissed WES. 
    I don’t think it’s a song people would ever lose their minds over. It’s a song like mfc, stuck in a similar album position. It serves to pick up the tempo of the album well. 
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 19,432
    KN219077 said:
    tdawe said:
    It rocks, and the reaction would be a lot different if it was given a more prominent place on the track list. It could have been the opener, and if you flipped it with Who Ever Said people would have lost their minds over it and dismissed WES. 
    I don’t think it’s a song people would ever lose their minds over. It’s a song like mfc, stuck in a similar album position. It serves to pick up the tempo of the album well. 
    MFC is one of my absolute favorites.

    ND is a good song.  Great riff from Eddie
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,405
    I dig it!

    Comes Then Goes & Superblood are my least favorites...and I still like them plenty. They made one seriously great album.
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 19,432
    The only song I'm not getting is Buckle Up.  I am not big on the slower tunes but they don't bother me on this album like Just Breathe, Future Days, the End, etc.
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  • KN219077KN219077 Posts: 1,066
    Gern Blansten said:
    The only song I'm not getting is Buckle Up.  I am not big on the slower tunes but they don't bother me on this album like Just Breathe, Future Days, the End, etc.
    I have to agree, it just feels out of place. I like Stone songs, even Mankind, but I just feel like this should have been saved for a b side release. The dark lyrics to the strange happy music are kinda cool though 
  • droptheleash9droptheleash9 Posts: 1,430
    I love Never Destination - Great tune! Buckle Up, however, is a different story. For those out there that pride themselves on chasing the rare songs, I think you might have to see Buckle Up on the gigaton tour because I don't know if that one makes it to another tour.
  • regalturboregalturbo Posts: 299
    tribejammer05 said:
    Love the Tom Petty-esque outro 
    Glad to see I’m not the only one who was getting that vibe. Agree that it’s a fun change of pace in the song
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,305
    Surfer rock + Tom Petty vibes = 😀😀 

    love it 
  • comatose_253comatose_253 Posts: 271
    droptheleash9 said:
    I love Never Destination - Great tune! Buckle Up, however, is a different story. For those out there that pride themselves on chasing the rare songs, I think you might have to see Buckle Up on the gigaton tour because I don't know if that one makes it to another tour.
    I agree, I'm not going to warm up to Buckle Up.
  • bigbiggzybigbiggzy Posts: 761
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    Again - nothing but love for this track. One of Gigatons strengths is its sequencing. I LOVE where they placed this one. I also love the sounds they used in the intro leading up to the first chord. There whole band is on in this one. 

    On your next listen - listen to what Stone is doing under Mike during his solo. So so good.
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  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,842
    Only because it was asked: least fav song on the album. Hopeful it will grow on me. 
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