Retrograde is symbolic of Gigaton's superiority

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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,150
    Veddernarian said:
    The first thing that came to mind was that 1950s Disney song/video a cowboy he needs a horse which basically shows a cartoon kid on one of those horse head broomstick toys of course except for the lyrics.

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    A Fucking Jam
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  • LaFleur
    LaFleur Posts: 829
    I wish they did that with Alright. I love that song...but it just kinda ends, and I want more.
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  • Ledbetterdays
    Ledbetterdays Round Rock, Texas Posts: 556
    edited April 2020
    I had recently stated somewhere that Retrograde was a reboot of Sirens (Mike song, a little cheesy, acoustic, etc.) except it had a better ending that feels like it belongs on Binaural, so to the OP I agree that time and again on this album that many of the endings are so solid. Seven O'Clock, Never Destination, DOTC and I think it all has to do with Josh allowing for some experimentation and not keeping things so tidy.
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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    jamesbrown1832 said:
    I wish they did that with Alright. I love that song...but it just kinda ends, and I want more.
    Gord Downie once said the sign of a great song is when it leaves the listener wanting more.  Gordie is right... and Alright is a great song that leaves me wanting more as well.

    It’s like Three Days by Jane’s Addiction. It’s like 11 minutes long and I’m still rocking out and wanting more when it’s over.  Stairway to Heaven is like that as well.  
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,374
    It gets quite a bit of airplay on Sun Radio out of Austin TX (great ad free radio station to check out if you listen to radio over internet)
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  • JC29866
    JC29866 Chicago Posts: 85
    While I agree the outtro of Retrograde is the best part of the song, if does not save the song from being bad.  What if they had just used the ending of Retrograde as an interlude between the final songs?  Much more effective perhaps
  • LukinAtU
    LukinAtU Posts: 831
    over-rated
  • RW8297
    RW8297 Posts: 1,617
    Sorry, but IMO it's the worst song on the album :(

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