Upper Hand

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  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    This song is just amazing. 
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,007
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    Damn.....
    Great song...
    GREAT FUCKING SONG!!!!!
    Agreed 
  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    Should be a concert staple.....

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  • just_one
    just_one Lisbon Posts: 2,298
    give me a show with this one AND 7 O´Clock!!!
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    Damn.....
    Great song...
    GREAT FUCKING SONG!!!!!
    FUCK CINCY
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    I SAID ITS THE BEST SONG IN THE ALBUM,RIGHT?
    WELL ONE MORE TIME ITS OK,,,OR 10000000 TIMES TO SAY IT 
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,961
    I hope the people are smiling!


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,341
    MK88178 said:
    ComeToTX said:
    I thought of Pink Floyd for the intro. 
    Absolutely.  Shine on you crazy diamonds. Is what it reminded me of.
    Yep, that stood out to me as well. 
  • BlueLedbetter
    BlueLedbetter Posts: 1,380
    Love this after a few listens might be my favourite on the album after initially not being sure about it
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    This one is epic ! Love the Floyd intro - then the Hendrix / SRV thing Mike is doing in the verse.  Ed is in top form - Then this thing just explodes at the end. This would be a great opening song. Can't wait to hear live versions of this one and Waiting For Stevie
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,980
    Bright lights make for dark shadows.....
  • wsimon74
    wsimon74 Posts: 516
    Just go ahead and add Upper Hand to the standard repertoire of songs at each show ... (Evenflow, Alive, Porch)
  • wiscojam
    wiscojam Appleton Posts: 343
    stuckinline said:
    dimitrispearljam said:



    This is How perfection looks like. 
    Is this a song about someone who knows they will die soon?
    As Mike introduced this song on SiriusXM, Ed told him to picture a guy in his casket on the way to the grave. Never had the upper hand until now.
  • LC
    LC North Andover, MA Posts: 307
    Not including the first minute or so intro, the guitar work at the beginning reminds me of Yellow Ledbetter.....then with the Present Tense build at the end.   Awesome song.
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  • SonicDub
    SonicDub Posts: 40
    Great song. Hints of NAIS meets Pink Floyd. Love it.
  • DragonsAfter3or4
    DragonsAfter3or4 Bluegrass Posts: 349
    If Nothing as it Seems/U2/Floyd (The wall and Shine on Crazy Diamond) somehow had a child.
    Masterpiece!!!
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Daron Oshay said:
    best song on the album. that is all

    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Spags
    Spags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,057
    This is a great song. The influences on it are clear, but the boys have always worn them on their sleeves, oh man, so good to have new PJ music again.
    Nature drunk and High
  • bone
    bone Posts: 499
    Love the song, the only snag on it was the transition from the intro to the first verse is clunky.  Has kind of a Where the Streets Have No Name buildup in the intro where you get ready for some uplifting moment to come, but then moves into a Black/Yellow Ledbetter type verse.  Love both parts, just feel like they don't fit together.  
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,434
    Mike said “it’d be a great opener, but we’ll see…”
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