i liked archeologists a lot better once i read the lyrics... i had trouble hearing any words besides the "belly of a whale" part, and i thought it was a bit repetative.... but they're really lovely, now that i know them!
The archeologists found
Some winged boy's remains
Stained by the fire and clouds
In the belly of a whale
The day the lightning came.
The belly of a whale....
Packed up and shipped to London
Discard, discard, the rotted parts
Preserve the heart and the lungs.
i'm not sure what it means, but i love the imagery!
Like so many Wintersleep lyrics...I love them, yet don't really know what they mean.
I've fallen in love with Lipstick:
Am I made of plastic
Am I made of sand
Am I made of pieces of a broken hand
Am I beautiful or worthless
Like there ever was a difference
I will paint my face with lipstick
I will scar the clouds with kisses.
~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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Like so many Wintersleep lyrics...I love them, yet don't really know what they mean.
I've fallen in love with Lipstick:
Am I made of plastic
Am I made of sand
Am I made of pieces of a broken hand
Am I beautiful or worthless
Like there ever was a difference
I will paint my face with lipstick
I will scar the clouds with kisses.
That song is so beautiful....I don't know what it means...it doesn't matter....
I love faithful guide..... it makes me shiver....
ok... since we're on a lyric kick, i'd like to share Drunk on Aluminum, which is crammed full of really unique words and imagery: :cool:
oh my, are you the beast again?
is it the violence you like?
oh my, i feel it crawling in,
gnawing, reptilian,
in the lost lonely night.
i wanna know
cut out the sickness
cut it in self defence
cut the yellowing eyes
skylines, bloody and cancerous
color the dead patches
make it white, make it white
wild eyes, i feel the teeth again
gnawing and imminent
in the lost lonely night.
oh my, give me the words again
paint it aluminum
make it white, make it white.
i guess i should ask... what do those words make you think of?
i makes me imagine an old white metal patio table, all bubbled with rust spots, in the middle of the the badlands
i liked archeologists a lot better once i read the lyrics... i had trouble hearing any words besides the "belly of a whale" part, and i thought it was a bit repetative.... but they're really lovely, now that i know them!
The archeologists found
Some winged boy's remains
Stained by the fire and clouds
In the belly of a whale
The day the lightning came.
The belly of a whale....
Packed up and shipped to London
Discard, discard, the rotted parts
Preserve the heart and the lungs.
i'm not sure what it means, but i love the imagery!
Easily my favorite song on the new record. Speaking of which, I just got back from the Calgary show and it was freakin' brilliant! The new songs sound incredible, and the older stuff was great too. "Orca" was particularly amazing and the crowd sang along to every word. "Jaws of Life" brought the house down.
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."
Easily my favorite song on the new record. Speaking of which, I just got back from the Calgary show and it was freakin' brilliant! The new songs sound incredible, and the older stuff was great too. "Orca" was particularly amazing and the crowd sang along to every word. "Jaws of Life" brought the house down.
omg! i forgot that the calgary show was coming up! that's sweet!! Glad you had a good time...
Jaws of Life is certainly a crowd pleaser!
In Hamilton though, I think it was Murderer that got the biggest response... in fact, Paul laughed and said something to the effect of:
"Ok then, I think we'll just play THAT one again!!"
hehe... too funny.
~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
omg! i forgot that the calgary show was coming up! that's sweet!! Glad you had a good time...
Jaws of Life is certainly a crowd pleaser!
In Hamilton though, I think it was Murderer that got the biggest response... in fact, Paul laughed and said something to the effect of:
"Ok then, I think we'll just play THAT one again!!"
hehe... too funny.
I always think I don't like Murderer when the intro kicks in. But by the time it gets to the singing at the end, I LOVE it.
~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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People Talk: I'm afraid of God and all his angry clouds.
Lipstick: I will scar the clouds with kisses.
I don't think it's a lack of creativity. A lot of artists have recurring themes in their music and lyrics, and a good example of this is Pearl Jam.
On a side note, I ordered the three albums from the Wintersleep website on the 4th of Novbember. What did I find waiting for me when I got in today? :eek: Only four days later, all the way from Canada! 10c should take a leaf out of the Wintersleep delivery book.
~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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On a side note, I ordered the three albums from the Wintersleep website on the 4th of Novbember. What did I find waiting for me when I got in today? :eek: Only four days later, all the way from Canada! 10c should take a leaf out of the Wintersleep delivery book.
nice!
the same happens with http://www.maplemusic.ca ... i ordered stuff from there, and i swear it arrived the next day! incredible! we canadians know how to ship stuff!
~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
Okay can anyone suggest which of their three albums i should start off with?
I'm gonna give em a shot.
Thanks,
I purchased all three CDs and really like the 2nd and 3rd albums. I actually don't really like the first one. It's like they discovered the Electric Guitar inbetween the 1st and 2nd albums. It's not so much that it is a bad album, but it only has one speed, and tends to drone on.
So I haven't read through the entire thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but anyone else notice the singer's voice is very similar to EV's voice. There are certain songs that could be posted here and 90% of the folks around here would think it's Pearl Jam or EV solo. (mabey a good way to turn more poeple on to this band?)
I'm going to see them this Friday, can someone tell me how long their set usually goes.
I purchased all three CDs and really like the 2nd and 3rd albums. I actually don't really like the first one. It's like they discovered the Electric Guitar inbetween the 1st and 2nd albums. It's not so much that it is a bad album, but it only has one speed, and tends to drone on.
So I haven't read through the entire thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but anyone else notice the singer's voice is very similar to EV's voice. There are certain songs that could be posted here and 90% of the folks around here would think it's Pearl Jam or EV solo. (mabey a good way to turn more poeple on to this band?)
I'm going to see them this Friday, can someone tell me how long their set usually goes.
q
Well the first album is great to me, as it's the first one I got into. Something doesn't need to be loud to be great...and that is quite evident on that album. I think it has more than one gear. It has subtle depth like a lot of their work, but it takes a while to find it.
As for the singer sounding like Eddie...I don't hear it. At all. They sound nothing alike that I can hear. What songs do you think people wouldn't be able to tell apart from Eddie?
~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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I purchased all three CDs and really like the 2nd and 3rd albums. I actually don't really like the first one. It's like they discovered the Electric Guitar inbetween the 1st and 2nd albums. It's not so much that it is a bad album, but it only has one speed, and tends to drone on.
So I haven't read through the entire thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but anyone else notice the singer's voice is very similar to EV's voice. There are certain songs that could be posted here and 90% of the folks around here would think it's Pearl Jam or EV solo. (mabey a good way to turn more poeple on to this band?)
I'm going to see them this Friday, can someone tell me how long their set usually goes.
q
I love the first album. I don't think it drones on at all.
I love Caliber, Sore, Avalanche...
And I can't hear Eddie in the singers voice....am I missing something?
I purchased all three CDs and really like the 2nd and 3rd albums. I actually don't really like the first one. It's like they discovered the Electric Guitar inbetween the 1st and 2nd albums. It's not so much that it is a bad album, but it only has one speed, and tends to drone on.
So I haven't read through the entire thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but anyone else notice the singer's voice is very similar to EV's voice. There are certain songs that could be posted here and 90% of the folks around here would think it's Pearl Jam or EV solo. (mabey a good way to turn more poeple on to this band?)
I'm going to see them this Friday, can someone tell me how long their set usually goes.
q
i can see what you mean about the first album... i actually love it, until just after Orca, and then i don't care much for the last few songs.... Sometimes i skip Butterfly too...
Like urbanhippe said though, love Sore, Avalanche, Caliber, Snowstorm... and of course.... ORCA!!
i'm so jealous that you're going to the Mod Club show... you're going to love it!!! when i saw them in Hamilton a few weeks ago, they played for close to two hours.... :cool:
~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
I also heard the 2nd album first.... and it ROCKS!
The third album is beautiful as well... i think it really showcases their musical abilities the best... especially the drums and vocals...
The first album is more acousticy, but has a few classics on it, as mentioned previously....
Something i've noticed about Welcome To The Night Sky is how good the drumming is! I notice it because it's unusual, and because they have unusual song structures, but I like that.
~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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Something i've noticed about Welcome To The Night Sky is how good the drumming is! I notice it because it's unusual, and because they have unusual song structures, but I like that.
.... and because Loel is a god.... i picture him like vishnu, with many arms...
~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
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Like so many Wintersleep lyrics...I love them, yet don't really know what they mean.
I've fallen in love with Lipstick:
Am I made of plastic
Am I made of sand
Am I made of pieces of a broken hand
Am I beautiful or worthless
Like there ever was a difference
I will paint my face with lipstick
I will scar the clouds with kisses.
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
Dublin 23/08/06 Lisbon I 04/09/06 Lisbon II 05/09/06 Paris 11/09/06 Verona 16/09/06
London 18/06/07 Dusseldorf 21/06/07 Copenhagen 26/06/07 Nijmegen 28/06/07
I love faithful guide..... it makes me shiver....
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
oh my, are you the beast again?
is it the violence you like?
oh my, i feel it crawling in,
gnawing, reptilian,
in the lost lonely night.
i wanna know
cut out the sickness
cut it in self defence
cut the yellowing eyes
skylines, bloody and cancerous
color the dead patches
make it white, make it white
wild eyes, i feel the teeth again
gnawing and imminent
in the lost lonely night.
oh my, give me the words again
paint it aluminum
make it white, make it white.
i guess i should ask... what do those words make you think of?
i makes me imagine an old white metal patio table, all bubbled with rust spots, in the middle of the the badlands
something like this: http://www.gomedia.us/arsenal/images/texturepacks/rust-prev1.jpg
here: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-southdakota/BadlandsNationalPark-3.jpg
Easily my favorite song on the new record. Speaking of which, I just got back from the Calgary show and it was freakin' brilliant! The new songs sound incredible, and the older stuff was great too. "Orca" was particularly amazing and the crowd sang along to every word. "Jaws of Life" brought the house down.
-Tom Waits
omg! i forgot that the calgary show was coming up! that's sweet!! Glad you had a good time...
Jaws of Life is certainly a crowd pleaser!
In Hamilton though, I think it was Murderer that got the biggest response... in fact, Paul laughed and said something to the effect of:
"Ok then, I think we'll just play THAT one again!!"
hehe... too funny.
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
Dublin 23/08/06 Lisbon I 04/09/06 Lisbon II 05/09/06 Paris 11/09/06 Verona 16/09/06
London 18/06/07 Dusseldorf 21/06/07 Copenhagen 26/06/07 Nijmegen 28/06/07
The obssession I have with this band is growing....:)
I have been bugging everyone I know to listen...
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
Murderer: "Give me the words you said you liked"
Archeologists: "The day the lightning came"
Murderer: "We were lovers in July, then the lightning came"
Archeologists: "Stained by the fire and clouds"
Weighty Ghost: "Sick of these god damned clouds"
Murderer: "Are you a violent man?"
Drunk on Aluminum: "Is it the violence you like?"
Did anyone else notice this? What do you think? lack of variety/creativity? or does it tie the theme of the record together better?
Obviously, I don't think there's a lack of creativity
can you think of any others?
People Talk: I'm afraid of God and all his angry clouds.
Lipstick: I will scar the clouds with kisses.
I don't think it's a lack of creativity. A lot of artists have recurring themes in their music and lyrics, and a good example of this is Pearl Jam.
On a side note, I ordered the three albums from the Wintersleep website on the 4th of Novbember. What did I find waiting for me when I got in today? :eek: Only four days later, all the way from Canada! 10c should take a leaf out of the Wintersleep delivery book.
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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Faithful Guide: I dreamt you were a monster with fiery fiery eyes.
Orca: I'll be a killer whale when I grow up, i'll be a monster.
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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London 18/06/07 Dusseldorf 21/06/07 Copenhagen 26/06/07 Nijmegen 28/06/07
nice!
the same happens with http://www.maplemusic.ca ... i ordered stuff from there, and i swear it arrived the next day! incredible! we canadians know how to ship stuff!
They're all AWESOME. Has anyone else spotted this?
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hhahaha!!! you're the best....
Just in case you did that i'm that stupid, it was a joke. Would still love them to play here though.
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
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hahaha... well... i HAVE met Loel before...
we should ask mookie blaylock 10 to ask them.... he sees them around Halifax every once in a while...
hey mook! hook up Dave with a show in England, will ya?
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
new video for Weighty Ghost!!
Tis cool :cool:
Thanks
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
awesome! i see they've added a few more atlantic dates in PEI and NB....
they're back in Ontario right now! i'm half tempted to drive up to Barrie tonight!
I still can't believe i'm going to miss the Toronto show on Friday! :(
i'm going through wintersleep withdrawl!!!
I'm gonna give em a shot.
Thanks,
Charlotte 03
Asheville 04
Atlanta 12
Greenville 16, Columbia 16
Seattle 18
Nashville 22
Ohana Festival 24 x2
Seriously, I listened to the 2nd album first and it's my favourite...
They're all pretty good tho... And not too expensive...
http://www.wintersleep.com/
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
I purchased all three CDs and really like the 2nd and 3rd albums. I actually don't really like the first one. It's like they discovered the Electric Guitar inbetween the 1st and 2nd albums. It's not so much that it is a bad album, but it only has one speed, and tends to drone on.
So I haven't read through the entire thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but anyone else notice the singer's voice is very similar to EV's voice. There are certain songs that could be posted here and 90% of the folks around here would think it's Pearl Jam or EV solo. (mabey a good way to turn more poeple on to this band?)
I'm going to see them this Friday, can someone tell me how long their set usually goes.
q
Well the first album is great to me, as it's the first one I got into. Something doesn't need to be loud to be great...and that is quite evident on that album. I think it has more than one gear. It has subtle depth like a lot of their work, but it takes a while to find it.
As for the singer sounding like Eddie...I don't hear it. At all. They sound nothing alike that I can hear. What songs do you think people wouldn't be able to tell apart from Eddie?
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
Dublin 23/08/06 Lisbon I 04/09/06 Lisbon II 05/09/06 Paris 11/09/06 Verona 16/09/06
London 18/06/07 Dusseldorf 21/06/07 Copenhagen 26/06/07 Nijmegen 28/06/07
I love the first album. I don't think it drones on at all.
I love Caliber, Sore, Avalanche...
And I can't hear Eddie in the singers voice....am I missing something?
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
i can see what you mean about the first album... i actually love it, until just after Orca, and then i don't care much for the last few songs.... Sometimes i skip Butterfly too...
Like urbanhippe said though, love Sore, Avalanche, Caliber, Snowstorm... and of course.... ORCA!!
i'm so jealous that you're going to the Mod Club show... you're going to love it!!! when i saw them in Hamilton a few weeks ago, they played for close to two hours.... :cool:
I also heard the 2nd album first.... and it ROCKS!
The third album is beautiful as well... i think it really showcases their musical abilities the best... especially the drums and vocals...
The first album is more acousticy, but has a few classics on it, as mentioned previously....
Something i've noticed about Welcome To The Night Sky is how good the drumming is! I notice it because it's unusual, and because they have unusual song structures, but I like that.
I don't wanna think, I wanna feel
Dublin 23/08/06 Lisbon I 04/09/06 Lisbon II 05/09/06 Paris 11/09/06 Verona 16/09/06
London 18/06/07 Dusseldorf 21/06/07 Copenhagen 26/06/07 Nijmegen 28/06/07
.... and because Loel is a god.... i picture him like vishnu, with many arms...