Chris Cornell - Long Gone

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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    And it's done. :D This should be fun.
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  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    And it's done. :D This should be fun.

    Finally!!! I'm PJfreak over there by the way!!
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Marie Curie wrote:
    Finally!!! I'm PJfreak over there by the way!!
    Should we take a pool on how long that thread lasts? :p
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  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    sgossard3 wrote:
    hes not with the rage boyz anymore... he doesnt have to pretend to care about politics or anything outside his lil comfort bubble... it always struck me as insincere with audioslave and its no different here
    um, he may not have had the sincerity of a college boy wearing a Che hat...but back in SG he also had "message" songs...and he didn't hit you over the head with the politics...the lyrics/story came first - yet you knew the message he was sending.


    Gun for example.
    hands all over is another example.

    please note, I am not trying to defend his sincerity now. I just think it is a shame that the "rage boyz" get some sort of gold star for caring...as if Cornell didn't write engaging lyrics in his own right...

    that is all.
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  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Should we take a pool on how long that thread lasts? :p


    I'll give about 30 min.... LOL
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    failedpersephone wrote:
    um, he may not have had the sincerity of a college boy wearing a Che hat...but back in SG he also had "message" songs...and he didn't hit you over the head with the politics...the lyrics/story came first - yet you knew the message he was sending.


    Gun for example.
    hands all over is another example.

    please note, I am not trying to defend his sincerity now. I just think it is a shame that the "rage boyz" get some sort of gold star for caring...as if Cornell didn't write engaging lyrics in his own right...

    that is all.
    I think the main difference between those songs and his more recent attempts is depth. I mean, Hands All Over has some amazing metaphors - "turning eagles into vultures", "in a striking motion, trees fall down like dying soldiers"...

    Ground Zero has "When it all falls down/ And the law don't count/ And it don't seem fair/ And the people don't care"... Which I thought was a Nickelback chorus not too long ago, or at least something similar. :p
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  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I think the main difference between those songs and his more recent attempts is depth. I mean, Hands All Over has some amazing metaphors - "turning eagles into vultures", "in a striking motion, trees fall down like dying soldiers"...

    Ground Zero has "When it all falls down/ And the law don't count/ And it don't seem fair/ And the people don't care"... Which I thought was a Nickelback chorus not too long ago, or at least something similar. :p
    AYE good lord...*shudders*

    okay I concede that his lyrics have dropped into a bizarre mushpit...but I was actually taking umbrage (FUCK YEAH I GOT TO USE THAT TERM!!!) at the statement that he didn't "have to care" because he isn't with the rage members. like they were what made him write "political" songs...as you were able to show with your "Hands all over" quote - he was using metaphors to send a message that was inspiring.


    I am being nostalgic in order to build up my spleen to make the CC new album purchase.

    sorry it is what i have to do in order to make this purchase.

    it's that, and my mantra "he sings sunshower"

    sigh, he isn't inspiring...but I am a faithful motherfucker...I shall leave you all to your Cornell threads...don't try to save me...I am already penciling in the purchase. :p
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    failedpersephone wrote:
    AYE good lord...*shudders*

    okay I concede that his lyrics have dropped into a bizarre mushpit...but I was actually taking umbrage (FUCK YEAH I GOT TO USE THAT TERM!!!) at the statement that he didn't "have to care" because he isn't with the rage members. like they were what made him write "political" songs...as you were able to show with your "Hands all over" quote - he was using metaphors to send a message that was inspiring.


    I am being nostalgic in order to build up my spleen to make the CC new album purchase.

    sorry it is what i have to do in order to make this purchase.

    it's that, and my mantra "he sings sunshower"

    sigh, he isn't inspiring...but I am a faithful motherfucker...I shall leave you all to your Cornell threads...don't try to save me...I am already penciling in the purchase. :p
    I even thought Wide Awake was a great "statement" song. Not exactly at the Hands All Over or Jesus Christ Pose heights, but some powerful imagery, and some nice shreddy-voiced screaming. It worked.

    Ground Zero just doesn't. :p

    I'm not giving up on you though - the sheer fact that you love Sunshower so much shows me that you have taste... don't soil those ears with this. For your own sake. And if you have to own it, download it. Don't support this kind of stupid, flappy nonsense with your hard-earned money. :D
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  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    The down-ward slant of the musical quality over the years is so apparent. Carry On already required one to turn a blind eye to the obvious but this latest debacle is too much!!

    Why can't he hear it himself?
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  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    justam wrote:
    Why can't he hear it himself?

    I'm convinced he's gone deaf since he's been comparing this shit to Pink Floyd (how dare him??)
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Marie Curie wrote:
    I'm convinced he's gone deaf since he's been comparing this shit to Pink Floyd (how dare him??)
    Maybe - just maybe - this shit sounds better when you're stoned. Which could be seen as some kind of half-hearted link... sorta... :o
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  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I even thought Wide Awake was a great "statement" song. Not exactly at the Hands All Over or Jesus Christ Pose heights, but some powerful imagery, and some nice shreddy-voiced screaming. It worked.

    Ground Zero just doesn't. :p

    I'm not giving up on you though - the sheer fact that you love Sunshower so much shows me that you have taste... don't soil those ears with this. For your own sake. And if you have to own it, download it. Don't support this kind of stupid, flappy nonsense with your hard-earned money. :D
    but but but ...I would feel like a fairweather fan! argh!!! :p


    lemme tells you a story - I grew up liking the doobie brothers...and well...sometimes it was sucky...but I liked them so much that even now - a few years ago they played at this really little fair-like thing...and I went...there were like 40 people...but I mean, the doobies gave my ears listening pleasure...

    sigh...download...okay. that way I can pretend some songs dont exist - the way I do with the song "finally forever" :p
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  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    Marie Curie wrote:
    I'm convinced he's gone deaf since he's been comparing this shit to Pink Floyd (how dare him??)

    That's truly the only excuse. However, it doesn't explain why his vocals still sound good. :p *sigh*
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    failedpersephone wrote:
    but but but ...I would feel like a fairweather fan! argh!!! :p


    lemme tells you a story - I grew up liking the doobie brothers...and well...sometimes it was sucky...but I liked them so much that even now - a few years ago they played at this really little fair-like thing...and I went...there were like 40 people...but I mean, the doobies gave my ears listening pleasure...

    sigh...download...okay. that way I can pretend some songs dont exist - the way I do with the song "finally forever" :p
    I don't have the luxury of pretending Finally Forever doesn't exist - my gf likes it, so now it's one of "our" songs. Why she can't see the romantic, luvvy-duvvy side of Drawing Flies or Tighter & Tighter is beyond me. :p

    Honestly, a sick, disturbed morbid curiosity probably will drive me to download this trainwreck. Just so no one can say I'm trashing it without hearing the whole album. My vitriol: it will be justified. :D
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  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    If people don't buy it though, maybe he'd change direction again?
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  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    justam wrote:
    If people don't buy it though, maybe he'd change direction again?


    That's my only hope now...
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • PJSEMPRE
    PJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    justam wrote:
    If people don't buy it though, maybe he'd change direction again?
    Justin Timberlake fans will buy it. :(
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
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    Haha, just noticed my thread's gone. :D
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  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Haha, just noticed my thread's gone. :D


    yeah, yours and a bunch of others...
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Marie Curie wrote:
    yeah, yours and a bunch of others...
    I'm banned by the end of the night, I guarantee it. :p
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