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  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    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! :D

    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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  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    audiodave wrote:
    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....
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    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 :o:)

    something like this: http://www.gomedia.us/arsenal/images/texturepacks/rust-prev1.jpg
    here: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-southdakota/BadlandsNationalPark-3.jpg
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    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! :D


    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."

    -Tom Waits
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    direwolf74 wrote:
    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... :D

    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... ~~*~~
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    omg! i forgot that the calgary show was coming up! that's sweet!! Glad you had a good time... :D

    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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  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    The 1st album is drawing me in...Avalanche and Caliber in particular....I'm slowly getting hooked on 'Welcome To The Night Sky'.

    The obssession I have with this band is growing....:)

    I have been bugging everyone I know to listen...
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Drunk on Aluminum: "Give me the words again"
    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 ;)... I think it ties the whole album together....

    can you think of any others?
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    Clouds come up a lot.

    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

    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
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    Just thought of another. Monsters.

    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.
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    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
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Avalanches! from Orca, and...well... Avalanche! :D
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    audiodave wrote:
    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! :D
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    I've noticed another pattern with Wintersleep, in every one of their songs actually.

    They're all AWESOME. Has anyone else spotted this? :D
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    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
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    audiodave wrote:
    I've noticed another pattern with Wintersleep, in every one of their songs actually.

    They're all AWESOME. Has anyone else spotted this? :D

    hhahaha!!! you're the best.... :p
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    hhahaha!!! you're the best.... :p
    So. You're Canadian. Canada's pretty small right? You must know Wintersleep! Any chance you can get them to play in England? Thanks. :D

    Just in case you did that i'm that stupid, it was a joke. Would still love them to play here though. :)
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    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

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  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    audiodave wrote:
    So. You're Canadian. Canada's pretty small right? You must know Wintersleep! Any chance you can get them to play in England? Thanks. :D

    Just in case you did that i'm that stupid, it was a joke. Would still love them to play here though. :)

    hahaha... well... i HAVE met Loel before... :D

    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? :p
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    audiodave wrote:
    I've noticed another pattern with Wintersleep, in every one of their songs actually.

    They're all AWESOME. Has anyone else spotted this? :D
    You know...I was gonna say that....:p
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    http://www.wintersleep.com/videoplayer.htm

    new video for Weighty Ghost!! :)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    http://www.wintersleep.com/videoplayer.htm

    new video for Weighty Ghost!! :)

    Tis cool :cool:

    Thanks :)
    A human being that was given to fly.

    Wembley 18/06/07

    If there was a reason, it was you.

    O2 Arena 18/09/09
  • chris05
    chris05 Posts: 347
    wintersleep got some kick ass videos.....cant wait to see them live again in a few weeks.
    Who cares if the world is going down the toilet? Eddie Vedder got his mojo back!

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