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| From | Dave Seaman <seamand@upmc.edu> |
| Subject | In praise of FOW |
| Date | Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:21:08 -0500 |
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From: Paul Myers <paulm@shaw.ca>
I get what I call the "pop shiver", that tingling of goosebumps, when
I hear that song.....And does anyone here feel the "pop shiver" when they
hear that sad beautiful "Troubled Times" ? Who hasn't gone through a long
tormented relationship, and then after you get through the hard times, you
look back and say "what was THAT all about?".... These glimpses of real
emotional connection in FOW's music makes me wish more people listened to
whole albums,>>>>
THAT's it. They have great songs, and perform them in a way that connect
with me emotionally, be it the adrenaline rush of Survival Car or Bad Future
in Sales or the goosebumps of Sick Day or Troubled Times. They have both
the songs and the emotions, that's what elevates them from good to great in
my book.
And Out of States Plates is far from a mixed bag. It is inconsistent, of
course - its B sides and such from across their entire career, plus a few
new songs that are killer A+ singles IMO. So don't expect a cohesive
effort. But the tracks range from merely good to stellar - so what's the
problem?
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