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| From | Erik Westin <erik_westin@telia.com> |
| Subject | Re: Jellyfish Lyrics |
| Date | Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:31:41 +0100 |
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Jellyfish is still my favourite band of all time (yeah Beatles, Beach
Boys too).
The melodies, the arrangemnets, everything blends perfectly together.
They played twice in Stockholm, Sweden, and I was lucky to catch them
both times. All the qualities on the recordings were present live too.
Amazing.
I remember reading that they rehearsed like maniacs, and it showed.
Both shows, a couple of years apart, were sold out and a massively
successful in terms
of audience reaction. But I guess we Swedes always had good taste in
music ;-)
And about the lyrics, I totally agree that they are above the standard
of most other pop bands.
/Erik
http://www.privatejets.se
22 jan 2012 kl. 01.30 skrev John Hanley Jr.:
Hello all. I'm new to the autities world. I guess this is old news but
I wanted
to start a thread on Jellyfish. The whole package is of tremendous
quality:
musicianship, production, melodies, vocals, passion, creativity. I
take it most
people like the first album a little bit more than the second. Maybe
it's more
streamlined and understated. But, I like Spilt Milk more. The
intensity sparkles
on almost every tune. And the lyrics. On almost every song there is at
least one
and usually several - to me - stunning lyrical moves. In particular I
am struck
by the lyrical majesty of New Mistake. Have you guys heard that for a
while?
It's about young love turning into a baby. The whole thing is
staggeringly good
in my opinion.
Check this out as an example:
Intermission gave way to a miracle
The birth of an accident grew to a spectacle
That didn't wait, her mother was three weeks late
So Father Mason clutching his crucifix
Baptized the baby in whiskey and licorice
What a lovely way, drowning sins in tooth decay
I mean - come on. What about that? To me that's pop lyric gold right
there.
Clever, tasteful, evocative, sensitive, funny. I could go on and on.
So.....wondering if anyone agrees or what your take is on Jellyfish
lyrics on
this song or in general. I think he's right up there with the best
like Andy
Partridge and Chris Difford.
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