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Old 12-06-2018, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sodascouts View Post
To me, saying "The Ledge" is artistically superior to "The Chain" is like the postmodern artist who tells you that his piece of wood with orange paint splashed on it entitled "Emotional Distress" is artistically superior to Michelangelo's "David."



Yeah IMO the deliberately wacky instrumentation and acoustics of "The Ledge" detract somewhat from what I think are terrific vocals and lyrics.

I think that tracks like this were Lindsey's first attempt at a "solo album" before it became acceptable for them to be doing solo albums. And after listening to that interview on Song Exploder where he tells of the struggles he had trying to get Mick and John to play what he wanted them to play on Go Your Own Way, I can see why he was keen to branch out on his own this time with some of the tracks.
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