The "Do you like Juniper Poll"?

[face of glass]

Where's the "don't think it's that hot on its own but when I play the whole album it's the only track that makes me cry" option?

Seriously, the perfect thematic closer to UTS, tremendously moving. All you h8ers: let us go.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by face of glass

Seriously, the perfect thematic closer to UTS, tremendously moving. All you h8ers: let us go.

For sequencing reasons and because of the context that you mentioned, I don't really make it a habit to skip over CD tracks. I take the whole thing. I still remember Mirage on vinyl and how satisfying Only Over You and Wish You Were Here as closers. Sometimes it would take me awhile to turn over the album, because I'd get comfy listening to it and feel too lazy to get up.

I think Say Goodbye and Goodbye Baby are nice at the end too. Although, it's a little like Burns and Allen: Say Goodnight Gracie. Goodnight Gracie.

Michele

[Lori40]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I think Juniper is awful, but then after Lindsey said that other people had told him that it was bad and Kristen thought it was the Love Boat song, at least I knew that he knew it was widely considered dreck and decided to go forwarded with it. I kind of respected that. So, I was content. Michele

Although I don't think that Flying Down Juniper is awful, I do agree with Michele. I like it because I'm a huge Lindsey fan, and he liked it enough to put it on his album in spite of what others thought of it.

[Gazza]

People probably don't like Cast Away Dreams because it's the catchiest thing on there. You know these arty farty types... If it's catchy, then it must be ****!

Juniper really is uninspiring drivel though. I think I remember Lindsey laughing about putting it on the album after people had told him not to because it was awful.

Cast Away Dreams is definitely superior to this and Not Too Late, which works reasonably well as an opener, but isn't much of a song.

[mylittledemon]

I like Juniper a lot. I was listening to it a lot when my Dad passed away. I can see how some folks can't identify with it. The thing Lindsey said about his wife saying it sounded "Love Boat-ish" I dont get. I think it's an emotional piece. Doesn't sound cheesy to me at all.

[chiliD]

I don't mind "Flying Down Juniper"...don't necessarily like it or dislike it. It's just kind of "ehhh". Depends on the context of how I hear it.

Now, "Not Too Late"...makes me want to hurl it's so narcissistic & self-absorbed...even on the "Lindsey scale" (which I can put up with a whole bunch of his self-absorbedness. But, NTL has become unlistenable to me...and actually makes me physically angry and want to just backhand him for being such a self-centered ****.)

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by chiliD

which I can put up with a whole bunch of his self-absorbedness.

Yes, you have a famously high threshold for tolerance.

Michele

[3rd World Man]

I personally LOVE Juniper! The song for me is so nostalgic, it takes me back to when I was a little boy flying down the street on my bike and being carefree and happy. I don't agree with Kristen Buckingham that it sounds like "The Love Boat" theme. What that's all about? Does someone have the Love Boat theme song to post?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by 3rd World Man

I personally LOVE Juniper! The song for me is so nostalgic, it takes me back to when I was a little boy flying down the street on my bike and being carefree and happy. I don't agree with Kristen Buckingham that it sounds like "The Love Boat" theme. What that's all about? Does someone have the Love Boat theme song to post?

No, but I can sing it for you. Love Boat, exciting and new, come aboard. We're expecting you . . .

Juniper sounds just a little creepy to me, as a matter of fact. I mean, once he explained it was a street in his neighborhood where they used to ride their bikes, I thought "fine." But before that I just thought it was the spirit of people flying. It seemed to mingle concepts of joy and death in an uneasy fashion. Michele

[Moz]

Yeah, I like it, even if it sounds a little 'creepy'. In fact, I'm listening to it right now.