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Originally Posted by trackaghost
Woah, I obviously don't get Go Insane at all.
But it sure sounds nice.
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Tastes are hard to argue. So if something appeals to you, it does. Or it doesn't. Know what I mean? You can try to force it, but it won't work. You may never develop the appreciation for "Go Insane" that folks like Seteca and I have. And that's OK.
But if you listen to it with the mindset that Lindsey was giving you a sonic front seat at the breakdown of his sanity, perhaps you'll appreciate it a little better. There's a certain logic to the songs, musically and lyrically, and how they are sequenced. Even the abrupt interruption of the Play in the Rains. With the advent of the CD, the jolt brought on by that interruption loses a little of its effect, but I remember turning that tape over the first time and, SLAP. It's still going. It was wild! Still paying attention to the lyrics and how the arrangement complements them, when you reach "Bang the Drum," you know some kind of corner has been turned. There's a sense of release, peace even, that starts to permeate this amazing sonic landscape. And then, the march. That march that closes the album still gives me chills. It's the march of life. It's telling you that no matter how low life takes you, you have to pick up and march on.