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Originally posted by Karen
Did people have the same reaction to I'm So Afraid when it first came out? 
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I think ISA fit right in with the early to mid 70's heavy guitar rock and roll bands like Led Zepplin, Bread, etc. So, I do not think that song was an envelope pusher at the time.
As for Come, I like this song because I think it is very progressive and I particularly like the way he juxtaposes the heavy metal esq. guitar work and the softer parts of the song. Having said that, I do not care all that much for the way the lyrics are delivered because I do not in general care for voice manilpulation like this or really in any other way. But, LB seems to love it as he uses it all over SYW and has repeatedly used it in the past. All in all, I would give LB an A+ for the concept of Come and a C- for its ability to add in any significant way to a pop record like Say You Will.
Note: I know LB has said he loves to push envelopes and that he probably was not going for a pop record, but that is nonetheless what SYW is marketed as being. Moreover, he certainly wrote pop songs for this record (Peacekeeper, Steal Your Heart Away, Bleed to Love Her, Miranda (somewhat), etc.). So, I can get why the critics has dismissed appropriateness of some of the experimental/progressive songs like Come (which again I like).