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shackin'up · #31 09-19-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Did I say that out loud?

And make sure your tray & seat back is in the full, locked, upright position.

But, I just realized there ARE more options.

Smart...

Dumb...

Wise...

Crazy...

I like Crazy Ass. I'll settle for that one Smart Ass.

unlock the belts and relax. Play Shut Us Down.

chiliD · #32 09-19-2006, 05:24 PM

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Play Shut Us Down.

Ya know, since J-Stew made the Harrison tune comparison, I just can't listen to it right now.

I have to somehow forget he did that.

I'll listen to "Big Yellow Taxi" & "Show Us How" instead.

shackin'up · #33 09-19-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Ya know, since J-Stew made the Harrison tune comparison, I just can't listen to it right now.

I have to somehow forget he did that.

I'll listen to "Big Yellow Taxi" & "Show Us How" instead.

That comparison doesnot cut any wood! It's bull! Why take the Stew more serious than me when it comes to Lindsey? The guy basicly likes his safe stuff and you know it.

chiliD · #34 09-19-2006, 06:11 PM

My response via PM.

Johnny Stew · #35 09-19-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by shackin'up

That comparison doesnot cut any wood! It's bull! Why take the Stew more serious than me when it comes to Lindsey? The guy basicly likes his safe stuff and you know it.

Now that's not at all true. There are two songs in Lindsey's entire career that I don't care for -- "Save Me A Place" and "Shut Us Down" (I didn't count "Say Goodbye," because I love it live).

I don't think that at all qualifies me as someone who only likes Lindsey's "safe stuff."

And I stand by my comment that the fast, fussy strumming on "Shut Us Down" sounds like the fast, fussy strumming in "Here Comes The Sun."

danax6 · #36 09-19-2006, 06:33 PM

I thought the entire point of this thread was to bitch? No? Bitching is good, it helps control the frustrations.

FMtastic · #37 09-19-2006, 06:38 PM

There is some strumming on Shut Us Down -- it's a secondary track -- but none whatsoever on the Lindseys' version of George Harrison tune.

Johnny Stew · #38 09-19-2006, 06:52 PM

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There is some strumming on Shut Us Down -- it's a secondary track -- but none whatsoever on the Lindseys' version of George Harrison tune.

I guess strumming isn't the right word then.
So somebody tell me what on Earth to call that rapid-fire plinka-plinka-plinka-plinka-plinka-plinka/plunka-plunka-plunka-plunka-plunka-plunka thing he does where he plays the same note six or seven times before moving onto the next note, which he also hits six or seven times.

In some songs it works brilliantly, but sometimes it doesn't compliment the vocal melody at all and ends up sounding like the musical equivalent of rubbing your tummy and patting your head.

trackaghost · #39 09-19-2006, 07:01 PM

What are the more experimental songs of Lindsey's that you like then Brian?

I still find it crazy that people find Shut Us Down one of Lindsey's more extreme songs. It's the kind of thing I've prayed Lindsey would do for years: stripped down, intimate, less polished with real emotion. I really think he shouldn't be afraid to alienate a few people, you know, take the Neil Young route. You lose a few fans, but you may also pick up a few on the journey. It's better than playing it safe. It's not like his solo albums have ever sold in big numbers anyway, he can afford to take the risk. I think so, but Gerald may be the only one with me on that point.

Johnny Stew · #40 09-19-2006, 07:43 PM

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What are the more experimental songs of Lindsey's that you like then Brian?

Since I only dislike two of his songs, the answer to that question would be... all of them.
Name it and I like it.

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I still find it crazy that people find Shut Us Down one of Lindsey's more extreme songs. It's the kind of thing I've prayed Lindsey would do for years: stripped down, intimate, less polished with real emotion.

I don't find "Shut Us Down" to be extreme or experimental. As I've said, my problem with it is that it sounds fussy to my ears. For something that should be intimate, the instrumentation and vocal melody are going in two completely different directions. I don't feel like I'm being drawn in, I feel like I'm being pushed away... thus, any real warmth or intimacy is lost.

FMtastic · #41 09-19-2006, 10:56 PM

The plinka-plinka is called finger-picking. Lindsey does a very fast variation on what is I think a kind of Travis picking style. What may seem disconcerting is the time signatures he uses on certain songs like Say Goodbye and the Harrison cover. I think Shut Us Down is a 4/4 beat, so nothing really that unusual from the pointview of time signatures.

trackaghost · #42 09-20-2006, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Since I only dislike two of his songs, the answer to that question would be... all of them.
Name it and I like it.

I don't find "Shut Us Down" to be extreme or experimental. As I've said, my problem with it is that it sounds fussy to my ears. For something that should be intimate, the instrumentation and vocal melody are going in two completely different directions. I don't feel like I'm being drawn in, I feel like I'm being pushed away... thus, any real warmth or intimacy is lost.

Do you like The Ledge?

As for SUD, I can't see how it's fussy myself, sounds pleasingly simple to me - for Lindsey anyhoo. Red Rover, now that's fussy!

Johnny Stew · #43 09-20-2006, 12:44 PM

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Do you like The Ledge?

I love "The Ledge"!
It and "That's All For Everyone" are my two favorite LB songs on 'Tusk.'

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As for SUD, I can't see how it's fussy myself, sounds pleasingly simple to me - for Lindsey anyhoo. Red Rover, now that's fussy!

Like I've said, it's the playing style combined with the vocal melody that bothers me. I don't think they work together.
If it were simply an instrumental track, I'd love it.

It has grown on me some since we all first heard it, and maybe once I hear it in the context of the album, my appreciation will grow.

chiliD · #44 09-20-2006, 01:16 PM

I think "Shut Us Down" is "Red Rover" ideas taken the the extreme, morso than the comparison to *shudder* the New Year's Eve abomination that I will never again udder.

Johnny Stew · #45 09-20-2006, 01:21 PM

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I think "Shut Us Down" is "Red Rover" ideas taken the the extreme, morso than the comparison to *shudder* the New Year's Eve abomination that I will never again udder.

I'm a huge fan of "Red Rover" now.
I actually liked it amongst the 'Gift of Screws' tracks but then disliked it within the running order of 'Say You Will.'
Now I'm head over heels for it and I've cited it as an example of Lindsey's "new style" that actually works.