Everybody Finds Out

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Originally Posted by Christopher

I agree, When I 1st heard this song BURIED towards the end of the CD, I was completely blown away, the chorus was off the hook, the Stevie attitude was back, and the climax was eye-poppin!!!

Truly, you probably just stated the whole problem with Say You Will. There was some GOOD stuff on there, but all of it was just buried up to it's eyeballs in detritus. The album was so overweight and flabby that it just couldn't get wings and fly. I think Destiny Rules is the best song Stevie has recorded with the band since Gypsy. It's a shame it was relegated to the bottom of the pile on SYW as well.

Back to EFO, yes it was retro... but it really did work. I even like that uber '70s synth orchestra at the end. The retro mono channel intro was cheesy too... but it shined and really worked once the full stereo sound kicked in a few seconds later. I think this is a good example of how Stevie's music and Lindsey's odd experimental production style can actually work together. It's high energy, the odd little Lindsey studio noises just add to the tension of the songwriting material, and you can hear the passion in both their voices... it's almost like they are dueling.