Surrender the Rain

tdfwiner · #1 11-23-2009, 08:44 PM

I love this song and have listened to it countless times but Lindsey's howling at the end has always slipped past me. I guess I've always focused on the instrumentation and the more prominent "sighing" vocals, because the howling is a little further back in the mix....now it's my favorite part of the song

. It starts when he sings the first of the three "surrender the rain" lines toward the end of the song.

Also, are those actual sleigh bells that play throughout, or just a guitar with some kind of effect?

Lala · #2 11-23-2009, 11:34 PM

Hmm...I'm still trying to pick out the howls you talking about, but it's just another excuse to listen to this wonderful song

Probably my favourite from OOTC.

tdfwiner · #3 11-27-2009, 01:31 AM

The "howling" starts just after the first of the three "surrender the rain" lines at the the the end of the song. They're a little far back in the mix, but he's def singing aaahhhh--woohooo or something along those lines.

Sahara · #4 11-27-2009, 10:36 AM

I can't pick it out at all ... can you give a specific time in the track for when they start? I love those little intricacies in the mix!

tdfwiner · #5 11-28-2009, 11:40 PM

They actually start earlier than I thought, right as he sings the first "surrender the rain" line. Try around 2:44 into the song. The howls definitely become a little more clear towards the end of the song. I think he mixed them kind of low and put a lot of echo on them, which is why they sound sort of far away.

Musicman408 · #6 11-28-2009, 11:53 PM

This is definitely my fave song on this album, so thank you for pointing this out. Now I'll definitely have to take a listen!!!