Thievery Corporation — The Revolution Solution (Feat Perry Farrell)
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Oh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
Ooh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
They set themselves against I
They set my pride on fire
Phoenix always rises high
Rebel crusader
Driven to decisions
They trapped me into
The revolution solution
Oh, I've come to join you
Oh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
Ooh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
The paradox of poverty
Has left us dismayed
Sliding democracy
Washing away
The toil of the many goes
To the fortunate few
The revolution solution
Oh, I've come to join you
The toil of the many goes
To the fortunate few
The revolution solution
Oh, I've come to join you
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
Ooh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
They set themselves against I
They set my pride on fire
Phoenix always rises high
Rebel crusader
Driven to decisions
They trapped me into
The revolution solution
Oh, I've come to join you
Oh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
Ooh, I've hoped for comfort
But I've never felt too safe
And in this hard life
I've had to navigate
Through un-exhausted
Has been my virtue
The paradox of poverty
Has left us dismayed
Sliding democracy
Washing away
The toil of the many goes
To the fortunate few
The revolution solution
Oh, I've come to join you
The toil of the many goes
To the fortunate few
The revolution solution
Oh, I've come to join you
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Revolution is one of the best song topics throughout history!
Surprised TC is technically a duo. Every time I've seen them live, there was a very comfortable group of musicians on stage. Learned something new today! 
Its taken from an album called Ultra Payloaded he made with Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme on guitar. The band called themselves Satellite Party. One album, back in 2007.
floydoftherocks wrote:
Yeah, you got that totally backward, flo'. Your quote, the song lyric, describes Capitalism.
Not that Socialism is the opposite of Capitalism...
"The toil of the many goes to the fortunate few"
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
Yeah, you got that totally backward, flo'. Your quote, the song lyric, describes Capitalism.
Not that Socialism is the opposite of Capitalism...
kurtster wrote:
8 ball 2 A 9
6 to an 8
8 ball 2 A 9
6 to an 8
floydoftherocks wrote:
Yet, hyper capitalist Bezos plays in his rocket while its workers pee in bottles.
"The toil of the many goes to the fortunate few"
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
Yet, hyper capitalist Bezos plays in his rocket while its workers pee in bottles.
floydoftherocks wrote:
LMAO
Wake Up
Oh yeah, this song? Bumping it from a 9 to a 10
"The toil of the many goes to the fortunate few"
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
LMAO
Wake Up
Oh yeah, this song? Bumping it from a 9 to a 10
Gotta bump it from an 8 to a 9 because it is all thievery these days.
(Except RP, of course)
(Except RP, of course)
A midnight long country drive in a Chrysler PTCruiser when they were rare in my country.....straight back there. Epic trip....
Vicey wrote:
I believe both kinds of music means country and western.
We got both kinds of music: delay and reverb.
I believe both kinds of music means country and western.
We got both kinds of music: delay and reverb.
Proclivities wrote:
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
Or more accurately reverberation is sound waves bouncing acoustically reflective surfaces that arrive at the listener in such rapid succession that the brain cannot differentiate them from each other. 10 milliseconds (ms) is generally agreed to be the minimum time separation needed for a human to discern one sound from another so the random reflections (repetitions) that arrive at the listener after that time period vs the original sound, I.E. any reflection happening before that will just be perceived by the brain as the original sound, are what we perceive as reverb. Sound travels at approximately 1 ft/second so any reflections have a path length of more than 10 feet from the source to the listener and arrive at the listener less than 10 ms apart can contribute to what is perceived as reverberation that follows a sound. Reverb created electronically, as it is usually applied in a recording studio, is normally intended to create a sense of space, it's expansiveness depending on how long of a decay time the reverb device is set to recreate. Delay/echo when applied in this setting, or a live performance for that matter, is almost always rhythmic, i.e., the time of the delay matches the the tempo of the song, either per beat or possibly at twice or four times the tempo (two or four echos for every beat). It can also be used in conjunction with short decay reverb to create a sense of a smallish space. Rockabilly is a good example of that, think of most Stray Cats (or Jerry Lee Lewis) songs you may have heard. I know, even nerdier details ...
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
Or more accurately reverberation is sound waves bouncing acoustically reflective surfaces that arrive at the listener in such rapid succession that the brain cannot differentiate them from each other. 10 milliseconds (ms) is generally agreed to be the minimum time separation needed for a human to discern one sound from another so the random reflections (repetitions) that arrive at the listener after that time period vs the original sound, I.E. any reflection happening before that will just be perceived by the brain as the original sound, are what we perceive as reverb. Sound travels at approximately 1 ft/second so any reflections have a path length of more than 10 feet from the source to the listener and arrive at the listener less than 10 ms apart can contribute to what is perceived as reverberation that follows a sound. Reverb created electronically, as it is usually applied in a recording studio, is normally intended to create a sense of space, it's expansiveness depending on how long of a decay time the reverb device is set to recreate. Delay/echo when applied in this setting, or a live performance for that matter, is almost always rhythmic, i.e., the time of the delay matches the the tempo of the song, either per beat or possibly at twice or four times the tempo (two or four echos for every beat). It can also be used in conjunction with short decay reverb to create a sense of a smallish space. Rockabilly is a good example of that, think of most Stray Cats (or Jerry Lee Lewis) songs you may have heard. I know, even nerdier details ...
eileenomurphy wrote:
There is BOTH echo AND reverb on the song!
Yes I like mexican music!
There is BOTH echo AND reverb on the song!
Yes I like mexican music!
Proclivities wrote:
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
There is BOTH echo AND reverb on the song!
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
There is BOTH echo AND reverb on the song!
I'm an old solitary wolf and don't believe in revolution
But my whole life is a revolution day after day
I resist and hope for better times
But my whole life is a revolution day after day
I resist and hope for better times
More noise less rhythm and if revolution was the solution there's ever many centuries the world would be the pretended paradise
floydoftherocks wrote:
I think you are confused.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plutocracy
They are completely separate concepts.
"The toil of the many goes to the fortunate few"
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
I think you are confused.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plutocracy
They are completely separate concepts.
Love Perry's unique vocal stylings on this one, and the beats and sounds these cats lay down on this track are truly mind-blowing good
wena perry
Lemonhead wrote:
SUPERB
Strangely mesmerizing comment graphics. Works nicely with the song.
SUPERB Strangely mesmerizing comment graphics. Works nicely with the song.
SUPERB "The toil of the many goes to the fortunate few"
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
Only under socialism! I'd expect more intellectual acumen from Peretz Bernstein..
Proclivities wrote:
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
The reasons I read the comments is to,
1) learn about the product being played
2) enjoy the witty jousting between commenters
3) add to my vast fund or unrelated knowledge.
So thank you in reference to #3
trosati wrote:
I agree :)
Play more Thievery Corporation
I agree :)
Play more Thievery Corporation
Seriously, Thievery Corporation played three times in the last 24 hours is way too much. They ain't anything like that good.
We'll make great pets...
thievery corporation continues to rock my world
I once took a class on a piece of software, and one day when we were discussing the Peripherals menu, the instructor kept saying, "Okay now open your Perry Farrells..." I kept cracking up but I think I was the only person that got it 
Thanks, I think I'll get it. Euskadita wrote:
This album is a complete work of art.
This album is a complete work of art.
Gajdzin wrote:
And there's quite a lot of reverb AND some echo on the vocal track :) Pretty nice effect, though, sounds very analog.
Whatever it is--It seems like too much.
And there's quite a lot of reverb AND some echo on the vocal track :) Pretty nice effect, though, sounds very analog.
Whatever it is--It seems like too much.
Proclivities wrote:
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
And there's quite a lot of reverb AND some echo on the vocal track :) Pretty nice effect, though, sounds very analog.
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
And there's quite a lot of reverb AND some echo on the vocal track :) Pretty nice effect, though, sounds very analog.
This is my first listen and I love it! 8
WOW... new look and setup... classy, good song too :D
YES!!!!! I'm going to see Thievery Corporation next month. I can't wait.
Weird.
i was just (2 minutes ago) checking out a video from the new Jane's Addiction album...
i was just (2 minutes ago) checking out a video from the new Jane's Addiction album...
https://www.vevo.com/watch/janes-addiction/irresistible-force/USCA31100092?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=watch&utm_campaign=Janesaddiction_irresistibleforce
I think I'm going to like this one better than the last.
Proclivities wrote:
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
Thank you for taking the time to explain the difference. I like to know these details.
Sincerely,
a fellow nerd
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" (or "echo"). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
Thank you for taking the time to explain the difference. I like to know these details.
Sincerely,
a fellow nerd
pinnyrat wrote:
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" or "echo" (though there is some reverb in there as well). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
I like this...but agree with the "too much reverb" comment made earlier.
Technically, it's not really "reverb" producing that sound, it's "delay" or "echo" (though there is some reverb in there as well). "Reverb" is a random repetition of a sound within 30 or 40 milliseconds of the original sound (like sounds in a marble hallway); "echo" is a distinct repetition after 40 or 50 milliseconds (i.e. an echo in a canyon), which is called "delay" in the recording industry. They are slightly different things.
I know, nerdy details....
I like this...but agree with the "too much reverb" comment made earlier.
Why not, Egypt just went upsidedown.
Blah. Too much trip, not enough hop. These guys put me to sleep.
Crawlmeister wrote:
Amen! I already have it.
Cheers.
This whole album is a must have.
Amen! I already have it.
Cheers. Crawlmeister wrote:
agreed
This whole album is a must have.
agreed
govna wrote:
"...BEAUTIFUL FUCKING TITS!!?!"
Huhhhhh? What did I miss?
Hmmm,
4-->3. Not my cup o' tea.
Neil
This whole album is a must have.
Baby_M wrote:
Not so much (so much! much! . . . much!) with (with!) the re- (re!) verb (verb! . . . verb! . . . verb!) It's too heavy. (heavy! . . . heavy!)
"...you took too MUCH man, too MUCH too MUCH..."
"...BEAUTIFUL FUCKING TITS!!?!"
Not so much (so much! much! . . . much!) with (with!) the re- (re!) verb (verb! . . . verb! . . . verb!) It's too heavy. (heavy! . . . heavy!)
Montillius wrote:
Thievery Corporation - The Revolution Solution (Feat Perry Farrell)
...weird... ;-P
gotta love openings like that.
leathepea wrote:
Is it just me or does the singer sound a bit like Perry Farrell?
Welly wrote:
Love everything these guys do....!
simply 'yes'.
Really over that loungy canned music effected sound. Still a fan of the real deal.
leathepea wrote:
Is it just me or does the singer sound a bit like Perry Farrell?
Thievery Corporation - The Revolution Solution (Feat Perry Farrell)
...weird... ;-P
Love everything these guys do....!
Is it just me or does the singer sound a bit like Perry Farrell?
For the fourth time in 14 hours today, RP has pulled things down that match my thought's requests. Nearly zero chance of that happening anywhere else.
Requesting docking time extension, Captain.
agreed! revolution is the only solution left!
I love the album cover.
Nicely done. These guys are from D.C. Such proximity to the heart of corruption probably influences their art. S'pose? As for the revolution, count me in.
hippiechick wrote:
This whole album is about September 11.
huh? care to elaborate?
I liked the song with David Byrne better on this album...but this is good.Well produced!!
This whole album is about September 11.
great song of a great album.
especially with earphones! 
bit stereo MCs-esque. But that's good!
horstman wrote:
Anyone else hear a little Big Audio Dynamite / Clash in here?
Well Bill's following this with Joe Strummer, so I guess *he* thinks there might be a connection somewhere....
Quite trippy! Even sober. 
I was just about to say this sounds like Perry Farrell..
eman wrote:
PF with Thievery Corp....sweet SWEET Combo
Hope they do more............
Ditto
This was my favorite performance at Lollapalooza. They were great!
PF with Thievery Corp....sweet SWEET Combo
Hope they do more............
This is the best song Perry Farell has sung for a long, long time. Good vibes. 
algrif wrote:
I'm just lazy, for future reference!
Don't you mean
... ... ... ... ... ... ?
I really mean ... ... ... ... ... ? I'm just lazy, for future reference!
Theivery Corporation is one of the best groups to come along in a long time.
Mari wrote: ... ... ... ... ... ?
... ...
Don't you mean
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ?
... ...
...I like this a lot despite the echo that seems to drive some listeners crazy.
This song song is driving driving me crazy crazy.
I love Thievery Corp, but not this this song song.
android35 wrote:
Guess the reason you aren't a big fan of theirs is that they don't have enough crappy music 
Now honestly, different tastes are great, and give us a variety of music :-)
Don't have enough? How much is enough? Seems like since all of their music sounds the same, if one is crappy, it's all crappy! It's more than enough for me.
Now honestly, different tastes are great, and give us a variety of music :-)rluking wrote:
Now honestly, different tastes are great, and give us a variety of music :-)
I'm not a big fan of TC, but this one is all right.
Guess the reason you aren't a big fan of theirs is that they don't have enough crappy music
Now honestly, different tastes are great, and give us a variety of music :-)
I'm not a big fan of TC, but this one is all right.
I'm a big fan of TC, but this song is the worst one of theirs I've heard 
nice to study by.
love this. thank you!
Jerry_Scott wrote:
Without the echo, this song would only be 30 seconds.
Good one.
Anyone else hear a little Big Audio Dynamite / Clash in here?
TheLoneIguana wrote:
Aaaa littlelittlelittle heavyheavyheavy ononon thethethe echoechoecho.........
Without the echo, this song would only be 30 seconds.
TheLoneIguana wrote:
Aaaa littlelittlelittle heavyheavyheavy ononon thethethe echoechoecho.........
and too much synthesizer. I usually like these guys... this song sucks.
Aaaa littlelittlelittle heavyheavyheavy ononon thethethe echoechoecho.........
freeone1 wrote:
Saw these guys live last week and drug some friends along who didn't know them from adam; the show was awesome and my friends have been converted. A win-win situation, the product of some kick ass music!
hahahaha you drugged some friends? Bet it sounded even bettter then.
Allright . . . you at the mix board! . . . Let go of the reverb control, keep your hands where I can see 'em, and nobody has to get hurt.
simplememnte exc elente
elenteSaw these guys live last week and drug some friends along who didn't know them from adam; the show was awesome and my friends have been converted. A win-win situation, the product of some kick ass music!
Oh man, never realized that was Perry Farrell. Excellent
Perry Farrell's voice sounds great on this. It makes me think of the possible directions for JA. Of course they would need serious help from Eric A.
The album 'Strays' should never have been made.
ElizabethBoody i found you'r review verry intresting it whas exiting to ear "Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)" clip, plase tell me where can i found more info about this artist !!! also i've taked a look over Virgin Suicides ST, which trak is made by who ? im a big fan of the coppola family. the fact that artist like this get involved in productions like sound great !
Regards benjamin.
ElizabethBoody wrote:
Going to their first of 3 shows at the 9:30 Club in DC tonight! Can't Wait!
Also, you can read a review of their album, The Cosmic Game, that I wrote on my website here:
https://musiccapitol.blogspot.com/2005/06/thievery-corporation-cosmic-game.html
Look for my review of the show at https://musiccapitol.blogspot.com/2005/07/review-thievery-corporation-930-club.html
Going to their first of 3 shows at the 9:30 Club in DC tonight! Can't Wait!
Also, you can read a review of their album, The Cosmic Game, that I wrote on my website here:
https://musiccapitol.blogspot.com/2005/06/thievery-corporation-cosmic-game.html
Look for my review of the show at https://musiccapitol.blogspot.com/2005/07/review-thievery-corporation-930-club.html
shevek wrote:
I've been hearing these thievery guys in RP for a while. They suck.
I'm not sure this is their best CD, as yet. That said, some of their older stuff is great! Check 'em out...I gave this a '9' ..but I'm biased
After the last half hour this sounds very refreshing! I like!
OScar
I've been hearing these thievery guys in RP for a while. They suck.
AphidA wrote:
These dudes own a certain local DC lounge that is rather annoying (velvet rope scene). There music isn't too bad though I guess.
yep... 18th St Lounge is extraordinarily annoying.
great tunes on their label, though. ~ ESLmusic
love perry farrell's voice, especially in this context
I had no idea they had a new album. I gotta run to the record store, TC rules!
I like this!
S.
Sultry!
These dudes own a certain local DC lounge that is rather annoying (velvet rope scene). There music isn't too bad though I guess.
You will note the extreme hard-left sentiments expressed in the lyrics of this tune. This also is a hallmark of TC's style. (Note: I'm moderate lefty.) :)~
Love these guys, smooth groove, well arranged!
This is why I listen to this station. This is soooooo cool. This is music for my chic late summer night party.
coding_to_music wrote:
Best track on the CD, IMHO
This is such a killer groove
makes you wanna shake yer keister big time...
Nah.... the whole CD is great. This is their best disc, for my money.
Best track on the CD, IMHO
This is such a killer groove
makes you wanna shake yer keister big time...
...I like the name of these guys...
S.
Niiiiceeeee
8)
Thanks for the new material, Bill. Album reviews have noted TC's move away from techno sounds, but I certainly don't hear it on this track. Anyone have the albums to compare? Aw hell, it doesn't matter, I'll end up buying this one anyway...
Not bad, but here's hoping more tracks are coming.
This sounds a whole lot like Mark Stewart and the Maffia. Here is their AMG entry