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The Freddy Jones Band — Take the Time (live)
Album: A Mile High Live
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Released: 1999
Length: 8:12
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Where the hell are you running to
Trying to find yourself a life?
Look at yourself, you?re standing still
The night could cut you like a knife

There?s no hope now left in this world
So you think and you still fly
Take the time to look in front of you
It?s a matter of your mind

Waiting for the night to come
Tell me how you feel inside
Don?t you know which way to run?
It?s a matter of your pride, matter of your pride
Matter of your pride

Tired of people talking what they?re gonna do
What they said or should?ve done
Now I?m not waiting around for the axe to fall
Take my chances on the run

There?s no hope now left in this world
So you think and you still fly
Take the time to look in front of you
It?s a matter of your mind

Waiting for the night to come
Tell me how you feel inside
Don?t you know which way to run?
It?s a matter of your pride, matter of your pride
Matter of your pride, matter of your pride
Matter of your pride

Take your time, think it over
Take your time, think it over
Take the time to look in front of you
Take the time to look in front of you
Take the time to look in front of you
Take the time to look in

Take the time to look in front of you
Take the time to look in front of you
Take the time to look in front of you
Take the time to look in front of you
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 sans wrote:
smadanayr wrote: This isn't U2.


Totally not U2, which is fucking great because I fucking hate U2, too.
Posted 6 months ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
Can't believe that I never heard these guys before.

Thanks, RP!
Posted 6 months ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
This sounds like Colorado in the early 90s.
Posted 7 months ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Most excellent road tuneage.  Nearly turned my 1976 f250 into a self driving vehicle.  
Posted 7 months ago by fredGarvin    [ Reply ]
Exactly why I love Radio Paradise:
Never heard of these guys, but now I like them. 
Posted 8 months ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
Only my first time hearing this, sounds good to me 
Posted 1 year ago by Rstrickster    [ Reply ]
IDK. Maybe if I listen to it a few more times, it will grow on me.
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Cool to hear them right after BoDeans, always thought they were separated at birth...

9.
Posted 16 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
 leftcoast wrote:

prefer the studio version....


 

ditto!

Posted 16 years ago by jadedragon    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
Didn't like it at first. Judgemental: "Oh, another edge wanna-be" -- but it grew on me and now I'm feelin the groove. I'd love to see these guys live. Send 'em to Santa Rosa, please.
Posted 16 years ago by one_note    [ Reply ]
i was a freddy jones skeptic till i saw them live...see them if you have the chance
Posted 16 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
Excelsior wrote:
Everything by this band is incredibly generic-sounding.
This song is the very essence of a 3 rating. Ho hum.
Posted 16 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
That sort of appriegiated claw hammer with the echo-plex is popular.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Everything by this band is incredibly generic-sounding.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Sounds a little like some bad U2 extended plays, especially when the singer stops wetting the mike. However, they have a way to go to sustain comparison with U2. Absolutely no finesse in their play if you compare to U2. Better choose a less present drummer. He is with the singer the most ruining element of this ersatz bandage.
Posted 16 years ago by Chumbawamba-1984    [ Reply ]
smadanayr wrote:
I Fucking HATE U2. I'm sorry, I love everyone else on here. And I mean everyone, I'm not nasty or anything, I just really really hate U2. Sorry.. Bye.
This isn't U2.
Posted 16 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
prefer the studio version....
Posted 17 years ago by leftcoast    [ Reply ]
I'm actually starting to quite like the guitar
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
...nice - soothing and energising, both...
Posted 17 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I like it. You got to appreciate a live recording that is this clean. Wish I was there to see it.
Posted 17 years ago by YA_MAN    [ Reply ]
repetitive and unoriginal
Posted 17 years ago by cdanthony    [ Reply ]
bmeador wrote:
is that you, Edge?
I was thinking the same. The Edge's riffs and "style" show up in a lot of places. That sort of appriegiated claw hammer with the echo-plex is popular.
Posted 17 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Yeah - either it's him moonlighting or Freddy's guitarist grew up worshiping him
Posted 17 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
is that you, Edge?
Posted 17 years ago by bmeador    [ Reply ]
smells like womad...mmmm
Posted 17 years ago by dundidit    [ Reply ]
mysteryplane wrote:
Dave Mathews Jack Johnson Jack Mathews Dave Johnson Counting Johnsons Dave Crows Jack Counting Johnsons Crows... etc... oh yeah, and who ever this guy is... it's all the same...
hahaha hehehehe giggle giggle!!!
Posted 17 years ago by KateD    [ Reply ]
Sounds like somebody got a digital delay for Christmas and decided to create some inane muck. Magnolia music
Posted 17 years ago by markoirl    [ Reply ]
I Fucking HATE U2. I'm sorry, I love everyone else on here. And I mean everyone, I'm not nasty or anything, I just really really hate U2. Sorry.. Bye.
Posted 17 years ago by smadanayr    [ Reply ]
Damn fine midwest jam band! Outside venue on a nice summer eve, priceless!
Posted 18 years ago by neilro51    [ Reply ]
xkolibuul wrote:
This is not in the least tiny bit like U2.
The opening guitar riff sure is.
Posted 18 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Sort of a male Natalie Merchant. I like Natalie Merchant.
??What?
Posted 18 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
xkolibuul wrote:
This is not in the least tiny bit like U2.
Posted 18 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
This is not in the least tiny bit like U2.
Posted 18 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Sort of a male Natalie Merchant. I like Natalie Merchant.
Posted 18 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
have seen these guys live a number of times...one of the best live bands you'll ever see. do a search for their song "in a daydream" - it's a killer.
Posted 18 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
this is like u2 meets barenaked ladies. horrible.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
this is such a feel-good album. reminds me that it is the WEEKEND and mother-f'in BOOZE TIME!
Posted 18 years ago by jxngrl    [ Reply ]
Had the opportunity to catch these guys once and man, what a rythm section! Really good drummer who kept the rest of the band powered thru the evening. These guys are alright in my book.
Posted 18 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
mysteryplane wrote:
Dave Mathews Jack Johnson Jack Mathews Dave Johnson Counting Johnsons Dave Crows Jack Counting Johnsons Crows... etc... oh yeah, and who ever this guy is... it's all the same...
LOL
Posted 18 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
The Moj liketh! Great intro Maybe I like this song because I "discovered" FJB many years ago and I feel a personal connection with them. In defense of this song I will say that the studio version is much less U2ish. Personally, I think the best work from 'Edge" was when did this kind of thing. Sure, he did it better, but it's a style I like, even when done nearly as well. Now that I type this, I have to admit I forgot how long this song runs on, but by golly I stick by my "Moj liketh" statement!!
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Can't stand extended jams on the radio. They just don't have the same effect when you can't see the musicians doing it. Then again, even if I COULD see them, I probably still wouldn't like this.
Posted 18 years ago by StellarSwarm    [ Reply ]
Ibis99 wrote:
sounds like u2 ( somebody already said that)
This sounds nothing like U2. The guitarist occaisonally strums really fast like the Edge, but nothing about else about their sound or style makes me think of U2. This is a jam band, and like all jam bands they have absolutely no melody, relying instead on the "ambiance" (provided by marijuana) of their live concerts.
Posted 18 years ago by zambuki    [ Reply ]
blackbox wrote:
I wanna run.... I wanna hide... I want to tear down the walls...
The sound's not the only thing they're stealing from U2...
Posted 18 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
sounds like u2 ( somebody already said that)
Posted 18 years ago by Ibis99    [ Reply ]
sandpebble wrote:
Sounds like "Bad" U2
Exactly.
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
i really liked it up until he started singing. Then i just kind of lost interest.
Posted 18 years ago by topherg87    [ Reply ]
Dave Mathews Jack Johnson Jack Mathews Dave Johnson Counting Johnsons Dave Crows Jack Counting Johnsons Crows... etc... oh yeah, and who ever this guy is... it's all the same...
Posted 18 years ago by mysteryplane    [ Reply ]
glad to hear these guys are touring again. their first few albums were great... hopefully they can recapture some of that early magic.
Posted 18 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
sounds like the Pinball Wizard in ukelele.
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
Ho-Hum
Posted 18 years ago by tweeter_freak    [ Reply ]
algodiferente wrote:
i can't take the time for this song anymore. it goes on and on and on. its the same, the same, the same. its really lame, really lame, really lame
i was trying to sum up my thoughts... & then found you already had. exactly.
Posted 18 years ago by janeanger    [ Reply ]
blackbox wrote:
I wanna run.... I wanna hide... I want to tear down the walls...
I'm not alone!
Posted 18 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Sounds like "Bad" U2
Posted 18 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Ugh. I hate to post twice on this song, but FJB has much better live cuts, and to state again, the studio version of this tune blows the live version away. Even when I saw them live in the early 90s they kicked this version's head. Then again, alcohol & reverb could have played a part in my enjoyment.
Posted 18 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
FJB has a lot of other songs that are much better.
Posted 18 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
The only two chords with any merit in this song - ( Intro riff carried on ad nauseam) are ripped straight from Pete Townshends Pinball Wizard. Can't see why anyone would want to keep this on the playlist. Please 'take the time' to banish this dross.
Posted 18 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
Studio cut from back in 93 kicks the live version's butt.
Posted 18 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
algodiferente wrote:
i can't take the time for this song anymore. it goes on and on and on. its the same, the same, the same. its really lame, really lame, really lame
amen, amen, amen brother.
Posted 18 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
Nice guitar work.
Posted 18 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
I can't decide if I like this or not. Great beginning, got me dancing a little, then... bad, boring lyrics... I'm still waiting for someone amazing to happen....
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
i can't take the time for this song anymore. it goes on and on and on. its the same, the same, the same. its really lame, really lame, really lame
Posted 18 years ago by Clobyn    [ Reply ]
This song is so long. *runs screaming from the room*
Posted 18 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
i can't take the time for this song anymore. it goes on and on and on. its the same, the same, the same. its really lame, really lame, really lame
Posted 18 years ago by algodiferente    [ Reply ]
Glockman45 wrote:
lobster claw
Posted 19 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
lobster claw
Posted 19 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
baby arm
Posted 19 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
An immensely talented band (prior to key band member departures) that never should have released this album. Their studio work is some of the best stuff out there. Such mixed feelings hearing this... :?:
Wow, gotta go back over 2 years for this comment... Bill, seriously, PLEASE abandon this live cut and play the studio version instead. If you don't have it, I'll send it forthwith. This is one of those rare occasions where the live track actually detracts from what was done in the studio. It literally sounds like someone's dying on stage in this recording. Out of respect to FJB, I grant this a 5, but that's probably 2 points too many.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Great intro and OK music, but lose the singer--he's bringing down the whole vibe.
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
dear god, make it stop
Posted 19 years ago by EleventhMan    [ Reply ]
slick and soulless, pretty good musicianship, but where's the ooomph. kinda derivative of a whack of pop riffs. maybe it's just me...
Posted 19 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
I met the lead singer of this band when they played at my university. I asked him why he didn't play their best song on the album "Daydream", and he was a real ass in his response. I'm sort of happy they never hit it big, because they aren't actually breaking any new ground here. Plus, he's an ass.
Posted 19 years ago by Paikea    [ Reply ]
These guys played a reunion show in Chicago on Saturday... first appearance since 99, I believe. Unfortunatley, I didn't make it. Would love it if they got back together... maybe it will happen.
Posted 19 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
great tune...haven't heard much from that album
Posted 19 years ago by joecerrell    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
Goes on too long, mediocre, after a promissing start
Posted 19 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
Hob wrote:
The Edge plays skiffle... Having said that I quite like it. :)
Definitely!
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
blackbox wrote:
I wanna run.... I wanna hide... I want to tear down the walls...
The Edge plays skiffle... Having said that I quite like it. :)
Posted 19 years ago by Hob    [ Reply ]
Freddy played a gig within walking distance of my house coupla months ago. I wish I'd have gone...
Posted 19 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
God these guys suck live--Stick to the studio...I've seen them three times and always walked away bummed.
Saw these guys live in a small venue here in Salt Lake and they were great! The whole crowd was diggin them! Maybe you should up your lithium.
Posted 19 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
joe1 wrote:
This really is crap......bollocks even....
What is the difference between crap and bollocks? I like to have my desparaging comments defined and separated by degrees so that I can give and receive insults appropriately.
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
blackbox wrote:
I wanna run.... I wanna hide... I want to tear down the walls...
I thought exactly the same when I heard the song start!
Posted 19 years ago by shevek    [ Reply ]
yuk. anyone know of a script that will mute and then unmute after the next silence? this is a serious question, not a joke btw. i often wish fro this when listening to RP (maybe my fault, but whatever :-) )
Posted 20 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
I wanna run.... I wanna hide... I want to tear down the walls...
Posted 20 years ago by blackbox    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
God these guys suck live--Stick to the studio...I've seen them three times and always walked away bummed.
Why did you go to see them a second time, let alone a third?
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Got really excited, I was hoping for, Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball. A live version of that would've gone down a treat right now...
Posted 20 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
God these guys suck live--Stick to the studio...I've seen them three times and always walked away bummed.
Posted 20 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
You always have the most insightful comments.
Thanks you! You also!
Posted 20 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
mrtyler wrote:
Ever since i was a young boy, i played the silv-- what? Oh.
lol good one!!! actually, I really liked this version. Seem to be in the minority based on the comments I see here. I have another live version from KFOG Live from the Archives I; this version is much more groovin'.
Posted 20 years ago by birdboy    [ Reply ]
I totally was into the intro, but from the verse on, this song went nowhere. Too bad.
Posted 20 years ago by Zygomatic    [ Reply ]
stinky wrote:
One of the best bands next to nobody has heard. More, please. :D :D
Stinky is right!
Posted 20 years ago by amcallis    [ Reply ]
There are better tracks from FJB... I love the band, but don't like this recording.
Posted 20 years ago by amcallis    [ Reply ]
I like it.
Posted 20 years ago by coyotexxx2    [ Reply ]
Enrique wrote:
Ai-yai-yai. To poop on.
You always have the most insightful comments.
Posted 21 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
In a word: Dull
Posted 21 years ago by BigCalm    [ Reply ]
An immensely talented band (prior to key band member departures) that never should have released this album. Their studio work is some of the best stuff out there. Such mixed feelings hearing this... :?:
Posted 21 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Ai-yai-yai. To poop on.
Posted 21 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
This is what we called AOR ( American Oriented Rock ) when I was in England. Thankfully, not ALL American Rock music sounds like this but I used to think it did. It\'s OK. But it\'s totally unremarkable.
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Monotonous and grating. Reminds of a friend\'s band in graduate school, droning on and on at parties. No one had the heart to tell them they were ordinary and sucked. I\'ll take the time here - - this band is ordinary and sucks.
Posted 21 years ago by KevDogRedux    [ Reply ]
Blah. Maybe you had to be there...
Posted 21 years ago by eric    [ Reply ]
I\'m not too sure \'bout the songs I heard so far, but what a powerful, good rocking band this is! Their name isn\'t that hip and a bit confusing, \'cause you expect a country band, with a family member of George Jones. Oh, and you can\'t just play rockmusic without being influenced by bands like the Who (to start with) and U2, I think. Recently I heard an American cover band, who where blowing the originals away with their renditions. They could not only play like hell, but all had a great voice as well, including the drummer. They could play any possible (pop)style it seemed. If only such a band had the right material of their own, I\'m sure they would be really big. There are of course more examples of that.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Ever since i was a young boy, i played the silv-- what? Oh.
Posted 22 years ago by mrtyler    [ Reply ]
I haven\'t heard anything by FJB that I didn\'t totally like. One of the best bands next to nobody has heard. More, please. :D :D
Posted 22 years ago by stinky    [ Reply ]
Guitar sounds totally like The Edge.
Posted 22 years ago by kyle    [ Reply ]