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The Freddy Jones Band — In A Daydream (live)
Album: A Mile High Live
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Released: 1999
Length: 6:19
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Tuesday morning,
Never looked so good.
I'm already in,
In a daydream.

The sun is shining,
To wake me up.
No one around,
Just me and the sky.
I'm already in,
In a daydream.

I'm already in,
In a daydream.

The sky is calling,
Calling out my name.
Telling me just to stay,
Stay and don't go away.
I'm already in,
In a daydream.

I'm already in,
In a daydream.

In a daydream...
In a daydream...
In a daydream...

Already in a daydream...
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 blackieray wrote:

How do you spell 'U 2'?



You are doing great. One sticker in your assignment book
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
How do you spell 'U 2'?
Posted 1 year ago by blackieray    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like Toad the Wet Sprocket
Posted 2 years ago by garrettb    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

Great song. Great 90s vibe. I don't remember ever hearing it back in the day. Is it possible to be nostalgic over a song you never heard before? I guess it is.



You were lucky.  Where I was, the radio station beat it into the ground to the point where I hated it.  Only now can I begin to appreciate it again.
Posted 2 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
h [remove this] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8dZwXnMrRU
Posted 2 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 kfries wrote:

Don't you wish U2 was ever this good? These guys actually have a band with a good guitarist and a real rhythm section.  That drummer does some nice fills. 



While I'm not a big fan of Edge, U2's rhythm section is top notch in my book. These guys are good too but no reason I know of to diss Adam and Larry.
Posted 2 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 bluefrog wrote:

A live version is always worth +1 on the rating...


Odd.  Cause to me a live recording is always a -1 or -2...the artist goes to studio, spends weeks perfecting the mix and edit...getting the sound exactly as desired.  While a live recording might gain a bit of energy, it lacks that attention to detail...and inevitably has some crowd noise at some point, which makes me crazy.  I don't need to hear some random screaming, singing along or woo-hoo-ing...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Great song. Great 90s vibe. I don't remember ever hearing it back in the day. Is it possible to be nostalgic over a song you never heard before? I guess it is.
Posted 2 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
This song has no business being so awsesome.
Posted 2 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
what an upbeat tune - happy to hear a live version
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I've never of them until now. Pretty good stuff. I'll add it to my 7 pile.
Posted 2 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
that sounds like a nice live show

the guitar playing is peppy 
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I prefer the original, but there's no denying the abundance of jam in this one, especially the soaring guitar! An uplifting & inspiring gem!
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 igotitmade2k wrote:

This isn't U2?


Not you too!
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:

great drummer in this band!




Right on!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 jimtyrrell wrote:

This is a great Rock Song! Thanks RP for music I would have never heard if it wasn't for Rebecca and Bill!




You bet! ...same here.  Thanx RP!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
This isn't U2?
Posted 3 years ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
Love it. I was not aware of this band at the time, but heard the song just now and knew it had to be from the time period when I was finishing high school / starting college. It is; I graduated high school in 1998. This sounds exactly like that time, in the best way. <3 Reminds me of free and happy college days, full of sunshine and promise.
Posted 3 years ago by zetaarae    [ Reply ]
Lame sounding, and The Edge wants his delay pedal back.
Posted 3 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Gawd I love this! One of the best intros in recorded music history!
Posted 3 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
This is a great Rock Song! Thanks RP for music I would have never heard if it wasn't for Rebecca and Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
great drummer in this band!
Posted 3 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
 KevinM wrote:
Just found this on Wikipedia: Despite the band's name, none of the band members is named Freddy Jones; according to a 1992 interview, guitarist Wayne Healy stated it was "inspired by a big fat comic strip character named Freddy."
 
Fat Freddy from the Fabulous Furry Freak brothers - 'take this money and go and score for us , and this time don't get burned.....'
Posted 4 years ago by prophetzarquon    [ Reply ]
 MJdub wrote:
I'm a big fan of the ol' dotted-delay trick; when I got my first delay pedal I figured it out as soon as I could and played with it obsessively for months.  The idea is that you play straight quarter notes (or eighth notes, just a consistent rhythm), and set the rate of the delay to 1.5x that tempo (i.e. dotted quarter/eighth), so the "echoes" from the delay come back halfway between the notes you are playing, so it sounds like you are playing twice as fast as you actually are.  It really feels awesome and you can produce all sorts of interesting results that I could write a page or two about.  I'm not really a U2 fan...go figure. Edge pretty much always strums chords with the delay, but in this song I hear a lot more use of arpeggios and melodic playing which takes quite a bit more skill in my opinion.  I've already admitted I'm not a U2 fan, but I would have to say I prefer both the song and the guitar playing to U2 in this case.
 
Well spoke MJ, great insight. Thanks for weighing in. I would say I concur other than I like U2 very much as well. Edge & Co usually kill it. I employ similar delay technique with bass from time to time. 

When's the next practice? CU there



  
Posted 4 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
A live version is always worth +1 on the rating...
Posted 4 years ago by bluefrog    [ Reply ]
Don't you wish U2 was ever this good? These guys actually have a band with a good guitarist and a real rhythm section.  That drummer does some nice fills. 
Posted 4 years ago by kfries    [ Reply ]
I like it!
Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 MJdub wrote:
I'm a big fan of the ol' dotted-delay trick; when I got my first delay pedal I figured it out as soon as I could and played with it obsessively for months.  The idea is that you play straight quarter notes (or eighth notes, just a consistent rhythm), and set the rate of the delay to 1.5x that tempo (i.e. dotted quarter/eighth), so the "echoes" from the delay come back halfway between the notes you are playing, so it sounds like you are playing twice as fast as you actually are.  It really feels awesome and you can produce all sorts of interesting results that I could write a page or two about.  I'm not really a U2 fan...go figure. Edge pretty much always strums chords with the delay, but in this song I hear a lot more use of arpeggios and melodic playing which takes quite a bit more skill in my opinion.  I've already admitted I'm not a U2 fan, but I would have to say I prefer both the song and the guitar playing to U2 in this case.
 
Thanx for the technical info. ...it works well for this tune! ...BTW, I love U2.
Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Don’t know why this is so enjoyable, but it is...
Posted 4 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Just found this on Wikipedia: Despite the band's name, none of the band members is named Freddy Jones; according to a 1992 interview, guitarist Wayne Healy stated it was "inspired by a big fat comic strip character named Freddy."
Posted 4 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Sounds Edge-y
Posted 4 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 stanbark007 wrote:
Mid 90's and KGSR in Austin, couldn't escape this song... and it was a great thing.
 
Ha! Yep... KayGeezer in the 90's. I was there too!
It was a blessed place.
Posted 5 years ago by changodelaplaya    [ Reply ]
 MJdub wrote:
I'm a big fan of the ol' dotted-delay trick; when I got my first delay pedal I figured it out as soon as I could and played with it obsessively for months.  The idea is that you play straight quarter notes (or eighth notes, just a consistent rhythm), and set the rate of the delay to 1.5x that tempo (i.e. dotted quarter/eighth), so the "echoes" from the delay come back halfway between the notes you are playing, so it sounds like you are playing twice as fast as you actually are.  It really feels awesome and you can produce all sorts of interesting results that I could write a page or two about.  I'm not really a U2 fan...go figure. Edge pretty much always strums chords with the delay, but in this song I hear a lot more use of arpeggios and melodic playing which takes quite a bit more skill in my opinion.  I've already admitted I'm not a U2 fan, but I would have to say I prefer both the song and the guitar playing to U2 in this case.
 
Yup, also Buckethead <3
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 MJdub wrote:
I'm a big fan of the ol' dotted-delay trick; when I got my first delay pedal I figured it out as soon as I could and played with it obsessively for months.  The idea is that you play straight quarter notes (or eighth notes, just a consistent rhythm), and set the rate of the delay to 1.5x that tempo (i.e. dotted quarter/eighth), so the "echoes" from the delay come back halfway between the notes you are playing, so it sounds like you are playing twice as fast as you actually are.  It really feels awesome and you can produce all sorts of interesting results that I could write a page or two about.  I'm not really a U2 fan...go figure. Edge pretty much always strums chords with the delay, but in this song I hear a lot more use of arpeggios and melodic playing which takes quite a bit more skill in my opinion.  I've already admitted I'm not a U2 fan, but I would have to say I prefer both the song and the guitar playing to U2 in this case.
 
Thanks for the technical explanation; I get it now!  I'm a fan of this technique, and you're right: the arpeggios (single-string plucking of a chord?) and melodic use in this tune are mesmerizing.
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Youtube vid...

And you    , lighten up Francis!!!
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
make it stop!
sucko-barfo {#Stop}
Posted 5 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
Mid 90's and KGSR in Austin, couldn't escape this song... and it was a great thing.
Posted 6 years ago by stanbark007    [ Reply ]
Saw them in Chicago in January, not much left of the original band, but this song still rocked.
Posted 6 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
 ozzie1313 wrote:
Edge on guitar with a Pure Prairie League/Marshall Tucker like song. 

 
Ah so that's why I like it {#Wink}
Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]



                           





Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Edge on guitar with a Pure Prairie League/Marshall Tucker like song. 
Posted 8 years ago by ozzie1313    [ Reply ]
 MJdub wrote:
I'm a big fan of the ol' dotted-delay trick; when I got my first delay pedal I figured it out as soon as I could and played with it obsessively for months.  The idea is that you play straight quarter notes (or eighth notes, just a consistent rhythm), and set the rate of the delay to 1.5x that tempo (i.e. dotted quarter/eighth), so the "echoes" from the delay come back halfway between the notes you are playing, so it sounds like you are playing twice as fast as you actually are.  It really feels awesome and you can produce all sorts of interesting results that I could write a page or two about.  I'm not really a U2 fan...go figure. Edge pretty much always strums chords with the delay, but in this song I hear a lot more use of arpeggios and melodic playing which takes quite a bit more skill in my opinion.  I've already admitted I'm not a U2 fan, but I would have to say I prefer both the song and the guitar playing to U2 in this case.

 
Man you gotta start talking to my brother...
Posted 8 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
I'm a big fan of the ol' dotted-delay trick; when I got my first delay pedal I figured it out as soon as I could and played with it obsessively for months.  The idea is that you play straight quarter notes (or eighth notes, just a consistent rhythm), and set the rate of the delay to 1.5x that tempo (i.e. dotted quarter/eighth), so the "echoes" from the delay come back halfway between the notes you are playing, so it sounds like you are playing twice as fast as you actually are.  It really feels awesome and you can produce all sorts of interesting results that I could write a page or two about.  I'm not really a U2 fan...go figure. Edge pretty much always strums chords with the delay, but in this song I hear a lot more use of arpeggios and melodic playing which takes quite a bit more skill in my opinion.  I've already admitted I'm not a U2 fan, but I would have to say I prefer both the song and the guitar playing to U2 in this case.
Posted 8 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
Prefer the album version but this is a *great*, *great* tune
Posted 8 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
Original recording of this is great. This live version has the singer sounding like he's bored of singing this for the 9 millionth time.

And yes, their drummer is fantastic. 
Posted 9 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

The digital delay trick is a common practice these days by many guitarists. David Gilmour comes to mind..."Run Like Hell", "Another Brick in the Wall"...etc. Of course, The Edge overused this...low and behold who's next here....hahahaha....Bill has the same idea.

 
Yes, it ihas been a popular effect for a while, and The Edge did use it a lot, to the point where some people think he invented the sound.  But as you know, delay effects with guitars have been around for a while. Robert Fripp and John Martyn were using Echoplexes and other tape-delay effects with their guitars since the early 1970s,
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:
In the beginning, the subtle "picking' guitar in the background, sounds a LOT like the instrumental intro to the Van Halen song Women In Love.  Really does.

 

That's a great song BTW.
Posted 9 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Glad that one is over...
Posted 10 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
In the beginning, the subtle "picking' guitar in the background, sounds a LOT like the instrumental intro to the Van Halen song Women In Love.  Really does.
Posted 10 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
 PopKombo wrote:
The guitar on this track reminds me of Bosami

 
Definitely Bosami.  Could pick it out anywhere.
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
This makes DMB sound edgy. 3.
Posted 10 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
That guitar and drum run is about 20 minutes too short. 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
The guitar on this track reminds me of Bosami
Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
Wish they played out of Chicago again...unbelievable live show. 
Posted 10 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
If this song is rated 7.2, how can any of U2 songs have lower ratings? {#Stupid} 4.
Posted 10 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}   If all songs were this good, I'd die in ecstasy.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

The digital delay trick is a common practice these days by many guitarists. David Gilmour comes to mind..."Run Like Hell", "Another Brick in the Wall"...etc. Of course, The Edge overused this...low and behold who's next here....hahahaha....Bill has the same idea.

 

The Edge overused it? Um...he made a name for himself in doing so - well played on his part, I say. If anyone said - "oh listen to the guitar on that song, it sounds just like Bosami!"  I'd be pretty happy.

 
Posted 10 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
 dig wrote:

That's really not The Edge playing guitar?



 
The digital delay trick is a common practice these days by many guitarists. David Gilmour comes to mind..."Run Like Hell", "Another Brick in the Wall"...etc. Of course, The Edge overused this...low and behold who's next here....hahahaha....Bill has the same idea.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Strangely, the only one I don't like in this band is...Freddy Jones,...amazing guitar and drum playing.
Posted 11 years ago by aristoteles    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
U2ish—without the edge

 

Or an edge.
Posted 11 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
Another insanely talented band that I have never heard of!

Did anybody notice that DRUMMING! {#Drummer} {#Drummer}

It's like an octopus hitting the squids! 
Posted 11 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
way good! it better be on iTunes!
 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]

That's really not The Edge playing guitar?


Posted 11 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
Outstanding song with fabulous guitar playing, but I agree, the sound and the song is better on the studio version. Simply superb!

Posted 13 years ago by BerkeleyAlice    [ Reply ]
The guitar really sounds like moe.
Love it!

Posted 13 years ago by SirLars    [ Reply ]
I LOVE this song so much!!!  It always lifts my spirits and makes me smile!  {#Tongue}A great windows down-music up driving song!
Posted 13 years ago by bnlkuhns    [ Reply ]
And the 'bonus track' live version that kicks off the re-release of their first album kicks this version in the nads.
Posted 13 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
I Love Love the studio version of this song! :D
Posted 13 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
 agkagk wrote:

I'll second that. The guitar riffs on the studio version are awesome! One of my fav albums of the '90s

 
I'll have to find that version, as the sound on this isn't the best, but the guitar playing caught my attention.

Posted 13 years ago by murraybula    [ Reply ]
 smackiepipe wrote:
There are better live versions of this song out there, and while the playing live is great, the mix of instrument and vocal are still captured best on the studio cut from 'Waiting for the Night.'

 
I'll second that. The guitar riffs on the studio version are awesome! One of my fav albums of the '90s

Posted 13 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
Wow, thought this was a live version of a Van Halen tune for a minute there...
Posted 13 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
Bill, enjoying the last 30 minutes or so.
Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]

Started off sounding a little like U2?  Guitar riff v similar


Posted 14 years ago by sailorgirl    [ Reply ]
Do you have the studio version of this? It's much better I think...
Posted 14 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
Nicely done! This live version is getting me psyched up to go hit the trails on my mtn bike!! It's been uber wet here in the PNW and today is sunny! Puuuuuurfect tunage to hit the trials!!
Posted 14 years ago by ramblinlamb    [ Reply ]
A great song from back in the day!{#Cheers}

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]

U2 meets Allmand Brothers?

Not quite but enjoyable all the same.


Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
There are better live versions of this song out there, and while the playing live is great, the mix of instrument and vocal are still captured best on the studio cut from 'Waiting for the Night.'

Posted 14 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...phish anyone?..
 
BoDeans?


Posted 14 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...phish anyone?..
 

{#Naughty}

Don't you dare!
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Why does the beginning of this song suddenly transport me to The Lower Deck in Halifax where I spent many a night drinking Keiths and listening to the house band Signal Hill? Perhaps because Signal Hill did a cover of Pride that sounds similar to this(at least the beginning).
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
...phish anyone?..
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 handyrae wrote:
I was just thinking the same thing. I'm not wild about the vocals, but the guitar is great.
 
I can tell this would be incredibly fun on Guitar Hero.

Posted 15 years ago by mybaldbird    [ Reply ]
Thanks, this is really picking up my mood, nice.
Posted 15 years ago by dBdwg    [ Reply ]
farbenblinde wrote:


Better than U2


Better by a long shot.

fredriley wrote:

...and without an in-tune singer. Say what you like about St Bonio, and I say plenty, but at least he can carry a song. 4 from the Nottingham jury.



Carry a note? Arguable. But the Bono can't live with or without chew. Either that or he can't enunciate.

Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
Beautful!!!
Posted 15 years ago by ranesjr    [ Reply ]
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:

Yep...thought this might be off the new U2 release until the vocal came in...

 

Better than U2
Posted 15 years ago by farbenblinde    [ Reply ]
That was a great way to start the morning...big 90s flashback!
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
U2ish—without the edge
 
Yep...thought this might be off the new U2 release until the vocal came in...

Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
Pretty nice guitar work, especially for a live recording.
Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
U2ish—without the edge
 
...and without an in-tune singer. Say what you like about St Bonio, and I say plenty, but at least he can carry a song. 4 from the Nottingham jury.

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
U2ish—without the edge
Posted 15 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 weez wrote:

Original.

Used to see these guys back in college days at U of I. (Illinois) in the early 90's. They would jam at clubs and large frat parties.
Check out their album: Waiting For The Night — good road trip album, or something to put on when hanging out with friends and having cold ones out on the deck.
 

aha, spent a lot of time at the UofI in the late 80s/early 90s, I must have heard them at some point, or played them on my college show on WEIU/Charleston. Good stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by MediaGrrl    [ Reply ]
The vocals are just excruciating, the music isn't much better actually.
Posted 16 years ago by tiggers    [ Reply ]
One of the best "live" bands ever!
Posted 16 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
Redolent of Steve Howe and co......
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Almman Bros flashback. Wonderful!
Posted 16 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
Great tune! Takes me back to my days of jocking (DJing) for "WONC 89.1, Naperville/Chicago..." back in the day...
Posted 16 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
Gednabb wrote:
Nice guitar solo
I was just thinking the same thing. I'm not wild about the vocals, but the guitar is great.
Posted 16 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Absolutely. My fave era of music personally was the mid 90s when BHTM, FJB, Better Than Ezra, Cravin Melon, DMB, Blues Traveler, Cowboy Mouth, WP were really big in the SouthEast...i guess some still are. goldberry wrote:
GREAT song. Reminds me of Big Head Todd and the Monsters, a band I wish RP would play more of.
Posted 16 years ago by Gamecock    [ Reply ]
That's another new one for me - I like it!
Posted 16 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
GREAT song. Reminds me of Big Head Todd and the Monsters, a band I wish RP would play more of.
Posted 16 years ago by goldberry    [ Reply ]
Nice guitar solo
Posted 16 years ago by Gednabb    [ Reply ]
Cheers
Posted 16 years ago by weez    [ Reply ]
Whoa, same here. Graduated in '96 and I couldn't agree more with your recollection, or your recommendation. weez wrote:
Used to see these guys back in college days at U of I. (Illinois) in the early 90's. They would jam at clubs and large frat parties. Check out their album: Waiting For The Night -- good road trip album, or something to put on when hanging out with friends and having cold ones out on the deck.
Posted 16 years ago by Zamoeba    [ Reply ]
MediaGrrl wrote:
possibly stupid question-- is this an original song or a cover?
Original. Used to see these guys back in college days at U of I. (Illinois) in the early 90's. They would jam at clubs and large frat parties. Check out their album: Waiting For The Night -- good road trip album, or something to put on when hanging out with friends and having cold ones out on the deck.
Posted 16 years ago by weez    [ Reply ]
possibly stupid question-- is this an original song or a cover?
Posted 16 years ago by MediaGrrl    [ Reply ]
I was always very neutral 'normal' version of this song. It was just too much formula / pop / top 40 radio background. The live version has a much less overproduced feel. Much better I think.
Posted 16 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
yeah but it does sound ABIT edgey...
Posted 16 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
Fantastic Version ... 1st time I have heard this one
Posted 16 years ago by coloradobrophy    [ Reply ]
I really enjoy this song when I hear it on RP, it's uplifting, the singer evokes a really good, happy daydream. So I thought I'd better get over to FreddyJonesBand.com and see where I could get me a copy from - so they have a download from St Paddy's Day '07 gig, great, but it's just not such a good daydream that day. He sounds like he's suffering some of the melancholic daydreams I am at present (temporary, I'm sure)
Posted 16 years ago by vaiodon    [ Reply ]
I love this.
Posted 16 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
jwagon wrote:
Why does everyone think that anytime someone uses an echo effect like this that they must be "ripping off" The Edge? First of all, the Edge was never (and still isn't) as melodic of a soloist as this guy is. The fact that he throws in an echo for some flavor doesn't make him a copycat. Why? News flash: The Edge didn't invent the echo. He didn't even invent the technique you're saying has been stolen here, used on songs like "Streets with No Name" or a handful of others. There were guys doing much more innovative things with delays: Robert Fripp. Adrian Belew. Andy Summers. Etc. The Edge is great, but he barely scratches the surface of the deep pool of innovation that these guys poured out. But the key point is: So what? Is anyone who uses the circle of fifths in a song ripping off Vivaldi? Is anyone who blows up his Marshall with a fuzzbox ripping off Jimi Hendrix? You're going to miss a lot of a good music if you nitpick about "copying". Gimme a break. Does it sound good or not? That's all that matters.
I appreciate the rant!! sounds good to me!
Posted 16 years ago by felix_the_man    [ Reply ]
Listening to this on my iPod Touch!
Posted 16 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Great song, images of flying through Boulder Canyon on a sunny day in my mom's convertible with the top down and this at full volume....
Posted 16 years ago by JaeRae    [ Reply ]
Wow... what a great tune! Never heard of these guys before but I totally agree with the comments regarding "Edge"... that's quite a piece of trivia to learn about him.
Posted 16 years ago by robg    [ Reply ]
A great band to see live, especially in an outdoor venue. This song brought the house down!
Posted 17 years ago by neilro51    [ Reply ]
I thought I was listening to the Bodeans. Nice guitar work.
Posted 17 years ago by spunkyboy62    [ Reply ]
FWIW... The Edge owes his sound post Unforgettable Fire to Michael Brook who introduced him to Brook\'s \"Infinite Guitar\". This is according to The Edge himself from a BBC interview. Regardless, how could anyone have written this song and not thought \"Jeez, I like this... it sounds like The Edge!\"
Posted 17 years ago by aronson    [ Reply ]
jwagon wrote:
Gimme a break. Does it sound good or not? That's all that matters.
In that case... no.
Posted 17 years ago by jksteacher    [ Reply ]