The Beta Band — Quiet
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There's a quiet little man
and he sits at his window
Doesn't make a sound
but he watches where the wind blows
Wants to go outside
fears wouldn't let him
(Force) a little smile
and the fears come rolling
la la bum bum dum dum dum dum
You can go outside where the sun & the people blind you
You can go outside where the love of the people finds you - it will find you
When he walks through the maze
in the circles of his back place
(While the Jew ) on his roof
is still tieing up his shoelace
He will (never curse) again
all the days on his home spent
Nailing all the doors
& jumping through the window
and he sits at his window
Doesn't make a sound
but he watches where the wind blows
Wants to go outside
fears wouldn't let him
(Force) a little smile
and the fears come rolling
la la bum bum dum dum dum dum
You can go outside where the sun & the people blind you
You can go outside where the love of the people finds you - it will find you
When he walks through the maze
in the circles of his back place
(While the Jew ) on his roof
is still tieing up his shoelace
He will (never curse) again
all the days on his home spent
Nailing all the doors
& jumping through the window
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Yet another new great band I've discovered on RP. Thanks, Bill!
Roverfish wrote:
More like Moody Blues:
"Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me."
I was intially thinking Pink Floyd, but they are more similar to Moody Blues.
Roverfish wrote:
More like Moody Blues ...
Trippy and cool...and those of you grousing over sloppy rhythm, production, and whatnot, gimme a break! It sounds good! (isn't that what matters?) Shall we go back and critique the classics for their drug-induced performances?
Drugs? DRUGS? THEY DID DRUGS?!?!?!
gregorbill wrote:
I might be able to get past some of this song's short comings, but they rhythm is just so sloppy. They sound like they never practice.
It's been my understanding that Beta Band is intentionally that way. If you take a listen to some of the tracks on their first album, they take the rhythm into such trainwrecks that it becomes really jarring, but it's totally intentional.
KevinM wrote:
Is it me, or does this sound alot like Alan Parsons Project?
More like Moody Blues:
"Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me."
Trippy and cool...and those of you grousing over sloppy rhythm, production, and whatnot, gimme a break! It sounds good! (isn't that what matters?) Shall we go back and critique the classics for their drug-induced performances?
Way to ruin a decent bass-line.
Hard to figure out why this song is being played by anyone, much less RP. Poor production quality on a poorly performed bad song.
Ugh. I put on my headphones for this?
I might be able to get past some of this song's short comings, but they rhythm is just so sloppy. They sound like they never practice.
Good stuff. Tough to take a track off of this disc, though, it\'s a great listen as a whole. I\'d love to hear \"eclipse\" on RP, but I expect that it\'s no pizza for me.
nice! how bout some songs from \"the 3 ep\'s\" disc...or any of those 3 ep\'s?
must... not... kill.... Originally Posted by KevinM:
Is it me, or does this sound alot like Alan Parsons Project?
No 
Parsons has TALENT and MUSICAL ABILITY :D. This is - sheesh. It's making my head hurt...
Originally Posted by KevinM:
Is it me, or does this sound alot like Alan Parsons Project?
They have some APP moments, but remind me a lot more of Spirit. Compare this to Fresh Garbage.
I don\'t get it. I\'ve heard this on here before but I swear only once and already I feel like I know it well. Thing is.. when I looked I wasn\'t familiar with the band at all. I think my ears hear something familiar but I can\'t place it.
When I saw Radiohead, these guys were the opening act and put on a great show. Very memorable, and I enjoyed this song of theirs as much as I enjoy hearing it here.
Originally Posted by Johray63:
Sounds a bit like Keith Moon, though more disciplined. Of course it's not hard too sound more disciplined than Moony was, but anyway. (BTW, Keith Moon often may have sound -very!- chaotic, but he always got it right in the end and was steady at the same time. Just like the Muppets show drummer "Animal").
It is true. Name another drummer immortalized as a Muppett! 
(and, foremost, he was a great drummer.)Didn\'t know them. Thought it was a remix of some obscure, sixties, psychedelic song.
Their drummer (are the drums \"human\"? You never know these days) really gets the song going. Sounds a bit like Keith Moon, though more disciplined. Of course it\'s not hard too sound more disciplined than Moony was, but anyway. (BTW, Keith Moon often may have sound -very!- chaotic, but he always got it right in the end and was steady at the same time. Just like the Muppets show drummer \"Animal\").
just saw these guys friday night and they put on a wonderful show, this song was among the setlist.
Radio Paradise made me buy this album.
Is it me, or does this sound alot like Alan Parsons Project?
saw these guys open for Radiohead in Chicago over the summer....amazing show, from two amazing bands.