Lord Huron — Not Dead Yet
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All messed up, with nowhere to go
I stare at myself in the mirror alone
It's hard to make friends when you're half in the grave
But I ain't dead yet, and I've got something to say
Oh, yeah
You've got holes in your clothes and booze on your breath
You look like hell and you smell like death
Oh
There's a stranger in my eyes again
I swear to God I don't know him
You're tired of me, I'm tired of you
So turn around and leave me to myself
Oh, yeah
You've got holes in your clothes and booze on your breath
You look like hell and you smell like death
Oh
I've been out way too long, I'm heading right for the edge
If she asks about me, tell her I'm not dead yet
You've got holes in your clothes and booze on your breath
You look like hell and you smell like death
Oh
I stare at myself in the mirror alone
It's hard to make friends when you're half in the grave
But I ain't dead yet, and I've got something to say
Oh, yeah
You've got holes in your clothes and booze on your breath
You look like hell and you smell like death
Oh
There's a stranger in my eyes again
I swear to God I don't know him
You're tired of me, I'm tired of you
So turn around and leave me to myself
Oh, yeah
You've got holes in your clothes and booze on your breath
You look like hell and you smell like death
Oh
I've been out way too long, I'm heading right for the edge
If she asks about me, tell her I'm not dead yet
You've got holes in your clothes and booze on your breath
You look like hell and you smell like death
Oh
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And just like that RP has found me the first track for this summer's Road Trip Mix.
Wow! I thought this must be a new or hidden Steve Miller track. His voice really sounds like Miller. I love this! A perfect pocket song.
Love these lyrics.
Also reminiscent of Monty Python Holy Grail... "I'm not dead yet! I think I'll go for a walk!"
Also reminiscent of Monty Python Holy Grail... "I'm not dead yet! I think I'll go for a walk!"
ibribe wrote:
i think the whole album is great. if you haven't checked it out, it highly recommend it
Sweet! New Lord Huron!
i think the whole album is great. if you haven't checked it out, it highly recommend it
I'm always impressed by the flowing rhythms and fabulous singing that this group gets up to. In this song, the groove is highly addictive and uplifting...
DaidyBoy wrote:
T-Rex meets Elvis. Interesting
Sounds a bit T-Rex in places. I like it.
T-Rex meets Elvis. Interesting
sfoster66 wrote:
Will anyone care, 20 years from now, that you made some random negative comments here? I’m guessing….NOT!
Do you see how that works?
Not terrible...but really do we need ANOTHER band with this indie rock/folk sound? It's all so very bland. Like very record label A&R inoffensive bland. It's like the art in a hotel room. It's there on the wall. Better than a blank wall...but there's no way you go home and tell your spouse about it...
Oh and just an edit. The thumbs down on this is hilarious. Like really? Can you honestly tell me that some random Lord Huron track is going to get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic. Not a chance. I'd drop a deserved f -bomb on that, but decency and all that. Like I said above...not terrible...just bland and completely forgettable...
Will anyone care, 20 years from now, that you made some random negative comments here? I’m guessing….NOT!
Do you see how that works?
I wasn't really paying attention and thought I was listening to a remix of some old Elvis song. But it's good, and I'm glad it's Lord Huron.
sfoster66 wrote:
Smack this dumbass...I absolutely love when someone tries to prove how smart and insightful they are, only to reveal that they didn't know squat...bravo...
What does an A&R do in a record label?
Overseeing the recording process. The A&R division of a record label oversees the music style and recording. This includes helping the artist to find the right record producer, scheduling time in a recording studio and advising the artist on all aspects of making a high-quality recording.
So, as I implied in my original comment...sounds like a record label looking for inoffensive filler. I see that many of you like this...I have it rated as a 5, Decent....and it is that, a pretty decent track. Here's the thing. I listen to the old 70's era American Top 40 with Casey Casem on the weekends. There are many, many songs that hit the Top 40 back then that we never hear today. My wife and I will often comment, 'never heard that before'. I'll stand by my assertion that this track isn't strong enough to live on into the future twenty years hence. And no amount of trying to show me how superior you are will change my opinion. And after a incredibly successful sales career, I'm pretty damn good at picking winners...you, maybe not so much....
I would like to still be listening to them in 20 years. You are probably right though. We'll still get to listen to the Beatles in 20 years but not this band. Ah well.
Smack this dumbass...I absolutely love when someone tries to prove how smart and insightful they are, only to reveal that they didn't know squat...bravo...
What does an A&R do in a record label?
Overseeing the recording process. The A&R division of a record label oversees the music style and recording. This includes helping the artist to find the right record producer, scheduling time in a recording studio and advising the artist on all aspects of making a high-quality recording.
So, as I implied in my original comment...sounds like a record label looking for inoffensive filler. I see that many of you like this...I have it rated as a 5, Decent....and it is that, a pretty decent track. Here's the thing. I listen to the old 70's era American Top 40 with Casey Casem on the weekends. There are many, many songs that hit the Top 40 back then that we never hear today. My wife and I will often comment, 'never heard that before'. I'll stand by my assertion that this track isn't strong enough to live on into the future twenty years hence. And no amount of trying to show me how superior you are will change my opinion. And after a incredibly successful sales career, I'm pretty damn good at picking winners...you, maybe not so much....
I would like to still be listening to them in 20 years. You are probably right though. We'll still get to listen to the Beatles in 20 years but not this band. Ah well.
smartn1 wrote:
Me too! I have listened to their albums - really great!
The more songs I hear by them, the more I like them.
Me too! I have listened to their albums - really great!
The more songs I hear by them, the more I like them.
robspeds wrote:
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
It is.
From the vanishing species of Album Oriented Rock DJ's in the 80's.
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
It is.
From the vanishing species of Album Oriented Rock DJ's in the 80's.
robspeds wrote:
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
It is actually...
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
It is actually...
SmackDaddy wrote:
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Adult Oriented Rock. You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you think are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
Smack this dumbass...I absolutely love when someone tries to prove how smart and insightful they are, only to reveal that they didn't know squat...bravo...
What does an A&R do in a record label?
Overseeing the recording process. The A&R division of a record label oversees the music style and recording. This includes helping the artist to find the right record producer, scheduling time in a recording studio and advising the artist on all aspects of making a high-quality recording.
So, as I implied in my original comment...sounds like a record label looking for inoffensive filler. I see that many of you like this...I have it rated as a 5, Decent....and it is that, a pretty decent track. Here's the thing. I listen to the old 70's era American Top 40 with Casey Casem on the weekends. There are many, many songs that hit the Top 40 back then that we never hear today. My wife and I will often comment, 'never heard that before'. I'll stand by my assertion that this track isn't strong enough to live on into the future twenty years hence. And no amount of trying to show me how superior you are will change my opinion. And after a incredibly successful sales career, I'm pretty damn good at picking winners...you, maybe not so much....
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Adult Oriented Rock. You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you think are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
Smack this dumbass...I absolutely love when someone tries to prove how smart and insightful they are, only to reveal that they didn't know squat...bravo...
What does an A&R do in a record label?
Overseeing the recording process. The A&R division of a record label oversees the music style and recording. This includes helping the artist to find the right record producer, scheduling time in a recording studio and advising the artist on all aspects of making a high-quality recording.
So, as I implied in my original comment...sounds like a record label looking for inoffensive filler. I see that many of you like this...I have it rated as a 5, Decent....and it is that, a pretty decent track. Here's the thing. I listen to the old 70's era American Top 40 with Casey Casem on the weekends. There are many, many songs that hit the Top 40 back then that we never hear today. My wife and I will often comment, 'never heard that before'. I'll stand by my assertion that this track isn't strong enough to live on into the future twenty years hence. And no amount of trying to show me how superior you are will change my opinion. And after a incredibly successful sales career, I'm pretty damn good at picking winners...you, maybe not so much....
ibribe wrote:
Seeing them this Sunday, with First Aid Kit opening -- deeply psyched!
Sweet! New Lord Huron!
Seeing them this Sunday, with First Aid Kit opening -- deeply psyched!
"you've got holes in your clothes and boobs on your breath." That's what is sounded like with the AC running in the background.
I like the album picture
These guys are so cool. Thank you RP for introducing us.
willmcnaught wrote:
1 week from today they will be in Eugene, looking forward to seeing this group
They were dancing in the aisles! Good show!
1 week from today they will be in Eugene, looking forward to seeing this group
They were dancing in the aisles! Good show!
It sounds like the Lumineers and Elvis had an illicit back-alley tryst.
MOAR, please!
MOAR, please!
SmackDaddy wrote:
Well they do. The whole album, videos, pandemic-live video shows, and concerts all have a concept thread running through it for this one.
1 week from today they will be in Eugene, looking forward to seeing this group live!
Well they do. The whole album, videos, pandemic-live video shows, and concerts all have a concept thread running through it for this one.
1 week from today they will be in Eugene, looking forward to seeing this group live!
xcranky_yankee wrote:
Well they do. The whole album, videos, pandemic-live video shows, and concerts all have a concept thread running through it for this one.
does anyone try for album concept these days? seems to be a casualty of shorter attention spans...
Well they do. The whole album, videos, pandemic-live video shows, and concerts all have a concept thread running through it for this one.
KaiT wrote:
Ummm... A&R refers to a record label career position.
An A&R (artists and repertoire) representative is responsible for finding promising new artists for a record label or music publisher to sign.
Now you know.
Umm that's not what he/she was referring to. Try it in the sentence.
"artists and repertoire representative inoffensive bland." Yea, that makes sense.
Even funnier to suggest that AOR somehow reflects bland music. Quite the contrary for the day. AOR allowed DJ's to play whatever cut they wanted from the selected ALBUMs. Versus only the preselected hit songs.
Ummm... A&R refers to a record label career position.
An A&R (artists and repertoire) representative is responsible for finding promising new artists for a record label or music publisher to sign.
Now you know.
Umm that's not what he/she was referring to. Try it in the sentence.
"artists and repertoire representative inoffensive bland." Yea, that makes sense.
Even funnier to suggest that AOR somehow reflects bland music. Quite the contrary for the day. AOR allowed DJ's to play whatever cut they wanted from the selected ALBUMs. Versus only the preselected hit songs.
I"m digging these guys more and more...
Love the “Ride A White Swan” vibe uh huh huh.
I love this band! They're on my bucket list of concerts I'd really like to attend, now that such events are starting to happen again.
And I love that they wrote a song named after a line from Monty Python's Holy Grail movie.
And I love that they wrote a song named after a line from Monty Python's Holy Grail movie.
robspeds wrote:
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
does anyone try for album concept these days? seems to be a casualty of shorter attention spans...
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
Love the cover pic!
I feel happy! I feel HAPPY! OOF!
robspeds wrote:
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
It is.
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
It is.
Really coming around on these guys. So much so that we've gotten tex to see them this summer with First Aid Kit at Merriweather Post Pavillion in MD; taking the granddaughter to see if they can provide a counterbalance / antidote to the pop pablum that constitutes her usual & customary musical diet. Fingers crossed!
robspeds wrote:
Google it Kaity
Good Tune! I never heard of them before. Thanx RP!
KaiT wrote:
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Adult Oriented Rock. You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you thing are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
I always thought AOR was album oriented rock
SmackDaddy wrote:
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Adult Oriented Rock. You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you thing are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
Ummm... A&R refers to a record label career position.
An A&R (artists and repertoire) representative is responsible for finding promising new artists for a record label or music publisher to sign.
Now you know.
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Adult Oriented Rock. You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you thing are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
Ummm... A&R refers to a record label career position.
An A&R (artists and repertoire) representative is responsible for finding promising new artists for a record label or music publisher to sign.
Now you know.
sfoster66 wrote:
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Album-Oriented Rock, wherein DJs were allowed to pick whatever track they wanted to instead of just the "hits." You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you think are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
Not terrible...but really do we need ANOTHER band with this indie rock/folk sound? It's all so very bland. Like very record label A&R inoffensive bland. It's like the art in a hotel room. It's there on the wall. Better than a blank wall...but there's no way you go home and tell your spouse about it...
Oh and just an edit. The thumbs down on this is hilarious. Like really? Can you honestly tell me that some random Lord Huron track is going to get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic. Not a chance. I'd drop a deserved f -bomb on that, but decency and all that. Like I said above...not terrible...just bland and completely forgettable...
LOL you don't even know that it's not "A&R" is AOR - Album-Oriented Rock, wherein DJs were allowed to pick whatever track they wanted to instead of just the "hits." You're also ignorant of the differences in the music media landscape since whatever songs were made that you think are "classics." Music is much more decentralized now and this is soooooooooooooooo far what mainstream radio plays that your comments are irrelevant.
"nine day beard and bright red eyes"...
Song was a blast in concert
sfoster66 wrote:
I didn't see where anyone asserted that a song of theirs would "get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic". Some people like this song and other songs by this recording artist.
Not terrible...but really do we need ANOTHER band with this indie rock/folk sound? It's all so very bland. Like very record label A&R inoffensive bland. It's like the art in a hotel room. It's there on the wall. Better than a blank wall...but there's no way you go home and tell your spouse about it...
Oh and just an edit. The thumbs down on this is hilarious. Like really? Can you honestly tell me that some random Lord Huron track is going to get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic. Not a chance. I'd drop a deserved f -bomb on that, but decency and all that. Like I said above...not terrible...just bland and completely forgettable...
I didn't see where anyone asserted that a song of theirs would "get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic". Some people like this song and other songs by this recording artist.
Not terrible...but really do we need ANOTHER band with this indie rock/folk sound? It's all so very bland. Like very record label A&R inoffensive bland. It's like the art in a hotel room. It's there on the wall. Better than a blank wall...but there's no way you go home and tell your spouse about it...
Oh and just an edit. The thumbs down on this is hilarious. Like really? Can you honestly tell me that some random Lord Huron track is going to get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic. Not a chance. I'd drop a deserved f -bomb on that, but decency and all that. Like I said above...not terrible...just bland and completely forgettable...
Oh and just an edit. The thumbs down on this is hilarious. Like really? Can you honestly tell me that some random Lord Huron track is going to get played in 20 years like its some sort of classic. Not a chance. I'd drop a deserved f -bomb on that, but decency and all that. Like I said above...not terrible...just bland and completely forgettable...
This band is really growing on me. Good pandemic song
This is really nice.
DaidyBoy wrote:
Wow, I was just saying that to my wife and then saw your post. I hear what you're hearing, absolutely. Great stuff, great fun.
Sounds a bit T-Rex in places. I like it.
Wow, I was just saying that to my wife and then saw your post. I hear what you're hearing, absolutely. Great stuff, great fun.
Sounds a bit T-Rex in places. I like it.
ibribe wrote:
Yes, indeed! Now that music venues are starting to open up, I would love to see this band live. It will have to be a concert north of the 49th parallel, however, unless the border opens up for us "unsafe" Canucks to venture south.
Sweet! New Lord Huron!
Yes, indeed! Now that music venues are starting to open up, I would love to see this band live. It will have to be a concert north of the 49th parallel, however, unless the border opens up for us "unsafe" Canucks to venture south.
reallylost wrote:
They
Didn't know he had a new album out. Now I know. Must buy.
They
Didn't know he had a new album out. Now I know. Must buy.
Sweet! New Lord Huron!
Woohoo! Love me some Lord Huron!
Smack this dumbass...I absolutely love when someone tries to prove how smart and insightful they are, only to reveal that they didn't know squat...bravo...
What does an A&R do in a record label?
Overseeing the recording process. The A&R division of a record label oversees the music style and recording. This includes helping the artist to find the right record producer, scheduling time in a recording studio and advising the artist on all aspects of making a high-quality recording.
So, as I implied in my original comment...sounds like a record label looking for inoffensive filler. I see that many of you like this...I have it rated as a 5, Decent....and it is that, a pretty decent track. Here's the thing. I listen to the old 70's era American Top 40 with Casey Casem on the weekends. There are many, many songs that hit the Top 40 back then that we never hear today. My wife and I will often comment, 'never heard that before'. I'll stand by my assertion that this track isn't strong enough to live on into the future twenty years hence. And no amount of trying to show me how superior you are will change my opinion. And after a incredibly successful sales career, I'm pretty damn good at picking winners...you, maybe not so much....
Irrelevant comment and not to the point.