Walk Around the Moon

[RSSR]

Back in the Nancies.org days, I remember a fair amount of people disliking You Never Know soon after it’s debut for the reason it was DMB trying to recapture the magic and sound like ‘91-‘00 DMB again. Now it’s beloved by newer fans. I think people should move on like that crowd may have.

[DMBCardinal]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

What the hell is wrong with you people? I couldn't even make it past the first chorus on my 2nd listen before nopeing the fuck right out of that video.

I don't know, it sounds good to me. I don't love every song the band puts out nowadays, but this one caught my attention in a good way. I like the groove of the verses with the horns adding some punch. The chorus is very catchy and I dig it. It also has a nice flute solo at the end. I'm not sure about the bridge yet, but I am a big fan of everything else.

[joshg]

Originally Posted by DMBCardinal

I don't know, it sounds good to me. I don't love every song the band puts out nowadays, but this one caught my attention in a good way. I like the groove of the verses with the horns adding some punch. The chorus is very catchy and I dig it. It also has a nice flute solo at the end. I'm not sure about the bridge yet, but I am a big fan of everything else.

You didn't address what's wrong with you though.

[jwrice5]

Something about the chorus reminds me of RHCP


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[ScottCavBBQ]

Originally Posted by joshg

I'm 75% #1 and 25% #3.

and thats all good..i just think its crazy, its like so much time has passed now simce the big 3 and busted stuff, some people on here that are "fans" have not really liked the music the band has made for like 20 years now which is 3x longer than the six year period they did like them but yet they are still here wondering when the next pig is gonna happen. can you imagine having a huge crush on a girl from like 94-99 and then not really liking her in 2000 but still showing up to christmas dinner 2021 wondering when shes gonna go back to be the girl you loved with the blind melon tshirt on. its just funny to me

[dmbdreamingtree]

i'm here as one of the resident grumps to say i dig this song. The riff is like a slowed-modified intro to Help Myself...

The flute jam at the end is icing on the cake.

[DMBCardinal]

Originally Posted by jwrice5

Something about the chorus reminds me of RHCP


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I was actually thinking this earlier.

[LaLaLaLaHey]

I like the chorus, but the vocals, especially during the intro / first verse, are a bit of a mess I really dislike that messy falsetto that he does at the start. Wish he could craft a solid melody that he can sing with ease and sounds clean.

[dmbclstj2]

Originally Posted by LaLaLaLaHey

I like the chorus, but the vocals, especially during the intro / first verse, are a bit of a mess I really dislike that messy falsetto that he does at the start. Wish he could craft a solid melody that he can sing with ease and sounds clean.

Listen to the Charlotte version, much cleaner on the intro. Either way this song is a banger and I love it.

[LaLaLaLaHey]

Originally Posted by dmbclstj2

Listen to the Charlotte version, much cleaner on the intro. Either way this song is a banger and I love it.

Yeah I heard it - was definitely 20x better than the Raleigh version. Hoping it’s good on the studio version.

[joshg]

Originally Posted by ScottCavBBQ

and thats all good..i just think its crazy, its like so much time has passed now simce the big 3 and busted stuff, some people on here that are "fans" have not really liked the music the band has made for like 20 years now which is 3x longer than the six year period they did like them but yet they are still here wondering when the next pig is gonna happen. can you imagine having a huge crush on a girl from like 94-99 and then not really liking her in 2000 but still showing up to christmas dinner 2021 wondering when shes gonna go back to be the girl you loved with the blind melon tshirt on. its just funny to me

I think the music was just so good from 91-01 and tour songs from 01-07, that the #1's and #3's of your breakdown will always carry a glimmer of hope that the genius who created those songs of the aforementioned years, has, potentially, a few more of those gems in him. Nothing more complicated than that.

[TwoStep2888]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

What the hell is wrong with you people? I couldn't even make it past the first chorus on my 2nd listen before nopeing the fuck right out of that video.

it gets better after a rough beginning, I like the chorus a lot

[ej18]

I think some of the backing vocals clash with what Dave is doing. Other than that, it's great.

[bibby1044]

This song doesn’t remind me of any other song and that’s a good thing.

[paulg83]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

What the hell is wrong with you people? I couldn't even make it past the first chorus on my 2nd listen before nopeing the fuck right out of that video.

Judging by the poll numbers, if there's something wrong with anyone here, that'd be you.

[aggiekjw]

I don’t like the vocal delivery at first, but I suspect it will be better on the album. I think this is a great song. I may be misremembering, but I’d say this is the best debut off a new album in a long time.

[Route_2]

I'm conditioned to assume I won't like it, and was prepared not to, but I like it.

[MarvinBerry]

The guitar riff was promising but I didn’t think the song was that great.

[YankeesDMB41]

I would guess they have rehearsed it a bunch of times during this little break, and it will get cleaner. I'm looking forward to the next version.

The outro is the best I've heard from a new song in a very long time. It's very loose and chill.

[mthawk07]

Originally Posted by ScottCavBBQ

There is nothing wrong with "us" people. i find their are different types of fans of this band.
1. The older fans who fell in love with the o.g. dmb and do not like the direction the band has been going in for a decade now but still post here thinking the original sound will just magically come back.
2. The younger fan that found the band post 2009 that likes the newer stuff and wishes they were around to catch the fab 5.
3. The o.g. fan that was here for the fab 5 and understand that the music was going to evolve and even though its not what it once was, are okay with that and still enjoy dave and the band

i often wonder how long some fans plan on sticking around this board bitchin and complaining about something that is never going to revert back. another ten years maybe?

I’m type 4. I know a bad song when I hear one regardless of who wrote it or how long I’ve been a fan.

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

I’m type 4. I know a bad song when I hear one regardless of who wrote it or how long I’ve been a fan.

Love these types of posts, very Climb-y

[mthawk07]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

Love these types of posts, very Climb-y

Your mom goes to college.

[ISawTheBridge10]

Originally Posted by jwrice5

Something about the chorus reminds me of RHCP


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*Anthony Kiedis Voice*

WALK AROUND THE MOON WITH A GROUP OF MOON WALKAS

[swordo84]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

What the hell is wrong with you people? I couldn't even make it past the first chorus on my 2nd listen before nopeing the fuck right out of that video.

I'm on team hawk.

[Spell On Me]

Love it. But you can also put me squarely in the camp of "loves everything the band does no matter what". I'm also ok if you don't like it. Its my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

[joshg]

Originally Posted by Spell On Me

Love it. But you can also put me squarely in the camp of "loves everything the band does no matter what". I'm also ok if you don't like it. Its my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

Yeah, well, Hawk would fight you.

[kelchlsm]

The copperpot video sounds so much better-

Really digging it- love it

[jaymas9]

Originally Posted by dmbdreamingtree

i'm here as one of the resident grumps to say i dig this song. The riff is like a slowed-modified intro to Help Myself...

The flute jam at the end is icing on the cake.

I'm with you, I can be pretty grumpy myself...this song doesn't give me the grumps like 2/3 of Come Tomorrow.

[tduffman]

I like it but wish Dave would stop having vocals that are so high he is straining to hit them in the live setting.

[jaymas9]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

What the hell is wrong with you people? I couldn't even make it past the first chorus on my 2nd listen before nopeing the fuck right out of that video.

Only slightly related, but just as a personal anecdote (no clue how music hits you) I didn't really care for this song on my first, and second listen. But I'm that way with most songs by most bands. Usually takes me a little while to get going. If I get around 5 and I still don't dig it...well, I probably don't like it.

But I've also had some rare instances where I've revisited things that didn't pass the 5 test later and then fell in love with them. Shit, sometimes that's like years later.

So who knows. Music definitely hits different people differently.

Riff driven, non-straight forward melody, fleshed out contributions from all band members, non-bland arrangement, outro with a bit of a solo and good underlying groove. Regardless of how the execution off those things personally hits you, these are things that are typically part of good dmb tunes. So good to see they have a presence in this song.