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Originally Posted by Kleinlein
This is the first post I've made here for like 10 years under another user ID. Whatever ID I had back then. I can't remember. Anyway, I was a huge DMB fan in the early 2000s. I was here and on Nancies.org for the whole Lillywhite Sessions nonsense. And here I am again. This song is fucking awesome. I'm sorry/not sorry. But not since Some Devil has Dave or his producers decided to do something raw and interesting. Since my early DMB fandom, I've branched-out into a lot of indie band and Tom Waits shit in my day-to-day music on-the-road life. And you know what? DMB has been disappointing in years past for trite lyrics and formulaic production. But this is the first DMB song for years that simply doesn't give a shit. It is raw and the lyrics or the precise composition of absent violin vs absent sax doesn't matter. Is it a solo Dave song? Who cares? It is musically interesting, and like many Dave songs, it is less about the lyrics than the feeling. And this song feels interesting. I like it. It is appropriate for 2018. And it holds its ground against anything that has been released by anyone this year. So be appreciative that either Dave or DMB or one of the producers pays attention to NOW. DMB's ecclectic nature introduced me to dozens of new and interesting bands. And this song holds its own. Even if it's just a short phrase repeated with guitars and drums. If you're pining for a reincarnation of "What would you say", you're like Tom Waits fan, pissed off in 2018 that he hasn't made make 1975's Nighthawks at the Diner lately. Music evolves, man. This song is raw and fascinating. Embrace it as a gift.
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We're fans from a similar time period, which I find amusing because we have polar opposite views of this song. I'm of the mindset that its so far into their career, the last thing i want to hear is a DMB track where they dont give a shit. There have been enough sub-par tracks over the last 12 years, you'd think they'd want to put more effort in.
I appreciate it for what it is, which is basically a Dave solo track. But put it on a Dave solo album, not a DMB album, which are far and few these days.