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bowa36 · 07-25-2021, 05:48 PM

The more I listen to this song, the more I dislike it. It feels empty, the lyrics aren't engaging at all and the only thing redeeming about it at all is Jeff. I wanted to make a poll to see how people feel. What do you think about the song?

Jollymonkey · 07-25-2021, 05:54 PM

I think it’s very good. Shame to see people down on it.

kelchlsm · 07-25-2021, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bowa36

The more I listen to this song, the more I dislike it. It feels empty, the lyrics aren't engaging at all and the only thing redeeming about it at all is Jeff. I wanted to make a poll to see how people feel. What do you think about the song?

You must never took a trip in a psychedelic realm

bowa36 · 07-25-2021, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kelchlsm

You must never took a trip in a psychedelic realm

I smoked pot every single day of my life for about 6 years straight...maybe something more psychedelic than that? I feel like the song is about a mushroom. Red "dress" , polka dots..

kelchlsm · 07-25-2021, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bowa36

I smoked pot every single day of my life for about 6 years straight...maybe something more psychedelic than that? I feel like the song is about a mushroom. Red "dress" , polka dots..

Yes the way I see it, which really does make much sense

Even the background screen has mushrooms displayed it looks like

ElijahSoRight72 · 07-25-2021, 06:16 PM

I like it, but only mildly right now. It hasn’t clicked for me yet. Very interested to hear the studio version.

madhatter · 07-25-2021, 06:19 PM

I'm definitely enjoying it. Very much looking forward to the studio cut, too.

TwoStep2888 · 07-25-2021, 06:19 PM

I like it, but I don't love it. Would like to see how it sounds after a few more performances, and the studio cut.

Chalmers4three · 07-25-2021, 06:20 PM

listening to Tim Brown's version now and its not bad. like others have said I'm gonna be interested to hear it evolve and especially a studio version.

P.S. - if you haven't already done so DL Tim Browns pull right now....sounds so much better than the SiriusXM version

FSUnTwoStepToo · 07-25-2021, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bowa36

I smoked pot every single day of my life for about 6 years straight...maybe something more psychedelic than that? I feel like the song is about a mushroom. Red "dress" , polka dots..

Dave said himself last year that it’s about a mushroom. No mystery here.

Hahninator · 07-25-2021, 06:36 PM

Indifferent. It is what it is. Not great, not terrible. I much prefer Shake Me Like a Monkey and Squirm to it. Seven, even.

ToySoldier#34 · 07-25-2021, 06:42 PM

I'm not feeling the beginning part of the song, love pretty much everything from "jump back" on, really solid tune. I like it more than Bismarck.

Lynchmobb41 · 07-25-2021, 06:44 PM

If Walk Around the Moon were a meal, I'd have to pair it with a tall glass of Trouble With You. Who's hungry?

Lynchmobb41 · 07-25-2021, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynchmobb41

If Walk Around the Moon were a meal, I'd have to pair it with a tall glass of Trouble With You. Who's hungry?

Or thirsty...?

coldengrey12 · 07-25-2021, 07:03 PM

Feeling a strong Indifferent to a light No for me

DMBCardinal · 07-25-2021, 07:05 PM

I'm a fan. That chorus is great.

K270 · 07-25-2021, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TwoStep2888

I like it, but I don't love it. Would like to see how it sounds after a few more performances, and the studio cut.

This is how I feel. I voted indifferent.

dmbfan4ever · 07-25-2021, 07:25 PM

I’m not sure yet. I feel like Dave sings too much on it. Wish the song breathed a bit more. But there’s parts of it I like.

jarguitar86 · 07-25-2021, 07:32 PM

d). Didn't listen/haven't heard

kind of afraid, after reading these posts. Might wait a bit to give the song a chance to evolve. But saying goes, you can polish a turd...

ToySoldier#34 · 07-25-2021, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jarguitar86

d). Didn't listen/haven't heard

kind of afraid, after reading these posts. Might wait a bit to give the song a chance to evolve. But saying goes, you can polish a turd...

Of the 28 people who have responded yes or no, 24 of them have responded yes, and the takeaway is that's a scary turd?

DMBCardinal · 07-25-2021, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

Of the 28 people who have responded yes or no, 24 of them have responded yes, and the takeaway is that's a scary turd?

The comments tend to be more harsh than the polls. If you didn’t see the poll and just read the comments you might think it’s 50/50. I think that’s usually the nature of message boards.

Cptn. Monkeyman · 07-25-2021, 07:58 PM

I haven’t listened to the tape yet, but saw it both Friday and Saturday. I liked it Friday, loved it Saturday, and now it’s stuck in my head. I hope to see it again in Alpharetta.

I’m very happy to have a new song that features Jeff on the flute.

TwoStep2888 · 07-25-2021, 08:16 PM

Saturday version is less shaky than Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4vAkzvys58

joshg · 07-25-2021, 08:19 PM

It's interesting. Much in the same way "She" was on CT. If I was at a show, I wouldn't say "Nice" when it started. I would say, "Oh yeah, this song."

greywind13 · 07-25-2021, 08:30 PM

I'm a fan, it's been the song stuck in my head the most after seeing both shows. There are a couple parts I'm not huge on, like the way he was attempting to sing the "round and round inside of my head" part and the quick transition into "I know, you got." I think it would benefit from letting it breath a bit more there. But it definitely picks up in the "big stand, jump back" section and Jeff's flute part and the whole outro is great. I do think this will end up being a better studio track though and I'm excited to eventually hear that version.

miniaturegough · 07-25-2021, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chalmers4three

listening to Tim Brown's version now and its not bad. like others have said I'm gonna be interested to hear it evolve and especially a studio version.

P.S. - if you haven't already done so DL Tim Browns pull right now....sounds so much better than the SiriusXM version

Jason put Tim's audio over some great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu1grCX5csc

paulg83 · 07-25-2021, 09:44 PM

Haven't been this excited about a new song in a long time. I absolutely love it.

Pmfnharris · 07-25-2021, 09:54 PM

Raven and Rooftop had a baby. More horns and it’s on Busted Stuff. Currently it’s a solid Away From the World tube.

YankeesDMB41 · 07-25-2021, 10:17 PM

Copperpot's mix gave me a completely new take on the song. This will be an absolute studio monster. Live, it definitely needs a little polishing, but it's very vintage weird Dave. Drive in Drive out meets The Riff.

stlbluespower · 07-26-2021, 06:17 AM

Voted Yes, but am just slightly leaning that way at the moment. Need to hear studio, and a more polished live version. Kind of worried that Dave advertised this as one of the best he's ever written. Leaves me a bit wary of the other new unheard songs.

View Poll Results: Do you like Walk Around the Moon?
Yes	168	66.14%
No	26	10.24%
Indifferent	60	23.62%
Voters: 254. You may not vote on this poll

07-25-2021, 05:48 PM	#1
bowa36 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 13,904 Shows Seen: 0 DMB Hub Stubs: 7 My Tour Central Stats	Walk Around the Moon The more I listen to this song, the more I dislike it. It feels empty, the lyrics aren't engaging at all and the only thing redeeming about it at all is Jeff. I wanted to make a poll to see how people feel. What do you think about the song? __________________ When it's not the colors that matter, but that they'll all fade away

07-25-2021, 05:54 PM	#2
Jollymonkey Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 143 Shows Seen: 0 DMB Hub Stubs: 1 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I think it’s very good. Shame to see people down on it.

07-25-2021, 06:16 PM	#6
ElijahSoRight72 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Greater Philadelphia Posts: 2,077 Shows Seen: 30 DMB Hub Stubs: 7 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I like it, but only mildly right now. It hasn’t clicked for me yet. Very interested to hear the studio version.

07-25-2021, 06:19 PM	#7
madhatter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,902 Shows Seen: 4 DMB Hub Stubs: 5 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I'm definitely enjoying it. Very much looking forward to the studio cut, too. __________________ DMB 202x Studio Album Rumor Mega Post

07-25-2021, 06:19 PM	#8
TwoStep2888 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: WI Posts: 71,207 Shows Seen: 7 DMB Hub Stubs: 8 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I like it, but I don't love it. Would like to see how it sounds after a few more performances, and the studio cut. __________________ trouble get behind me now, trouble let me be

07-25-2021, 06:20 PM	#9
Chalmers4three Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: G'Boro, NC Posts: 179 Shows Seen: 9 DMB Hub Stubs: 5 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon listening to Tim Brown's version now and its not bad. like others have said I'm gonna be interested to hear it evolve and especially a studio version. P.S. - if you haven't already done so DL Tim Browns pull right now....sounds so much better than the SiriusXM version

07-25-2021, 06:36 PM	#11
Hahninator Dreaming Tree Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,675 Shows Seen: 71 DMB Hub Stubs: 18 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon Indifferent. It is what it is. Not great, not terrible. I much prefer Shake Me Like a Monkey and Squirm to it. Seven, even.

07-25-2021, 06:42 PM	#12
ToySoldier#34 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lined up 1,2,3 Posts: 64,809 Shows Seen: 37 DMB Hub Stubs: 18 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I'm not feeling the beginning part of the song, love pretty much everything from "jump back" on, really solid tune. I like it more than Bismarck. __________________ Make E1 Great Again

07-25-2021, 06:44 PM	#13
Lynchmobb41 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 812 Shows Seen: 39 DMB Hub Stubs: 18 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon If Walk Around the Moon were a meal, I'd have to pair it with a tall glass of Trouble With You. Who's hungry?

07-25-2021, 07:03 PM	#15
coldengrey12 Listen to St. Vincent Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Emerald City Posts: 44,874 Shows Seen: 70 DMB Hub Stubs: 24 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon Feeling a strong Indifferent to a light No for me __________________ Ants 2023 Album of the Year RESULTS

07-25-2021, 07:05 PM	#16
DMBCardinal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,852 Shows Seen: 11 DMB Hub Stubs: 6 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I'm a fan. That chorus is great.

07-25-2021, 07:25 PM	#18
dmbfan4ever IamwhoiamwhoamI Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Turn Around Posts: 6,841 Shows Seen: 89 DMB Hub Stubs: 26 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I’m not sure yet. I feel like Dave sings too much on it. Wish the song breathed a bit more. But there’s parts of it I like. __________________ I hate my screen name, though it's true.

07-25-2021, 07:32 PM	#19
jarguitar86 Content and Dreaming Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Plainfield, IL Posts: 1,221 Shows Seen: 34 DMB Hub Stubs: 11 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon d). Didn't listen/haven't heard kind of afraid, after reading these posts. Might wait a bit to give the song a chance to evolve. But saying goes, you can polish a turd... __________________ "Like disco lemonade..."

07-25-2021, 07:58 PM	#22
Cptn. Monkeyman Shake those hands Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 6,611 Shows Seen: 44 DMB Hub Stubs: 11 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I haven’t listened to the tape yet, but saw it both Friday and Saturday. I liked it Friday, loved it Saturday, and now it’s stuck in my head. I hope to see it again in Alpharetta. I’m very happy to have a new song that features Jeff on the flute.

07-25-2021, 08:16 PM	#23
TwoStep2888 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: WI Posts: 71,207 Shows Seen: 7 DMB Hub Stubs: 8 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon Saturday version is less shaky than Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4vAkzvys58 __________________ trouble get behind me now, trouble let me be

07-25-2021, 08:19 PM	#24
joshg Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,698 Shows Seen: 0 DMB Hub Stubs: 1 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon It's interesting. Much in the same way "She" was on CT. If I was at a show, I wouldn't say "Nice" when it started. I would say, "Oh yeah, this song."

07-25-2021, 08:30 PM	#25
greywind13 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 113 Shows Seen: 21 DMB Hub Stubs: 4 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon I'm a fan, it's been the song stuck in my head the most after seeing both shows. There are a couple parts I'm not huge on, like the way he was attempting to sing the "round and round inside of my head" part and the quick transition into "I know, you got." I think it would benefit from letting it breath a bit more there. But it definitely picks up in the "big stand, jump back" section and Jeff's flute part and the whole outro is great. I do think this will end up being a better studio track though and I'm excited to eventually hear that version. Last edited by greywind13; 07-25-2021 at 08:32 PM.

07-25-2021, 09:44 PM	#27
paulg83 Probably just rage Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,007 Shows Seen: 66 DMB Hub Stubs: 20 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon Haven't been this excited about a new song in a long time. I absolutely love it. __________________ Twitter: paulgulyas Facebook: Paul Gulyas

07-25-2021, 09:54 PM	#28
Pmfnharris 17 Year Gorge Expert Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: PDX, OR Posts: 239 Shows Seen: 41 DMB Hub Stubs: 19 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon Raven and Rooftop had a baby. More horns and it’s on Busted Stuff. Currently it’s a solid Away From the World tube.

07-26-2021, 06:17 AM	#30
stlbluespower DMB 2012 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,441 Shows Seen: 35 DMB Hub Stubs: 16 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Walk Around the Moon Voted Yes, but am just slightly leaning that way at the moment. Need to hear studio, and a more polished live version. Kind of worried that Dave advertised this as one of the best he's ever written. Leaves me a bit wary of the other new unheard songs.

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