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 Post subject: Best Eisley song EVER?Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:20 pm 
Head Against The Sky was my favorite Eisley song for a long time. There were contenders for second place like Lost at Sea and Marvelous Things. Trolly Wood is pretty high up there too. But last night at the bowery show I realized that another song I had not thought too much of at first, a dark horse candidate if you will, has stolen the contest. A song that I sort of dismissed as a little odd when I first heard it, but began to grow on me little by little. As they got deeper and deeper into the setlist last night, I found myself hoping that every next song would be this one. And when they played it last and it was the absolutely perfect ending to a wonderful show, it hit me that Tree Tops just might be the best Eisley song EVER. I find that I always want to hear that chorus one more time, which is a classic songwriting trick that works every time. If you can make em want to skip back and listen to the song again before proceeding to the next track, that's golden. That combined with the totally uplifting chorus lyric completely seal the song for me. "I'll float above the ocean. The sun above is burning my head. I will grow wings and fly everywhere" It's just beautiful. Oh, Tree Tops, how I love thee so. So what's YOUR favorite, and why? _________________ No no no no no no way, sir. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:51 pm
yeah, HEAD against the Sky was my fav for the longest cus its just an oldie but a goodie (have u heard that sayin before?). but my #1 fav will have to be MARVELOUS THINGS or TREE TOPS. But Marvelous Things is one of the few songs that intrigued me from the begining. I think MT will have to take the cake !!! |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:41 pm
There is definately a certain magic in Tree Tops when it is played live. That magic was not captured on the recorded version which appears on the Laughing City EP. Maybe that magic is something that can never BE recorded...maybe it's something that is conjured up only during the dynamics of live performance, brought to life by 5 people in real time.... If i had to pick one song overall though, it would be Marvelous Things. I was so hoping that it would be completely remade, and a proper, magical video be produced for it. Oh well. |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2003 | Posts: 441 | Location: Dallas, TX
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:51 pm
Gosh. That's so hard. I have about 10, I think. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Joined: 15 Aug 2003 | Posts: 25185 | Location: East Texas
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:02 pm
Head Against the Sky. That song makes my heart melt. Sometimes when I hear it live and I'm so overwhelmed with the show and the music, I'll get teary eyed. |
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Joined: 13 Jul 2005 | Posts: 277 | Location: california
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:29 am
I'd probably have to agree with you on that. As much as I love all the other songs, I find myself relistening to Tree Tops the most, yet I never thought about listing it as a favorite song until several days ago. If I had to make a list, it would be: 1. Tree Tops 2. Marvelous Things 3. Over the Mountains and Head Against the Sky There's something about those four songs that's just wonderful. |
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Joined: 14 Jun 2004 | Posts: 264 | Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:42 am
Favorite Eisley song? It seems to be a different one every now and then... Right now though... it's definitely "They All Surrounded Us"... I mean, seriously... how can you not like a song that starts off with Sherri saying... "This next song is about a dragon". That's just... way cool, etc. 
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Joined: 05 Apr 2005 | Posts: 472 | Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:33 am
Oooh good call on Over the Mountains. I think the Laughing City version of Tree Tops comes far closer to capturing the spirit of the band live than the Telescope Eyes EP version. There's definitely something odd happening on the TE EP Tree Tops that I can't quite put my finger on. But while we're on the subject of the TE EP, Vintage People! Not on Room Noises, why?? Room Noises should have been like, 19 songs long.  _________________ No no no no no no way, sir. |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2005 | Posts: 58 | Location: Long Island, New York
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:48 am
I think I agree with the general consensus for the top three: "Tree Tops," "Head Against the Sky," and "Marvelous Things." They all have such masterful compositions, glorious lyrics, and dynamic performances. _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:15 am
I think Tree Tops is my favorite too. _________________ There's a Starman waiting in the sky. |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:49 am
1. Over the moutansssssss. 2. Laughing city 3. telescope eyes (the old version!) 4. just like we do 5. marvelous things |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:20 am
Golly Sandra, for too many reasons. Probably the main reason is it is just a really well written song. _________________ Power is only pain It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self preservation?" -memo from 1952 Project ARTICHOKE 
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Joined: 19 Aug 2004 | Posts: 10565 | Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:24 am
the first Eisley song i ever heard was Head Against The Sky. I've loved the song ever since. i remember learning Marvelous Things on the drums before I even had a drumset. I've always liked the feel of Vintage People for some reason. _________________     
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Joined: 05 Feb 2005 | Posts: 660 | Location: old san antone
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:02 am
I think Mr Pine is still one of the best they've ever done from an arrangement perspecitve and lyrically. it's such a complex well done song i love it. _________________ "Religions have started on lesser revelations" - investor on MarketWatch.com |
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Joined: 01 Jul 2003 | Posts: 4403 | Location: Dallas
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:18 pm
mr. pine and golly sandra are my favorites. i can't choose between them. they are extremely wonderful. _________________ when we break, we'll wait for our miracle. god is a place where some holy spectacle lies. when we break, we'll wait for our miracle. god is a place you will wait for the rest of your life. -neutral milk hotel |
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