Secret Machines — All At Once (It's Not Important)
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Underneath the sun there is a light
I'm feeling light, but I can't move
My heart's still in a crescent veil
A watchful haze in the rushing night
A silver studded torn and tattered gown
She ruled the room and I just stared
A warning roaring miles above
Hanging over a worn-out night
And though the words we spoke were few
We were feeling something strange
I swear I thought you knew
You said "Darling, how could you?"
Remember back when we first met
It don't mean much
All those things you said, you never meant
How could I forgive and just forget?
And all that time we spent I swear we wasted
It don't mean much
And all at once it's not important
What fell in place just falls apart
Again, I guess
Not having, I can only hope
It's only time and you know I'll wait
'Cause then it's like when we first met
It don't mean much
All those things I said, I never meant
But how could you forgive and just forget?
And all that time we spent we said we wasted
It don't mean much
I'm feeling light, but I can't move
My heart's still in a crescent veil
A watchful haze in the rushing night
A silver studded torn and tattered gown
She ruled the room and I just stared
A warning roaring miles above
Hanging over a worn-out night
And though the words we spoke were few
We were feeling something strange
I swear I thought you knew
You said "Darling, how could you?"
Remember back when we first met
It don't mean much
All those things you said, you never meant
How could I forgive and just forget?
And all that time we spent I swear we wasted
It don't mean much
And all at once it's not important
What fell in place just falls apart
Again, I guess
Not having, I can only hope
It's only time and you know I'll wait
'Cause then it's like when we first met
It don't mean much
All those things I said, I never meant
But how could you forgive and just forget?
And all that time we spent we said we wasted
It don't mean much
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hey, it's better than "daddy's in the doldrums"
This song doesn't mean much...to me.
Sounds like a half-baked movie music interlude piece that plays when the guy goes chasing after the girl or something else.
Has the Blue Man Group begun singing? VERY tedious.
I don't seem to enjoy Secret Machines much.
It drives along and it's very listenable..but Yes it does sound like all kinds of other bands,
Talking of Machines does nayone recall the Soft Machine/ Name just made me think of it must be getting senile
ziggytrix wrote:
No kidding, if it isn't something I've never heard before I don't want to hear it ever again, OK? Are we clear on that?! Familiarity breeds contempt, and all that rot!!
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well spoken (or written, as it were)
rcurrier wrote:
Of course, any resemblence to any other band completely invalidates the music. That just goes without saying around here.
No kidding, if it isn't something I've never heard before I don't want to hear it ever again, OK? Are we clear on that?! Familiarity breeds contempt, and all that rot!!
*this post has been closed captioned for the sarcasm impaired*
I was sure this was Modest Mouse. 
I like it. 
I like it. it's not Midnight oil,but it's good too..
rosedraws wrote:
I like all those bands! 
Everytime Secret Machines comes on, I stop what I'm doing to check the Playlist to see who it is. They catch me (in a good way, or course)
Me it's quite the opposite, except this song. Reminds me of the soundtrack for "Some Kind of Wonderful" in a way...
Everytime Secret Machines comes on, I stop what I'm doing to check the Playlist to see who it is. They catch me (in a good way, or course)cmrump wrote:
Everytime Secret Machines comes on, I stop what I'm doing to check the Playlist to see who it is. They catch me (in a good way, or course)
If it sounds like Arcade Fire, ELO, Decemberists, Modern English, or some derivative combo, it's all good to me!
I like all those bands!
Everytime Secret Machines comes on, I stop what I'm doing to check the Playlist to see who it is. They catch me (in a good way, or course)
hippiechick wrote:
Hate to say it, but after a while all this stuff sounds the same.
If it sounds like Arcade Fire, ELO, Decemberists, Modern English, or some derivative combo, it's all good to me!
alright, chalk it up to this being my first post/Friday/a couple of beers.....but I like this a LOT. In the back of my mind I can hear E-L-O
after reading the comments below I've begun to surmise that many of you are taking yourselves WAY too seriously. . .
this a fun tune, performed well, and who cares if it sounds vaguely like someone else?
rcurrier wrote:
I thought of The Decemberists myself. The rhythm section I suppose.
Of course, any resemblence to any other band completely invalidates the music. That just goes without saying around here.
"I'll stop the world and melt with you..."
So derivitive
runachop wrote:
arcade fire anyone?
I thought of The Decemberists myself. The rhythm section I suppose.
Of course, any resemblence to any other band completely invalidates the music. That just goes without saying around here.
This is crap. 
YUK
67nj wrote:
Please Cut Here:
Any chance of demonstrating that move for us? I didn't quite catch it from the drawing.
If you like Floydian light shows, heavy John Bonham drumming, and maybe a touch of Rush, you'll love these guys live. Actually their live show totally blew away their overproduced album effort. Worth seeing!
its getting better with each listen... upped from 6 to 8
The Secret's out. These machines are obsolete.
Please Cut Here:
runachop wrote:
arcade fire anyone?
mmm... not really...
arcade fire anyone?
it's good. and the whole album is pretty solid. Nothing extraordinarily awesome, but it's definitely good stuff.
hippiechick wrote:
Hate to say it, but after a while all this stuff sounds the same.
Ah. you're so jaded. The problem is, most of the stuff that purports to be "different" to me sounds like difference for the sake of it, and it doesn't make me want to listen to it.
I remember back when my parents generation's (I'm 56) criticism of Rock n' Roll was that it all sounded alike. Now even the Rock fans think so.
That said, this band's new effort has some similarities to Arcade Fire's sound.
But it's different enough that I can enjoy it. Sorry you can't. I guess you have to go listen to radically experimental music which discards the outmoded concepts of melody, rhythm, tone. The result is usually (to me) completely unlistenable.
I like it... makes me want to hear more from the band
I love this band's music. IMHO, they advance the cause of rock music, by revisiting movements and injecting complexity into their music. The guy has a powerful voice.
Hate to say it, but after a while all this stuff sounds the same.
Ho Hum