maybe 10CC..? lingchih wrote: 

I see your 3, but drop it to a 2.

 cohifi wrote: 

This is a 3.

Gee, I kinda like it  

that was horrible

Akkk! This song doesn't even make melodic sense. Gotta hit mute and it's the first RP song of the day for me.

Oh my.. not RJ's best

I'm with ya man, at least don't play it anywhere near SRV... what an insult

 camworld wrote: 

 camworld wrote: 
You need to relax.

 camworld wrote: 
That's a good one!!!!

This song makes me want to stick firecrackers in my ears. Please delete from rotation. Horrible, trite crap.

From AMG "....everything on the record was written, produced, and most importantly, performed by Rjd2 in his home studio." Impressive!

 rosedraws wrote: 

Yeah.  Or at least that is how it struck me at the time.   The sound is understated compared to Yes' fuller, often bombastic sound.  Just listening to the guitar.

 greyfin10 wrote:
  well we only had two bits and we're out now, we didn't expect such a rush

Reminds me a little of Grizzly Bear.

 MonkeyPod wrote: 
You tell 'em, MonkeyPod!  You da' man!  (Them, not so much.)

 westslope wrote: 
Steve Howe's in this?

This one's okay, but he has many more, much better tracks out there.

 greyfin10 wrote: 
cake please.

Cool pic ↓

The Steve Howe licks have me wanting to like this song.  Not there yet.

jagdriver wrote:
Huh?  Yeh, it does, man. That's some cool synchronization there.

(In my humble opinion.)

Despite knowing some people hate seeing comparison quotes... I tend towards dropping them (sorry).  To my ear I'm hearing a hybrid between Yes and Cake. 

"Cake or Death??"

"Yes, cake please."

 lingchih wrote: 
Maybe Jamiroquai?

Not sure this qualifies as music.....

 lophrequa wrote: 
i love rjd2 and am not so much a fan of prog rock, so thanks RP for the education in nuance

I really like this. :)

Saturated recording. Very unpleasant

songs like this remind me that snow ski season is coming soon!

I'm really liking this set!

10cc... that's what I heard.

Always a little different...
 Dave_Mack wrote: 

Started out having potential.  Then the vocals kicked in and the standard electro-pop sound took over.  No thanks.

lingchih wrote: Steven Stills. At least, that's who I'm reminded of.

I'm really digging this. Reminds me of someone... can't think of who though.

Imagine it would have been R2D2 who made this song. Only the bleep sounds would remain I think...

I always think he's saying "green energy"...

MonkeyPod wrote:

5 -> 6. Was tempted to go all the way to 7, but I feel like I should be more conservative in my score raises. Maybe next time. . .

given the genetic advances that the past few years have seen, i predict that soon i will have a clone and be able to give this piece four thumbs down. in the meantime, i guess two will suffice. i'm no television dog psychic, but i think my dog disapproves as well.

bobringer wrote: Reminds me of Pinback. The myriad folks that dismiss it are missing something and I wonder why.

kindermanltd wrote: Good to see I'm not the only one. I was gonna say that I could believe this was one of those boy bands, like Boys to Men (isn't that another one or was I thinking of Backstreet Boys?) or Take That. Sounds so pop-y in that way. Usually I like the RJD2 stuff I hear on RP, but not this one.

That's nice as listening to RP also can prevent from purchasing crap.

I like this track.

Thought it was new XTC...

Rjd2's previous works have been almost universally interesting and innovative IMO, but I can find very little redeeming about this whole record. It was one I was really looking forward to, but probably will be my biggest disappointment this year.

I would give it a negative rating if it were possible as well. This sounds like disposable MTV-Backstreet Boy-BS. Mario Bro. song is better than this.

RJD2's transformation from awesome DJ to run-of-the-mill pop singer has been one of the most startling in recent years. This song, nay, the entire album is crap. I made the mistake of going to a show earlier in the year--despite my friend warning he went pop--and I tell you that I have never seen a more disappointed crowd after a concert. If I could rate this a negative # I would. Pathetic...

ScottFromWyoming wrote: Thanks Scott. I like DM all right, but that got an actual LOL! RJD2 puts together some really interesting stuff. Glad to hear it being played.

Thank you. That made my day! This song is a terrific example of why I listen to RP instead of my mp3 collection. MonkeyPod wrote:

Very interesting (note I didn't say "good"). Somewhat challenging in composition, and yes, the singer's voice is pretty smooth...perhaps these two things explain the low(er) rating. Frankly, it's better than a 5...love the roots behind this tune. Quite likeable anyway.

Why do people like this song? It sounds fairly disposable to me.

What part of 'eclectic online rock radio' don't you punks understand? Let the DJ spin 'em!

Sorry, barfo on this one man. It just reminds me of a back street boys kinda sound.

I'm tempted to give this a 10, just so it has one 10 vote. Is that wrong? At any rate, my favorite of his, so a solid 8.

thanks to those of you wise in the ways of music who made the connection between RJD2 and prog-rock - i would have missed that i love you RP

The bass playing reminds me of Chris Squire. Very cool sound.

This guy can really spin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVB6ZPlmCCc

Reality, a now lost concept?

auburntigerrich wrote: Gotta do something to salvage the set after DM.

I\'ve got it....Air meets King Crimson...first time I\'ve heard it, was ready to dislike it, not sure....I suspect it is not really as good as it may seem (whatever that means).

Nice album cover art too.

Wizzuvv_oz wrote:

DJ shadow was doing this better 10 years ago.

coldatlantic wrote: *nods head* Yeah, what he said. This is not too bad... very enjoyable if you just take it for what it is. And I agree that it's a nice groove. BTW, every time I see this band's name, I immediately think it says R2D2. *giggle*

I'm surprised this is taking such a beating. I don't think it's something shocking and innovative either, but it's a nice groove, and I do like the RJD2 mixing of lo-fi and cleaner electronic sounds.

I actually went to the running iTunes banner to see what Alan Parsons song this was....I think I like this band, simply because their music reminds me of other music from a time not too long past.... sholtzma

bobringer wrote: Yeah. This is really tight stuff.

bobringer wrote: I'm with you all the way. Like this sound a lot. Still a solid 8.

I can't help but feel many of you are missing something. I'm a straight ahead rock guy, but there is some really interesting stuff going on here. Lots of genres all thrown together without sounding derivative at all. Held together very tight... I'm sitting here thinking I'm listening to a band on the brink of something big... and y'all think I'm crazy.

I likey.

I really like these guys. Very Duran Duranish.

eman wrote:Yeah...save that "hip-hop" malarkey for your "homies", sir! *oz. rolls eyes in disbelief* I'm with my terminally white friend here; if you don't start playin more music _I_ like, I'm also gonna pull my funding for RP! *again with the eyeroll* And you're gonna feel it too, mister Bill Goldsmith. *oz. picks nose* I'm serious....I'll do it....

Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]

Indeed. Sucko....Barfo.

Well, I gave it another try, and again, I physically cringed and muted after 30 seconds. Awful. How does this follow Depeche Mode? Bill, this deserves an explanation!

eman wrote: And this comment is plain lame.

coding_to_music wrote: Ya left 10cc and the Alan Parsons Project out of there.

Shesdifferent wrote: Yeah! Play some Shatner! :)

eman wrote:Oh, that was uncalled for If I said that every time a song came on that I didn't like, well that is just plain stupid!

This is plain s--- quit it or no more $$ for RP...save this for the "hip-hop" crap stations...

I like this. Kind of relaxing.

And, suddenly, my Massive Attack mood goes straight to crap. What gives? What is this trying to sound like? I'll concede that I've enjoyed some of their other tunes on RP but this tune is just plain confused. 3.

... bloody bargain mate! thirty three bux here, thirty five if it's import, think yaself lucky an' privelaged! Rockyinmyradio wrote:

I just bought this album today... and I must say I was disappointed, infact, in all honesty, I'm not sure if this was the same stuff that I heard on RP..if it was, I must have had one too many glasses of wine when I added this to my wish list. Most of the songs have little substance to them, not very ingenious, ... almost downright boring, I would check out this album on Amazon before buying it, something I should have done before blowing 12 bucks for this cd.

mezzanine wrote: I found the new album a major disappointment exactly because of the unnecessary vocals. Beats and production are as good as always, but somebody should've told him that singing wasn't such a good idea.

coding_to_music wrote: meets emerson, lake and palmer

Wilmshurst wrote: Famous Chinese insult: 'May you have an interesting life'

UltraNurd wrote: You could have left it there. But thanks for sharing.

First time I've heard RJD2 with vox. I like his stuff better when he's not singing. I'd like to hear this one without his voice.

DoctorHooey wrote: Neither did I. I won't miss them anyway.

Never heard of these guys before RP. Reaaallly cool stuff!

Yup, still a solid 8. I really need to be unlazy and pick up some RJD2 discs.

this song almost demands a new category - "interesting" with no number ratings...

New Rjd2 album! Cool!

Interesting. And RJD2 sings!

Boosiewolf wrote: I'm a big Prog Rock fan, but this is overcooked and self-conscious. Terrible stuff trying way too hard and failing miserably. 2

Well, that would produce one godawful mess, which is what this is. coding_to_music wrote:

I listen the second time to this tune: first time I rated it 3, after the second try I have to rate it down to 2

this is just too "interesting" for me...had to turn it down

Had this one stuck in my head on the bus yesterday. Thanks for the high rotation :oP.

Boosiewolf wrote: The riff sounds just that old Yes song...Long Distance Runaround I think.

epitomizes 'pretty good'.

Boosiewolf wrote: God, I hope you're kidding. This band, based on what I've heard from them so far, is mediocre at best.

Nice ... mellow ...

Crosby Stills and Nash meets Motown meets Beck ?

Wow...great groove, nice harmonies...almost remimiscent of old King Crimson stuff.