The Bothered Son and the Phony Ghost
October 16, 2007 8:18 PM
An epic exploration into the applications of group vocals, plinky synthesizers, and personal religious doubt.
posted by potch (12 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
posted by potch (12 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
Oh yeah, definite tomwaitsimpression (and by that I mean you should add the tags for the challenge). Great work/song.
posted by sleepy pete at 11:02 AM on October 17, 2007
posted by sleepy pete at 11:02 AM on October 17, 2007
This is much better than Tom Waits.
posted by phrontist at 4:56 PM on October 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by phrontist at 4:56 PM on October 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
It's Waitsy without sounding like a ripoff.
OH. That is SWEET at 2:20 when the fuzz bass comes in on the right side. That's awesome -- it's like the song is just getting started, but it's halfway through! And then it builds and builds and then POW pulls out the rug.
And then it goes all EPIC and it's not Waitsy at all anymore. Is there actually a group doing the vocals, or is it all you?
This is really neat.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 4:34 AM on October 18, 2007
OH. That is SWEET at 2:20 when the fuzz bass comes in on the right side. That's awesome -- it's like the song is just getting started, but it's halfway through! And then it builds and builds and then POW pulls out the rug.
And then it goes all EPIC and it's not Waitsy at all anymore. Is there actually a group doing the vocals, or is it all you?
This is really neat.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 4:34 AM on October 18, 2007
Karlos- It's a large group of boisterous drunks, recorded a few times, so as to sounds more like a mob.
posted by potch at 5:54 AM on October 18, 2007
posted by potch at 5:54 AM on October 18, 2007
Holy shit, this really DOES get all EPIC! Very cool.
posted by snsranch at 4:18 PM on October 19, 2007
posted by snsranch at 4:18 PM on October 19, 2007
I bet this was tough to record. It sounds great. I'd love to see the lyrics, if you've got them written down somewhere.
posted by melissa may at 10:19 PM on October 19, 2007
posted by melissa may at 10:19 PM on October 19, 2007
Awesome, potch -- thanks!
posted by melissa may at 12:19 PM on October 21, 2007
posted by melissa may at 12:19 PM on October 21, 2007
I'm surprised I missed this before ... thank goodness for the random playlist!
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 12:07 PM on December 5, 2009
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 12:07 PM on December 5, 2009
The epic ending covers a lot of sins.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 9:00 AM on September 12, 2011
posted by Ogre Lawless at 9:00 AM on September 12, 2011
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posted by micayetoca at 10:41 AM on October 17, 2007