It's pretty unsettling how much this song is an anthem for the end of a generation of people. Considering everything is linked to the 50's through the 80's, during the birth of the "Time is money" mindset, the cold war, the music video being set in a 50's period, plastic surgery becoming a thing during their generation...it kinda all works.
"The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the ‘Star Spangled Banner’, but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish." - Douglas Adams
on facing certain death, the guide says this; "what to do when faced with certain death: consider that life has been good to you. alternatively, if this is not the case, more likely considering your situation, consider that it won't be bothering you much longer"
Saw (heard) this song performed in Knoxville. The people in my row were looking at each other like, "What the F is this crap". And the end, about 6 people cheered.
Still to this day a haunting call to action, or maybe a lament on the times. In short, it’s over and there’s no fixing it so make the best of what you have while we have it.
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I lost my brother last August and I can't help but to hear his name in the song along with all the celebrities we've lost. He loved Tool and APC so much, it saddens me that he'll never get to hear this great song and amazing album :(
The song's music was originally written by guitarist Billy Howerdel, and intended for his solo project, Ashes Divide. However, he often presents music intended for Ashes Divide to band frontman Maynard James Keenan to see if he has interest in writing lyrics and vocal harmonies for songs to become A Perfect Circle material instead; Keenan chose to use the song because he felt that "People are going to hate me for this one, so let’s do that."
This video reminds me of my time in the Navy. We used to often observe dolphins swim in front of the ship like this. It always appeared that they were having fun racing with the ship.
I have such mixed feelings about this song, it makes me so happy and also it makes me feel extremely sad. So bittersweet, I madly LOVE it!!! APC keeps on rockin' my whole life 💖
“The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner', but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish.”
The Stormborn This song isn't really Pucifer. Maybe some of the other songs are heavily pucifer influenced... Even a couple songs seemed more Nine Inch Nails influenced, but art is about embracing creativity. Maybe if we embrace the new APC we will get hear a brand new Tapeworm album with Maynard James Kennan and Trent Reznor. How fucking epic would that be!?
After about 15 years of fandom, I have just been able to see APC live for the first time. And this song was in setlist. I am so happy I can't speak. Finally this day came! I wish everyone has a great day too, I'm so full of happiness right now 💕
Sarpale666 oh god, me too! In June. It was amazing, I was SO speechless when he started to sing - his voice was beyond perfect, better than the studio version. And damn, I cried when they left the stage.
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much-the wheel, New York, wars and so on-whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man-for precisely the same reasons.”
Love the Hitchhikers reference, the feeling of this being a continuation of Ænema (my favorite Tool song), Maynard's dry sarcastic tone, those perfect sexy harmonies, everything about this song and the whole album. This song has aged hauntingly as I lost my friend Leia to suicide. The line about Willy Wonka, Major Tom, Ali and Leia has a new, more personal meaning.
I'm glad that this song and album mean a lot to you. Hopefully, whenever you hear this song, you are reminded of all the happiness you and your friend experience with each other.
Damn this song is so different but so good that is what makes apc amazing. They can make a song out of their comfort zone and make it one of their best.
I'll be honest, I clicked this expecting a cover of the dolphins singing in the movie, and while I'm slightly disappointed that it wasn't that, this song is amazing and more than makes up for not being what I thought it was
Same. Hadn't heard APC in a while. Having now heard the rest of the album, this is a real standout track. It's got a similar feel to MGMT's Time to Pretend.
I can't believe that i didn't know that it was APC doing this song. We watched the DVD (huge Adams fans) and the music video was on the "extras". Mind blown.
I am STRESSING THE FUCK OUT because this song was recommended to me by a friend months ago, and I just found the little slip of paper it was written on so I am listening to it for the first time now. All that is to say, I desperately want to thank the person but my stupid ass procrastinated so long that I DON'T REMEMBER WHO IT WAS AND NOW THEY MAY NEVER KNOW THAT THEY CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
A really great sadistic commentary on the ability of mankind to unwittingly and simultaneously destroy and entertain ourselves to a great fault. We will wipe ourselves out and be smiling the entire time because we’ll never see it coming. At the same time we know and we wish for it Haha was stoned and really felt the song when I first heard it. I feel like it highlights our species residing on the bleeding edge of our existence. Having discovered a weapon like a gun that could go off in our faces blowing mind and body away at any time while we sit with our fancy water and plastic smiles shouting hip hip hooray! what a radiant crescendo!! Bravissimo
Douglas Adams is truly on a whole other level. Read his bit about the restaurant at the end of the universe. There is a chef there who has worked his entire life on a single sandwich. His life's work as he refers to it passionately. Doesn't surprise me for ONE second that Maynard is a Douglas Adams fan lol
Fucking love this. I love how Maynard can pack so much into what seems like a well meaning melodic song. Is it satirical? Is it referential? Is it in prediction of the apocalypse? Maybe all of those things? I don’t know but fuck if I’m not going to enjoy it. Not all songs need to be trippy whirlwind experiences guys...Lennon and McCartney proved that a long time ago.
This is brilliance, it's all tongue in cheek from the lyrics to music , Maynard and Billy at their artistic best in my opinion! The dark undertone and jagged guitar is where the real song lies! The album is going to be a monster!!
This song is blissful. There's no other word. . . Blissful. I can't wait for the new album. I feel like we're getting a cross between A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide on this album with each new song I hear. I'm loving this so much. :)
This has been stuck in my head for days. The lyrics are so sarcastic. "Hip hip hooray. For this fireworks display. Mind and body blown away. What a radiant crescendo." If you are listening to it in 2021 you have an IQ above 80.
Howerdel's best guitar work on the album. Nicely woven into and between Keenan's vocals. Needed a little bit more of that dynamic elsewhere I thought. When the album does show a pulse, often in subtle unexpected moments, it's pretty fine)))
I heard this song on new years eve last year and ever since It has been stuck inside my head. And every time I hear it just reminds me of the good time I had that night and get chills .
Alvaro Cheherlian I completely don’t feel that same way but your comment is one of the few that is just positive. Instead of “if you don’t like this listen to nickelback.”
Seems like a lot of people always cloud their own personal opinions about a band's new album by letting nostalgia get in the way. There's way too many people criticizing stuff through comparison instead of looking at something as its own thing. Personally, when a band I like that I consider to have a lot of talent comes out with a new album, I'm hoping its going to sound different from their previous stuff. I don't want talent to be wasted on the same sound over and over, I wanna know what else they can do.
Zylph sure, but some of this album could have been edited or tweaked a little more to give it extra punch. There are some slower moments when you could be forgiven for thinking the tape has broken mid song. Maynard's vocals dominate the album, whereas guitars and drums generally take a back seat. The style of Puscifer can't be denied, and it is about on a par with Conditions for my Parole. The final track, Get the Lead Out, is a sleeper, especially with Keenan's knack for arching vocal melodies in that grey echo style of his.
I mean... get the lead out is my favorite track of this album. Sometimes in music, you get to a point where you can't really objectively say if something is good or bad. If you get into it and really start feeling the flow of a song, then for you its perfect, nothing needs to be changed. If you cant get into that vibe, then the song isint for you and that's ok. It's just a question of personal taste.
this is an awesome album worth the wait for music that is groundbreaking...Maynard never fails to deliver, when he is ready....you cant rush perfection people. thanks Perfect Circle.
When you get into the lyrics of the song you realize how genious it is. Its extremely cynical and dark and actually blends well with the pop sound and reinforces the message with sarcasm. Hes celebrating joyous hearts mind and body getting blown away in a nuclear end.
Exactly. It works so well... Just a bunch of plastic happy faces, glamorous and beautiful, as we are blown away, cheering how amazing we are as the flames and winds come to take us. Amazing song... in sound and spirit.
It took me a while to comprehend this song, when I did whoa, it all made sense. The entire song, melody, harmony, lyrics are an allegory to how society mask the nuclear warfare dangers and tensions with joyous capitalistic consumerism. I, didn't understand the first time I listened to, so it sure sounded weird, the 2nd time I captured better the melody and got interested in interpreting the lyrics, then I saw the blatant nuclear bombing references through the entire text, then I perceived that this song is beyond perfect.
Jon Benoit Thank you for not complaining like everyone else and taking the time to recognize what they are doing. I think its brilliant and the pop sound adds to the lyrics and someone makes it darker but i can get if someone doesnt care for the style
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I love how so much of Maynard's vision bleeds through tool, apc and puscifer.
I love watching the dolphins swimming. They are so beautiful.
It's pretty unsettling how much this song is an anthem for the end of a generation of people. Considering everything is linked to the 50's through the 80's, during the birth of the "Time is money" mindset, the cold war, the music video being set in a 50's period, plastic surgery becoming a thing during their generation...it kinda all works.
Welcome to Art.
I'd like to nominate this as humanity's swan song. It's hauntingly beautiful.
Best comment ever, it fits so perfectly.
@@erica9238 agreed
It is humanity's swam song.
I was thinking the same thing. The dolphins will long outlive us. As they should and the Earth can get back to healing itself again.
@@michaelmoore1386 name checks out.
"The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the ‘Star Spangled Banner’, but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish." - Douglas Adams
I have a million ideas. All of them point to a horrible death.
on facing certain death, the guide says this;
"what to do when faced with certain death: consider that life has been good to you. alternatively, if this is not the case, more likely considering your situation, consider that it won't be bothering you much longer"
"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
This comment section just makes me so happy.
I know, right?? Let's upvote it as much as we can!
I give this song a 42 out of 7.
ROFL! thank 4 that 1! oh sorry 42^^
I rate it a 46 out of 2
Saw (heard) this song performed in Knoxville. The people in my row were looking at each other like, "What the F is this crap".
And the end, about 6 people cheered.
Space cadet ;^)
@@blutaffi6213 I was gonna say that :(
That upbeat intro is deceiving; what a powerfully mournful song.
Liberating Reality
Mournful. (Weeping)
The juxtaposition of the tone and the despairing lyrics is pretty powerful, definitely intentional.
I love it. It's medicine. Gotta make it sweet to get people to take it.
Hugh Man Nicely said.
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Bittersweet yes there couldn't be a more fitting and truly divinely-inspired antonym for the epoch of mankind to conclude with a sad smile
"You may not share our intellect, which may explain your disprespect"
I get chills every time he says "Now Willy Wonka, Major Tom, Ali and Leia have moved on"
hell yeah...
that would be gene wilder, david bowie, muhummad ali, and carrie fisher.
Makes me tear up a bit...
I just get sad
I'll be moving on too.. will you still have chills for me?
Still to this day a haunting call to action, or maybe a lament on the times. In short, it’s over and there’s no fixing it so make the best of what you have while we have it.
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I lost my brother last August and I can't help but to hear his name in the song along with all the celebrities we've lost. He loved Tool and APC so much, it saddens me that he'll never get to hear this great song and amazing album :(
The song's music was originally written by guitarist Billy Howerdel, and intended for his solo project, Ashes Divide. However, he often presents music intended for Ashes Divide to band frontman Maynard James Keenan to see if he has interest in writing lyrics and vocal harmonies for songs to become A Perfect Circle material instead; Keenan chose to use the song because he felt that "People are going to hate me for this one, so let’s do that."
I feel like Maynard is one of the inspirations for Rick Sanchez(R and Morty)... or at least could be with what you just shared, haha
Its a tone Maynards not foreign to tho. There are a few Puscifer songs that have a very similar tone.
I hope this is true cause this song is amazing.
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Andrew Giniewski To be fair you have to have a very high IQ to appreciate Rick & Morty...
This video reminds me of my time in the Navy. We used to often observe dolphins swim in front of the ship like this. It always appeared that they were having fun racing with the ship.
Its a grower. And im into the super dark stuff.. it has a very sarcastic vibe to it. Very solid
Fine words...yes.
Maynard always liked to troll people.
Such a majestic song
This song is melodic and haunting just like the rest of the Eat The Elephant album. Job well done, MJK and A Perfect Circle.
I have such mixed feelings about this song, it makes me so happy and also it makes me feel extremely sad. So bittersweet, I madly LOVE it!!! APC keeps on rockin' my whole life 💖
Nena: "99 Luftballoons is the most cheerful song about nuclear annihilation ever written."
A Perfect Circle: Hold our towels.
lmfao well said lol well said!
Double credit for the reference
More than 2000 Vogons disliked this song .... but we know what they think is good poetry ... ^^
I found someone whose poetry was even worse than Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings'.
That's so fucking funny best comment
The Vogons are still processing paperwork to figure out if they like this song or not.
I listen to both, elaborate...
Maynard is a lyrical genius.
“The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner', but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish.”
I honestly think this song is refreshing. I'm actually glad they changed it up a little bit.
Steezy Shredz changed it up or changed it to Puscifer?
The Stormborn This song isn't really Pucifer. Maybe some of the other songs are heavily pucifer influenced... Even a couple songs seemed more Nine Inch Nails influenced, but art is about embracing creativity. Maybe if we embrace the new APC we will get hear a brand new Tapeworm album with Maynard James Kennan and Trent Reznor. How fucking epic would that be!?
Steezy Shredz This sounds VERY similar to Tiny Monsters by Puscifer I think.
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Geniusz w czystej postaci!!! Dawno nie słyszałem tak porządnej muzyki. I ten tekst. Wow
I CAN'T GET THIS SONG OUTTA MY HEAD! congrats APC you have brainwashed my mind!
APC song in a major key?! Wow
Robby Millsap I liked your song “Smokey Mountain Rain.” Cool meeting you, sir.
Sounds minor to me.
That’s what I said lmfao!!!
2 Negative The intro and verse are very much in a major key.
Maybe im not "openminded"...not my favorite song...
After about 15 years of fandom, I have just been able to see APC live for the first time. And this song was in setlist.
I am so happy I can't speak. Finally this day came!
I wish everyone has a great day too, I'm so full of happiness right now 💕
Sarpale666 oh god, me too! In June. It was amazing, I was SO speechless when he started to sing - his voice was beyond perfect, better than the studio version. And damn, I cried when they left the stage.
A few years back they were in utah on April 15, My birthday. I quit my job to be able to go to that concert.
So jelly my time will come
Seen them last Friday in Detroit. They played this and it makes you appreciate it that much more.
Caught them for the first time last winter,absolutley amazing
The album is getting more fire with every listen. This song is actually major lowkey genius
The intro sounds like those stock footage corporate soulless commercials until the lyrics kick in. So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
Ahh..its a good week..just heard Fear Innoculm annd found out APC put out a new album a year ago.
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much-the wheel, New York, wars and so on-whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man-for precisely the same reasons.”
On porpoise!!
-hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
they are advanced that's why they are allways smiling
lmao
Writer is Douglas Adams.
This song has been in my head for weeks now and I have no problem with that at all.
Stunning......Nothing but love and tears from this listener
The most beautiful lyrics ever put together about the apocalypse.
the whole album is about something that is coming.. we are frogs in hot water and we dont even realize it.
Good god are you a prophet? Welcome to 2020
Are you? A God?
@@shedd45 ... nah, she just saw it on Reddit.... y'know, where all the frogs go... Reddit... reddit... reddit...... I'll get me coat! 🤪
Glass half empty view. It's about being thankful for this crazyness and just being here. It's about it being a load of nonsense, but who gives a fuck?
Love the Hitchhikers reference, the feeling of this being a continuation of Ænema (my favorite Tool song), Maynard's dry sarcastic tone, those perfect sexy harmonies, everything about this song and the whole album.
This song has aged hauntingly as I lost my friend Leia to suicide. The line about Willy Wonka, Major Tom, Ali and Leia has a new, more personal meaning.
42
My mom's name was Kris, but... ..same.
Sorry for your loss
I'm glad that this song and album mean a lot to you. Hopefully, whenever you hear this song, you are reminded of all the happiness you and your friend experience with each other.
🤗🤗🤗
I had no idea Maynard was a Douglas Adams fan. In the long dark tea time of the soul, this song will keep me warm.
I dig how the beat sounds really up beat, but the lyrics are really dark!
Last Life Podcast Perfectly said
Cos no one's ever done that before lol
Beg to differ: Hollywood Undead - Bullet (that's even weirder)
Like the song 'Free Four' by Pink Floyd
I think that was the intent
Damn this song is so different but so good that is what makes apc amazing. They can make a song out of their comfort zone and make it one of their best.
The most musically upbeat song about our "end" ever made. And that's just perfectly circular.
Can’t wait to buy this entire album. Everything I’ve heard, I’ve loved.
May your apocalypse come with the cheeriness of this song....
I'll be honest, I clicked this expecting a cover of the dolphins singing in the movie, and while I'm slightly disappointed that it wasn't that, this song is amazing and more than makes up for not being what I thought it was
That's exactly what I expected (and hoped for) but this song is fantastic so I guess that makes up for it lol
Same. Hadn't heard APC in a while. Having now heard the rest of the album, this is a real standout track. It's got a similar feel to MGMT's Time to Pretend.
Perhaps. But a metal version of the dolphin's song would have been better.
I can't believe that i didn't know that it was APC doing this song. We watched the DVD (huge Adams fans) and the music video was on the "extras". Mind blown.
I am STRESSING THE FUCK OUT because this song was recommended to me by a friend months ago, and I just found the little slip of paper it was written on so I am listening to it for the first time now. All that is to say, I desperately want to thank the person but my stupid ass procrastinated so long that I DON'T REMEMBER WHO IT WAS AND NOW THEY MAY NEVER KNOW THAT THEY CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
Can anyone else not stop listening to this?
MrShortrohs yes me been on repeat all day been going threw a lot of shit and this put my soul to rest
I hope I don’t ever have to stop listening to it... I’ve fallen absolutely head over heels in love with a song.
A really great sadistic commentary on the ability of mankind to unwittingly and simultaneously destroy and entertain ourselves to a great fault. We will wipe ourselves out and be smiling the entire time because we’ll never see it coming. At the same time we know and we wish for it Haha was stoned and really felt the song when I first heard it. I feel like it highlights our species residing on the bleeding edge of our existence. Having discovered a weapon like a gun that could go off in our faces blowing mind and body away at any time while we sit with our fancy water and plastic smiles shouting hip hip hooray! what a radiant crescendo!! Bravissimo
Douglas Adams is truly on a whole other level. Read his bit about the restaurant at the end of the universe. There is a chef there who has worked his entire life on a single sandwich. His life's work as he refers to it passionately. Doesn't surprise me for ONE second that Maynard is a Douglas Adams fan lol
I seriously have been listening to this song all day on repeat I can't get enough of it
Gotta love the reference to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy; thx for all the fish! 🐬
The Answer is 42
Yes! Finally! The answer for the great question!
But the Vogons blew the planet away before we found The Question
Hip hip hooray
Warga, jak to możliwe, że zawsze jesteś tu szybciej ode mnie? :|
He’s got an towel!!! Runnn away
Douglas Adams was one of the few authors capable of causing me to break out in audible laughter. So cool to see this referance isn't missed.
Maynard’s voice gives me such chills.
It's the autotune.
The only song I need in my life right now.
Fucking love this. I love how Maynard can pack so much into what seems like a well meaning melodic song. Is it satirical? Is it referential? Is it in prediction of the apocalypse? Maybe all of those things? I don’t know but fuck if I’m not going to enjoy it. Not all songs need to be trippy whirlwind experiences guys...Lennon and McCartney proved that a long time ago.
What about a Melodic Pasquinade by none other than “Maynard the Apocalypse Bard “ !!
Just gies to show that God iIS in every detail,.
This song is so powerful imo, such strong lyrics and with such good music.. true classic right here.
This is brilliance, it's all tongue in cheek from the lyrics to music , Maynard and Billy at their artistic best in my opinion! The dark undertone and jagged guitar is where the real song lies! The album is going to be a monster!!
The vocal tracks are amazing on this song.
This song is blissful. There's no other word. . . Blissful.
I can't wait for the new album. I feel like we're getting a cross between A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide on this album with each new song I hear. I'm loving this so much. :)
Pat Yes, a blissful song about the end of the world.
B Edge
Yeaaaah, but it makes the apocalypse seem so beautiful, haha.
This is a brill warm up drum track!!!!
Generally really atmospheric rock song!
Eat the Elephant comes out on Friday, and if the rest of it is like the singles they have been releasing so far, man I can't wait!
The Anthem of 2020.
I'll be signing off Dec 31st 2020 11:59pm with the tagline _"So long and thanks for all the fish"_
Amazing how such a dark song can sound so upbeat
Never heard The Cure or Grandaddy, huh
I really dig the juxtaposition of happy music and words with the worst thing that could ever happen, with an undercurrent of bittersweetness.
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and Maynard.The best combination.
When someone says Infinite War is the most ambitious crossover in history...
lmao you're actually proud that you made the reference everyone already knew
Yes it is! Right after the song I decided to watch the movie.
You would think so, all the things I love... and still... I am not thrilled...
Viktor Tunić I'm sorry dude what didn't you like about it?
A perfect song by a perfect circle.
This has been stuck in my head for days. The lyrics are so sarcastic. "Hip hip hooray. For this fireworks display. Mind and body blown away. What a radiant crescendo."
If you are listening to it in 2021 you have an IQ above 80.
*slobbering on myself* I did it, ma!
Also if you like this, check out A Bad Think
Aw gee I feel so adequate. Thank you for confirming that I am barely a special or "r-word" person.
Thanks man but I have an IQ of 65. Nay nay bitches 'n' shit.
I don’t know if that’s high or not lol
Howerdel's best guitar work on the album. Nicely woven into and between Keenan's vocals. Needed a little bit more of that dynamic elsewhere I thought. When the album does show a pulse, often in subtle unexpected moments, it's pretty fine)))
And Now For Something Completely Different! 😎
I love how everyone know everything. Just let the music do its thing . It's not going anywhere relax
Woah this was different!
Lie Likes Music I did not see it comimg from them lmfaooo
Agreed
Things got oddly happy sounding. Hahaha
Ashton Rose Blue and Gravity come quickly to mind
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What a wonderful song, remember me a mix of memories and others songs. APC definitily a awesome Band.
I love this song!!!! It's probably my favorite by A Perfect Circle
Emily Larsen lol really????
It's good but it's no Orestes or anything from thirteenth step
I heard this song on new years eve last year and ever since It has been stuck inside my head. And every time I hear it just reminds me of the good time I had that night and get chills .
I really like hearing his voice in tender songs. It still has a dark aggressiveness to it, and it keeps those tender songs grounded in real emotion
I love this so much. Not only do I love them, but hitchhikers guide reference? He is above so many. Been down since before 46&2 and that changed me.❤
Man again thanks to The Rock FM for bringing this awesome track into my life 🤘
Love this song! Makes me feel good...isn’t that what music is all about?
Alvaro Cheherlian I completely don’t feel that same way but your comment is one of the few that is just positive. Instead of “if you don’t like this listen to nickelback.”
Alvaro Cheherlian have you listened to the lyrics? This song is a complete buzzkill. It's the most depressing song I've heard in a major key
Limitlsillusion Pretty sure that's basically the whole point of the song.
Alvaro Cheherlian
I'm pretty sure _this_ song actually really really _isn't_ about making you feel good.
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God damn, this song gave me a case of the feels. Sends willomies all up & down my individually-pocketed springs.
My fav song from the new album. New album is the best AFC album of all time!! Love it from beginning to end.
A strangely upbeat song about extinction, I love it.
I feel like this is the song that would play once humans get wiped out by an asteroid and the credits start rolling.
Or Stal
We can but hope
Yup. Fish sandwiches are good😅
I can wait 15 years for that.
We can't wait for that...
Seems like a lot of people always cloud their own personal opinions about a band's new album by letting nostalgia get in the way. There's way too many people criticizing stuff through comparison instead of looking at something as its own thing. Personally, when a band I like that I consider to have a lot of talent comes out with a new album, I'm hoping its going to sound different from their previous stuff. I don't want talent to be wasted on the same sound over and over, I wanna know what else they can do.
SO well put !!
Zylph sure, but some of this album could have been edited or tweaked a little more to give it extra punch. There are some slower moments when you could be forgiven for thinking the tape has broken mid song. Maynard's vocals dominate the album, whereas guitars and drums generally take a back seat. The style of Puscifer can't be denied, and it is about on a par with Conditions for my Parole. The final track, Get the Lead Out, is a sleeper, especially with Keenan's knack for arching vocal melodies in that grey echo style of his.
I mean... get the lead out is my favorite track of this album. Sometimes in music, you get to a point where you can't really objectively say if something is good or bad. If you get into it and really start feeling the flow of a song, then for you its perfect, nothing needs to be changed. If you cant get into that vibe, then the song isint for you and that's ok. It's just a question of personal taste.
So you don't appreciate reggae ? =D
Thats because you're an individual. The others who basically just want Tool with a different name, are just part of a crowd. No individual thoughts.
this song is beautiful
This song has been stuck in my head all week its my new favorite song.
It's got a total jammin' 80s vibe and I dig it!
This make me feel so nostalgic.
And it did when i heared it the first time 2 years ago.
this is an awesome album worth the wait for music that is groundbreaking...Maynard never fails to deliver, when he is ready....you cant rush perfection people. thanks Perfect Circle.
When you get into the lyrics of the song you realize how genious it is. Its extremely cynical and dark and actually blends well with the pop sound and reinforces the message with sarcasm. Hes celebrating joyous hearts mind and body getting blown away in a nuclear end.
.... this guy gets it
Read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The whole thing is a comedic satire about the end of the world. He does the title justice.
If you can't enjoy The End, what's the point?
Exactly. It works so well... Just a bunch of plastic happy faces, glamorous and beautiful, as we are blown away, cheering how amazing we are as the flames and winds come to take us. Amazing song... in sound and spirit.
It's called musical irony. Coheed and Cambria are great at it.
So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
very moving and worth the wait most of all. maynards writing has become much more bold, i like it.
I'm officially addicted to this song. i...I can't...stop...I don't ever want this song to end!
Same here!!! I’m stuck in a paradox of time with this playing on an eternal loop....
Same here!!! I’m stuck in a paradox of time with this playing on an eternal loop....
Perfect Circle new songs: 1st listen: weird, 2nd: interesting, 3rd: amazing, 4th: gold :D
I swear i have listened to this song about 50 time...i love it!!!
Bravissimo, hip hip hooray
marcelo Pupo I went the opposite way.
It took me a while to comprehend this song, when I did whoa, it all made sense.
The entire song, melody, harmony, lyrics are an allegory to how society mask the nuclear warfare dangers and tensions with joyous capitalistic consumerism.
I, didn't understand the first time I listened to, so it sure sounded weird, the 2nd time I captured better the melody and got interested in interpreting the lyrics, then I saw the blatant nuclear bombing references through the entire text, then I perceived that this song is beyond perfect.
Not a fan of the music but I do like the lyrics and appreciate what they are doing even though it isn't particularly my style.
Jon Benoit Thank you for not complaining like everyone else and taking the time to recognize what they are doing. I think its brilliant and the pop sound adds to the lyrics and someone makes it darker but i can get if someone doesnt care for the style
I'm a black/death/thrash metal kinda guy but I can appreciate other genres and styles of art even if I don't particularly listen to them personally.
Always carry a towel!
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And peanuts
This is the song that really mind humped me. Now its so completely inside my head....still apc but completely different vibe. Loving it!!!
I never expected Maynard to ever say "Willy Wonka" in one of his songs
C'mon, he's Maynard.
You can thank Gene Wilder, for moving on.
or "hip hip hooray"
Such a dark personage is not out of place in Maynards lyrics.
MJK actually quoted Wonka in a recent concert, which was really cool. "We are the music-makers and we are the dreamers of dreams."
Day one -1 listen
Day two -3 listens
Day five - 8 listens
Day thirteen - 21 listens.........
+Hilton Klymok Ohh I see what you did there !
well played
it was a bit like that aye
Bravo, you fibinocci-sequencing son of a bitch.
Brilliant
Please keep it up Maynard. It’s incredible and my mood benefits so from listening to your art.
One of the best songs ever recorded for many reasons! Awesome
Sounds 30% like APC 40% 30 seconds to Mars, and 30% straight up pop.
Steve T when I saw them live they warned fans that it would be like 80s pop.... Like Depeche Mode. Haha so I was like... Bring it.