It's amazing how this song was taken from a personal telling of Bloody Sunday during The Troubles in Ireland to a song about here and now, and I think that signifies just how pain can transcend time. No matter the era, we'll all have our bloody sundays.
Trent Reznor's influence is very obvious in this song, to the point that it almost sounds like a Nine Inch Nails track in the beginning. However, the background vocals ("oh, oh, oh, oh") and the second half of this ballad remind me of a Marley track.
Saul has managed to bring about the passion and deep-rooted soul that Bob himself made so famous, with a bit of NIN's dirty cog-in-the-machine feel and his own personal mood-setting vocals, all wrapped up in a package that defines just where Saul Williams is going with his music.
It's amazing how this song was taken from a personal telling of Bloody Sunday during The Troubles in Ireland to a song about here and now, and I think that signifies just how pain can transcend time. No matter the era, we'll all have our bloody sundays.
Trent Reznor's influence is very obvious in this song, to the point that it almost sounds like a Nine Inch Nails track in the beginning. However, the background vocals ("oh, oh, oh, oh") and the second half of this ballad remind me of a Marley track.
Saul has managed to bring about the passion and deep-rooted soul that Bob himself made so famous, with a bit of NIN's dirty cog-in-the-machine feel and his own personal mood-setting vocals, all wrapped up in a package that defines just where Saul Williams is going with his music.
And I, for one, am excited.