Isaac's brother died in a mountain accident back around the time Good News came out. "Although it was a problem, I didn't feel as I do with the last few friends and my brother who died." - Isaac Brock
I think this song is him finally expressing the death of his brother in a song. It obviously isn't a 100% literal depiction of his brother's death, and his brother wasn't named Ansel, but I think this song is about the feeling he had when he found out his brother died on that mountain.
@TurinTurambar Actually, this song is about as literal as it gets. Someone on Reddit did some solid detective work and found that Isaac had a stepbrother named Ansel. I'm too lazy to find the direct quote but Isaac said he took a trip to Mexico with his father and brother, "lost his mind", and that was the last time he saw his brother. He always presumed they'd patch things up later but then he was killed in an avalanche. Something of a cautionary tale about how you can be wiped off the face of the planet at any...
@TurinTurambar Actually, this song is about as literal as it gets. Someone on Reddit did some solid detective work and found that Isaac had a stepbrother named Ansel. I'm too lazy to find the direct quote but Isaac said he took a trip to Mexico with his father and brother, "lost his mind", and that was the last time he saw his brother. He always presumed they'd patch things up later but then he was killed in an avalanche. Something of a cautionary tale about how you can be wiped off the face of the planet at any moment, and you never really know.
Isaac's brother died in a mountain accident back around the time Good News came out. "Although it was a problem, I didn't feel as I do with the last few friends and my brother who died." - Isaac Brock
I think this song is him finally expressing the death of his brother in a song. It obviously isn't a 100% literal depiction of his brother's death, and his brother wasn't named Ansel, but I think this song is about the feeling he had when he found out his brother died on that mountain.
@TurinTurambar I think his brother was named Ansel, as his death matches the man in this article http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/jun/20/2-stranded-climbers-rescued/. Sounds like the song is more direct than is usual for the band.
@TurinTurambar I think his brother was named Ansel, as his death matches the man in this article http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/jun/20/2-stranded-climbers-rescued/. Sounds like the song is more direct than is usual for the band.
@TurinTurambar Actually, this song is about as literal as it gets. Someone on Reddit did some solid detective work and found that Isaac had a stepbrother named Ansel. I'm too lazy to find the direct quote but Isaac said he took a trip to Mexico with his father and brother, "lost his mind", and that was the last time he saw his brother. He always presumed they'd patch things up later but then he was killed in an avalanche. Something of a cautionary tale about how you can be wiped off the face of the planet at any...
@TurinTurambar Actually, this song is about as literal as it gets. Someone on Reddit did some solid detective work and found that Isaac had a stepbrother named Ansel. I'm too lazy to find the direct quote but Isaac said he took a trip to Mexico with his father and brother, "lost his mind", and that was the last time he saw his brother. He always presumed they'd patch things up later but then he was killed in an avalanche. Something of a cautionary tale about how you can be wiped off the face of the planet at any moment, and you never really know.
@TurinTurambar actually his step-brother ansel died
@TurinTurambar actually his step-brother ansel died