Great song!
Has a funny twist where instead of talking up the happy carefree parts of life, they bring up the uncomfortable, the difficult, the sad or disappointing parts that we all have felt. Well, maybe most of us. Can't forget the lucky few.
Never before have I heard something that unleashed so much empathy or communion for those feelings in a rock-ish song, or really any kind of song. It's really rare to get such an unvarnished pat on the shoulder as Flipper does here for the listener. They do their message a further favor through the execution by letting the ideas thud and almost fall flat. It keeps it from getting overly sentimental and U2-ish. Thank you for not going that route, Flipper.
I can really see how Nirvana was influenced by this band on 'Ever.' The sludgy guitar, the almost begrudging hook. And then the lyrics that seem cruel or written by a troublemaker turn out to be very meaningful and touching. Not that Nirvana did anything that came close to this. Kurt's lyrics are full of a pain that is still just his, like he never found anyone to really share it with to make it okay.
Great song! Has a funny twist where instead of talking up the happy carefree parts of life, they bring up the uncomfortable, the difficult, the sad or disappointing parts that we all have felt. Well, maybe most of us. Can't forget the lucky few.
Never before have I heard something that unleashed so much empathy or communion for those feelings in a rock-ish song, or really any kind of song. It's really rare to get such an unvarnished pat on the shoulder as Flipper does here for the listener. They do their message a further favor through the execution by letting the ideas thud and almost fall flat. It keeps it from getting overly sentimental and U2-ish. Thank you for not going that route, Flipper.
I can really see how Nirvana was influenced by this band on 'Ever.' The sludgy guitar, the almost begrudging hook. And then the lyrics that seem cruel or written by a troublemaker turn out to be very meaningful and touching. Not that Nirvana did anything that came close to this. Kurt's lyrics are full of a pain that is still just his, like he never found anyone to really share it with to make it okay.