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Started by ridders5 in General Therapy? Topics

I didn’t really want to start a negative thread, and I would be the last person to criticise T?, but I have been listening to Semi Detached today, and I would be interested to hear what anyone else thinks of Tightrope Walker(track2)
For me it has the best chorus of the whole album, but the rest of it just does’t fit(and spoils it), anyone agree????

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:13

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mooneycult wrote:

I agree that maybe the verse sounds a little awkward, but not so much that it spoils the song.

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:17

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tatty seaside town wrote:

I disagree … Saw them live in 98 on a festival … semi detached wasn´t realeased, they played that song without the vocals in the chorus … and i didn´t know the song and the crowd really liked it … i don´t like the chorus on the album, cause i don´t like the vocals … it sounded better without the vocals …

I really like the verse … cool bassline … not that straight rhythm …

i have that live gig on tape … so i know both versions

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:19

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ridders5 wrote:

A little awkward sums it up nicely

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:19

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

For me it was always one of my favourite songs on the album, because it had a different feel through the song and was so disjointed in it’s arrangement (did that sound as wanky as i think it sounds?)
anyway I don’t mind it but your right the Chorus is fucking great.

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:21

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sister wrote:

not that i instantly like everything t? have ever done (well…), but i really love tightrope walker - and i mean the whole song; great verse, and the rest is cool too to me.. don’t really see the awkward-part; sorry to disappoint you ;)

oh, and man, don’t you go nuts every time you hear the one-two-three-four-part (at 2:21) of that song?? i do! that bit always makes me want to shout sooooo hard! it sounds so good, so energetic, so positive, so optimistic - hell yeah, i’m gonna listen to it again..

anyway..

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:25

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tatty seaside town wrote:

did they ever play that song live again, after the semi detached tour?

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:29

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sister wrote:

not sure, but don’t think so..
i believe they kept playing black eye purple sky for a while - but no tw..

ridders5 wrote:

for me it has the best chorus of the whole album

btw ridders5, what about safe’s chorus then?

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:32

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allroy wrote:

It’s also one of my favourites from SD, just love it.

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:34

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tatty seaside town wrote:

i didn´t like the album, when it came out … but i do like it now … its not their best, but its not a weak album … and i really enjoy the “boy´s asleep” i think they should have kept this in the set list and got rid of diane as the slow song after the IL tour … the lyrics of the boy´s asleep are just perfect for live gigs :)

Posted on Thu, 30 December 2004 at 23:35

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andys gibson sg (James Harris) wrote:

I love that song!

I feel a certain something when that solo eventually kicks in. It may be simple but it works so well.

Posted on Fri, 31 December 2004 at 01:05

#11

Standinline wrote:

BEST SONG ON S-D!!!!!!!!!!

WANT TO HEAR IT LIVE AGAIN…:)

Posted on Fri, 31 December 2004 at 11:20

#12

fatboy wrote:

I don’t think the song is that bad. Its not their best, but its a good song about walking when your drunk.

Now, we all know the T? boys like a drink and Andy came up with some good words for the song.

Posted on Fri, 31 December 2004 at 13:55

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zipless wrote:

wasn’t one of the members on the old board called TightropeWalker? some lad from holland?

Posted on Fri, 31 December 2004 at 19:05

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JSar666 wrote:

I really dig it. The lyrics are great too.

Posted on Fri, 31 December 2004 at 20:55

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marrowman wrote:

i just love the whole fucking album, i wish i could see them touring that again. I saw them 4 times that year! it was cracking! :D Happy new year to everyone, i hope its a cracker. :D

Posted on Fri, 31 December 2004 at 21:11

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30seconds wrote:

Semi-detatched was the first T? album I ever got, so I’m gonna be biased towards it and say That its one of their best albums. Tightrope walker is a classic, and so is Stay happy and safe for me!

Posted on Sat, 1 January 2005 at 17:01

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Tightrope Walker wrote:

zipless wrote:

wasn’t one of the members on the old board called TightropeWalker? some lad from holland?

Hell yeah! And one of their best songs ever!

Posted on Sun, 2 January 2005 at 21:31

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

I love that song. I actually like the way the harmonized solo bit sounds from the live and/or radio versions I have. Especially the BBC1 version, the two guitars are more distinct and gives it a slightly different feel from the SD version.

Posted on Mon, 3 January 2005 at 16:54

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Superunknown wrote:

What? Are you kidding? The verses are great, especially Andy shouting “I feel AAAALLIIIIIIVVVVEEEEEE!!!!!”

What a great song, what an amazing album.
WANT TO HEAR IT LIVE AGAIN, TOO!

Posted on Tue, 11 January 2005 at 21:51

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Dermot (The Derm) wrote:

Its my favourite song on the album too - I remember I used to have a live recording of it (I think from a P2P network - its not the version on this site :eek: ) that was even better. It sounded as though it was recorded for a TV performance or something, no crowd noise. It started off really quiet, just a drumstick tapping out the rhythym, then a really loud, distorted DUH-NUH-NUH-NUH. Rawk!

Posted on Tue, 11 January 2005 at 22:07

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Dermot (The Derm) wrote:

FNYANKEZ wrote:

Especially the BBC1 version, the two guitars are more distinct and gives it a slightly different feel from the SD version.

Just noticed that post actually - its probably that version I had

Posted on Tue, 11 January 2005 at 22:12

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3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

A great song indeed with one of T?’s best choruses, especially after the ‘1-2-3-4’.

Posted on Wed, 12 January 2005 at 06:34

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carl-idle-will-kill (carl) wrote:

in the words of vic reeves ’ its a beauty ’
the song that is!

Posted on Wed, 12 January 2005 at 09:19

#24

Alan wrote:

They first played it in Dublin in 1997, and apart from the mumbled verses and Andy singing the words “tightrope walker” at the very end, the song was mainly instrumental.

I perferred that version, the musical changes were really pronounced and the song was uncluttered with lyrics, unlike the Semi Detached version.

Posted on Wed, 12 January 2005 at 09:31

#25

Chump Change wrote:

Very very good song for me and one of the stronger ones on the album.

Posted on Wed, 12 January 2005 at 21:36

#26

Morlock wrote:

I love that song! Everything about it is excellent. I love it when the melodic chorus kicks in after the disturbing, paranoid verses, and the instrumental part is ace, fantastic sound, and the counting is also fun.

Posted on Tue, 22 February 2005 at 22:23

#27

Poko wrote:

Standinline wrote:

BEST SONG ON S-D!!!!!!!!!!

WANT TO HEAR IT LIVE AGAIN…:)

Hmm… For me? One of the best - yes. But really the best is Straight Life. For me ;)

Posted on Wed, 23 February 2005 at 07:04

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cocaine boy wrote:

Semi-detached is an interesting album. every track on it is beautiful if you listen to them deeply and in silence. also the beginning of the song is a pure sample of T?’s creativity and ability to control punk-metal strange sound

Posted on Wed, 23 February 2005 at 19:49

#29

Poko wrote:

cocaine boy wrote:

Semi-detached is an interesting album. every track on it is beautiful if you listen to them deeply and in silence. also the beginning of the song is a pure sample of T?’s creativity and ability to control punk-metal strange sound

I agree :D

Posted on Thu, 24 February 2005 at 09:55

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Ronald wrote:

I love the album, but I still wonder what the outcome would have been of SD if it had all gone the way T?wanted the album to become…

Posted on Thu, 24 February 2005 at 10:13

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