Okay.. I'm terrible, I know. But recently (and most since I started smoking a lot more weed) I've discovered what a fucking incredible album Orchid is. I listen to it pretty much every night, and it's supplanted almost all other albums in my collection. The only thing that gets even nearly as much play is Lateralus.
Anyway, I'd fallen in love with Forest of October because of the live video I have of it. But that pesky little (?) song right after it kept drawing my attention away.
This song is just incredible. The emotion and imagery is phenomenal. I love how the level of intensity is so carefully measured in each measure, the slides and bends caressing each other until everything is thrown into a tumult. I can't get enough of this song.
I think the sheer brilliance is evident from the last acoustic section. It's slow and deliberate. Sincere and delicate. It draws you in, and holds you down as the drums kick in, and the solo starts.
Now I'd always considered Slash's solos to be the most memorable solos I'd ever heard. They were like little songs unto themselves. After giving some of the Orchid solos a better listen, I believe them to be more melodic, visual, and downright incredible than many of the solos I held so highly not that long ago. The way the guitars trade off just carries you along.. and it's a crying shame the song has to end so soon. You just want to hear those miraculous notes over and over.. I actually go back and listen to the solo again usually.
Damn.. okay, enough ranting. Anyone else want to share what they think is an incredible song, and perhaps (please?) go into detail as to why? OR, if they hate this song.. give reasons why.
Anyway, I'd fallen in love with Forest of October because of the live video I have of it. But that pesky little (?) song right after it kept drawing my attention away.
This song is just incredible. The emotion and imagery is phenomenal. I love how the level of intensity is so carefully measured in each measure, the slides and bends caressing each other until everything is thrown into a tumult. I can't get enough of this song.
I think the sheer brilliance is evident from the last acoustic section. It's slow and deliberate. Sincere and delicate. It draws you in, and holds you down as the drums kick in, and the solo starts.
Now I'd always considered Slash's solos to be the most memorable solos I'd ever heard. They were like little songs unto themselves. After giving some of the Orchid solos a better listen, I believe them to be more melodic, visual, and downright incredible than many of the solos I held so highly not that long ago. The way the guitars trade off just carries you along.. and it's a crying shame the song has to end so soon. You just want to hear those miraculous notes over and over.. I actually go back and listen to the solo again usually.
Damn.. okay, enough ranting. Anyone else want to share what they think is an incredible song, and perhaps (please?) go into detail as to why? OR, if they hate this song.. give reasons why.
