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Under the Milky Way
(playing time 5:43)
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I do believe this is my favorite cover off the CD! (don't anyone quote me on that....my Rick preferences can change weekly!) If I only have time to listen to a few quick songs off the CD, this is the first one that comes to mind. Possibly because of the ever-so-sexy way he sings it. (I just can't help it! His voice is unbelievable in this one) Every time I hear it I keep thinking of what I another fan said, which fits this song to a T. She said that "a whisper can be as powerful as a scream." That's for sure....because in some parts you can barely hear him. It's as if he's whispering in your ear, especially with the headphones on. I could go on forever about how amazing and sexy his voice is here, but I won't. I'll move on :p
I really liked this song back in the 80's whenever I heard it, but not nearly this much. Rick has given it new life for me. Lyrically the song is strange. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but I find myself drawn to weird songs like this one. The more bizarre the song, the quicker it gets my attention. With the acception of Rick's music.....no matter what, it gets my attention :-) The song draws pictures in my mind of lying in the grass with a lover & gazing at the stars. Maybe because stargazing is one of my favorite activities....or maybe not. I'm not real sure if the song is as literal lyrically as the title suggests. But that's certainly what comes to mind when I hear it. It reminds me of how insignificant we can feel while gazing into the endless night sky. How our daily frustrations and problems are so tiny in the spectrum of this huge universe. I love the music for this song & what sounds like possibly a violin? I also like how he did that echo sounds towards the end. All in all, this is such an outstanding cover song, and I'm eternally grateful Rick chose to cover it. It gives me a great feeling when I hear it.....again, a certain nostalgia that I can't really describe. |
Oh.....My......God.......
I could probably stop there and not say anything else that is going to convey any better how I feel when I hear this song. So I'll say it again.....Oh....My....God. Rick's voice on this songs absolutely kills me (in a good way, if you can die in a good way). He says this song is in a much lower key than what he is used to, like "Old Man River".....(if that's the case, I wish he would have covered that, too). This song, more than any other song I remember hearing has the effect on me that it just sounds so good I can't even stand it. If I was Catholic, I think I'd have the urge to go to confession. Now, what's this song about - who the hell knows, who the hell cares. I usually do care, just don't on this one. The Church is known for their abstract song writing, this one actually seems to make more sense than most of theirs, to me. I'm just glad that Rick doesn't have the urge to copy the styles of some of the bands that he likes so much, like The Church and Radiohead. They don't seem to believe in hooks, or being catchy, or making sense. I kind of like those traits in a song, so I'm so glad Rick's style is the way it is. This is my favorite track off Tday. His voice just gives me shivers...yeah in a good way (lol). I was working on writing something to explain how much I love this one, but I think the "Oh..My..God" does it perfectly. I never heard the original, well not that I remember, so I really can't compare it. That grovel he does just makes me feel like I need to be looking into his eyes. I feel an intensity in it that I don't hear in the others on this CD. Hopefully he'll get the inkling to sing this one again LIVE in 2006. OR he could sing any other song in this key. That would work too.
I think I've been listening to this song non-stop (or as close as I can get to that) for the past two days now. I like this one better than INIL. Way better. It's still not my favorite on TDAY, but I don't skip this one. Truthfully, I'm too lazy to skip most of the album - I tend to just let it play while I drive. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not. But, if I were in the mood for skipping a song, it wouldn't be this one. I kept thinking when I first heard this one (and being familiar with the original) that there was something that "bugged" me about it. Not necessarily in a bad way, but I realized what that was. Rick's voice on this one sounds like his speaking voice. I've always thought that Rick sounded a certain way when he sang, and then a certain way when he talked. They were both definitely different. (at least to my ears) This song is his speaking voice. So it's different for me, in a good way. Doesn't drive me wild like some people <wink> but it is appealing. Maybe I just need to have Rick talk to me some more. Can someone arrange that? Thanks. :-)
I don't see this as one Rick could've written either. I just don't hear it in the words as well as say, For No One. I know he's a big fan of The Church, so maybe that's why he likes it so. I was just happy it was a more familiar song to me than the first one (INIL). I'm not sure if that's what makes me like it a bit more or not. I kept thinking when I first heard this one (and being familiar with the original) that there was something that "bugged" me about it. Not necessarily in a bad way, but I realized what that was. Rick's voice on this one sounds like his speaking voice. I've always thought that Rick sounded a certain way when he sang, and then a certain way when he talked. They were both definitely different. (at least to my ears) This song is his speaking voice. So it's different for me, in a good way. Doesn't drive me wild like some people <wink> but it is appealing. Maybe I just need to have Rick talk to me some more. Can someone arrange that? Thanks. :-)
I wasn't aware that I'd heard this song before until I realized it was on one of my 80's compilations. This sounds very much like the original and I love - love - love Rick's breathy voice. But I give the original a slight edge just because the singers voice has a very unique sound/edge to it.
This track is my favorite off of TDAY. I always loved this song when I heard the Church's version. I was very excited when I heard that Rick would be including this song on his record. Through some sort of divine intervention, I was able to discuss this song with Rick after a show in Stevens Point Wisconsin before the record even came out! I was speaking with a drummer for a band that was playing after the show in a local club. Rick happened to be in the audience of that show. For some weird reason, this drummer and I got into a deep discussion of songs and music that we both liked. When he brought up The Church, I was totally in shock. I said, I love them too! So we went over to talk to Rick about his new record and the fact that he recorded a Church track. I had so many questions to ask Rick about that song, and it was so exciting to have met yet another Church fan. I said I can't wait to hear it Rick! The vocals are so low and difficult! I asked him what he did differently when he recorded that song. He said he put some extra guitars on it and made it his. He said yes the vocals are low, I kept true to that. It was such and exciting whirlwind to speak with him and I probably made a fool out of myself, but I am extremely attached to this particular track for so many reasons. I think it was fate that I was able to discuss it with him in person. If I could remember more I would share it, but you know how those moments with Rick are. Too short and just a blur. HEE HEE. So a month after that experience, the record comes out. I of course can't unwrap it quick enough, and the very first track I had to play was Under the Milky Way. As I ran down the list of cuts on the disc, this was really the one that I NEEDED TO HEAR. I have to say, it brought tears to my eyes upon listening to it for the first time. The first few parts of the song are almost identical to the Church's version. I noticed that right away. Rick'svocal then comes in. WHAT CAN I SAY but pure melted caramel. To hear him sing in that low key, it is amazing. He was meant to cover this song. I can hear passion and connection in the vocals. I can hear that bright distinct guitar and I love the little background electric guitar parts too. Ok. This track is by far the GEM of this record. There is one thing I'm not real fond of, the bagpipes. Rick left the bagpipes out of it. That to me, made that song. The instrument's part is still there, just not with bagpipes. That kind of disappointed me. I do have to say I do like the Church's version of the song better. I have heard that one a gazillion times more though, and that is the way I heard it up till now. I'm proud of Rick to tackle such a tough song, and to pull it off as well as he did. I like it, just not as much as the original. I'm a tough critic aren't I? I'm sorry. I do know that I am eternally grateful that Rick included his rendition of this track on his album; it will forever be, in my mind, the redeeming song for me from TDAY. | |