Run Thru

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

most excellent rock anthem, this nugget of power from ISM is a hoot live.  rocks ya to the core...the mid section breakdown with fuzzy bass and "chase the killer" vibe it emits is just awesome.

thoughts?

[TheMollusk]

i thought it was an interesting choice as a single/ep. but getting it made me pay closer attention to the song and appreciate it a hundred times more. now its one of my fav. mmj songs. they didnt play it live here tho

[MMJ_fanatic]

I think  the music on it is awesome as a whole--great classic riff-- but lyrical content is a tad shallow ;)

[corey]

Does the middle part not sound a lot like the breakdown that Pearl Jam used to do (or maybe still does) in "Porch"?

Well, at least the little bass riff does, IMO. It's a note or two off from it.

Either way, I still like it.  :)

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

is it just me or does the last repeat of the into section sound a lot LOUDER?  i swear when i've heard it live that there's some kind of dinosaur sound in there...maybe it's just the ringing of my ears.  :D

[MMJ_fanatic]

I believe there is a volume swell at that point

[TheMollusk]

hey fanatic, what happened to you're cool 'barney' thread?

[MMJ_fanatic]

I didn't see it

[Oz]

Okay, you'll probably attack me now, but at the first, say, thirty times I heard I absolutely loved that song, but I can't help it, it's kind of wearing off. Somehow the thrill is gone. Maybe it's a temporary thing, but I've grown a little tired with certain bits of It still moves, including 'Run thru'. Anyone else has that experience, or is it just me?

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

hey, attacks aren't necessary, that's your opinion.  that's why i posted this, to gauge listeners reactions to this and other songs.

you should know better than that by now, Mr. O!!  :)

[Sal Paradise]

I think it's a song that works best LIVE. I don't care much for the album version but live it just punches you in the gut. I feel the same about Easy Morning Rebel. My least favourite track from ISM is Rollin Back. It just doesn't do it for me. Yet.

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

ah, but what about the line:

oh i'll never say I knew you
but my heart cant wait
to meet you no the other side.

that makes the whole song for me... :)

[MMJ_fanatic]

I definitely go wilder when I hear this LIVE!!!

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

i hear ya on that.  wait, i can't hear after that song is over!

[The Boar]

Considering this is in my top 5 MMJ songs, I have to say I prefer it on the album. When I've heard it live it hasn't been nearly as tight or precise. The album version has such a southern-gothic feel to it -- straight out of a Faulkner novel or something. And Fanatic, I have to disagree about the lyrics -- I think they are some of Jim's best to date. Simple yes but minimalist in a good way - very emotive despite the sparsity. They remind me of some of the best writing in Tennessee Fire.

On top of all this, I love the main guitar riff coming back in over Jim's voice at about the 1:45 mark (as well as the 4:15 mark). The breakdown is very avant-garde/cool, but the first part is especially affecting for me.

Alright, Mollusk, I have steeled myself. Fire away, "hahahahahaaaahaha" ad nauseam.

[havibulin]

is it just me or does the last repeat of the into section sound a lot LOUDER?

jim cranks up the v for this part...definitely louder.
for me...right now anyway, this is my favorite song to hear live. I wouldnt mind if they stretched it out more than it already is.