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Title: Along for the ride
Post by: Cyclopssss on September 27, 2013, 06:26:34 AM
I think this song deserves its own thread. One of the sweetest songs they ever recorded.  :metal
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: ? on September 27, 2013, 06:31:54 AM
Top 3 on the album for me :)
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Moor on September 27, 2013, 06:34:47 AM
For me it is the dessert of the album (and easter egg being the digestive tea)  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Jay.Ess on September 27, 2013, 07:57:07 AM
Thought it was a good track when I heard it before the album came out, but it didnt do all that much for me.

Within the context of the album it's much stronger, and I love where it's placed in the tracklisting..the calm before the storm.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Tom Bombadil on September 27, 2013, 08:33:59 AM
I think it's a great song, top 3-4 on the album for me.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Tis BOOLsheet on September 27, 2013, 08:38:52 AM
A decent song, no doubt, but when the rest of the album is awesome, it becomes the worst on it.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: TAC on September 27, 2013, 09:49:52 AM
A decent song, no doubt, but when the rest of the album is awesome, it becomes the worst on it.

Yes, this is probably the only song that is not doing it for me.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: hefdaddy42 on September 27, 2013, 09:54:11 AM
Glorious.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: aprilethereal on September 27, 2013, 01:15:38 PM
One word: amazing

I love every second of this song, and the lyrics are some of JP's very best, even though the message is pretty basic :tup
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: TheOutlawXanadu on September 27, 2013, 01:17:22 PM
Great verses, but the chorus feels a little out of place to me. Still a good song though!
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Plasmastrike on November 23, 2013, 10:23:24 PM
Really tasty guitar work throughout this song. I covered the second verse tonight. Here ya go :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksj23xAf5uU
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Sycsa on November 23, 2013, 10:31:56 PM
It's a great song indeed, by far their best ballad since I don't know how long. I have a feeling it's going to be huge live.


Really tasty guitar work throughout this song. I covered the second verse tonight. Here ya go :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksj23xAf5uU
Funny you chose that part, JP's little flutter under "clarity on the horizon" is one of my favorite bits and stood out even during the first listen.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: fibreoptix on November 24, 2013, 05:09:24 PM
Probably my second favourite on DT12. I'm really really glad I didn't listen to it before the album release. The chorus is one of their most memorable ever.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: wolfking on November 25, 2013, 03:24:30 AM
Weakest song on the album for me.  But in the context of the album, it works pretty well.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: aprilethereal on November 25, 2013, 07:15:08 AM
I actually think the chorus is the weakest part.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Lowdz on November 25, 2013, 01:22:12 PM
Love it in the context of the album.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: 1neeto on November 25, 2013, 01:24:40 PM
Least favorite of DT12, but that doesn't mean it's a bad song. It just so happens that the rest of the album is so much better.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: MirzekDT on November 26, 2013, 02:14:44 PM
Wasn't my favorite at the beginning at all but now it's amazing song and I love the lyrics as well as the music. Last three songs on DT12 are a perfect run for me.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: jakepriest on November 27, 2013, 10:56:46 AM
Wish it got a better chorus. The drum sound doesn't really work on the song and brings it down a bit.

Still one of the better DT ballads, though it doesn't have shit on This Is The Life  :metal
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Daso on December 01, 2013, 10:47:57 PM
Am I the only one who would love an acoustic version of this song?
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Enalya on December 02, 2013, 04:38:19 AM
It's funny, at first I didn't think the song was interesting at all - too slow and boring. But I guess it secretly planted a parasite in my brain and now I enjoy it. Especially the guitar part that starts at 1:20 <3
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: adamack on December 02, 2013, 01:15:24 PM
At first when I heard it, I was honestly very disappointed. I loved the intro and verses, but for some reason I wasn't feeling the chorus.

But after the album came out, for some reason I started to like it much better.

Absolutely love JR's solo now too, regardless of its similarity to BTS.

Definitely a great song.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: The Letter M on December 02, 2013, 01:31:00 PM
It's funny, at first I didn't think the song was interesting at all - too slow and boring. But I guess it secretly planted a parasite in my brain and now I enjoy it. Especially the guitar part that starts at 1:20 <3

Almost the same for me, actually - I liked it at first, then I found it boring, but then as I listened to the album more and more, I've grown fond of it. It's a much needed breather after the amazing 1-2-3 punch prior to it, and before the closing epic.

-Marc.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Marion Crane on December 02, 2013, 02:04:01 PM
Best song on the album and the best "ballady" type song they've done in years
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: ? on December 02, 2013, 02:34:12 PM
I still like this song, but the line "Finding hope in our hopeless lives" has started to bug me a bit :lol Would it have been too hard to replace the first "hope" with some other word?
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Sycsa on December 02, 2013, 02:35:33 PM
I still like this song, but the line "Finding hope in our hopeless lives" has started to bug me a bit :lol Would it have been too hard to replace the first "hope" with some other word?
TBOT syndrome?  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Nearmyth on December 02, 2013, 03:23:33 PM
I like everything except in the song except the chorus. It works in terms of album placement, but it just sounds forced and sappy and generic to me. The rest of the song, the verses, the bridge, the solos; all great.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: JiM-Xtreme on December 02, 2013, 04:07:43 PM
One of my bottom two songs from the album, along with TEI. It seems relatively uninspired for a DT song.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Mebert78 on December 12, 2013, 12:12:50 PM
Whoa, the nighttime stars in the "Along for the Ride" video are in the shape of the majesty symbol!  How did I never notice this before?

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp85GgcyESs
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: BlobVanDam on December 12, 2013, 08:34:06 PM
I didn't notice it until it was pointed out either!
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: InfraredDream on December 19, 2013, 06:40:15 PM
Love this song a lot! Can't say it is my favorite in an album full of great songs. But it is a top 3 probably! Love the lyrics as well!
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: The Stray Seed on December 20, 2013, 07:40:42 AM
I didn't notice it until it was pointed out either!

+1
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: Prog Snob on December 20, 2013, 07:45:30 AM
Top 3 on the album for me :)

Same for me.  I love the melodies and Jordan's solo is damn cool.
Title: Re: Along for the ride
Post by: JiM-Xtreme on December 20, 2013, 03:57:34 PM
One of my bottom two songs from the album, along with TEI. It seems relatively uninspired for a DT song.

Although, I have to say I'm really loving the keyboard solo section at the moment. The way that the keyboard melody and the bass are almost doing a kind of counterpoint is something we haven't really ever heard in DT music before.