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Offline Lolzeez

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Beyond This Life
« on: August 23, 2012, 05:28:51 AM »
Yeah. I fucking love SFAM and this is imho the best song from the album. I guess it has something to do with me being a huge Zappa fan. What do you guys think of this song?
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 05:31:41 AM »
I've always loved it, although I wouldn't say it's my favorite from SFAM. Probably not even in my top 3.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 05:31:54 AM »
It's great, for the most part, but the instrumental part is a tad too weird for my tastes. Otherwise, great song!
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2012, 05:33:39 AM »
Easily one of my favourite individual tracks from the album.
The keyboard solo is one of my favourites, the second guitar solo is killer, and the entire instrumental section is crazy and fun, yet memorable and well crafted.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2012, 05:36:39 AM »
The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2012, 05:37:05 AM »
One of my favourites on SFAM. My favourite section is the "What we have been is what we are" part.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2012, 05:39:17 AM »
Quote from: SeRoX on August 23, 2012, 05:36:39 AM
The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2012, 06:54:43 AM »
It's probably my favorite song on the album as well, partly because it reminds me a lot of Deep Purple, due to the heavy organ presence and overall tone. Check out this part at around 5:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm9-PZJ3buk#t=5m10s
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2012, 07:09:21 AM »
Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 23, 2012, 05:33:39 AM
Easily one of my favourite individual tracks from the album.
The keyboard solo is one of my favourites, the second guitar solo is killer, and the entire instrumental section is crazy and fun, yet memorable and well crafted.
Yeah, this.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2012, 08:26:32 AM »
Best song on the album I think, just ahead of Home. And the Budokan version is incredible  :metal
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2012, 08:37:10 AM »
I don't like it very much, it my least favorite on SFAM if we exclude Regression and Through my words..
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2012, 08:44:34 AM »
It's a very good song, but it's not among the favourites of mine. I enjoy the Zappa section (and the Zappa Jam) a lot more than the rest of the song.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2012, 08:47:26 AM »
SFAM is my favorite album but this song isn't one of the best imo.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2012, 08:50:41 AM »
Good song.  I'd say it's in my top 5 on the album.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2012, 09:03:36 AM »
I like this song a lot, up until the 'Zappa section.'
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2012, 09:07:56 AM »
It's great, but SFAM has so many damn great songs, and I just can't say I like this one as much as Home, The Spirit Carries On, Finally Free or Strange Deja Vu.  It speaks volumes about how great SFAM is when a song as great as Beyond This Life is one of the least great songs. :coolio
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2012, 09:44:57 AM »
I think it's fantastic.  Not my favorite from the album, but fantastic.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2012, 10:29:55 AM »
Wonderful song, but not my favorite - probably would end up somewhere around the middle were I to rank the songs.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2012, 10:36:07 AM »
Favorite song on the album, and my favorite DT instrumental break of all time. By the time it got to the unison at the end the first time I heard it my jaw was basically locked from being dropped so often.  :lol
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2012, 11:01:23 AM »
One of my favorites because it has SO MANY different parts and styles that they transition in and out of pretty well.
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« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2012, 11:04:05 AM »
My favorite song on Scenes and one of my DT favorites overall. Absolutely perfect in every single way...
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2012, 12:44:49 PM »
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One of my favorites because it has SO MANY different parts and styles that they transition in and out of pretty well.
Heck yeah. Songs like these are partially the reason why I love prog stuff that much.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2012, 01:16:18 PM »
SFAM is a interesting album.  SDOIT is my favorite.  Behind that, it's a tossup between SFAM and ADTOE.  I love ADTOE as an album.  But aside from Home and The Spirit Carries On, the individual songs don't rank very high in comparison to what I would consider upper-tier DT songs.  That's the interesting thing about the album--a lot of the songs individually are pretty good, but not great.  But when taken together, there is such a synergy that is created that takes the album as a whole to a completely different level.  That's my subjective take on it.

So as to this particular song, it falls squarely within the realm of songs on the album that I really don't listen to individually, but when I do, I enjoy. 
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2012, 01:19:54 PM »
Quote from: Jaq on August 23, 2012, 10:36:07 AM
Favorite song on the album, and my favorite DT instrumental break of all time.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #24 on: August 23, 2012, 01:24:34 PM »
I enjoy the vocal melodies.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2012, 02:13:40 PM »
It's great. The instrumental section is one of DT's most fun (strange considering the subject matter).
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #26 on: August 23, 2012, 06:02:06 PM »
Quote from: SeRoX on August 23, 2012, 05:36:39 AM
The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2012, 06:45:42 PM »
Fantastic track, the instrumental section is perfect
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #28 on: August 23, 2012, 08:27:17 PM »
The first time I listened to the album this song hit me the hardest.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #29 on: August 23, 2012, 11:18:56 PM »
Quote from: Lolzeez on August 23, 2012, 06:02:06 PM
Quote from: SeRoX on August 23, 2012, 05:36:39 AM
The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

Because he forgot about TDOE? :neverusethis:
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2012, 02:24:39 AM »
Quote from: Lolzeez on August 23, 2012, 06:02:06 PM
Quote from: SeRoX on August 23, 2012, 05:36:39 AM
The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

Musical tastes vary. That's why.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #31 on: August 24, 2012, 04:19:35 AM »
Easily a top 10 DT song for me and my favorite track on this album. Love everything about it  :heart
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2012, 07:20:54 AM »
One of my least faves on SFAM, the terrible horns in the instrumental section ruin it for me.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2012, 11:33:14 AM »
Quote from: Lolzeez on August 23, 2012, 06:02:06 PM
Quote from: SeRoX on August 23, 2012, 05:36:39 AM
The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

Seriously?  This ain't high school, man.  There are better ways to ask that question.
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Re: Beyond This Life
« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2012, 01:39:54 PM »
Quote from: av450 on August 23, 2012, 08:27:17 PM
The first time I listened to the album this song hit me the hardest.
me to and it still does :tup happy first post pleased to meet you :-)
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