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Post by matt on Jun 22, 2015 21:24:40 GMT -5
Tough tough choice as I love both of them so so much and I always remember where I was when I both listened to the pair of them. They're both almost impossible to compare though - Everybody's On The Run signified, for me at least, that Noel's habit for an anthem hadn't passed him by, because when you come to think of it, there was actually no anthems on Don't Believe The Truth and Dig Out Your Soul, and for me, it topped the anthems of Heathen Chemistry (Stop Crying and Little by Little). So when I heard the grandiose nature of this tune first time, I was thrilled. Riverman is effortlessly cool by comparison though and I love the low key sung verses which is something a bit different from Noel, and that guitar solo and the saxaphone really makes the song soar. And it's unexpected which adds to the surprise. But.... I will probably edge towards Everybody's on the Run, simply for the live factor. I didn't see Noel this tour, but I saw him in Glasgow in February 2012, and after a deliberately low key opening with obscure b-sides and Oasis album cuts (well, to the general crowd who were with me), this song was third on the list and it really got the attention of the crowd and lit up the atmosphere. Everyone around me sang it like it was an age-old classic and it really set in stone how successfully his solo career was going because it wasn't a song that was undermined by the old classics as is per usual for artists at a similar stage in their career to Noel. I thoroughly agree with all of this. Lyla is the only song I can think of as being an anthem from Don't Believe the Truth, but Everybody's on the Run possesses a grandiose nature that can't quite be topped, imo. I truly believe that if it had been recorded for an Oasis album & released as a single, the song would've been a #1 hit. Such a strong tune. Yes of course, I forgot about Lyla! To be honest though, I only like that song because of Liam's vocal. Don't think I would ever bother with it if it was Noel singing it.
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Post by yeayeayeah on Jun 23, 2015 1:20:01 GMT -5
Easily Riverman, EBOTR verges on being a bit cheesy and Nickleback like. Great song but production is too grandiose
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Post by space75gr on Jun 24, 2015 13:25:22 GMT -5
Riverman, easily, anyday
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Post by lamboasis on Jun 27, 2015 11:23:22 GMT -5
Two of the best songs by the High Flying Birds. I go with Everybody's on the Run.
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Post by middeh on Jul 22, 2015 12:29:02 GMT -5
For sentimental reasons I'll pick 'Rivermãn' - that's the song I lost my virginity to. God bless. lad, must also mean you're quite young
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 12:38:47 GMT -5
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Post by thomas11 on Jul 22, 2015 12:49:28 GMT -5
RIVERMAN!!
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jul 22, 2015 12:58:20 GMT -5
I loved Everybody's on the Run but prefer Riverman. Bit bored of EOTR now so that probably has something to do with it. Both great songs though
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jul 22, 2015 13:11:53 GMT -5
For sentimental reasons I'll pick 'Rivermãn' - that's the song I lost my virginity to. God bless. lad, must also mean you're quite young Let It🩸 is 14. Don't mock teenies.
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Post by Let It🩸 on Jul 22, 2015 14:06:22 GMT -5
I'd appreciate everyone staying out of my sex life, especially you, Mean Mrs. Mustard. Thanks.
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