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Monday, March 10, 2003 np: bright morning. top five toad the wet sprocket songs (in no order - ála high fidelity): 1. "windmills" (from dulcinea) - a sweeping, quiet storm of a song. not like the quiet storm of motown, but the quiet storm of a late spring afternoon. tympanies ring like soft thunder and the guitar line weaves like raindrops. glen phillips gives one of his most nuanced vocal performances as he talks of his life 'raiding windmills.' and that breathtaking moment where glen, dean and todd harmonize together as they sing 'world without end couldn't hold her.' there are no proper words to explain this song. i wanted to hug this guy at the show the other night who spent the entire performance of this song, eyes closed, holding onto his girlfriend, and mouthing the lyrics, swaying softly. 2. "i will not take these things for granted" (from fear) - a mesmerizing song about the complexities of life that give way to the utter joy of being alive. 'i'm listening: flowers in the garden, laughter in the hall, children in the park..' the way this song builds from soft, plaintive lament ('how can i hold the part of me that only you can carry? it takes a strength i haven't found.') to glorious celebration is a triumph. it ends with the harmonizing (yet again) of all three singers. i will not take these things for granted. anymore. 3. "nightengale song" (from fear) - this time it's a short, folkish jam. tambourine and all. 'and little every changes, if anything at all. just remind ourselves how small we all are.' a nice little reminder in this time of greed. 4. "don't go away" (from pale) - another of glen's lyrically amazing songs. 'age is heavier it seems than years alone.' there is a live version where a keyboard intersperses during the bridge and the song is absolutely uplifted. the whole album it's from is an underrated gem of early 90s rock. 5. "reincarnation song" (from dulcinea) - it's hard to describe this song. it's such a far cry from anything else toad has ever recorded. but it's mesmerizing. it's a cry from the dark. the dark warmth of birth. glen's voice tears and cracks as he screams his way back into life. it's one of the best album closing songs they ever made. and the way its ideas and thought segue back into the opening song of "fly from heaven" is genius. just something i thought about last night in the car. listening to dulcinea after michael and i went to jan's. the night was receptive. and i thought i'd share. posted by J. Neas | 3/10/2003 11:38:00 AM
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