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song oracle
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 Posted - 10/05/2004 : 05:21:34
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Today's random song of the day is Palace of the Brine.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
In a place they say is dead
In the lake that's like an ocean
I count about a billion head
All the time there's a motion
Palace of the brine
I saw the cloning
Of the famous family
I heard the droning
In the shrine of the sea-monkey
Palace of the brine
Beneath reflections in the fountain
The starry sky and Utah mountains
They are swimming happily
Can't you see
A life that's so sublime
Palace of the brine
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someguycalledjames
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2004 : 06:49:15
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| Fantastic song, great live. One of my faves |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 10/05/2004 : 07:15:14
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Definitely a fave off of Trompe.
I love the vivid imagery...
The guitars are raunchy on it, just the way I like em.
This song is the shit. Short and sweet (a Pixies staple) |
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Adam
= Cult of Ray =
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2004 : 07:49:07
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For years I thought it was "How to say goodbye". Then I read the title.
Free the Heel! |
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spunXtain
= Cult of Ray =
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2004 : 13:30:18
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Least favorite song on Trompe Le Monde. Except maybe "The Navajo Know"
Got coffee, got donuts, got wasted.. |
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LBF1976
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 10/05/2004 : 14:16:10
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The lyrics of the song are great, they're so obscure. Imagery is a good word when describing the lyrics, they provoke strange thoughts, this would have to be one of those song that Black Francis would say the lyrics don't really mean anything, they're just sounds, but left up to the interpreter to decide what their meaning is...
I thought is "How to Say Goodbye" too for sometime
I also thought from Cult of Ray
"mountain rock your tomato"
"melting rock into metal"
Floops quesedillas zijn te vergelijken met het likken van fatsige Albert's aars nadat hij een fles laxeermiddel heeft leeggedronken. |
Edited by - LBF1976 on 10/05/2004 14:17:56 |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2004 : 14:38:16
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I wondered why Palace of the Brine came into my mind as I was doing that list
"I joined the Cult of this guy / 'cause they took my other picture away |
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TameReg
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USA
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Posted - 10/06/2004 : 09:50:31
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| Great lyrics. But just an average song. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 10/06/2004 : 16:15:29
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This is a cool song, especially the "beneath reflections in the fountain" verse. It's about brine shrimp, right?
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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the tolerant
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 02:34:58
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the live versions are amazing, daves drums at the start are hit as hard if not harder than the intro to Bone Machine.
gotta love them drums. love the lyrics and franks screamin, easy now boy, you gonna lose your voice!...."they are swimmin happily" |
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otisredding
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 06:09:06
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where do you find the live version(s) ?
great song anyway ... |
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The Holiday Son
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France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2004 : 07:08:18
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| Great song but the best part is definitely Letter to Memphis !! |
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yarbles
= Cult of Ray =
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2004 : 08:45:12
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| Yeah, I do think it's about shrimp, and unerwater life. But it is definitely about The Great Salt Lake in Utah, being that it's the only salt water lake near the "starry skies and Utah mountains". I was hoping they'd make an exception to their standard setlist and play this along with The Happening("driving doing nothin' on the shores of Great Salt Lake")at the Salt Lake City show last week, but no dice. |
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the tolerant
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 10:45:51
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Originally posted by otisredding
where do you find the live version(s) ?
i think i got it off a compilation cd a mate made for me. i think a live version was on the ftp but i'm not too sure. its floating around somewhere. |
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Black_francis_
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 12:59:55
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| Average song!??! its a greeeaat song. one of the best songs on the album |
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someguycalledjames
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 18:25:54
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where do you find the live version(s) ?
Swingin Pig - 'Subbacultcha' & 'Gone to Heaven' bootlegs. All fans MUST have these two to really enjoy live Pixies |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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Posted - 10/08/2004 : 07:10:56
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I really like this one, I even prefer it to Letter To Memphis, I really like the BBC version too. Like the idea of putting it right before Memphis in the tracklist of the album.
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 03:09:27
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| Alright James, but how can we get hold of these boots? Are they factory pressed or just CD-Rs? |
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someguycalledjames
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 17:49:11
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Alright James, but how can we get hold of these boots? Are they factory pressed or just CD-Rs?
Easier said than done, i know!
They are both radio shows & are original silver releases by a fantastic label called Swingin' Pig, reknowned for only releasing the best quality recordings, check out this link for the tracklists http://dag.wieers.com/debaser/bootlegs/
I waited for 'em on Ebay. A CDR copy of 'Subbacultcha' (Leysin Festival, Switzerland 91) showed up first, & then i waited AGES for 'Gone to Heaven'(LA 22/12/91) to show up & it turned out ot be the original silver which i was well chuffed about. U can maybe make an appeal to a generous soul on the trades page for someone to burn u a copy of each but u might be waiting a while, i'd do em like a shot for you but i don't have the equipment. |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/11/2004 : 00:54:35
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| Thanks for the info! |
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someguycalledjames
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someguycalledjames
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2004 : 18:19:39
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There's this weird castle-shaped building on the salt flats. When I was driving cross country in around 1994, we stopped by the flats outside of Salt Lake City to check it out, and I saw that building. Then I saw the little pools of water that had brine shrimp in them (they are "sea monkies" - they dry out and just look like powder, but they survive and come back to life when they come into contact with water).
So, I discovered the actual "Palace of the Brine" - for that must be what it is. I was tickled when I figured out that that's what the song was about.
The "castle" was kind of old and crappy, so I don't know if it's there anymore. I think it had the public restrooms in it.
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 10/24/2004 : 18:23:03
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| That "Gone To Heaven" bootleg is also called "Ed Is Dead" here in the states. Same show. |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2004 : 13:20:59
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The coolest song run-in (Palace of the Brine-Letter to Memphis) the Pixies ever did!
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
-bRIAN |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 11/01/2004 : 05:02:24
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Why is this song not in the tab section? it's just tuned down half a step and in some E/A/B malarkey.
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But whenever, as scholars sometimes do, I turned my back on books, declaring them to be the graveyards of the language, and sought contact with the simple folk, I encountered the little cannibals who lived in our building, and after brief association with them, felt very glad to get back to my reading in one piece.
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 11/04/2004 : 14:20:21
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But whenever, as scholars sometimes do, I turned my back on books, declaring them to be the graveyards of the language, and sought contact with the simple folk, I encountered the little cannibals who lived in our building, and after brief association with them, felt very glad to get back to my reading in one piece.
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Song of the Day: Palace of the Brine
